Preorder now! New 50mm FE and 70-300mm FE lenses at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Focus and Calumet.

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You can now place your preorder on the newly announced Sony FE lenses and the RX10m3:
FE 50mm f/1.8 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany.
FE 70-300mm at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany.
RX10m3 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Calumet Germany.

And as I wrote in my previous post the new 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens is now in Stock for the first time via BHphoto (Click here). And also is the Batis 85mm lens is finally in Stock at Adorama (Click here).

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24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.

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Sony FE 24-70mm and Batis are now in Stock in USA! New FE lenses on preorder at FocusCamera Calumet Germany.

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Three in Stock and preorder status info updates:

1) The new 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens is now in Stock for the first time via BHphoto (Click here). And European readers from France, UK and Germany told me that their preorder shipped too. Also the A6300 is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here). For more stores check out the links below:
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Amazon Germany. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

2) The new Batis 85mm lens is finally in Stock at Adorama (Click here).

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3) And the new FE lenses and the RX10mIII can now be preordered in Germany at Focuscamera and Calumet:
FE 50mm f/1.8 at FocusCamera. Calumet Germany.
FE 70-300mm at FocusCamera. Calumet Germany.
RX10m3 at FocusCamera. Calumet Germany.

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EBU tech guru Alan Roberts tests the A6300 video quality and says: “is not suitable for use in general broadcasting”

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A6300 tested with the [shoplink 46359 ebay]Zeiss 100mm f2.8 macro[/shoplink] (image courtesy: Newsshooter)

Newsshooter posted an interesting article about the new Sony A6300. They sent a camera to EBU lab tester Alan Roberts. he test various cameras for broadcasters. To meet the Tier 1 or Tier 2 standard the camera must meet high expectations in image quality (HD or UHD). He tested the A6300 Resolution, Aliasing, Colour Performance, Dynamic Range, Noise and Rolling Shutter. And came to the conclusion:

This camera is not suitable for use in general broadcasting, apart from Special Purposes where its physical size or shape makes it uniquely suited to a particular type of shot.

Newsshooter writes:

Although the camera is a great feat of miniaturization, the results aren’t great if you want to use the a6300 for broadcast. The principal barriers are the high levels of aliasing, rolling shutter and noise (at 50% grey).

Well, it is not a good news but also no deal breaker. The A6300 camera wasn’t made for professional broadcast use. And I guess 99,99% of the A6300 owners certainly didn’t plan to shoot 45min BBC documentaries with it :)

Note: Just for fun. Luke Miller sent us this new heavy rolling shutter A6300 image ;)

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A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.

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RX10m3 first look with Sony manager Mike Bubolo

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The RX10m3 highlight is certainly that massive 24-600mm zoom lens. One lens to rule them all! Below you can find an interview with Sony manager Mike Bubolo.

More RX10mIII tests:
Hands-on pics have been posted by Dpreview too.
Image samples at Imaging Resource.
Cyber-shooting: Sony Cyber-shot RX10 III video overview (Dpreview).

Store links:
FE 50mm f/1.8 at BHphoto. Adorama.
FE 70-300mm at BHphoto. Adorama.
RX10m3 at BHphoto. Adorama.

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The 70-300mm vs the 70-200mm size comparison

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How much smaller is the new FE 70-300mm compared to the other FE tele zooms? The comparison at Camerasize shows us the new lens close to the two 70-200mm zooms. Tomorrow you will be able to preorder the new lens in US and Europe stores. And within the next few weeks Sony will announce the 70-200mm GM lens pricing too.

Store links:
FE 50mm f/1.8 at BHphoto. Adorama.
FE 70-300mm at BHphoto. Adorama.
RX10m3 at BHphoto. Adorama.

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