Sony A77 body no more sold by Amazon itself.

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For the first time since the introduction the A77 body is no more sold by Amazon itself (Click here to see the page). As I told you before the successor is scheduled to ship in early 2014 only. It would be a bit too early fro Amazon to discontinue the A77 sales. Maybe it’s just a temporary condition. Let’s see…

P.S.: Full Amazon SLT deal page (Click here). And new Save Up to $200 on Select Sigma Lenses action at Amazon US (Click here).

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It’s official: “Zeiss” drops the “Carl”

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Zeiss officially dropped the “Carl” from their lenses. This is both, an insignificant but also historical news for a company that used the “Carl Zeiss” mark for a century. On Zeiss Blog you can find the explanation why they did it:

“ZEISS is now taking this development into account in its decision to create consistency across its brand communications.”

All future lenses will have the “Zeiss” mark. Now let’s hope we can see these new A and E-mount Zeiss lenses soon! :)

 

Zeiss Touit links:
32mm f/1.8 at BHphoto, Adorama and Uniquephoto. In Europe at [shoplink 18498 ebay]CameraCenter UK[/shoplink] and FotoMundus.
12mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama and Uniquephoto. In Europe at [shoplink 18497 ebay]CameraCenter UK[/shoplink] and FotoMundus.

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More RX1R tests on Dpreview. RX100 deals in USA and Europe.

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DPreview (Click here) added the Sony RX1R Dynamic range and Noise pages. As you can see there is very little difference between the RX1 and RX1R. Anyway, Pixel Peepers may be happy with that 1-2% resolution increase :)

If you don’t care about the tiny bit extra resolution and want to save some dollars you may get the Open BOX RX1 which is sold by [shoplink 19424 ebay]Beachcamera (Click here)[/shoplink]. You save $283! And the RX100 got a slight price drop ans sells for $565 at [shoplink 19425 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink].

New RX preorders:
RX1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
RX100MII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.

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Sony Tidbits…(with readers mails)

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Sony RX1R Camera First Look by What Digital Camera

Popphoto and Sony partnership (Popphoto).
Sony A58 review at ThePhoBlographer.
Full review of the Sigma NEX 60mm F/2.8 DN A lens by Kurt Munger.
Sony HX50v test pictures by SAR reader on Flickr.
Sony PZ 18-200mm lens review by SonyAlphaLab.
32mm Touit lens test on Flickr.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300 Review at Photographyblog.
Switching from Nikon to Sony (Stuckincustoms).
Three Pentax FA Limited Lenses tested on the A99 on Flickr.
Sony RX1 Review: Bruce Haley Photographs Mato Nanji (TheOnlinePhotographer).
New review of the Zeiss 32mm f/1.8 on a NEX-7 from Matthew Durr.

William: “I think I sent this message to you the wrong way the first time. So, please forgive the double message. I just finished a short. “L.A. Audition” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-tOHA285Ec. It was shot on a Sony NEX 5R. The opening shot was shot with the Sony SEL1018 lens.”

Justin: “Hey, loving the site as always! You may remember me from earlier, when I posted a user report on the RX1 (http://thegoldensieve.com/sony-rx1-a-user-report/). I wanted to drop you a line because I just used the RX1 extensively to shoot a wedding and capture all the little detail shots. I have a post online now where you can see some of these images. Enjoy! http://thegoldensieve.com/the-wedding-photographers-sony-rx1/”

Troy Gleason: “Shot entirely on a Sony A99! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBADNhzJHA”

Romeo: “I have a good series of photos that enhances the Sony Nex-7 and manual lenses. The photos are also the right size to appreciate good. The lens Konica M-Hexanon 90mm f/2.8 is cheap but high quality. There is also the Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar 24mm f/1.8, backlight is fabulous. romeocolombo.com”

David: “I recently bought DNA Software’s a99 plugin for Lightroom 5. It lets me shoot tethered in Lightroom like the other supported camera’s, and it includes an iPad app that connects Wi-Fi too. I wrote a review on my blog I hope you can share with the other Sony users. http://www.parallax-effect.ca/2013/06/28/tethering-sony-a99-lightroom-5-dna-software/“

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New RX100MII gets DxOmarked.

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DxOmark (Click here) already posted the full test of the new RX100MII. And indeed the camera manages to have score a 20% better high ISO result. And obviously the competition cannot match the RX100/RX100MII quality. DxO writes:

Until such time that rivals adopt the Sony unit, or something similar (like the sensors found in the Nikon 1 cameras), it’s unlikely that they’ll be able to compete on level terms. For the moment at least, the highly pocketable Sony Cyber-shot DSC RX100 and the new Mk II version have no real equal.

 

Here is the updated preorder list:
RX1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
RX100MII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, Sonystore US, Sony Canada, Sony Deutschland, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony Italy, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Spain.
Sony HVL-F43M TTL flash at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony VFA-49R1 Filter Adapter for the for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-1R at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony AG-R1 Attachment Grip for RX-100 & RX-100M2 & RX-100M2 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony Premium Leather-Like Jacket Case for RX-100 & RX-100M2 at Adorama.

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(SR4) Sony A99 sales goal has been reached and surpassed. New price drops coming this summer.

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A very long time trusted sources shared some good news about the A99 sales and future. First of all Sony’s sales forecast not only has been matched but there were 5% more sales than expected. The same source also told me new A99 price drops (worldwide!) can be expected to be launched this summer. Along the new firmware that will be announced too.

Sounds great!

P.S: Yesterday’s A99 deals are just the start! 6ave has two A99 superkits: [shoplink 19386 ebay]One for $2,271 (Click here)[/shoplink] and another [shoplink 19387 ebay]one for $2,280 (Click here)[/shoplink].

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