New A7II review at CameraLabs: “has become my favourite in the full-frame Alpha mirrorless series”

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The Pros and Cons list about the A7II.

Gordon from CameraLabs (Click here) posted his full A7II review and writes:

I can tell you this though: when the choice was between the A7 and the A7r, I’d have gone for the latter as the former failed to deliver significant benefits in handling. But now with the improved grip, better AF and stabilised sensor, the A7 Mark II has become a much more usable camera, and one I much preferred using to either the A7 or A7r, even with the latter’s extra resolution. Indeed since I’m not a pro video shooter the A7 Mark II has become my favourite in the full-frame Alpha mirrorless series and a model I can easily recommend even with the caveats mentioned above.
I can’t however imagine this will be the only full-frame mirrorless camera from Sony this year, so once again if video or ultra high resolution stills are your priorities, I’d either wait for a new model or snap up one of the originals. It’s also worth mentioning the original A7, which despite being first generation, currently represents great value if you simply want the most affordable entry to full-frame mirrorless photography.

USA/Canada A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,698 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore and Sony Store Canada.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,998 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II Lens for $1,148 at BHphoto.

EU A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for 1.799 Euro at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Jessops UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Spain, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Portugal, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Norway.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for 2.099 Euro at Amazon Germany, Wex UK, Jessops UK, Verkkokauppa.

Asian/Australia A7II link:
Sony A7II at Sony Store Australia, Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.

A7II Gariz case:
You can get in [shoplink 32354 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 32396 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink],  [shoplink 32355 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 32356 ebay]Camel (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Canon-Sony partnership on new 50MP sensor?

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Steve from CanonWatch reports about a possible “unexpected” partnership between Sony and Canon:

In other words, and according to the source, Canon and Sony will agree on a patent exchange to produce a 53MP sensor for Canon’s upcoming high resolution DSLRs. This sensor would keep the Exmor technology, and feature Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF. The best of both worlds someone may say. Sony would still sell sensors to Nikon, but without the Dual Pixel AF (it is for sure not a problem for Sony to mass-produce slightly different lines of sensors).

I havent heard about such a partnership from my sources. But I think that this partnership would certainly make sense for both manufacturers to save some costs. Something necessary if you know the system camera market is shrinking dramatically (Source: Cipa on 43rumors).

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Sony Tidbits…

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Satirical FS7 Test Video Will Leave You in Tears (Laughing) by Cinema5D.

Zeiss touit lens review on the A6000 (Passportsandlenses).
The Zeiss Distagon ZM 35/1.4: First Impressions on a Sony A7r (DearSusans).
FE 70-200mm lens test at DC.watch.
How to record RAW with the FS7 (Newsshooter).

Ivan Forastiere: “Just a little test of Sony Fs7 with some consideration: https://vimeo.com/117694004”

Dan: “Wanted to share the New PARALINX TRITON wireless HD video transmitter. It features a cold shoe for mounting , and is ultra lightweight (less than a flash), so it is a great fit for monitoring your Sony Mirrorless or DSLR HD video wirelessly! Check it out here: http://www.paralinx.net/store/paralinx-triton-system”

Boon: “I have just posted on Comet Lovejoy shot with my Sony A6000. http://myphotojourney.co.uk/comet-lovejoy/“

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New Stock of Sony A7s for $1,995.

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There is a new batch of Sony A7s for sale for $1,995 at [shoplink 32771 ebay]New Jersey store NJaccessory eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Reminder:
Sony special deal pages at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
New(!) A7 with kit lens for $1,450 at [shoplink 32668 ebay]GetDigital on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
NEX-7 kit which now sells for $749 only at BHphoto (Click here) and $769 at Amazon US (Click here).
The A7/s/r trade in offer running at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here) will end on January 31.

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What’s coming at CP+ in two weeks so far: Many FE lenses, some A-mount lens. Camera release date unsure.

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Time to make a clear roundup of the CP+ rumors. The show will start on February 12 and the Sony press conference is scheduled for February 13. There is some smoke and some fire on the rumors front:

The Fire:
So far we only know for sure that four FE lenses (Zeiss 35mm f/1.4, Sony 28mm f/2.0 G, 90mm f/2.8 G OSS macro, 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS) and two converters will be announced.
It’s also highly likely that
1) Sony will show an updated FE roadmap
2) Sony will give us more hints and show a mockup of the two “updated” A-mount lenses (image on top)

The smoke:
So far I got no 100% confirmation from trusted sources about a camera announcement at CP+. They spilled out some info on the A7000, A7rII and so on but always stressed me to say that announcement date is unclear. Knowing the recent Sony history it may be possible that Sony will focus on the FE lens announcement at CP+ and announce the cameras 1-2 months later just like it happened at Photokina and with the A7II.
1) There is a cat and mouse game with Canon on the High megapixel camera. So maybe Sony wants to see what Canon brings out first…
2) New 4K cameras may be announced at NAB in April. A show that suits better for that kind of tech.
3) I got absolutely ZERO rumors about possible new A-mount cameras coming at CP+….

So let’s hope that Sony is just hiding their cards like they did with the A7s and A7II…we want the A7rII and A7000 as soon as it gets Sony! :)

 

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Carl Zeiss 85mm F1.4 Lens Review

Loxia 35mm review at Fratkinphoto.
ZM 35 f/1.4 test at Pleineouverture (google translation here).
35mm legacy lenses list (SonyAlphaForum).
Mikael Buck Uses Sony QX1 to Capture Remarkable Macro Shots (Photographyblog).
A6000 review at RonMartBlog.
My first five years with NEX cameras (SonyAlphaForum).
Chinese 70-200mm FE lens review at Zol.
FE 28-70mm test at DC.watch.

Philip: “I just published a list of ratings and sample images for many manual Minolta lenses, might be useful for anyone who is interested in affordadble manual lenses: http://phillipreeve.net/blog/manual-minolta-lens-ratings/”

Mirrorlessons: “We recently wrote a piece entitled “A Mirrorless Wedding – Four cameras, three systems, two photographers and one happy couple.” In the article, we discuss using Olympus, Fujifilm and Sony cameras together at a single event, the process of unifying the overall look of these Raw files in post production, and some tips for successfully documenting a wedding with mirrorless systems. http://www.mirrorlessons.com/2015/01/23/a-mirrorless-wedding-four-cameras-three-systems-two-photographers-and-one-happy-couple/“

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