Lowest price ever on the Sony TOUGH CFexpress Type A and on the Tough SD cards series

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Lowest price ever on the Sony TOUGH CFexpress Type A cards series sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto.

Lowest price ever on the Sony TOUGH SD cards series sold by Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto.

All four new E-mount autofocus lenses preorders list:
Sony 24-50mm G at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Fotokoch, WexUK, ParkCameras, Jessops.
Laowa 10mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Venusoptics, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, WexUK.
Sigma 500mm f/5.6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK.
Sigma 15mm f/1.4 fisheye at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK.

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Confirmed: Sony has some kind of camera/lens production issue that will delay the shipment start of many products

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Something I suspected was going on since last autumn has now been confirmed: Sony has some kind of camera/lens production delay that will delay the shipment of many products by around 2 months!

Here are a couple of examples:

  • The Sony A9III and the 300mm GM were announced in November but only started to ship out this February (3 months after)
  • last week announced the new 24-50mm G that will only ship in late May (again 3 months after)
  • The rumored 16-25mm G lens should have been announced last week too but has been delayed. And once it will be announced you can expect to see it shipping only a couple of months after.

I have been told this delay also will affect the launch of future products:

  • The ZV-E10II will ship later than expected. previously I told you it would be in Stock before summer…but now it’s going to be mid summer.
  • The same for the 85GM II which will now NOT be in Stock by June as reported earlier

I have yet no info on the reason behind this production bottleneck. If you have some info please share it using this anonymous contact box or send me an email at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com.

I know Sony is reading this so I will share one more opinion about this. You should two things in future:

  1. Open preorders the very same moment of the product announcement! You are missing out the hype if you open reorders the day after.
  2. You should ship a product days after the announcement like Fuji did with the X100VI.
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New Meike 85mm f/1.4 STM review at SonyAlphaBlog: “very good performances”

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Meike 85mm AF lens at Meike Global (Click here).

SonyAlphaBlog reviewed the new Meike 85mm f/1.4 STM and concluded:

The Meike 85mm F1.4 STM (470$) offers you very good performances globally for the price of a F1.8 lens. It delivers very good to excellent sharpness , its bokeh and background blur are very nice and smooth, the AF is good and ergonomics are very nice with the aperture ring (clicks) and focus hold button. The main weaknesses are its sized weight, resistance to flare, the long minimum focusing distance and some little yellow tint to the images that can be easily corrected.

Alternatives are the Samyang 85mm F1.4 AF V1 with overall similar performances with better color rendition but less good bokeh balls that can be found sometimes at 500 euros , the new Samyang 85mm F1.4 AF II being more expensive at 700 euros and less sharp.

The best overall is the Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art (1099 euros) which is a superlative lens in all domains: optical performances, artistic rendering , AF performance, ergonomics , build quality but also size and weight and price but it cost 2,5X the price of the Meike

Recommended for budget shooters that really want the F1.4

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NiSI announced the new 250mm f/5.6 Reflex MF E-mount lens

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The lens will be available for preorder in 1-2 months.

Overview

  • NiSi 250mm F5.6 Reflex MF
  • Pre-sale price: 2950 yuan
  • Deep analysis of Minolta 250mm F5.6
  • Understanding the characteristics of reflex lenses and adding modern technology
  • Optical system. Transmittance is significantly improved through coating and other technologies.

Main Specifications

  • Format: Full size
  • Mount: E/RF/Z/GFX/X/EF/F
  • Focal length: 250mm
  • Aperture value: F5.6
  • Aperture blade:-
  • Lens configuration:
  • Shortest shooting distance: 2.0m
  • Maximum imaging magnification: unknown
  • Filter diameter: 62mm
  • Size:φ
  • Weight: g
  • Dustproof and splashproof:-
  • AF: MF limited
  • Image stabilization:-
  • Other functions:
    ・MF stroke 270°

Roadmap for the first half of 2024

  • Athena 18mm T2.2
  • Athena 40mm T1.9
  • Athena 135mm T2.2
  • 250mm F5.6 Reflex

via Asobinet

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Amazon Europe deal: Big Vouchers on Sony SD and Type A cards

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You save up to 300 Euro on nearly all Sony Tough cards (both SD and Type A) sold by Amazon Germany and Fotokoch.

Moreover you have a ton of third party lens deals running this weekend only on FotoErhardt.


Sony Europe deals:

As usual Amazon stores offer their own Sony deals (Amazon DE)

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