Dave spotted those Red Iberit M-mount lenses displayed by the company at the CP+ show. Currently those lenses are available as E-mount in Black or Silver at Bhphoto.
Also at the CP+ show there was that Voigtlander 65mm E-mount lens and 40mm f/1.2 FE cut in half spotted by Silvell and DC.watch:
Dpreview had a hands-on with Laowa ‘Magic Shift Converter’:
The new Sony A7III is now available for preorder on Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES (preorders should be available within hours at FR,IT,ES).
Sony A7III preorder links:
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.
Join our Sony A7III Facebook group!
eBay.com (Click here) is Offering 20% Off Purchases $25+ with promo code “PSPRING20“. This runs today only and it means you save up to $100 on all Sony cameras and lenses (Click here). That $100 discount applies on that $18,000 Astro-Berlin Tachonar 75mm f/1.0 E-mount too :)
10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here). Just use the coupon code “AMBSAR“.
Sony A7III preorder links:
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.
Sigma FE lens preorder links:
All lenses listed on one page at BHphoto (Click here). In detail:
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 for $1,599 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 for $899 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 for $849 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 for $899 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 for $949 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for $1,199 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 for $1,399 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sony US deals:
Up to $900 off on Sony camera sand lenses. See full special page at BHphoto, Adorama, Buydig.
Up to $500 trade-in bonus to buy a Sony cameras. See special page at BHphoto, Adorama, Buydig, FocusCamera.
Zeiss launched new savings on Batis-Loxia lenses:
You save $500 on the Batis 135mm lens at Bhphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
You save $200 on the Batis 85mm lens at Bhphoto and Adorama.
You save $200 on the Loxia 85mm lens at Bhphoto and Adorama.
You save $130 on the Batis 25mm lens at Bhphoto and Amazon.
The first Stock of Sony A7III cameras arrived today in Europe and will ship out tomorrow (Image courtesy: gmfoto.de).
Sony A7III preorder links:
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.
Join our Sony A7III Facebook group!
Dpreview added new A7III image samples an noted they didn’t find any pictures with “stripe issues”:
We found no further examples of PDAF-related striping as we selected additional images for this gallery. Notably, none of the new images added were shot with the FE 85mm at F1.8, leading us to believe the issue is prompted by certain combinations of cameras, lenses, and lighting conditions. We’ll be continuing to investigate this relationship as soon as a production camera arrives.
And here are new A7III tests from youtubers:
And I think that’s a polish review right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlQckk9uaxY
And a7 III – sample raw photo – very high iso test https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5n9yoklfqf8is30/AABvHeoX5aSqRQ2R3T-TIxu2a/a7m3?dl=0
Canon and Nikon will eventually do their big FF mirrorless move sometimes by end 2018. But so far we have no clue if they are going to launch a system camera with a new mount or just keep their current mount and remove the optical system from their DSLR.
From the CP+ show we only got these two small news:
Canon confirmed they are now shifting their resources from DSLR to Mirrorless (more at Mirrorlessrumors).
And Nikon said eventually 100 Megapixel FF cameras will arrive. There is no diffraction limitation that can stop this from happening. (more at Mirrorlessrumors).
It’s hard for me to guess what they will do. I bet their management is tempted to take the easy road and just make mirrorless-DSLR (LOL). Doing a new mount would mean they would have to develop a completely new range of lenses. Something that takes years and they would have to play a long catch up game with Sony.
The new Citograph 50mm f/2.8 project has now been launched on Kickstarter. The lens is available as native E-mount option too.
Sony A7R III Best Video Settings
CIPA reports dramatic 28% camera shipment drop in January (Mirrorlessrumors).
Lensbaby Burnside 35mm FE review by ThePhoBlographer.
Travels with the 24-105G and Batis 135 (Qamera).
Which Flash Modifier Should I Choose? (Explora).
Rare 2540mm F/8 lens used by NASA goes on sale on eBay (Mirrorlessrumors).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
Eric: “I have been using the new Voigtlander 35/1.4 for Sony E for a week now. I give a few thoughts on the lens and compare it to the Leica M mount version. https://youtu.be/cB1KKzUIzB8“
