Lensrentals tears apart the new Rokinon 50mm FE autofocus lens and finds it’s rather well built

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Roger Cicala from Lensrentals took an Inside Look at the Rokinon 50mm AF FE Autofocus Lens and concludes:

This lens was a pleasant surprise. No, it’s not built like a tank. But it is built like a small, efficient, well-constructed lens. With some of the previous Samyang / Rokinon lenses we disassemble them going “Oh, that’s going to break. This could be a problem.” We didn’t see any obvious weak points like that with this lens. It’s a clear step up in construction quality. It should be, it’s also a step up in price point.

Rokinon 50mm FE f/1.4 autofocus lens at Amazon US, BHphoto, Calumet Germany. The lens has a $70 discount on eBay US (Click here). Only four left in Stock!

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony A6300 Custom Settings Tutorial

Sony A7 II First Impressions-Switched from Nikon to Sony?! (Eric Rossi on Youtube)
How to grab a still picture from a video with Adobe Lightroom (Adrian Rohnfelder)
Sealife DC 2000: Neue wasserdichte Foto- und Videokamera mit 20 Megapixel (Heise.de)
ZERO – Follow Focus Lens Gear by Broken Anchor Design (Kickstarter).
Sony FDR-X3000R: análisis (Photolari).
Sony A6500- REAL World Touch Screen Stills and Video Test with the Sony 85mm G Master (Jason Lanier)

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The Graphite Sony A6000 is now available for preorder in US stores

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The new Graphite A6000 is now available for preorder at Amazon, BHphoto and BestBuy.

Big Amazon deal reminder:

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There is a special 15% back offer on Sony products at Amazon US (Click here to read the details). And click those links to see the full list of elegible cameras (here) and lenses (here). This is how it works:

Through December 10, get 15% back on select Sony products shipped from and sold by Amazon.com when you pay in full with the Amazon Prime Store Card. That’s a 10% bonus in addition to the everyday 5% back you can earn on all Amazon.com purchases. This 10% Sony bonus excludes Sony PlayStation, video games, and digital content.

Example: If you buy the Sony A7rII you get $480 back on your amazon prime card to spend on other stuff!

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The 2017 Sony camera roadmap (A7mIII, A77mIII, A9, A5300)

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An imaginary Sony A9

Sony had a very difficult 2016 mainly because of the Kumamoto earthquake that forced them to revise and delay their camera launch roadmap. So hopefully in 2017 things will go smoothly and this is the possible (and impossible) 2017 camera roadmap based on the rumors we got the past months:

  1. Highly Likely: New Sony A7 mark III (New 24MP sensor, maybe dual SD card slot, improved autofocus)
  2. Highly Likely: New Sony A9 (or A7 mark III?). Larger body, duals SD (or XQD) card, unlimited RAW recording, new High Resolution Megapixel sensor (around 70MP?)
  3. Likely: New A77 mark III. New 24MP sensor, faster autofocus system
  4. Uncertain: New A7s mark III. Not sure it will be announced in 2017. Early 2018 is more likely.
  5. Uncertain: Sony A5300. It’s unclear if Sony wants to continue that series or simply keep the A6000 as entry-level camera.
  6. Uncertain: RX5 APS-C camera with zoom lens
  7. Wishful thinking: RX camera with Sony’s 101 Megapixel medium format sensor

Time to ask our readers to express their opinion:

What's the one camera you would like to get in 2017?

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