I finally got some top reliable info from my best sources about the next VERY BIG Sony announcement which will take place in 2-3 months already! Stay tuned on SAR I am writing about it now and likely post it around 12.30-13.00 London time (I am at work now and need to wait for the break to write the rumor). I only got some first very general info but at least it gives me a 100% reliable idea of what to expect! I know I should not tease you with those kind of posts but I am so excited about what I heard…so let me do that mistake :)

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ALONE at NIGHT at Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Jazzland Urban Explorer Jason Lanier Sony A7s

First snaps with the new Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2 by Philip Bloom.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 Review at Photographyblog.
TONY HAWK skating for SONY’s Action Cam (ActionCameraRumors).
Commlite Auto-focus Mount Adapter for Sony A7 Review (Movingelectrons).
Sony 135mm STF 2.8 [4.5] lens (SonyAlphaForum).
Japanese A6000 test at DC.watch.
Sony KW1 selfie camera tested at Mobile01 and Unwire.
A Quick Trip To Las Vegas With My New Sony A7 (Ilovehatephoto).
REVIEW: Fujifilm x30 – Great, but not a Sony RX 100 III Killer (RonMartBlog)

Boon: “I’ve just posted my comparison of IQ of the JPEG engine between firmware 1.01, 1.02 (previous comparison images) and 1.10 for the A7R. I used the Sony FE 24-70/4 at about 50mm F4 to shoot the images. Other than the faster startup of FW 1.10, I think the image quality has indeed improved, perhaps by at least 1-stop. http://myphotojourney.co.uk/sony-a7r-iq-comparison-of-firmware/“

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Bella & Paul
Sony A7, Zeiss 55 1.8

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This is a dream combination for those of you that want maximum zoom range with constant and fast f/2.8 aperture! What you see here is a 14-560mm 2.8 Canon HJ40X14B lens worth $82,000 on BHphoto (Click here). SAR reader Jacob Dyke tested it on the Sony A7s:

“A7s mounted to a Canon HJ40-14b via FotodioxPro B4 to NEX adaptor. Its a 2/3″ TV production lens but with the built in 2x extender it covers the APS-C/super35 size in crop mode. This equals a 14-560mm 2.8 with optical image stabilization.”

Update: Here is an image sample taken with that combination. APS-C mode lens at 2x full zoom:

Jacob also wrote why he tested that combo:

I work in sports tv production so I wanted to test this adaptor out with the FS700 and just took the photo of the a7s mounted for you guys cuz im sure no one had done it before. I mean the body isnt even secured to the support plate, I would never actually use the set up like this. The FS700 mounts up very well and I did some test which I was really pleased with. Its clearly a video lens, I will post some video soon of the tests. We tested it against a sony 70-400 4-5.6 with a 1.4x via the LEA2 on the FS700, which should equal out to be about 560mm plus the crop of the super35 and the Canon had at least another 50-100mm. I have been trying to wrap my brain around the math to get the conversions correct from going to 2x but then using a bigger sensor and all that but still havent figured it out. Also the lens has to be powered for the Image stabilization to work, fotodiox does make a battery pack to power the lens but I dont have that yet. Again this was not meant to be a fully compatible setup, clearly its limited to a specific use and that will be wildlife filming at 240fps!
Oh right and clearly sports filming as well. Clients that I work for that own an FS700 and a B4 lens can now have a super slowmo camera added to there live show via the SDI output while still being able to take the camera live and use all the hand controls to make it operate like a standard tripod build up.

Full frame mode lens at 1x full zoom:

Thanks Jacob for sharing!
First posted on SonyAlphaForum.

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
A7s Gariz leather case in [shoplink 27569 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27570 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27571 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 27572 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink].

The Mitros Experience from QBetaStudios on Vimeo.

Gerald (video on top): “Hi. Here is a very detailed flash tutorial for Sony Alpha system using the Phottix Mitros flash. Pictures were shot using an a7s. Your readers might find it informative. Thanks. https://vimeo.com/110535701”

Trip Report: Scotland, Lake District and Wales with the Alpha 7 (SonyAlphaForum).
How to Shoot Zombies (Ilovehatephoto).
Sony Reports Image Sensor Sales Growth, Updates Forecast (Image Sensor World).
My SONY FE System And Mix And Match Lenses – Disadvantage? Or Creative Option? (SoundImagesplus).
How to Use Keystone Compensation with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 (TheDigitalStory).
That’s how an Alpha Shooter looks like (SonyAlphaForum).
Great Sony NEX-6 double lens kit savings in Europa (DealsRunner).

Andreas: “My name is Andreas Fernbrant and I’m a photographer and filmmaker from Sweden. A couple of hours ago I released my second time-lapse film from a small town in Southern Sweden. The first one is viewed over 82.000 times form almost every country in the world. My new one focuses on people in the city and I hope it will be the same success as the first one. What sets this apart is that this time-lapse video was entirely done on Sony A7s. Mostly I used the FE35 and FE55 and there are some shots in the time-lapse that wouldn’t be possible without the electronic (silent) shutter of the A7s, like the scenes in the concert hall or the theatre. It took me roughly 6 months to make and contains 6600 still images (in total over 15.000 images was shot) and roughly around 800 hours of work. View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oFPFE8mHdo“

Samyang/Rokinon announced the new Rokinon 12mm T3.1 ED AS IF NCS UMC Cine DS Fisheye Lens for Sony A and E-Mount. You can read the full specs and preorder it at BHphoto:
Rokinon 12mm A-mount (Click here).
Rokinon 12mm E-mount (Click here).

Back in 2011 Hasselblad founded the Hasselblad Design Center in Treviso. The goal was to create unique camera designs. In the years after they launched the [shoplink 22672 ebay]Hasselblad Lunar (here on eBay)[/shoplink], [shoplink 22673 ebay]Stellar (here one Bay)[/shoplink] and the Hasselblad HV (here at BHphoto). And as you likely know these camera were objects of quite some large amount of “irony” on the world wide web.

But today Photoscala reports that Hasselblad has closed the Design Center in Treviso. It is not yet official but this could mean the end of those super “luxurified” Sony A and E-mount camera versions. Maybe Hasselblad wants to focus on a Sony-Hasselblad-Zeiss partnership for a new mirrorless medium format system instead?