•A $10 discount on Luminar 4 with its awesome tools. The price will drop to $79 for new customers and to $69 for owners of previous versions. •A $325 discount on the Luminar holiday bag. Includes Luminar 4 + 1-year SmugMug Portfolio Plan ($180) + PDF Expert ($80) + 1-year ViewBug Pro Membership ($139) + 1 free Rocky Nook eBook ($45) + 20 free prints from Parabo Press ($10). The price of the full holiday goodie bag will be $129.
DxO extended the rebates on their software until December 31:
It’s that time of the year when nearly all major youtubers and websites unveil their best gear of the year award. Above you see the Northrups video where they nominate the A7rIV as the camera of the year.
PCmag claims the 16-55mm G lens is the lens of the year
Gizmodo claims the Sony A7 line is the “Most Innovative Gadgets Of The Decade”
Film was long dead by the time Sony released its first A7 camera, but discerning photographers who wanted the quality of shooting on a digital camera with a full-frame, 35-millimeter sensor, had to learn to live with carrying bulky and heavy DSLRs around. In 2013 the Sony A7 (and A7r) changed that by putting a 35-millimeter sensor in a mirrorless camera body with interchangeable lenses that was comparatively smaller and lighter than any DSLR, and at a price point that even amateur photographers could stomach.
The A7 also positioned Sony, a company who for years had been selling camera hardware that only worked with its own memory card formats, as serious competition for industry giants like Nikon and Canon. Over the years the A7 line has advanced by leaps and bounds, adding functionality and performance improvements that the competition can’t, or seemingly won’t, compete with, allowing Sony to slowly but steadily woo professionals and grow its market share. It won’t be long before Canon and Nikon go the way of analog film, and Sony’s A7 line will be the reason why. — Andrew Liszewski
It’s just a placeholder for now but it seems the FX6 will be released soon.The FX6 is rumored to have the same FX9 sensor and be released in very early 2020. Unlike the FX9 the FX6 records on SDXC and resolution is around 5.7K (6k for FX9). FX6 will also use XAVC-L codec only.
Sony | α | α9 II | Firtst impression by Bob Martin
Using Mirrorless Cameras For Landscape Photography (Photopxl). Sony Announces the Establishment of Sony AI with the mission to unleash human creativity
Sony A9II review at DC.watch.
Sony A6100 Custom Camera Setup (Marc Galer)
Choices for Building a Portable Videography Kit with New Products (Explora).
The TRUTH about Lens Design (TheArtofPhotography).
X-T3 vs SONY a6600 by TheSlantedLens
4K Continuous shooting with Eye AF / Canon FUJIFILM Nikon SONY / AF-C Part 2 | Hidema channel
MC-11 autofocus adapter:
$100 off on the MC-11 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter at Amazon, FocusCamera, Adorama and BHphoto.
Amazon 15% reward:
15% rewards on Sony gear and photo accessories when using Amazon Prime Rewards Visa or Amazon Store Card! This reward runs on a large Stock of items at Amazon US (Click here to see them all).
Voigtlander US launched new up to $150 savings on FE lenses: $150 off on the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 FE at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$50 off on the Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$50 off on the Voigtlander 15mm Skopar at BHphoto.
Sigma has proven again and again that is capable of producing third-party lenses that give proprietary Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Sony glass a run for their money at a fraction of their costs. I found this lens to to be no exception. Will it cause me to ditch my trio of primes? Of course not. We’ve been through too much together to say goodbye now. Will I clear a spot for Sigma’s latest zoom in my “everyday” bag? I can’t help thinking that I might.
Gerald Undone and Christopher Frost posted these 24-70mm lens video reviews:
