Sony Alpha digital cameras

New Sony A6500 tests (and it’s shipping in Europe)

November 29, 2016
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Hugh Brownstone published that over 30min long A6500 review. So have your popcorn ready when you starting watching this :)

Sony A6500 Field Test Part I at Imaging Resource:

Although burst performance is greatly improved, write performance isn’t. This has long been something of a bugbear for Sony’s cameras, and the A6500 is no different. With no UHS-II compatibility, it can take a while for the A6500 to catch up after a burst and write your images to memory — and until they’re all written, they can’t be checked for focus, exposure and composition.
You can now, however, at least review those images which have already been written to storage while you’re waiting for the buffer to clear. And there’s also now an indication on the display showing how many images are remaining in the buffer. That helps a bit with the watched-kettle-never-boils syndrome, giving you an idea of how much longer you’ll have to wait before you can review those last images or access the camera’s full capabilities.

The A6500 is shipping in Europe (example Fotomundus) and will ship within 24 hours in USA too:

A6500 in Stock status at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Amazon.de, Fotomundus, Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.

Cyber Monday deals: New A6000 deal and $700 off on XEEN FE lenses.

November 28, 2016
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Today we have the new Cyber Monday deals. A general overview of all new deals can be seen here:
All Black Friday deals at Amazon, Bhphoto, eBay, Adorama, BestBuy, Target and Walmart. In EU at Amazon: DE, UK, FR, IT, ES.
Camera/Photo Black Friday deals at Amazon, eBay, BestBuy and BHphoto. In EU at Amazon: DE, UK, FR, IT, ES.
Sony special deal pages at Adorama and BHphoto.

Today’s new Sony related deals:

$350 off and now also an additional $50 gift card for free on the A6000 dual lens kit sold by BHphoto (Click here).

Save $700 on the Cine XEEN E-mount lenses at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

$23 off on the Fotodiox Canon to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter on Amazon US (Click here).
Tiffen 72mm UV Protection Filter on Gold Box at 3.30m New York time at Amazon US (Click here).

Sony cameras:
Free $200 gift card with the Sony A7rII at BHphoto.
Free $200 gift card with the Sony A7sII at BHphoto.
$150 off anf free $50 gift card with the Sony A6000 at Adorama.
$200 off on the Sony A7II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$350 off on the Sony 6000 kit at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony A5100 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sony A5000 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100III at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100II at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the Sony RX100 at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
Free $100 gift card with the Sony A6300 sold by BHphoto.
Free $100 gift card with the Sony RX100m5 sold by BHphoto.
$100 off and extra free $50 gift card on the A5000 at BHphoto.

Third party E and A-mount lenses:
Up to 40% off on SLRmagic lenses at Adorama.
Up to $300 off on Sigma A and E-mount lenses at BHphoto and Adorama.
$40 off on the Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic at BHphoto.
$100 off on the SLR Magic Cine 50mm f/1.1 Lens at BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 A-mount lens at BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sigma 24-105mm A-mount lens at BHphoto.
$10 off on the Lexar 128GB Professional 1000x SD card at BHphoto.
Rebates on the Sigma AF 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Lens + USB Dock Bundle on eBay.

Sony Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon
$370 off on the Grey Imported Zeiss 55mm FE lens on eBay.
$360 off on the Open Box 70-300mm FE lens on eBay.

SD cards:
SanDisk Black Friday Specials at Adorama and BHphoto (Scroll down to find them).
Savongs on the Lexar 64GB Professional 1000x at Amazon and BHphoto.
42% off on the 2-Pack – Lexar 32GB SD card at Adorama.
Rebates on the SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO SD card at Adorama and BHphoto.
45% off on the SanDisk 16GB Class 4 SDHC Memory Card, 2 Pack at Amazon.
28% off on the SanDisk 16GB Class 10 SDHC UHS-I at Amazon.

Adapters and Accessories:
$20 off on Vello adapters at BHphoto.
$50 Instant Savings with Promo code “SHOPBH1680” on Metabones adapter at BHphoto.
Dolica AX620B 62-Inch Proline Tripod and Ball Head $44.95 at FocusCamera.

Software and Tutorials:
$200 off on the Tutorial from Miguel Quiles

Sony APS-C E-mount lenses:
$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.

The new Nocturnus II 50mm f/0.95 FE lens goes on sale for $2,999!

November 28, 2016
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The German company Meyer Optik Gorlitz launched the new Nocturnus II 50mm f/0.95 FE lens. You can preorder the lens on BHphoto (Click here). It costs $2,999 and will start shipping on January 1.

via Meyer-optik-goerlitz Facebook

Cyber Monday Sony deals in Europe: RX100m4 for 699€. A6000 for 549€.

November 28, 2016
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Today we have the new CyberMonday deals. And European readers can get the Sony RX100 IV for 699 Euro at Amazon Germany (Click here). And the White A6000 with kit lens sells for 549€ at Amazon Italy (Click here). The A500 dual lens kit sells for 449 Euro at Amazon Spain while it is on Gold Box at Amazon France (starts at 9.15).
Note that even if you are member of another Amazon Europe country you can grab those deals.

Link to all European CyberMonday deals: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
link to all European Camera/Photo CyberMonday deals: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

Link to all USA CyberMonday deals: Amazon, Bhphoto, eBay, Adorama, BestBuy, Target and Walmart.
link to all USA Camera/Photo CyberMonday deals: Amazon, eBay, BestBuy and BHphoto. .

Sony Tidbits…

November 28, 2016
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Sony A99II Hands On with this Powerhouse Alpha Camera

Gear I Use #6- the Sigma Art 20mm f/1.4 Canon Mount w/ MC11 Adapter & Sony A7Rii (Jason Lanier).
Sony A6500 review-in-progress (CameraLabs).
Sony A6500 gallery: Action aplenty from awesome Austin (Imaging Resource).
Best of 2016: Digital Cameras (Explora).
Sony webinar: Shams’ documentary showreel (MySonyProfessional).

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New deal: $150 off on the new Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lens!

November 27, 2016
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The big new Deal of today is the $150 rebate on the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lens sold by BHphoto (Click here). There are also two $100 discounts on A-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 A-mount lens at BHphoto.
$100 off on the Sigma 24-105mm A-mount lens at BHphoto.
$10 off on the Lexar 128GB Professional 1000x SD card at BHphoto.
Rebates on the Sigma AF 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Lens + USB Dock Bundle on eBay.

Full list of today’s Black Friday deals:
All Black Friday deals at Amazon, Bhphoto, eBay, Adorama, BestBuy, Target and Walmart. In EU at Amazon: DE, UK, FR, IT, ES.
Camera/Photo Black Friday deals at Amazon, eBay, BestBuy and BHphoto. In EU at Amazon: DE, UK, FR, IT, ES.
Sony special deal pages at Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Japan announced the “Graphite” A6000 version

November 27, 2016
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Sony Japan announced the new “graphite” A6000 version. It will go on sale on December 2 in Japan. That version was already available in a few other countries like Sony Uk. Here are a few more images: