The A7rIII is finally in Stock via BHphoto.
And Gordon Laing from Cameralabs published the full A7rIII review:
the A7r Mark III is an overwhelmingly positive and impressive experience that will satisfy a broad array of photographers.
The Best & Worst Photo/Video Gear of 2017. Note that the D850 did win only because of “romantic” reasons…because this might be the last top DSLR for the years to come. Jordan (who is the smarter of the two…joking) did choose the A7rIII as the camera of the year.
Best camera:
First place: Nikon D850
Second place: Sony A7rIII
Third place: Fuji X-T20
Best Lenses:
First place: Leica 8-18mm MFT lens
Second place: Fujinon 18-55mm
Third place: Sony 85mm f/1.8
Best Video camera:
first place: Panasonic GH5
second place: Panasonic EVA1
third place: C200
The worst camera of the year is the Leica CL
Meyer Optik Goerlitz is developing the second generation of their Primoplan 75/1.9 lens. You can buy the lens Indiegogo. This video was shot on the Sony A7rII with this new lens:
https://vimeo.com/247454721
Which Sony Mirrorless Lens for Sports?
I forgot about this Lens… (Sigma 16mm f/1.4 for Sony E-Mount Unboxing) by Jason Vong.
What’s In My Bag: Justin Jung’s Gear For Surf Action (Alphauniverse).
The Best Camera Gear Of 2017 (Philip Bloom).
Mitakon 50mm f/0,95 review by Neil Van Niekerk.
How to Choose the Right Camera for You (Explora).
Flickr reports uploaded photos from DSLR increased while mirrorless stalled (Mirrorlessrumors).
Marc Alhadeff new reviews:
A7rIII vs A7RII ISO testing. Testing high iso and iso invariance https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/12/09/a7riii-vs-a7rii-iso-testing/
My gear as Sony Ambassador and some alternative kit proposals according to photographer profiles https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/12/06/my-gears-as-sony-ambassador-some-alternative-kits/
Samyang T1.5 35mm ciné lens https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/11/27/samyang-t1-5-35mm-as-umc-cine-lens/
Samyang 50mm f1.4 as Umc (manual lens) https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/11/26/samyang-50mm-f1-4-as-umc/
Samyang 20mm F1.8 ED AS UMC https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/11/26/samyang-20mm-f1-8-ed-as-umc/
Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f1.8 (not for day to day as always soft) https://sonyalpha.blog/2017/11/25/lensbaby-velvet-85mm-f1-8/
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You get 20% back on select items (Click here) with an Amazon Prime credit card. The list of items includes many Rokinon E-mount lenses (see here).
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Sony deals in detail:
Cameras:
$500 off on the Sony A7rII at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$500 off on the Sony A7sII with free extras at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the Sony A7 at Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
$200 off on the Sony A6500 at BestBuy, Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$70 off on the Sony 6300 at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Sony 6000 at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Sony 5100 at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the A6000 dual kit at Buydig, Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$50 gift card with the RX10m5 at Adorama.
FF E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 28mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 28-70mm FE lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 28-135mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon, Focuscamera.
$50 off on the Sony 50mm macro at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE at BestBuy, Buydig, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 90mm macro lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$50 off on the 18-105mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sony E PZ 18-110mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the Sony 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Accessories:
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the LA-EA3 A-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the HVL-F43M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$100 off on the HVL-F60M at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC1EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony ECM-CG60 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100 underwater housing at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto.
Macphun:
Macphun is now offering new holiday deals on Luminar 2018 (Click here) and Aurora HDR (Click here). You save additional $10 on checkout using the code “SAR”.
Sigma:
$100 off on the Sigma MC-11 E-mount adapter at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Save up to $3o0 on Zeiss FE lenses:
$300 off on the Zeiss Batis 135mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$180 off on the Zeiss Batis 85mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$195 off on the Zeiss Batis 25mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$225 off on the Zeiss Batis 18mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$195 off on the Zeiss Loxia 35mm lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$210 off on the Zeiss Loxia 85mm lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$225 off on the Zeiss Loxia 21mm lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
$140 off on the Zeiss Loxia 50mm lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save up to $350 on Rokinon autofocus FE lenses:
$200 off on the 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
$300 off on the 14mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
Voigtlander FE savings:
$60 off on the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE lens at BHphoto.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 12mm FE lens at BHphoto.
$100 off on the Voigtlander 10mm FE lens at BHphoto.
What are SAR readers hoping to get from Sony in 2018? I did this small list of rumored cameras that are more or less likely to be announced:
Loading ...Of course it’s pretty obvious the A7III and A7sIII will surely be announced in 2018. But I wonder what will be the big thing at Photokina. A medium format RX? The A9r?
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Today Adobe announced the last perpetual update of Lightroom. From now on clouds only will be supported. The update adds support for the A7rIII and 24-105mm lens.
I am certainly NOT going to jump on the cloud version and I hope the that the DAM module coming on Luminar 2018 (Click here) will be as good as I hope it is.
