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Sony 18-105mm F4 G Series Lens Review

Sony α7 + Ektar 50mm F1.9 at DC.watch.
Sony A7s preview at Chip.de.
Exploring the A7r at Photofocus.
Sony A7r mit dem Distagon 3.5/18 auf www.cetus-a.de.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220 Review at Photographyblog.
Sigma 50mm ART lens review (Canon-mount version) at CameraPro.
Zeiss 55mm FE lens review by DearSusans.
Sony 16-70mm f/4 OSS Zeiss Lens review at SonyAlphaLab.
Lolumina Soft-Release Buttons for Sony A7
Sony FE 70-200mm test at DCfever.
4K camera comparison at Wolfcrow.
Sony RX100 review by Palereddot.
Sony Cyber-shot HX60 Review at ePhotozine.

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Free premium case with the RX100. And Sony US deals roundup.

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Like any Sunday lately we have some new and some extended Sony US deals. These are new:

1) Free Case with Sony RX100 Cyber-shot Digital Camera Purchase at Amazon US (Click here)
2) Save up to $120 on Sony Digital Cameras at Amazon US (Click here).
3) List of discounted Sony cameras at BHphoto (Click here).

Sony A6000:
$400 off on the A6000 with 55-210mm and 50mm f/1.8 prime lens at Amazon US (Click here). Use discount code “NGWGUS3ZKG“!
$350 off on the A6000 with Zeiss 16-70mm lens kit at BHphoto. You get it in Black (Click here) or Silver (Click here).

Sigma and Touit deals:
S$800 off(!!!) on the Sony E-mount double Touit lens kit at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The 12mm f/2.8 Touit now sells for $799 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The 32mm f/1.8 Touit now sells for $520 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
$200 off on Sigma A and E-mount lenses at Amazon (Click here to see the full list).

A7 and A7r:
Buy the Sony A7R Interchangeable Lens Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories at Amazon US.
Save up to $200 on Sony A7 Interchangeable Lens Cameras at Amazon US.

E-mount lenses:
$200 off on the 24mm Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.
$100 off on the 18-200mm OSS at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.
$100 off on the 18-200mm OSS PZ at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.
$100 off on the 10-18mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.
$50 off on the 16-50mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.
$25 off Sony 30mm f/3.5 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sonystore.

A-mount lenses:
$50 off on the 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/2.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$50 off on the 16-50mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$50 off on the 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 24mm f/2.0 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/2.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$25 off on the 30mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$25 off on the 35mm f/1.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 50mm f/1.4 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$25 off on the 50mm f/2.8 macro at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G II at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 85mm f/1.4 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$25 off on the 85mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$50 off on the 100mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 135mm f/1.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 135mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.
$100 off on the 300mm f/2.8 G II at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

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RX100MII versus RX100MIII by Imaging Resource.

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US note: Free premium case with the first generation RX100 at Amazon (Click here).

Imaging Resource (Click here) posted an interesting RX100M2 vs RX100M3 comparison. And despite both having the same sensor the difference are quite major thanks to the new Bionz X processor on the new RX. At ISO 100 IR writes:

There is a bit more detail in the thread patterns captured by the RX100 III on the right. It also does a good job of rendering our tricky red swatch, which has proven notoriously difficult for most cameras with sensors this size and smaller, even at lower ISOs.

At ISO 1600 IR writes:

Even though the RX100 II holds a bit more detail in areas of subtle contrast, it also shows slightly less noise in areas of flat tint in the background. On the other hand, the RX100 III’s image has a lot more “pop,” so might look better in reasonable-sized prints, vs pixel-peeping at 1:1 as above.

Interesting to see how different these cameras work on different ISO’s!

USA preorders: RX100M3 preorders in USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony.
Europe preorders: RX100M3 at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PT. And Wex UK.

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$400 off on the A6000 with two lens combo. $350 off on Zeiss combo.

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You get up to $400 off on the A6000 with 55-210mm and 50mm f/1.8 prime lens at Amazon US (Click here). Just add the camera to your shopping cart. After that add the lenses (here is the zoom and here the prime) and at checkout use discount code “NGWGUS3ZKG“. The code works also if you add the 50mm lens only.

And there is also a $350 off on the A6000 with Zeiss 16-70mm lens kit at BHphoto. You get it in Black (Click here) or Silver (Click here).

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Lensrentals tests best 50mm lenses: Sigma 50mm ART “wows” again!

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Roger Cicala from Lensrentals testes all the best 50mm lenses. The best lens is the 8000 Dollar/Euro [shoplink 27099 ebay]Leica Summicron f/2.0 (here on eBay)[/shoplink]. But the surprise is “again” the new Sigma 50mm ART lens. Roger writes:

I think it’s pretty cool that two SLR lenses (Zeiss Otus and Sigma ART) are able to hang right there with the f/1.4 Leica lens, the Summilux. Price-wise, you would hope the Otus would, but certainly the Sigma, one of the least expensive lenses in the test, has to take honors for hanging with the best at a tiny fraction of their price.

Note: The A-mount lens can be preordered in USA Amazon (Click here) at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And in Europe at WexUK (Click here) and WexDe (Click here).

And the Sigma is very close to the Summicron lens at f/2.0 aperture:

Now let’s hope the 24mm and 85mm f/1.4 lenses coming at Photokina will be as good as the 50mm ART!

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The A-mount lens can be preordered in USA Amazon (Click here) at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And in Europe at WexUK (Click here) and WexDe (Click here).

 

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