This one ends today at midnight: 15% back on Sony stuff by using the Amazon PRIME card at Amazon US (Click here to read the details). Click those links to see the full list of elegible cameras (here) and lenses (here):
The infamous Fotodiox Nikon to E-mount adapter broke another camera. This time it’s the Sony A7II. Watch the video to learn more about it. And please warn the comunity…do not buy the adapter that is currently on sale at BHphoto (Click here to see it but don’t buy it!).
I do hope Fotodiox will help and/or reimburse all those affected by that issue!
All our EU readers can get the up to 53% deal at Amazon.de (Click here). Note that in Germany Samyang lenses are sold as Wallimex. Direct link to the discounted lenses:
12mm E-mount Wallimex
7.5mm E-mount Wallimex
8mm E-mount Wallimex
16-300mm A-mount Tamron
8mm A-mount Wallimex
35mm f/1.8 SP A-mount Tamron
Quick a7s Tip: Significantly Improve Battery Life
Canon and Toshiba patented a special curved sensor design (Mirrorlessrumors).
A Photographer’s Guide to Packing for Holiday Travel (Explora).
Transforming Light Into Art (ALC).
An unpretentious test of 35mm on 8 lenses on A7S2. Primes and zoom, some Sony some legacy (Scatteredlightblog).
Sony a6500 touch autofocus skate park test – graded with Filmconvert (Newsshooter).
To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.
David: “his is my little slomo clip using an RX100 IV. Happy to share it. https://youtu.be/efnXTOWEg7c“
Today only you can buy the fast and capcious Lexar 256GB SD card for $79 only at Adorama (Click here). This is the lowest price ever on this card.
And Adorama (Click here) listed all current Sony deals on one page (keep scrolling to see them all)
Sony deals:
15% back on Sony stuff by using the Amazon PRIME card at Amazon US (Click here to read the details). Click those links to see the full list of elegible cameras (here) and lenses (here):
$200 off on the Sony A7II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$350 off on the Sony 6000 kit at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$300 gift card for free on the Sony A7sII sold by Bhphoto, Focuscamera and Adorama.
$50 off on the Sony A5100 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sony A5000 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and 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 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$25 off on the lens 30mm macro at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Preorder start:
Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE lens at BHphoto.
The very first batch of A99II cameras shipped out. But it’s still impossible to find the camera in Stock in any US and EU stores. But now let’s switch over to this:
Imaging Resource posted a set of image samples you can download. And more important they added the A99II studio shots on their Comparometer. As far as I can see there is only a very small image quality difference between the A99II and the A7rII:
What are your thoughts?
Sony A99II preorders at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. PhotoPorst, Calumet Germany, Amazon UK and WexUK.
The non expert will have a hard time figuring out what all those numbers and classifications do mean on a memory card. A new and very well written overview of the fastest cards available can be read at Explora (Click here).
Within the article you can also read about the possible future standard camera memory cards:
XQD Cards are the reason CompactFlash cards aren’t getting a speed update, since they are the CompactFlash Association’s official replacement for CompactFlash cards. XQD cards are based on the PCIe standard (with an 8 Gb/s bus speed), offer far higher maximum transfer speeds than CompactFlash, are much smaller, and have a more rugged build than SD cards. There are currently two versions of XQD cards, Version 1.0, which allows for maximum transfer rates of 500 MB/s, and Version 2.0, which allows for speeds up to 1000 MB/s. While still limited in use, both versions offer faster possible transfer rates than the fastest CF or SD cards available.
It’s rumored that Sony is testing future A7/A9 cameras with such cards. The only problem I see for now is the relatively high price of the cards produced by Sony (Click here) and Lexar (Click here).
