Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II review at SonyAlphaBlog: “establishing new standards for Sony zoom”

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Sony 70-200mm GM II Lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. BuyDig. FocusCamera. FotoKoch DE, Calumet DE, WexUK, ParkUK.

Marc from SonyAlphaBlog tested the new 70-200mm GMII lens and concluded:

The Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II (3000 Our) is establishing new standards for Sony zoom. It is largely better in almost all aspects compared to the Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM (2800 euros), the Tamron 35-150mm F2-F2.8 Di III VXD (1800 euros) and the Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VXD (1200 euros)

In Summary

  • Excellent to Outstanding sharpness
  • Super light and extremely well balanced on Sony bodies (centre of gravity near the body)
  • Constant length design
  • Extremely complete ergonomics : Aperture ring (click or clickless) , Full time DMF, focus limiter, panning mode….
  • Super fast , precise and silent AF with a hitrate close to 100% and unleashing the full 30fps of the Sony A1
  • Super smooth background blur and very good bokeh balls
  • Excellent color rendition
  • Excellent behavior in video
  • Very good behavior with TC : minor loss of sharpness on TC1.4 and moderate on TC2.0, same AF
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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Un post condiviso da The Sony Alpha community. (@sonyalphagallery)


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1) You can submit one single picture per week only.
2) To submit your picture for the weekly readers roundup post you can choose one of the following three options:
– Instagram: Follow @sonyalphagallery and tag us on your picture to give us the permission to repost your image on the instagram gallery and on SAR (we will credit you)
– Facebook: Submit your picture on our group: facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera. Please add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ” to grant the permission for reposting on SAR. Without the hashtag we will not add your picture!
– Forum: Submit your picture on the SonyAlphaForum image section and add the hashtag “#sonyalphagallery ”
3) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: instagram.com/sonyalphagallery, facebook.com/groups/sonyalphacamera and on SonyAlphaForum.
4) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself! And please do share one single picture per week only. Do not spam :)
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New PhotoLab 5, FilmPack 6 and Nik Collection updates announced

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As you know this week DxO launched the following deal: Use the checkout code “HOLIDAYDXO” to save up to 30% on all DxO products (Click here):

But there is also a major update on three softwares. Dpreview summed them up:

PhotoLab version 5.1 includes an improved user interface with GPS coordinates that display directly on Google Maps. There’s a revised photo filter menu that promises improved usability.

FilmPack 6.1 includes an improved workflow as well. The Time Machine feature that was added to FilmPack 6 when it released earlier this fall has a new one-click option to apply a particular look to images while browsing.

Nik Collection by DxO version 4.3 adds 35 new nature-inspired presets, adding to the existing suite of more than 250 presets. Nik Color Efex features ‘The Seasons,’ which are four presets that ‘evoke the different stages of the year.’ For example, Winter adds a chilly, cool atmosphere to your photos while Autumn pushes green foliage toward red, orange and yellow, adding warmth to your landscape photos.

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RUMOR: Due the chip shortage we will see most new Sony camera announcement during the second half of 2022

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I got rumors from solid sources telling me that Sony is going to focus on lens announcements during the first half of 2022 (24-70mm GMII and 85mm f/1.2 GM) and camera announcements during second half of the year (A7RV, A9III and more). This strategy has been forced by the fact that the chip shortage is going to endure during 2022 with things expected to improve only by very late 2022.

This doesn’t mean we will not get any new camera in early 2022 (there will be at leas one new model!), but most new cameras will be announced in autumn 2022.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony FX3 or A7SIII? Which one for VIDEO.

Macro on a Budget: Reversing Rings (Explora).
Maybe some good news? Strong camera sales in China (MirrorlessRumors).
The Best 4K Video Cameras in 2020 (42West).
Sony A7 IV: el vídeo a prueba (Photolari).
Sony a7 IV vs a7 III | The Best Hybrid Camera On The Market? (FocusCamera).
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Sony Japan informs the A7IV demand exceeded expectations “and it will take time to deliver the product.”

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Above you can read the Google translated note from Sony Japan. As you know an early batch of A7IV cameras already shipped out in Europe while our US readers will have to wait at leas til December 30.

Sony A7IV preorders (Use those affiliated links to support my work. Thanks!):
In the USA at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. BuyDig.
In Europe at Fotokoch DE. Calumet DE. Foto Erhardt DE. Park UK. Wex UK. Amazon DE. Amazon UK. Amazon IT. Amazon ES. Amazon NL.

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