New Sony deals: $300 off and free $200 gift card on A7rII. $100 gift card on the A6500. $200 off on Rokinon FE lens

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BHphoto launched their WPPI specials  (Click here) and we have quite some great deals. The new Sony deals are:
$300 off and free $200 gift card on the A7rII (Click here).
free $100 gift card on the A6500 (Click here).
free $100 gift card on the RX10III (Click here).
$300 off and free $100 gift card on the A6300 dual lens kit (Click here).
free $200 gift card on the RX1rII (Click here).
$100 off on the 70-200mm FE (Click here).
$200 off on the Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Lens (Click here).
$110 off on the Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens (Click here).
$20 off on the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan (12 Month Subscription, Download Card)

Note: Some Specials Need Promo Code “BHWPPI17“!!! You only get discount or the gift card when using the code.

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What to expect from the upcoming Sony announcements…

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UPDATE: So let me start by reminding you that the info that Sony will announce some new lenses this week is still unconfirmed. Two sources heard there will be an announcement this week while other have heard nothing. So let’s take this with a grain of salt for now…
That said we will not have to wait much longer anyway to see new stuff from Sony and I hope I can give you some SR5 ranked rumor about that soon. Now it’s important to sum up what we can expect to get by Sony:

Highly reliable rumors (90% chance these are true):
1) Just like 2016 also 2017 will be the “year of lenses”. This is the main focus of Sony right now. But of course we can expect one or even two new FF E-mount cameras too!
2) 16-35mm f/2.8 GM. This lens is coming soon. It was even “hinted” by Sony Artisans :)
3) Budget 85mm FE
4) New telephoto FE primes (maybe a 400mm FE?)
5) Sony is working on new dual card slots E-mount FF cameras
6) High End E-mount FF camera priced above the current A7rII is coming too. But the exact release time is still unclear.
7) Sigma will announce their first FE lenses this year

Medium reliable rumors (60% chance these are true):
1) The next A-mount camera should be the A77III. But if it gets released in 2017 is yet unconfirmed.
2) A7markIII is rumored to ship this summer

Low reliable rumors (30% chance these are true):
1) RX5 APS-C camera

Just me dreaming:
1) Sony RX medium format camera with the 55x41mm sensor

And now let’s talk about the possible timing of the next Sony announcements: The big CP+ show takes place in late February. But we know Sony likes to announce new stuff off these events. Last year they had an announcement two weeks AFTER the CP+ show. I expect Sony to announce new FE lenses first. New camcorders will be announced in April and probably new cameras in May-June. But that’s just a guess for now…

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(UPDATED) Samyang announces the new XEEN 20mm T/1.9 Cine FE Lens

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Samyang/Rokinon just announced the new XEEN 20mm T/1.9 Cine Lens. It’s coming as E-mount version too:

Finally, XEEN 20mm is released!
Discover XEEN 20mm T1.9 to create NEW experiences.

XEEN 20mm T1.9 brings the range of XEEN cinema lenses to eight and compliments the existing lenses: 14mm, 16mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm and 135mm.

It offers outstanding image quality from resolving power for 4K+ production for filming video and cinema.

Check out the XEEN website for more details
Http://www.xeenglobal.com

 

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Sony US launches new deals on the A6300, A68 and RX100 cameras

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Sony US launches brand new rebates on those cameras:

Sony A6300:
$300 +100 Gift Card on the A6300 with dual lens kit at BHphoto.
$100 +100 Gift Card on the A6300 at BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 +100 Gift Card on the A6300 with 16-50mm lens at BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 +100 Gift Card on the A6300 with 55-210mm lens at Adorama.
$100 +100 Gift Card on the A6300 with Zeiss 16-70mm lens at  Adorama.

Sony RX10III:
$100 off on the RX10III at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Sony RX100 IV:
$50 off on the RX100 IV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Sony A6000:
$250 +50 Gift Card on the Dual lens kit sold by BHphoto.
$50 +50 Gift Card on the camera with kit lens at BHphoto, Adorama.

Sony A68:
$50 off on the Sony A68 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Sony RX100III:
$50 off at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

 

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I Painted My Sony A6000 Pink (Guest Post by Raiatea Arcuri)

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The following is a guest post from Raiatea Arcuri:

I Painted My Sony A6000 Pink

I decided to paint my Sony A6000 pink for fun. Before you pick up the pitchforks, this A6000 is partially broken. Both camera dials do not work and it isn’t able to read the electronic connections on e-mount lenses. I can pretty much only use it with a manual lens in aperture priority. This was caused from numerous wave splashed shooting seascape photos.

The first thing I did was remove the grips. I would have disassembled the camera, but some of the screw heads are rusted out due to salt water corrosion.

Next I masked off some of the parts with masking tape.

I mounted my camera to a light stand and painted it with a can of pink spray paint.

Finished painting and put the grips back on.

This will be a fun camera to shoot with in public!

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This week SAR readers photos selection

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Two Wheeled Nomad
Bubbly jubbly.
This frozen 20 square mile lake seriously twisted my melon: it’s full of trapped methane bubbles (not Jason’s), suspended within a foot of ice, beneath which lies crystal clear waters about 65 feet deep and big trout that come cruising to the ice ceiling, attracted by our illumination. Quite surreal–well worth freezing our maracas off for.
Pictures taken at Abraham Lake on North Saskatchewan River in Clearwater County, western Alberta, Canada by Jason Spafford

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

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