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Tamron launches new rebates in the USA with new low price on some great zooms like the 35-150mm and 28-75mm!

November 4, 2024
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Tamron USA launched new rebates and we now have some lenses selling at their lowest price ever:

Lenses with lowest price ever:

28-75mm f/2.8 for $699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 lower than previous best price)
35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 for $1,699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($200 lower than previous best price)
50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III for $1199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 lower than previous best price)

Other lens on rebate matching some of the previous deals:

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III for $1199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 off)
Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III for $1199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 off)
Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for $799 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 off)
Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD for $699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($130 off)
Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD for $699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 off)
Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD for $599 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 off)
Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD for $549 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($150 off)
Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD for $499 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 off)
Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD for $249 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($50 off)
Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD for $199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($50 off)
Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD for $199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($50 off)

Sony USA Holiday deals are now live! Sony A7IV now for $2098 only!

November 4, 2024
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The new Sony Holiday Deals are now live on those pages at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama. And all non-Sony holiday deals can be found those pages at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Sony camera deals:

$400 off on the Sony A7IV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$400 off on the Sony A7rV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$300 off on the Sony A7sIII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$200 off on the FX3 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$300 off on the ZV-E1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the Sony A7c at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$200 off on the FX30 at Amazon, BHphoto,Adorama.
$200 off on the Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama,
$150 off on the Sony A6400 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the Sony ZV-E10 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Sony lens deals (selection):

$100 off on the 12-24mm GM at Amazon. BHphoto. Adorama.
$100 off on the 100-400mm GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama,
$100 off on the 50mm f/1.2 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 200-600mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 70-200mm GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama
$100 off on the 24-70mm GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama
$100 off on the 14mm f/1.8 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 16-55mm F2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 24mm f/1.4 GM at Bhphoto. Adorama. Amazon.
$100 off on the 50mm F/1.4 GM at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
$100 off on the 70-300mm at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 PZ at Amazon, BHphoto. Adorama.
$100 off on the 24-105mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 90mm macro at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 20-70mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 20mm f/1.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 10-20mm PZ at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 15mm f/1.4 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Already a first price drop: Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 FE lens now available for $764 at Amazon US (+ first reviews)

November 4, 2024
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The new Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 FE LAB lens is now available at at Amazon US&CA&EU, BHphoto, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch. In all cases you get 15% off starting from today!

And today a ton of youtuber shared their take on this lens:

SonyAlphaBlog reviewed the lens and concluded:

The Viltrox 135mm f1.8, the Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF and the Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM are clearly ahead of the Sigma, Zeiss Batis and Samyang MF.
The Samyang is the best one in term of sharpness , level of CA, resistance to flare It delivers very crunchy images and beautiful background blur , bokeh and excellent color rendering. It has a very efficient AF , It is lighter and 2 times less expensive than the Sony. Its only weaknesses is the AF in burst mode for sports.
The Viltrox delivers also excellent results , with excellent color rendering and a very good contrast , its AF is a tiny bit better than the Samyang but less than the Sony. Bokeh balls are equal vs the Samyang and a bit less rounded than the Sony. The big difference is the weight: +70% vs the Samyang, +30% vs the Sony which makes it very painful to carry for several hours. It will be less good in term of CA than the Samyang (but equal to the Sony for CA)
The Sony is also outstanding in term of sharpness but a tiny bit less sharp than the Samyang, It is the best one in term of AF for sports , it has a little bit better bokeh balls (more rounded as of F4) and a mure subtle and gentle color rendering
Between the 3, if money is not important, it is a matter of taste in term of rendering with more crunchy image with the Samyang , more subtle for portraits with the Sony and also a matter of AF efficiency for Sports where the Sony is superior and the only one compatible with 20fps on A9 and 30fps on A1 and also in tempo f weight you want to carry between 772g and 1230g
For the money the Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF is unbeatable

Brightin Star has announced its first autofocus E-mount lens with fluorescent markings!

November 4, 2024
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Brightin Star announced a new 50mm f/1.4 APS-C autofocus E-mount lens you can get now at Amazon US&CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

I have only found a few pictures of the X-mount version where the luminous markings can be seen:

Here is a review of the X-mount version of this lens:

Sony savings at Amazon Europe stores

November 4, 2024
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The past years I noticed that Amazon doesn’t follow the usual Sony rebate actions. But this time it’s different and all cameras and lenses got a huge discount. Just check out the general search pages at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES, Amazon IT, Amazon NL. You will notice instant price drops on most cameras and lenses

Sony launched a new massive cashback action and you can find on those pages at Fotokoch, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES, Amazon IT, Amazon NL, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

Here is a selection of the best deals (there are many more in reality!)

Cameras:

400€ off the Sony A7rV at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
300€ off the Sony A7IV at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
300€ off the Sony A7sIII at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
300€ off the Sony A9II at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES -IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
300€ off the Sony ZV-E1 at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
300€ off the Sony FX3 at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
200€ off the Sony FX30 at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK

Lenses:

100€ Sony 100-400mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 12-24mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 16-35mm G at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 135mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 14mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 200-600mm G at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
200€ Sony 20-70mm G at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 24mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 35mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
200€ Sony 70-200mm GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.
100€ Sony 50mm f/1.4 GM at Amazon DE–UK–FR–ES–IT, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

The PetaPixel Podcast: Retired Sony Exec on How Cameras (and Photographers) Have Changed

November 3, 2024
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It’s great to see Mark Weir being interviewed by the PetaPixel team! Be sure to watch!
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P.S.: If you read this Mark, if you ever come to Italy feel free to visit me and my giant Cube camera ;)

First holiday storage deals…

November 2, 2024
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The first external storage deals are here: