Chris and Jordan from TheCameraStoreTV selected the best and worst gear of the year 2016. The only time they did mention Sony was in the best lens category. The 24-70mm GM lens got the second place.
24-70mm GM store links: [shopcountry 47915].
And Hugh Brownstone also made a with with the best and worst gear of the year. Hugh says the Sony 85mm GM is the best lens of 2016.
85mm GM store links: [shopcountry 50835].
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The Loxia 85mm lens is now in Stock for the first time in Europe at Amazon.de and [shoplink 54288 ebay]eBay Europe[/shoplink].
And Alin Popescu posted a new full review of the lens:
“This is not a cheap lens to buy, but if you’re in for the Zeiss look and awesome image quality, both sharp and with beautiful bokeh, then this might be a steal.”
Testing The Sony A7RII Low Light at 3200 ISO in 4K
Check out these digital cameras from when floppy discs were used rather than flash cards (Diyphotography).
Best of 2016: Zeiss Lenses (Explora).
Front and Center: Breaking the Rule of Thirds in Photography (Adorama Learning Center)
Shorten Min. Focus Distance with Techart Pro Adapter (Youtube).
Japan Display to buy Panasonic-Sony OLED venture (Asian Review)
Sony 70200 f2 8 G Master vs Sony 70200 f4 vs Canon 70200 f2.8L IS II vs Tamron 70200 f2.8 (Hanna Saba).
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Mariusz: “I thought that could be interesting for you and your readers, as I was one of the people that was looking for this kind of video but couldn’t find it, so I decided to record it myself. It’s a vlog where I’m testing the 28mm f2 lens from Sony for a purpose of vlogging. Also it shows the slow motion and low light capabilities in real life of the Sony a7rii.
Here is the link to YouTube video – https://youtu.be/oKsu6zoEgws“
Juan: “Just wanted to let you know that we just released a new special episode of the AlphaMirrorless podcast with a hands-on video comparison of the newly released Sony Alpha a6500 with the a6300 and the a6000. You can find the podcast here: http://thisweekinphoto.com/alphamirrorless-042-a6xxx-comparison/“
You can now buy the new Venus Laowa 12mm f/2.8 for A or E-mount at BHphoto (Click here). The A-mount version is in Stock now while the E-mount version will ship very soon too.
Tony and Chelsea followers voted the best gear of 2016. At minute 7 there is a special mention for the “best unshipped lens”. And the winner is the 70-200mm Sony GM. Tony says he tested it and says it’s “stellar” but he doesn’t get it why the lens is still not shipping yet.
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Focuscamera. In Eu at Calumet.de. Amazon Germany. Cyberport.de. PhotoPorst. Jessops. WexUK.
A source sent me the following info about the new Samyang XP 14mm f/2.4 FE lens:
Canon Mount will be the first wave of 14mm lens product in early January – maaaaaaybe some Sony E Mount will be included in those shipments but he said that’s a ‘pie in the sky’ expectation. More likely Sony E Mount will appear in latter January / early February.
Sony A99M2 (A99 II) High Speed Shooting Video and AF Test – This is what it sounds like
Why you should not delete images on your memory card using your camera (Diyphotography)
Cure found for wide angle rangefinder lenses on Sony bodies! (Fred Miranda).
The New Medium Format (Explora).
Prepping Your Holiday Photo Gear (Adorama Learning Center)
The Best Lenses below $499 for the Sony a7 Series (Phillip Reeve).
Sony Enters Settlement relating to the European Commission Investigation of the Secondary Batteries Market (Sony.net).
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Juan: “Take Kayo interviewed me about my Beers And Cameras meet-ups. I talk about how I use my Sony, like my M-Mount glass and other things. Think your audience may find it entertaining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM1V020t6l0”
Scott: “A personal project shot on a mixed bag of Sony cameras. I normally work on weddings, making films and taking photos so it was good to leave the work behind and try something different. This film was shot on the A7s, A7ll, A7r, RX100mk4, RX10mk2 and the Phantom3 Pro. The lenses used were the FE90mm f2.8, Batis 85 f1.8, FE 35 f1.4 and 24-70 f4.
https://vimeo.com/181710326”
