Til April 28 you save 15% on ThinkTank bags at Amazon US and ThinkTank store.

HOT DEALS:

For the first time we have a $200 discount on the Sony A7cII sold by BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. All new Sony rebates can be found on those pages at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.

Lowest price ever:

• $500 off on the Sony A7IV at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony A7cII at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.

Lowest price ever on the Sony TOUGH CFexpress Type A cards series sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto.

• $245 off on the 640GB card sold by Amazon and also here at BHphoto.
• $200 off on the 320GB card sold by Amazon and also here at BHphoto.
• $130 off on the 160GB card sold by Amazon and also here at BHphoto.
• $480 off on the 1920GB card sold by Amazon and also here at BHphoto.
• $210 off on the 960GB card sold by Amazon and also here at BHphoto.

Lowest price ever on the Sony TOUGH SD cards series sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto.

• $130 off on the 256GB Card sold by Amazon and also here at Bhphoto.
• $60 off on the 128GB Card sold by Amazon and also here at Bhphoto.

Type A card deals

• 10% off on Nextorage Type A cards at Amazon.

The Sony 400-800mm G lens price did jump up to $3599 on Amazon (Click here). That’s a $700 bonus you have to pay to get the lens now. Preorder options have been completely removed from BHphoto and Adorama.

Here is the availability update on the twenty Sony lenses manufactured in China:

• 40mm f/2.5 G -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 28-60mm E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 70-300mm E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 24-240mm E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 70-350mm E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 50mm f/2.8 macro -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 12-24mm G FE -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 70-200mm G FE -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 135mm f/1.8 GM -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, in Stock at Adorama.
• 50mm f/2.5 FE -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 400-800mm G -> no preorder at Amazon, no preorder at BH, restricted preorder at Adorama.
• 10-20mm E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 11mm f/1.8 E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, in Stock at Adorama.
• 15mm f/1.4 G E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 16-55mm G E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 18-105mm G -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, as used at Adorama.
• 18-135mm G -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, removed at Adorama.
• 24mm f/2.8 G -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, closeout at Adorama.
• 30mm f/3.5 macro -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, removed at Adorama.
• 50mm f/1.8 E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, in Stock at Adorama.
• 35mm f/1.8 E -> few lenses still in stock at Amazon, no preorder at BH, in Stock at Adorama.

The new Viltrox Vintage Z1 On-Camera Flash is now available at BHphoto, Amazon, Viltrox.

Preorders: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. Fotoerhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Clifton. ParkCameras. CameraHouse.

The most surprising thing about this lens is the fact that it has proven itself in practice, e.g. for portraits, commercials and sports (especially indoors). Of course this is a lens that most of us really don’t need…but if you have the money I would definitely buy it ASAP!

7Artisans will soon announce this new AF 24mm f/1.8 FE lens.

The US preorder are now open at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.

Preorders in Europe: Fotoerhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK. Clifton. ParkCameras.
Preorders in Australia: CameraHouse. CameraPro. Sony AUS.

Manny Ortiz loves this lens very much. The reason for this is that it has some unique features that really make it an impressive lens:

Sony gave us a ton of new features through firmware updates!

Main features for A7CR & A7CII: auto target recognition and dynamic active stabilization.
Main features for A7SIII: custom LUTS

Sony A7sIII (download here)

• Shooting & Playback functions:
  • Supports the Write Digital Signature function for still images as part of Sony’s Camera Authenticity Solution.
    • Installation of a paid license is required for use.
    • The timing for the provision of paid licenses to customers other than certain media outlets is yet to be determined.
    • Services may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Authenticity Catalog Page.
  • Adds log shooting mode, which allows you to shoot while displaying the monitor image with your favorite LUT (Look-Up table)
    • Please use the latest version of Catalyst Browse or Catalyst Prepare to apply the LUT used for monitoring during shooting to the video during editing.
  • Allows you to add OK/NG/KEEP flags to clips during or after movie recording
  • Adds a function that automatically creates still images with Shot Marks from movie frames after recordings
    • You can add a Shot Mark while shooting or playing a movie and use it as a mark for selecting, transferring, or editing the movie.
  • Allows the use of Focus Magnifier and Auto Magnifier in MF while using the Bright Monitoring feature
  • Adds the Golden Ratio Grid option to the Grid Line Type setting menu
  • Adds support for focus bracket shooting, which allows for continuous shooting while automatically shifting the focus position
  • Introduces additional settings for exposure value adjustments and number of shots in the exposure bracketing
  • Allows use of the Custom Key setting on the AEL button and Delete button during playback
• FTP Transfer & Network functions:
  • Allows scheduling of FTP transfers while writing data to the camera’s storage media
  • You can now continue shooting while transferring captured photos and videos to a smartphone or tablet
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. The Creators’ App may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Transfer to smartphones and tablets can now be resumed even if interrupted in the middle of a transfer
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. The Creators’ App may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • You can now transfer only the differences that have not yet been transferred to your smartphone or tablet, or add videos to be transferred during the transfer process
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. The Creators’ App may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Adds support for the Network Streaming function
    • Settings must be adjusted in the Creators’ App in advance. For more information, please visit the Creators’ App support website.
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. The Creators’ App may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Supports the following Monitor & Control app functions
    • Ver. 2.3.0 or later of the Monitor & Control app is necessary.
      The Monitor & Control app may not be available in some countries or regions.
      • Clip review during camera playback mode
      • Focus map display
      • IRIS operation bar display
• Others:
  • Allows notifications to be displayed when the latest software is available for your camera
  • The Security (IPsec) functionality is no longer supported. Please enable and use Access Authen. as it provides more secure protection
  • WPA and WEP functionalities are no longer supported. You will no longer be able to select WPA or WEP when connecting to Wi-Fi. Please use the more secure WPA2 or WPA3 moving forward
  • Fixes an issue where the Detail feature does not work when the Picture Profile is set to S-Cinetone
  • Improves the operational stability of the camera

Sony A7CR and A7cII (download here)

• Shooting & Playback functions:
  • Allows you to set Recognition Target to Auto, enabling the camera to automatically select subjects such as humans and animals
  • Introduces support for the Framing Stabilizer feature, which automatically adjusts the composition to keep the tracked subject in the same frame position during movie recording mode
  • Adds Dynamic Active mode to SteadyShot for movie recording
  • Allows you to add OK/NG/KEEP flags to clips during or after movie recording
  • Adds a function that automatically creates still images with Shot Marks from movie frames after recordings
    • You can add a Shot Mark while shooting or playing a movie and use it as a mark for selecting, transferring, or editing the movie.
  • Improves image quality when applying user LUTs
  • Allows the use of Focus Magnifier and Auto Magnifier in MF while using the Bright Monitoring feature
  • Adds a function that allows you to narrow down played-back images using multiple filters (e.g. Rating)
  • Adds the Golden Ratio Grid option to the Grid Line Type setting menu
  • Adds support for the Custom Grid Line feature
    • The Custom Grid Line feature is available as a paid license. Availability depends on country and region.
  • Increases the maximum number of images that can be recorded in one folder to 9,999
  • Adds support for importing/switching multiple IPTC Presets
• FTP Transfer & Network functions:
  • Allows scheduling of FTP transfers while writing data to the camera’s storage media
  • You can now automatically schedule FTP transfer of protected movies and still images
  • Movies/still images transferred via FTP transfer can now be automatically protected
  • You can now continue shooting while transferring captured photos and videos to a smartphone or tablet
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Transfer to smartphones and tablets can now be resumed even if interrupted in the middle of a transfer
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • You can now transfer only the differences that have not yet been transferred to your smartphone or tablet, or add videos to be transferred during the transfer process
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Adds support for the Network Streaming function
    • Settings must be adjusted in the Creators’ App in advance. For more information, please visit the Creators’ App support website.
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Allows you to upload camera images directly to the Creators’ Cloud
    • Settings must be adjusted in the Creators’ App in advance. For more information, please visit the Creators’ App support website.
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Displays the Wi-Fi signal strength when the Wi-Fi function is On
• Others:
  • Allows notifications to be displayed when the latest software is available for your camera
  • WPA and WEP functionalities are no longer supported. You will no longer be able to select WPA or WEP when connecting to Wi-Fi. Please use the more secure WPA2 or WPA3 moving forward
  • Fixes an issue where the camera operation may become unstable when Pixel Mapping is performed
  • Improves the operational stability of the camera

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Thanks Jordi!