(SR5) Surprise: Sony A9II to be announced TODAY

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The past 24 hours I got conflicting  rumors about the A9II announcement date. First we heard Sony will  have an even on October 23 in NYC. That’s quite logical as they will  have a special  3  days event near the PhotoPlus show.

UPDATE: tonight sources wrote me that announcement within 24hours. UPDATE_2: Announcement is today!

Few hours ago also Nokoshita reported 

“that it seems that preparations for the presentation are in progress.”

In summary: Sony will announce the A9II camera today with more detailed hands-on presentation on October 23.

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(SR3) UPDATE: Sony A9II announcement might happen on October 3??

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I am still not 100% sure about this but I am starting to get  some feedback about a possible Sony product launch event on October 23. UPDATE: They told me now October 3 and not 23!!!! This might be the day the Sony A9II will be announced!

Like I told you before expect no other camera or “production ready” lens to be announced with the A9II.

Sony A9II rumor recap:
– The camera will be announced in October at the same time but not AT the PhotoPlus show in NYC (October  24-26)
– The camera has the same A7rIV body with additional dial on the left.
– The big improvements are INSIDE the camera with a very new generation Sony sensor and improved autofocus
– Unconfirmed: The sensor could have 36MP resolution

Stay tuned on SAR!

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Marc Alhadeff review of the new Sony 200-600mm FE: “an excellent telephoto lens with excellent performance”

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Marc Alhadeff tested the new Sony 200-600mm FE lens and writes:

The Sony FE200-600 GM OSS F5.6-F6.3 (2100 euros) is an excellent telephoto lens with excellent performances for its price point and the first one of its class with internal zooming

It will be ideal for sports and animals shooters who can’t afford the Sony 400mm F2.8 GM or the Sony 600mm F4 GM (= most of us), and for those type of photos it will give better results than the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM both in term of sharpness and in term of usability thanks to its fantastic internal zooming

Pay attention to the complementarity with your existing lenses , if you have only a Sony 24-70 F2.8 GM or a Sony 24-105mm F4 you may have a gap between 70 and 200mm you may want to bridge with a Sony 70-200mm F4 G or a Sony 70-200mm F2.8GM , or stick to the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM if you don’t go often above 400mm

An unexpected strong point of this lens is the quality of its background blur which is very soft and pleasant and the compression effect you can get is stunning

Teleconverters can be used but they will only work well on A9, if you have a A7RIII , just use the APSC crop mode if you need more zoom than the 600mm or use a 6400 as a secondary body

Highly recommended !

New Sony tele FE lenses:
Sony 200-600mm FE in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Adorama and Henyrs.
Sony 600mm FE GM in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Adorama and Henyrs.
Sony 200-600mm FE in Europe at Amazon DE. Calumet DE. Amazon UK. WexUK. ParkCameras. Amazon FR. Amazon IT. Amazon ES.
Sony 600mm FE GM in Europe at Calumet DE.WexUK. ParkCameras.
Sony 200-600mm FE in Asia at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony 600mm FE GM in Asia at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony 85mm F1.4 GM vs 85mm F1.8 Shootout | Is the GMaster worth it?

7Artisans 35mm F1.4 Lens for Sony FE-Mount review by Lens Lasagne.
Sony 35mm f/1.8 FE reviewby Enthusiastphotoblog.
Mikaton Zhongyi Lenses Bring on the Speed and then Some (Explora).
Laowa 100mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO sample gallery (Dpreview).

Marc:

“I finished to test tall Hähnel flashes products
1 wireless transmitter / receiver
1 Small radio controlled flash with Li-ion battery : Hähnel Modus 360RT = clone of Godox V350
2 Big radio controlled flash with Li-ion battery : Hähnel Modus 600T = clone of Godox V860II
They succeeded to make them more easy to use and Wirth a better build quality”

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