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SAR reader John sent me these pictures and the following text:

This is my [shoplink 38055 ebay]Minolta Vectis V-Mount APS film camera[/shoplink] lens to Sony E-Mount adapter, you got exif, aperture control and manual focus with this adapter. Those lenses are fully electronically, including  electronic focus ring and electronic aperture.
The picture attached shows [shoplink 38056 ebay]V17mm f3.5[/shoplink] and [shoplink 38057 ebay]V400mm f8 reflex[/shoplink] attached on A7.
I made this for fun, currently it’s not for sale.

I spoke a bit of John and if there is some interest in such an adapter he may could make some of them for our readers. So let me know if you are interested to get some of those!

[shoplink 38055 ebay]Minolta Vectis cameras and lenses on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Picking the Right Lens for Your Photography: Lens Buyer’s Guide

Moving To Mirrorless – From Canon To Sony (SonyAlphaForum).
FIirst hands-on review of the Venus Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 acro lens (Diyphotography).
No more photos of public buildings in Europe? (TheNakedCamera).
Sony HX90V Initial Gallery Impressions (Imaging Resource).
Blossoming [A7II + 55mm in Japan] (SonyAlphaForum).
5 Things You Should Do First When Opening A RAW Image in Photoshop (Adorama Blog).
What species of photographer do you belong to? (TheNakedCamera).

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Sigma just sent this email to confirm the new [shoplink 35015 ebay]A-mount 24-105mm lens[/shoplink] will finally ship!

If you are receiving this e-mail, it is because you have previously inquired about the availability of the [shoplink 35015 ebay]24-105mm for Sony cameras[/shoplink]. After a very long wait, I can confirm that they will finally be available this month. We are expecting to get a shipment of them next week that will fulfill over 70% of our backorders. Hopefully the rest will be fulfilled within the month.

Thanks Stu!

Lens preorder at BHphoto (Click here) .

Capture One 8.3.1 now supports the new Sony cameras. Download at phaseone.com/en/Imaging-Software/Capture-One.aspx. Release notes here (pdf file).

A7rII and RX camera preorder list:
In USA:
A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
A7rII at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX100m4 at DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX10m2 at DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at:
A7rII at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

If you (like me) are a future Sony A7rII owner than download the full manual here: http://download.sony-asia.com/consumer/IM/4576983111.pdf (Thanks Berek for sharing the link!). Among the interesting info we also have the description of how to solve that annoying issue of the small HDMI cable coming off when recording:

And there is also a first A7rII test with the Contax [shoplink 38307 ebay]G16 hologon[/shoplink] lens at cityusam01.blogspot.tw.

A7rII and RX camera preorder list:
In USA:
A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX10m2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
RX100m4 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at:
A7rII at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX100m4 at DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
RX10m2 at DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT. Wex UK.
In Asia at:
A7rII at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX10m2 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.
RX100m4 at Digitalrev, CameraPro.

Anders on SonyAlphaForum.
Blossoming [A7II + 55mm in Japan]

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Sony SEL 24-240mm FE Lens Review

Current State of Camera Industry is like Star Wars~!? (SonyAlphaForum).
NEX-7 with a 140mm f/1.8 Projector Lens Makes the most beautiful photos (Diyphotography).
Sony Cyber-shot RX10 II Hands-On (ePhotozine).
Sony Cyber-shot RX100 IV Hands-On (ePhotozine).
α7 II + Prominar 12mm F1.8 (Dc.watch).
New Lens Profiles in Camera Raw 9.1 for three new A-mount lenses.
Sony A7II w/ Olympus 100mm f2 (SonyAlphaForum).

Thibault: “I am B&W long exposure fine art photographer and a member of the Sony Artisans of Imagery Program
I wrote a blog article on my opinion on the new a7RII camera specs and in particular their implications in the domain of long exposure photography.
I thought your readers might be interested:
https://thibaultroland.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/new-sony-a7rii-release-my-opinion-in-7-points/”

Anonymous: “Not really a rumor, but there was another Sony camera (well… camcorder) that was announced also using a back-illuminated EXMOR R 1″ sensor: the HXR-NX100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEGbZZnFSlM“