As reported by Asobinet plenty of Japanese stores marked the Zeiss Loxia 21mm lens as discontinued. The lens is still in Stock at BHphoto:

Back in 2018 Zeiss announced their last Batis/Loxia FE lenses. I hope the Zeiss management will think about updating and making new Batis/Loxia lenses in the near future!

Wishing you all a magical holiday season filled with creativity, inspiration, and unforgettable moments. May your days be bright, your shots sharp, and your memories beautifully captured through your lenses. Thank you for being such an amazing community—here’s to more incredible photography adventures in the coming year!

📸 Happy holidays, and may 2025 bring even more light to your frames! ✨

Warm wishes,

SAR admin, Andrea Pizzini

If you lived in a cave, you might not have noticed that it’s Christmas now :)

If you are in need of making a last minute present check out the gift card deals on those pages at Amazon and BHphoto

A couple of hot deals still going on:

• You now save up to 50% on Topaz AI software bundles (Click here).
• Prime members save 25% on all new Nextorage CFexpress Type A and SD cards sold on Amazon US (Click here):
• $400 off on the Sony A7IV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $400 off on the Sony A7rV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for $699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama
• Tamron 35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 for $1,699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama
• Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III for $1199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama
• $87 off on the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at Amazon, BHphoto.

Nextorage has announced the new 4.0 generation Type A cards. They are now available for reorder at Amazon:

• 1024GB card for $538 at Amazon
• 512GB card for $225 at Amazon
• New 4.0 Type A card reader for $119 at Amazon

None of the current Sony cameras support speed 4.0, yet it makes a lot of sense to buy them because:

• Futureproof: They are backwards compatible (work with your Sony camera) and will also work with future Sony cameras with 4.0 support if you ever decide to upgrade.
• Faster workflow: If you use the card reader to transfer your data to your computer, you only need half the time!

Reminder: The 2.0 generation cards have a 25% discount for prime members on Amazon US (Click here):

VPG 400 class (minimum fo 400MB/s the card can write continuously). 

• $125 off on the Nextorage 640GB
• $60 off on the Nextorage 320GB
• $50 off on the Nextorage 160GB

VPG 200 class (minimum fo 200MB/s the card can write continuously).

• $40 off on the Nextorage 480GB

SD cards:

• $90 off on the 256GB V90 dual pack SD cards
• $30 off on the 64GB V90 dual pack SD cards

Tamron 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VXD lens review

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