More “cheap” Sony refurbished stuff (RX cameras and more).

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Sony US is selling plenty of top refurbished cameras with huge discounts:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 for 2,299.00 by [shoplink 27941 ebay]Sony on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Refurbished Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera RX100 II for $524.99 by [shoplink 27939 ebay]Sony on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
VG900 for $1,349.99 by [shoplink 27940 ebay]Sony on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$600 discount on the A99 at [shoplink 27915 ebay]Sony eBay page (Click here)[/shoplink].

More Sony deals:
Up to $900 reward deal at Amazon US (Click here).
$200 off on the A7r at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
$200 off on the superb Zeiss 55mm FE lens at [shoplink 27874 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink].
Save $380 on the Sony VGC99AM Vertical Grip with Sony A99 Digital SLR Purchase
Buy a Qualifying Sony a7 Series Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories
Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses
Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Camera Purchase

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(SR2) Some possible RX2 zoom lens specs.

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I am very confident we will soon get a new RX camera with curved sensor and 35mm f/1.8 Zeiss lens. But according to an anonymous (and new source) there could be a second RX FF camera with a zoom lens and “classic” non curved sensor. He says the new RX2 will feature the same A7r 36 MP sensor and have a 35-70mm f/2.8 compact zoom lens.

Like I said, this is a new source so take it with a grain of salt. As a side note: Sony itself said it’s very difficult to design zoom lenses for a curved sensor so that could be the reason why such a camera still uses the normal flat sensor.


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Something is changing? DSLR sales going down. Mirrorless sales going slighty up.

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Image courtesy: Personal View.

Well, if you look at that chart posted by Personal View you will notice a big change is going on in the system camera market. DSLR sales are dropping while mirrorles system camera are holding their ground. The data is based on the sales from Japanese camera manufacturers (Source: CIPA). It may explain why Sony is betting high on their mirrorless system and is a bit less “engaged” on the A-mount front. Still, there is a lot to do to make that mirrorless sales line make growth further…

via MirrorlessRumors.

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UP to $900 off on A7, A7r and A7s kits.

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If oyu are going to buy a new A7 camera be sure to grab the up to $900 reward deal at Amazon US (Click here). And since yesterday Sony US officially discounted the A7r price: $200 off at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here). And $200 off on the superb Zeiss 55mm FE lens at [shoplink 27874 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink].

These are the current Sony deals on Amazon US:
Save $380 on the Sony VGC99AM Vertical Grip with Sony A99 Digital SLR Purchase
Get up to $375 Toward a Sony a7 Camera or Lens with a Qualifying DSLR Trade-in
Buy a Qualifying Sony a7 Series Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories
Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses
Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Camera Purchase
Save $50 on Select Sony RX Series Digital Cameras
Save $50 and Get a Free Case with Sony QX Lens-Style Cameras

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Sony A7s test roundup!

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Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7s Review – 4k vs ISO

There are plenty of new A7s tests and reviews and here is the roundup of all of them:

A Sony a7S in the field: Al Jazeera’s Miguel Toran tries it out for broadcast TV (Newsshooter).
Sony Alpha A7S Digital Camera Review at Cameras.Reviewed.
Sony a7S Astrophotography Review (LonelySpeck).
Sony Alpha A7S (ILCE-7S) Review at ePhotozine.
Sony A7s Rolling Shutter Compared to Competitors (Planet5D).
Castle. A Sony A7S Pic Pro + Film Convert Film. Saturation and Skin Tone Test Film by Ed David.
The Sony A7S, X70 and Atomos Shogun at Pinewood Studios (EosHD).
Polish A7s review at Optyczne.

Carl Miller:I recently published a couple videos on the Sony a7S. Thought they might be interesting for your readers!
Overall thoughts on a7S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiIigSdWHWE
120fps fun short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCZKLGHTIkI

Josh:Here is my latest Blog entry about why I bought a Sony A7s. http://joshmcleodphotography.com/2014/07/29/life-without-a-mirror-continued/

Sony A7s store links:
Sony A7s preorder in USA/CA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony USA, Sony Canada.
Sony A7s EU pages: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PL. And Wex UK.
A7s Gariz leather case in [shoplink 27569 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27570 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 27571 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 27572 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony TidBits…

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Migration to Mirrorless Digital Cameras (by BH)

Travel to Myanmar with a National Geographic Photographer Michael Yamashita at Compassroseexpeditions.
Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art review at Admiring Light.
German A77II test at Digitalkamera.
A77II review at Parkcameras.A77II review at Techradar.
Polish A77II reviews at Fotopolis and Optyczne.

Paul:Hello! I’ve made an A77m2 review. It’s in russian, so not very useful for SAR readers, but it has great pictures with noise tests using different kinds of processing. JPEG, multoshot and RAW using DXO. Looks very impressive, appears that ISO up to 6400 is perfectly usable. The review address is http://www.alphatraveller.org/archives/377

Ray: An adventure through the most amazing red rocks on our pale blue dot. http://www.eternallycreative.com/adventures/red-rocks/. Shot with Sony A99 and Zeiss 24mm f/2.0 ZA

Peter:Thought I’d share this A7S film with you! Feel free to post it on your blog. https://vimeo.com/102454272

Jacob: “I posted a review about shooting weddings with the RX10 on my wife and I’s website but no actually reads our blogs. I thought it might be helpful for others. http://www.jakeandkimphoto.com/blog-1/2014/7/11/photographing-weddings-with-the-sony-rx10

Dave: “I thought you might like to have a look at, and hopefully share, A couple of Gigapixel photos I’ve recently taken with my 7r. Both were taken with a Gigapan Epic Pro head, the 7r body, and a Nikkor 180mm 2.8 ED lens. The combination of high megapixel count and the super sharp Nikkor lens is producing amazing results.
Taste of Edmonton food festival: http://gigapan.com/gigapans/159437
Edmonton Eskimos home opener: http://gigapan.com/gigapans/158298

Paul:I just thought I’d share with you something that may be of interest to some users. As you know, the Phigmenttech LM-NEX adapter is the only M-mount -> E-mount adapter that provides EXIF data and focus coupling What may not be apparent is that this adapter is also the only adapter (for any lens mount -> E mount) that can provide lens profiles to the camera. I have recently updated my site and firmware that allows for easier configuration of the adapter. It is now possible to upload a sample “white wall” shot to my site and have a custom profile generated that will apply real-time vignetting (and experimentally cast) correction (It looks like there is a limit of approximately 1 stop correction). My site provides an example (sorry, research and development has taken away from my time to actually take pictures) of vignetting and cast correction.
https://www.phigmenttech.ca/lmnex/. It may be prudent to disclose that vignetting (and possibly cast) corrections ARE baked in to the raw data. (at least it is in my NEX-7 and A7R)

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$600 off on the refurbished Sony A99 (sold by Sony US).

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Sony US is selling a limited quantity of A99 cameras with a huge close to $600 discount on [shoplink 27915 ebay]Sony eBay page (Click here)[/shoplink].

More cool new deals:
$200 off at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
$200 off on the superb Zeiss 55mm FE lens at [shoplink 27874 ebay]BigValue (Click here)[/shoplink].
Today’s deal blast is the [shoplink 27916 ebay]Lexar 32 GB Professional 400x SDHC UHS-I Card 2-Pack (Click here)[/shoplink].
50% off on the Sony 32GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 R40 Memory Card – 2 Pack sold by [shoplink 27917 ebay]FocusCamera eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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