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[shoplink 43319 ebay]Shenikon eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] is the first store having the Loxia 21mm lens in Stock and shipping.

Photographyblog posted the full Loxia 21mm lens review and writes:

The Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 is an exceptional wide-angle prime lens. You’d expect sharpness to be high across the frame from such a premium optic, and it doesn’t disappoint. As with its older brethren, if you can learn to love the manual-focus only nature of this lens, the Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 is a superb wide-angle optic for full-frame E-Mount Sony owners.

UPDATE: You get a $399 Metabones EF smart adapter for free(!) with the Sony A7rII sold by BHphoto (Click here).

Imaging Resource posted the full Sony A7rII review and writes:

Image quality has also taken a sizeable step forwards in the Sony A7R II. In terms of resolution when shooting with a quality lens, its detail-gathering is simply spectacular. In fact, it comes surprisingly close to what medium-format cameras are capable of in a far, far more compact body.

Current A7rII deals:
$200 gift card with Amazon US (Use “CAMERAGIFT” as code).
A7rII Deluxe at Amazon US (Click here)
$160 reward on the A7rII sold by BHphoto (Click here).
Ssuperbundle deal on the Sony A7rII sold by Focuscamera (Click here).
New low price on the A7rII at Amazon Germany (Click here).

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Roger from Lensrentals analyzed the build quality of the new
[shoplink 43239 ebay]Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 lens[/shoplink] and concludes:

“The Sony 35mm f/1.4 doesn’t give me everything I want in a lens. But it really does show that Sony is learning and improving with each product. The autofocus system is much more robust in this lens than in previous ones. The weather / dust resistance is phenomenal. The build construction is good. The optics, well, I think perhaps that may be a generation away (The one negative is that the Sony 35mm f/1.4 does not have much in the way of adjustable optics).”

Zeiss FE 35mm store price check: [shopcountry 43239].

We have two new RX100m4 reviews. Above you can see the video review from John Sison. And Gordon from CameraLabs writes:

The RX100 IV becomes one of the smallest traditional compacts with 4k video, and the slow motion modes from 4x to 40x are simply fantastic. Whether you’re a film-maker, someone who analyses sports motion, or simply enjoys footage of your kids or pets running and splashing around, the RX100 IV delivers a combination of quality and features that hasn’t before existed in this form factor. They enhance what was already one of the best compacts around and if you can exploit them, the Mark IV is the compact for you.

One more thing: High Speed Shutter of the Sony RX100IV by Gary Fong.

RX100m4 store links: [shopcountry 42998]

This is a new Sony menu redesign proposal from Alexander Okolo-Kulak:

“Attached above (Click on it to enlarge) is my attempt to rearrange Sony camera menus with then following objectives:
–      Retain the Sony menu structure
–      Create new Video Setup menu to house all video related menu items
–      Combine Applications with the Wireless menu
–      Group menu items functionally, whenever possible

I have added the menu #2 in the Video Setup (as option) which is an identical copy of the Photo Setup menu #2, with an idea that it might be useful to have different settings for these items to quickly switch from photo to video and back just by pressing the Movie button, without going through the menus; more menu items may fall into this category.

The menu items used here are based on the recent Sony cameras: A7M2, A7RM2 and A7SM2, and I hope have not missed too many.  On the other hand, not all cameras in all regions have all listed menu items available.

These arrangements were partially inspired by your previous post from Per Kylberg.

I hope that eventually Sony will take it serious and improve their menus.

Regards,
Alexander Okolo-Kulak
Toronto, Ontario“

DxOmark (Click here) tested the new Sony A7sII. Unsurprisingly the performance of the new camera matches the previous model. But there are small changes and the A7sII has a negligible 2 points lower score:

Although the DxOMark score is slightly below the earlier A7S, the difference is pretty much negligible. The A7S II is slightly behind in color sensitivity, equating to just 0.3 bits color depth, which isn’t really perceivable in use. As for dynamic range, the new model is practically identical to its predecessor — and not just at base, but more or less throughout the ISO range. However there has been an improvement or refinement perhaps, between ISO3200 and 12800

Conclusion

Like its predecessor, the sensor in A7S II has impressive low-light performance — in fact, very impressive high ISO dynamic range, particularly between ISO3200 and 12800. But it comes at the expense of pixel count and the dynamics are not much of an improvement over the A7S, which (along with the $2999 price tag) we suspect will continue to limit the appeal to still photographers. As a camera intended primarily for videographers, however, that may not be much of an issue. Anyone that has invested in the A7 or A7R variants looking for a complementary video-centric model need look no further than the A7S II.

Of course what makes the A7sII standout compared to the predecessor is the 4K internal recording and the 5 axis stabilization. It’s a camera mainly made for film makers.

A7sII store list:
In USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama.
In Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.

The Mitakon 135mm f/1.4 FE lens is one of the kind of lenses you want to absolutely hold in your hands at least one time! And Dpreview had the lucky chance to test one:

The 135mm F1.4 is a massive piece of glass, and in its E-mount flavor, absolutely dwarfs Sony’s a7 bodies. With a 105mm thread, fully manual operation and a weight of over six pounds (about 2.7kg), it can be rather intimidating, and is near impossible to use hand-held. With the proper support in place though it isn’t difficult to use at all, and can reward patient use with dramatic, unique results.When viewing our samples, it’s worth bearing a couple of things in mind. Firstly, this lens is one-of-a-kind. Almost literally. So it has no direct competitors that we can shoot alongside. Also note what we said earlier – we were using an engineering prototype that was not cosmetically final, and may not be completely representative, optically, of the finished shipping lenses when they become available (although it’s likely to at least be extremely close).

Image samples can be seen here: dpreview.com/sample-galleries/8958190061/mitakon-speedmaster-135mm-f-1-4