(SR4) Sony will announce a new 85mm f/1.8 E-mount lens soon?

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It’s Christmas time and you need some small good Sony news? Here it is: A trusted source just told us that Sony plans to introduce a new 85mm f/1.8 E-mount lens in very early 2013. I have no info about the price yet. For comparison only: In the A-mount world we have plenty of 85mm lenses:
The Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical Lens for Sony $289.00 ([shoplink 15953 ebay]here on eBay[/shoplink]).
The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM for $894.00 ([shoplink 15954 ebay]here on eBay[/shoplink]).
The Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 for $1,598.00 ([shoplink 15955 ebay]here on eBay[/shoplink]).

My guess is that the rpcie will be somewhere between $600 and $800.

That said let’s finish the post with a good news for US readers. You are the first to have the 35mm E-mount lens in Stock. Check out here at AlphaCameraDeals (Click here).

Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

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A99 test roundup…

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Sony A99, prueba de vídeo from QUESABESDE on Vimeo.

Time to catch up with some A99 related news. Here is a list of links:

Sony 50mm f1.4 (First Version, Tested on the A99) at ThePhoBlographer.

Some RAW files at Digifotopro.

Studio samples at Photographyreview.

Troy:slow motion test on SLT-A99V http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6IJpwoO6x8

Chris:Hi Andrea, I just found this interesting paragraph on DXOMark which indicates that the Sony A99 has been tested and has dynamic range better than the D600 and as high as D800, please read this: DxOmark. They state ” Excellence continues in the Landscape Score too, with the K-5 IIs achieving a stunning 14.1Evs of Dynamic Range that places it 4th out of all cameras and is only outdone by the Nikon D800, D800E and Sony A99.”

As a reminder keep in mind that no A1X and no A95 is coming any time soon. That I know for sure now! Feel save to buy the A99 if that is a camera capable of fulfilling your real needs!

USA:
We have a first deal on the A99. You save $150 on [shoplink 15768 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink]. Or A99 superkits offer for the same price as the body at [shoplink 15770 ebay]Buydig (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 15769 ebay]Adorama (Click here)[/shoplink].
Login our little new Slidoo eBay site and save this A99 search to get notified on eBay deals.

Europe:
There have been an official 40 Euro price drop in Germany at Wexphotographic. If you like to take risks than there is a Luxemburg’s store selling the A99 for 2650 Euro on [shoplink 15767 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and for 2450 Euro at [shoplink 15766 ebay]UKbnsuk (Click here)[/shoplink]. Both write that there are no import taxes to pay.
Check out Slidoo Europe to find and/or get notified on eBay A99 deals.

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By the way…also the A-mount mirrorless prototype got off the roadmap…

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Sony’s concept of an A-mount mirrorless was similar to the [shoplink 15930 ebay]K-01 from Pentax[/shoplink] (but with a different design).

As I told you before Sony changed the camera roadmap. And from the three FF camera prototypes that I heard off two were taken off the roadmap. One is the A1X FF SLT and the second is the A-mount Full Frame mirrorless camera (without SLT mirror). That was the most compact A-mount camera ever made (in Sony lab). It would have become a sort of entry-level and cheap Full Frame camera. I now have been told by two sources that Sony dropped the idea to release a camera like that. You may let me know if you would ever have considered to buy a camera like that :)

By the way, Sony wouldn’t have been the first to use the same classic DSLR mount for a mirrorless camera. Pentax did it with the futuristic (or horrible) designed [shoplink 15930 ebay]K-01 (available in different colors on eBay)[/shoplink].

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Sony RX1, NEX-6 and 10-18mm (p)reviews.

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On top you can watch Steves Huff short NEX-6/5r hands-on. And here are some more reviews and tests:
RX1: New user reviews at Amazon (Click here). RX1 shutter sound test on youtube. Example photos on Zenfolio (via Dpreview forum). Sony presentation in Tawian (SonySDF).
NEX: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the NEX-6 (Doppler-Photo). Sony NEX-6 image samples at CameraLabs. NEX-6 test at Mynavi (translation here). 10-18mm image samples at CameraLabs.

Reminder: The luxury leather case producer Gariz announced a new case for the NEX-5r and NEX-6!
NEX-5R: You can buy it on their [shoplink 15853 ebay]eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink]. There is also a [shoplink 15887 ebay]Light Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 15888 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] version. Gariz has also some other little leather accesories for the NEX-5r like lens cap and bags (look here via Slidoo eBay).
NEX-6: Gariz also released three different NEX-6 case: [shoplink 15882 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 15884 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 15883 ebay]AllBlack (Click here)[/shoplink]. (full list at Slidoo).

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(UPDATED) Sony RX1 in (now out) Stock at Amazon.

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This is the first time the new Sony RX1 is in Stock and shipping via Amazon itself (Click here to grab one). Don’t know how long it will remain in Stock…
UPDATE: And indeed the camera has now been sold out.

Reminder: Save $170 by simply purchasing the $7 cheap chinese metal hood ([shoplink 15410 ebay]there is one here on eBay[/shoplink]) instead of the original expensive Sony hood.

UPDATE:
$50 savings on the Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto (Click here).
$50 savings on the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM BHphoto (Click here).

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