Tony Northup posted his 24-70mm GM lens reviews and write:

Finally, I can get great image quality with a native mount lens. It’s everything I’ve wanted.

This lens makes the a7R II come alive. I’m convinced that any DSLR pro who spent a week with this an a7R II and this G-Master 24-70 f/2.8 would want to switch, because:

• Image quality is similar to that of the latest pro DSLR bodies & lenses: the Canon 5DS-R with the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L II and the Nikon D810 with the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8.
• Auto-focusing, even in low light, is comparable to the DSLRs.
• The electronic viewfinder previews your exposure, so you never again have to chimp. You can see a histogram while you shoot and see overexposed parts of the picture highlighted.
• 4k video, either full-frame or with a 1.5X crop.
• The a7R II’s sensor stabilization means you can handhold this lens with longer shutter speeds. Canon doesn’t offer a stabilized 24-70 f/2.8, and Nikon’s 24-70 f/2.8 VR is known to be a bit less sharp.
• The tilt screen is critical for shooting low to the ground or over crowds.

This is quite a statment from Tony!

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

Handheld Sony G-Master 24-70mm and 85mm shots from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Newsshooter tested the lenses from a filmmaker use perspective:

At the end of the day I was won over – especially by the 85mm. What Sony have somehow managed to do is improve the fly-by-wire system focus to the point where it now feels and acts much more naturally – more like the ones found on Canon L and Nikon lenses (which are mostly mechanically coupled via rollers). There is very little lag between you stopping focussing and the lens following you. Both lenses have over 100 degrees of rotation between near focus and infinity. Both also focus past infinity like many other stills designs. I found it relatively easy to do rack focus shots by hand. If there were focus errors in the video it was usually my fault and not the lens.

Image samples have been posted by Dan Chung on Flickr.

Mar Galer posted two videos: One baout the 85mm lens (video here). And one about the 24-70mm GM (video here).

Sony A6300 first impressions from Miami: Sunny skies ahead (Imaging Resource).
A6300 Downloadable Slog3 Sample 4K Video Max Yuryev (Youtube).

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

A6300 4K and 120FPS – All Shot with Auto Focus

A6300 tests by Alin Popescu and on Youtube.
a6300 full-res sample images (Bestmirrorlessblog).
A6300 Sample Images by Mark Galer on Flickr.

Sony Alpha A6300 Lock-On AF Tracking:

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

The new Pentax K-1 uses the Sony 36MP A7r sensor and has on sensor stabilization just like the new A7II-A7rII-A7sII cameras. But Pentax is using the stabilization system for one more feature not offered by the Sony cameras: Pixel Shift High Resolution shots! See the difference between the “normal” picture (on the left- 100% enlargement) and the “high-resolution” picture (on the right):

Click on image to enlarge

So you think it’s worth to have that feature? If yes Sony should really find a way to add this in current and future cameras!

Source: ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/k-1/ex/

via Petapixel.

This is a world’s first! The video above shows the autofocus performance with the [shoplink 45359 ebay]Nikon NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8 lens[/shoplink]. How this works is a bit weird: You have to use a combination of two adapters: The “normal” Nikon Ai to Leica M adapter and the new Leica M to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter.

There is also a new introduction video posted by MXcamera:

And here is a speed comparison with the new Fuji X-PRO2

More adapter info at
deoinfinity.com
facebook.com/DEOfocusoninfinity

Face Registration Features With The Sony a6300

We got two new A6300 test videos made by the Gary Fong and Sony Artisan Jason Lanier. And if you can read Spanish than check out the Quesabesde test too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzj_HGiT8Ew
Sony A6300- FULL HANDS ON REVIEW- Is it worth it over the A6000? ISO, Focus, and more!

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

Dpreview posted their Sigma MC-11 adapter hands-on video:

Sigma is the first brand of DSLR lenses to support Eye AF and Lock-On AF modes on Sony cameras, as well as smooth phase-detection in video. What’s more, they work really well.

Sigma’s new MC-11 adapter cost $249 and will ship in April according to BHphoto (preorder here).

P.S.: New Sigma 30mm E-mount preorder links at BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK,  Amazon.de, Calumet Germany.