After having raised the prices by up to $400 Sony US now hints at massive Amazon Prime Day Deals
On September 22, Sony increased prices on most of its cameras. I predicted this would be followed by Amazon Prime deals and holiday promotions bringing prices back to their original levels. And now, that’s exactly what seems to be happening—Sony US is teasing major rebates on gear. A not so cute “trick” :(
Reminder:
We have some new early Amazon Prime Deals (full list here):
- Lowest price on the Sandisk Extreme Pro SD cards
- Lowest price on the Sandisk 480GB CF Type A card
- 36% off on the slow but massive Sandisk 1Tb SD card
- $80(!) off on the 4th generation Nextorage 512GB CF Type A card
- Lowest price on the Nextorage SD cards
- $60 off on the super fast Crucial X10 2TB external disk
- 12% off on the SSK portable 1TB drive
- Nearly 50% off on the Neewer 3 pack NP-FZ100 Replacement Battery and Charger Set
- Up to 53% on camera bags
Selection of Sony Camera price increases:
- +$400 on the Sony A9III at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
- +$400 on the Sony A7R V at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
- +$300 on the Sony A1 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
- +$300 on the Sony A7S III at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
- +$300 on the Sony ZV-E1 (White) at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
- +$200 on the Sony FX3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama (it already got a +$200 on August 1st)
- +$200 on the Sony FX30 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama (it already got a +$200 on August 1st)
- + $200 on the Sony A7CR at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
- +$200 off on the Sony A7C II at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama
Chris Brockhurst: Everyone Hated the Sony FX2… Until They Used It
Chris has a different view on the much criticized Sony FX2 camera that is worth to be shared:
Bottom line:
The FX2 isn’t for everyone. If you need fast action or wide 4K60 without crop, this isn’t your camera. But if you want a small, premium-feeling hybrid with EVF, great IBIS, and Sony’s latest autofocus, it’s a really enjoyable tool — one of the first Sony cameras in years that reviewers say is actually fun to use.
Alert: Fake AI Sony Alpha Manuals Flooding Amazon
You may have noticed that AI generated FAKE Sony Alpha Guides are now flooding Amazon. A fee examples:
- This fake A7rV guide -> please do NOT buy!
- This fake A7IV guide -> please do NOT buy!
- This fake RX100VI guide -> please do NOT buy!
Those guides now make up of the vast majority of “books”!
For now, you can easily spot them by the strange camera images. But as AI improves, I expect they’ll be able to fool even us more experienced users. This is the world we live in now, where everything can be generated with such high quality that it fools 99% of people. Amazon should really try to implement a serious policy to fight against this trend!
For those of you that want to buy good books check out the book list from Gary Friedman, David Busch, Mark Galer.
Sigma patented a fast 85mm f/1.2 Full Frame lens design
A newly published Sigma patent reveals the design of three fast f/1.2 prime lenses. Two are already on the market — the 50mm f/1.2 and 35mm f/1.2 — while the third points to an unreleased 85mm f/1.2 portrait lens. I’m convinced Sigma will make this a reality very soon!
via Asobinet
Ted Forbes review of a lens nobody is buying: Zeiss Otus 50mm f/1.4
Zeiss preorders:
Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.
Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.
The new Zeiss Otus lenses don’t seem to be very popular among photographers, and from what I’ve heard, sales are extremely low. Some even suspect that the lens was designed and manufactured by Cosina and marketed under the Zeiss brand. There’s nothing wrong with that, as long as the lens is excellent, but I imagine that for some people it’s not worth spending so much money on.
Ted Forbes shared his thoughts on the new Otus 50mm lens after six months of use:
New European deals: up to 500 Euro discount on Sony Alpha gear
Sony launched new deals in Europe:
- Up to 500 Euro off at Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK, Clifton.
- Up to 500 Euro cashback at Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK, Clifton.
