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Matt Grangers series is live at mattgranger.com/wedding. He is giving away $1200 in prizes.

First Look of the “Bokeh Master” Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Series Lens (Lensrentals).
Sony RX0 sensor review: Tiny and clever (DxOmark).
SMC Pentax 135 f2.5 – Smooth and solid (Theweekendlens).
a7RIII exposure strategy — manual settings (Jim Kasson).
Manfrotto Befree GT Carbon: The Little Tripod that Could (Explora).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
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We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
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On Google Trends the new Sony A7III had triple the impact of the A7rIII

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Analysing Google trends it becomes clear the A7III is a big success for Sony. It got three times the attention compared to the A7rIII.

For the record: The A9 launch last year got double the searches of the A7III. Time to bring on the A9r Sony ;)

 

 

Sony A7III in USA at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, BestBuy, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
Sony a7III in Europe at Amazon DE, Calumet Germany, Amazon UK, ParkCameras UK, WexUK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

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Bit of history: 15 years ago Sony announced the Qualia 016 (the real RX0 predecessor)

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The real Sony RX0 predeccessor was this Qualia 016 announced exactly 15 years ago! The original price was $3,200 but you still have to pay $800 to get it [shoplink 72636 ebay]used today on eBay[/shoplink].

Key specs:

2.1-megapixel
41mm f/2.8 lens (FF equivalent)
4x digital zoom
0.55″ color LCD
Size: 69.1 x 24 x 16.8 mm (HWD)
Sony Memory Stick Duo flash card
optional 1.4x telephoto and 0.7x wide angle conversion lens
Price $3,200

Sony press text. Japanese launch event coverage at pc.watch.impress.co.jp. Press text at Dpreview.

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Sony 55mm 1.8 best lens for video

Sony A7III + 50mm f1.2 Golden Hour Portrait Behind the Scenes (Julia Trotti).
Olympus Zuiko 21 f3.5 – A tiny classic? (Theweekendlens).
Pelican MPD40 Mobile Protect Duffel Bag: The Perfect Gear Bag (Explora).
Tamron 28-75 mm f2.8 FE: prueba de campo (Photolari).
Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Lens Real World Shooting Review- the new Wide Aperture Bokeh Monster Lens! (Jason Lanier).
Exposure strategies for the a7RIII — numbers (Jim Kasson).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
To get news from our Forum subscribe that RSS feed.
I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

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New $300 trade-in bonus to buy the A9-A7rIII-A7sII-A7rII

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There is a new up to $300 bonus at Adorama, BuyDig, BHphoto. That’s what you save on the four elegible cameras:

$300 off on the Sony A9 at Buydig, BHphotoAdorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera.
$300 off on the SonyA7rIII at BuyDig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera.
$200 off on the Sony A7rII at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the Sony A7sII with free extras at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.

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