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Portrait Photography: Using a scrim to soften harsh sunlight in

Testing IBIS on the Sony a7II (Kasson).
A high-end 35mm lens shootout between the ZM 35/1.4, the Summicron 35/2 and the great little FE 35/2.8 ZA (DearSusans).
Zeiss Otus 85/1.4 mounted a the a7R (SonyAlphaForum).
Review of the ZM 35/1.4 lens at VeryBigLobo.
Sony’s new FE lenses almost ready for prime-time (Dpreview).
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens review at SonyAlphaLab.
Slow motion with the FS7 (Newsshooter).
Drone Shoots Firework with Sony AS200V (ActionCameraRumors).
Minolta MC/MD lenses images thread (SonyAlphaForum).

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Deal of the day: Up to 50% off on PNY SD cards.

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Today only you save up to 50% on the PNY cards sold at Amazon US (click here to see the list). This means you pay:
– Only $14 for the 32GB card (Click here).
– Only $23 for the 64GB card (Click here).
– Only $48 for the 128GB card (Click here).

We also have new deals listed at Amazon US:
1) Save Big on Select Sony RX Series Cameras with a Qualifying Trade-in (Click here).
2) Free Premium Jacket Case with the RX100m3 (Click here).
3) Free case with the A7,A7s,A7r cameras (Click here).
4) Up to $200 off on A5000/A5100/A6000 double lens kits (Click here).

Sony eBay deals:
Sony A7r cameras for $1,669 on [shoplink 33096 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Save $200 on the grey imported but with full 3 year US warranty coming 55mm FE lens sold at [shoplink 33110 ebay]GetDigital on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]
Open Box Sony A7 for $1,150 at [shoplink 32378 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

A-mount camera owners can buy some of the Open Box lenses on offer ay KenmoreCamera:
$400 off on the [shoplink 33312 ebay]Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 (Click here)[/shoplink].
$300 off on the [shoplink 33315 ebay]Sony 16mm Fisheye (Click here)[/shoplink].
$100 off on the [shoplink 33316 ebay]Sony 28mm f/2.8 (Click here)[/shoplink].
$100 off on the [shoplink 33317 ebay]Sony 24-105mm (Click here)[/shoplink].
$50 off on the [shoplink 33320 ebay]DT18-55mm (Click here)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the [shoplink 33319 ebay]2x Teleconverter (Click here)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the [shoplink 33318 ebay]1.4x Teleconverter (Click here)[/shoplink].

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(UPDATE) Sigma 150-600mm A-mount lens was never announced (says BH)

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BHphoto marked the 150-600mm Contemporary A-mount lens as discontinued. UPDATE: I now contacted the store and that’s the answer I got:

A Sigma 150-600 for Sony A was never announced, it was skud by accident.

That’s a bit strange because a few days ag the Sigma press release clearly said there is an A-mount version (Source: Sigma). I hope this is just a misunderstanding.

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One first image sample with the new Voigtlander Heliar 15mm III lens (will ship in March!)

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The Spanish site DSLRmagazine is the first one sharing a full size image sample of the new Voigtländer 15mm f/4,5 III M-mount lens. The lens has a new optical design to get rid of the corner issues when using it on the Sony A7/r/s camera. Here is the full size image samples taken with the A7s (Click on image to enlarge):

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Also Newsshooter posted two image samples again taken witht he A7s:

I got to put the lens on my a7S and was very happy with the lenses performance. As claimed the edge to edge sharpness was very impressive although it does have some barrel distortion towards the edges of frame which is quite noticeable. I really liked the feel and the handling of this lens on the Sony a7S and the images look very impressive whether your taking video or photographs.

And here is also a video they made with it:

Newsshooter at CP+ Tokyo 2015- Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar Aspherical III VM 15mm f/4.5 Lens First Look from Matthew Allard ACS on Vimeo.

Of course the A7s is the one camera that because of the larger pixels always had less issues with such lenses. That said the picture shows a very improved quality on corners. And let me add that the lens looks quite good on the A7s! I really think that is going to land in my camera bag soon :)

The lens will ship in March according to Australian Store Mainlinephoto.com.au. In Japan it will cost 95,000 YEN. The US price should be a bit higher than that of the current [shoplink 33438 ebay]Heliar 15mm II (here on eBay)[/shoplink] but it has yet to be confirmed.

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Sony 28-135mm Review at Cinema5D: “is truly a stunner”.

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Cinema5D (Click here) is among the first to review the new Sony 28-135mm FE lens and writes:

The Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens is truly a stunner. It comes with many very useful (if not essential) features for professional shooters and brings broadcast lens functionality into the full frame world at a compact size.

Read the full review at Cinema5D!

Sony FE PZ 28-135mm store links:
US preorder at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStoreUS.
EU preorders at Sony DE, UK, ES, IT, FR, CH, AT, NL, BE, FI, SE, NO, PT.
Sony FS7 4K camcorder at Adorama.

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New Samyang 135mm f/2.0 A- and E-mount lens now shipping. First video review by Patrick Murphy-Racey.

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Samyng on the left and Zeiss on the right. Image courtesy: Tystory.

The brand new Samyang 135mm f/2.0 is now in Stock via eBay Korea sellers (most of them have free worldwide shipment). You can get the lens at BHphoto:
135mm f/2.0 for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).
135mm t/2.2 Cine for Sony A-mount (Click here) and Sony E-mount (Click here).
And via Korean sellers on eBay:
[shoplink 33060 ebay]Samyang 135mm E-mount (here n eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33061 ebay]Samyang 135mm A-mount (here n eBay)[/shoplink]

First Samyang 135mm f/2.0 E-mount review by Patrick Murphy-Racey.

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Sony Stand Report by Dpreview: New Zeiss 35mm FE has Direct Drive SSM!

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Dpreview shared some interetsing info they got from the Sony booth at CP+:

1) Lenses: Still no word on price or availability, but at least Sony now has working models of the lenses, not just the paperweights we saw at CES. We played around with a number of their lenses and, indeed, they appear to be impressive.

2) Stabilization: We got to play around with the unit, moving the sensor up, down, left, right, and rotating it. We found, however, that the sensor did not tilt at all in this assembly, so we asked how the system corrects for pitch and yaw. We were told by the engineers that measurements are continuously recorded and used to algorithmically correct for pitch and yaw.

3) Focus on 35mm Zeiss: The in-body stabilization (IBIS) technology developed by Sony is used not only for IBIS, but also for autofocus motors in the DXC-RX10 and the new FE mount 35mm F1.4 ZA lens being introduced. Direct Drive SSM is based off of technology used for in-body image stabilization. A piezoelectric element that translates an applied electrical field into mechanical movement is used for precise linear positioning of the focus group.

I am really looking forward to see how fast the focus with the new Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 is!

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