Mitakon announces the new Nikon F to Sony Lens Turbo II adapter

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Zhongyi just announced the new Nikon F Ai and G to Sony E Lens Turbo adapter. It should be in stock soon on Amazon and BHphoto (currently they only have the Ai version only).

The Nikon F Lens to Sony E-Mount Camera Lens Turbo Adapter Mark II from Mitakon allows Nikon F Ai and G lenses to be mounted on Sony E-Mount APS-C format cameras, increasing the angle of view by 0.726x and the maximum aperture of the lens by 1 f-stop. The second-generation Lens Turbo II series adopts a design in which the built-in lens protrudes backwards, and by being closer to the image sensor of the camera, image quality is greatly improved compared with the first lens turbo.

 

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Sony A7rIII manual is now available for download

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You can now download the new A7rIII manual at Sony Australia (PDF).

Personal note…I just bought this:
A7rIII: http://amzn.to/2yanY1u
12-24mm G: http://amzn.to/2znF9Ab
24-105mm G: http://amzn.to/2y7RDbz

I did own the A7rII (now sold to a friend of mine). And I had big trouble deciding if I should upgrade. But at the end the longer battery life (perfect for long tour hiking) was the main reason to upgrade. I am also curious to see the new “color” rendition from the Sony A7rIII. Wondering it will be a major improvement.

Preorders:
Sony A7rIII at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK. Photo-Porst.de. Sony Netherland. Sony Australia. Sony Japan.
Sony 24-105mm at Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama, BuyDig, FocusCamera, Calumet DE, Wex UK.

Join the A7rIII facebook group to discuss the camera features and tests!

Thanks Martin for the manual tip!

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Dear Sony….please bring back Playmemories APP support on the a9, A7rIII and RX10m4!

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Image on top: Sony Digital Filter App.

All cameras announced in 2017 (A9, RX10m4 and A7rIII) have no Playmemories support. What bothers me is that they do not openly share why they are removing Playmemories support on all new cameras.

A few SAR readers asked Sony managers at the Photoplus show if they could explain why this is missing on the new A7rIII but they got no answer. The same happened to ThatCameraGuy:

We can only ask Sony to release a public statement on those issue. So let’s put some pressure on Sony managers by starting this POLL:

What should Sony do?

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The more people votes the more pressure they will feel!

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Sigma 16mm f/1.4 E-mount lens preorders will start on November 9

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According to Nokishita the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 pricing unveileing and preorders start will happen on November 9.

Sigma APS-C E-mount lenses:
16mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
19mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
30mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
30mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
60mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

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One “SR1 source” had it all spot on!

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Back in July I posted one of my rare SR1 ranked rumors roundup (read the article here). Those are rumors I get from completely anonymous sources with no previous track of rumor sharing. Well it’s interesting to see that three of the four rumors were very accurate (with some minor errors)

Particularly “Source 2” was spot on predicting the right models

Summer usually is the time for announcements for Sony
This year
no new RX100 will be announced
No new APS-C Camera will be announced
a new consumer compact / travel zoom is down the pipeline and one new A7 series
also there will be a new action cam sporting ultra slowmo

The travel zoom is the RX10m4, the A7 camera is the new A7rIII and the ultra slowmo camera is the RX0. I hope that source is reading this post and will give us the pleasure to tell us what might be coming as next in 2018! And if possible I would be happy if he could use a “nickname” to make it possible for me to recognize him again :)

To SAR readers:
It’s ten days now I am working with all my sources to re-organize my rumor work. Two former trusted sources whom shared correct rumors in the past got mislead with the A7III and A7sIII they got. They were genuine in their intentions but wrong in the info they conveyed to me. This all lead me to ignore all A7rIII rumors I was getting. Such big mistakes should no more happen in the future as I worked out new strategies. The good news is that the A7III (Q1 launch, 24MP, same A9 af) and A7sIII (same A9 pdaf) specs shared on SAR still seem to be correct.
Expect me to post new rumors soon from sources who also shared the correct 400mm and 24-105mm FE rumors and the unposted A7rIII rumors. All I can tease for now is that 2018 will be a more “camera focused” year than 2017 with many new models introduced.


UPDATE with message to a source: Nothing to apologize for :)

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Limited time deal: Sony A6000 with two lenses for $699 only at Amazon US

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For a limited time you get the a6000 with two lenses for $699 only directly at Amazon US (Click here).

And sill hot: $100 off on the new Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 FE lens via third party seller at Amazon US (Click here).

Reminder: The preorders for the new Luminar 2018 (for Mac and Windows) are now open at Macphun.com. This is the first serious Adobe Lightroom alternative too as it includes a new DAM module.

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