Well, if you want a top quality zoom for your Video work with E-Mount cameras you can buy the new Zeiss CZ.2 15-30mm T/2.9 lens. It’s not thaaaat expensive…you get it for € 17,900 or US$ 23,900….excl. VAT! You can already preorder it at BHphoto (Click here).
To read the full details about the lens click over to the press text at Zeiss.com.
Sony Europe stores (Click here) are offline. And the site mentions a cool rebate that will go live as soon as the site is back online. Just use the voucher code “SORRY225” to get a 5% discount!
I don’t think the site is off because of a product announcement. Usually they don’t go offline for that. Although they could take the chance to add the A3500 which has been already released at Sony Australia.
UPDATE: 10% off on the A6000 at Sony Australia (Click here) with code “A6000PC10”. Runs for 48 hours from now!
The Sony A77 is now officially marked as “Sold out” at Sony UK, Sony Germany, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Spain and all other Sony EU stores! And the reason is simple, the new A77II is going to be announced one month from now. And the camera will have a hell of a speed (AF, EVF, Burst rate and so on)!!!
While we are all waiting to get our preordered A6000 another camera is finally Stock in USA too: The A5000 is shipping at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Note: The Up to $650 off A7-A7r bundle deal at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click bere) got extended!
A6000 burst rate comparison. Cool video :)
Furst SAR readers got their new A6000 camera and here is a roundup of their tests:
Jinju32.tistory (Click here) posted an ISO comparison with the NEX-6 and Olympus E-P5.
A day with the A6000 (Sebimagery)
A6000 first impressions at Itsnotthecamera.
Erster Leistungstest mit der neuen Sony Alpha 6000 (Berlin Backstage).
A6000 AF video tests at Pantip (Scroll down to find the videos).
Indian wedding party on Youtube.
Detailed α6000 overview & first look on Youtube.
Chinese video review by Engadget.
Sony A6000 preorder list with US and Europe links:
Sony A6000 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK.
Silver A6000 at Amazon US, BHphoto, WexUK.
Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore, Sony Canada, WexUK.
Silver A6000 with lens at Amazon US, BHphoto, WexUK.
Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT
Catalin Dumitrescu
Sony a99 + Sony 70-300mm f4.5 – 5.6 G SSM
sunset on Tihuta,Romania.
This is this week selection of some of the most liked pictures on our SAR Facebook wall (full list here). Take note that some of the pictures I liked most got zero likes. Just to say that there are some great pictures not posted here! As usual feel free to share your pictures, vote and comment the picture from our SAR readers.
Image courtesy: Photozone.
Two top lens review sites tested the new Zeiss 24-70mm f/4.0 FE lens. And this is what they write about the lens:
The Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS ZA didn’t really convince us completely – not at this price point for sure. While it is a joy to use the lens thanks to its high quality finish and super smooth controls, the optical characteristics aren’t quite as impressive. Sony/Zeiss seems to follow the ugly trend of under-designing lenses based on the assumption that digital correction will fix the flaws
In terms of build quality, the Sony FE 24-70 Zeiss is excellent with an all-metal construction and that characteristic Sony and Zeiss matte black design. When it comes to image quality, however, this particular lens misses the mark. With less-than-stellar performance in sharpness, particularly in the corners at all focal lengths (and even stopped down), plus strong vignetting and distortion, the Sony FE 24-70mm ƒ/4 ZA OSS Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* didn’t meet our expectations.
As you see both reviewers are not very satisfied with the lens performance. A good lens…but not stellar as expected from a lens with a Zeiss badge on it. I hope Sony will take note of it and offer a slightly higher quality version zoom lens in future!
The Zeiss 24-70mm FE can be bought in USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. And in Europe at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, SE, PT (Click on country name to see the lens site).
