New Black Friday deals roundup (Free HDTV with the A99, $500 off on the VG20, %15 savings in UK)

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And here is an updated list of all Sony Black Friday deals! New is the A99+free HDTV deal and the %15 off in UK (details at AlphaCameraDeals). And than we have a $500 off on the NEX-VG20.

All new deals of today can be found at Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay.

And here are is a summary of the SLT/NEX and lens deals. Just click the store name to open the product page:

SLT cameras:
Free 32inch HDTV on any A99 purchase via AlphaCameraDeals.
$300 off A77 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$300 off A77 with 18-135mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$300 off A77 with 16-50mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off A65 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off A65 with 18-135mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off A65 with 18-55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$150 off A57 body only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$150 off A57 with 18-135mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$150 off A57 with 18-55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

A-mount lenses
$50 off on the 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/2.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$25 off on the 18-135mm f/ 3.5-5.6 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24mm f/2.0 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/2.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 85mm f/1.4 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the 100mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 135mm f/1.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 135mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

NEX cameras/lenses:
$500 off on the NEX-VG20 at Amazon, BHphoto.
$100 off on the NEX-5R you can check out right now at Amazon, Adorama and Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sigma NEX lenses at Amazon, Adorama and Bhphoto.

Accessories/Software:
Plenty of rebates at Adobe.
Save up to $55 Instantly on Select Sony Camera Accessories at Amazon.

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Finally first Black Friday deal on the Sony A99! (and a new A99 roundup)

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A99 FULLHD 60fps By MugWedding from MugWedding on Vimeo.

Finally we have a Black Friday deal on the A99 in US. Check it out at AlphaCameraDeals (Click here). In UK you will get 15% off on sony.co.uk (A99 = 1952£). By entering the voucher code SONYBF10 at the checkout you’ll get 15% off TVs, HiFi, cameras and Handycams.

And here are some new A99 reviews: Frank Doorhof posted the seocnd part of his ongoing A99 review. Bokeh test on vimeo. Initial A99 review at Chromasia: “As I guess you’ve already worked out, I’m seriously impressed with the SLT-A99. The image quality is superb, it has a great range of features, and no real negatives, at least none that have any major impact on my style/type of photography. As such I have no problem recommending this camera.” And some image samples can be seen here.

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Sony TidBits…

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What’s Next for Sony Interchangeable Lens Cameras

The Orphanage: a photo essay by Mike Kobal, shot with the Sony A77
Sony Real Time Gallery – World’s First (ePhotozine).
sony Cyber-shot DSC RX100 + magfilter adapter ring 52mm + hoya Pro1 Digital 52mm MC PL-C at Cadabras.
NEX-6 and powerzoom AF testing by SonyAlphaLab.
NEX-7 review at SansMirror.

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The full Sony Black Friday deals roundup (SLT, NEX and lenses).

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Black Friday is ongoing and every hour you can find new deals. Check them on these overview pages: Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay.

And here are is a summary of the SLT/NEX and lens deals. Just click the store name to open the product page:

SLT cameras:
$300 off A77 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$300 off A77 with 18-135mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$300 off A77 with 16-50mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off A65 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off A65 with 18-135mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$200 off A65 with 18-55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$150 off A57 body only at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$150 off A57 with 18-135mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$150 off A57 with 18-55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

A-mount lenses
$50 off on the 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/2.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-50mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$25 off on the 18-135mm f/ 3.5-5.6 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24mm f/2.0 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/2.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 85mm f/1.4 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$50 off on the 100mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 135mm f/1.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 135mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

NEX cameras/lenses:
$100 off on the NEX-5R you can check out right now at Amazon, Adorama and Bhphoto.
$50 off on the Sigma NEX lenses at Amazon, Adorama and Bhphoto.

Accessories/Software:
Plenty of rebates at Adobe.
Save up to $55 Instantly on Select Sony Camera Accessories at Amazon.

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(SR3) Sony testing a new FF camera without AA filter

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The D800 with AA filter on left and the D800E without AA filter on right.

Many didn’t notice that Pentax new K-5 IIs camera (available here on Amazon) not only features the well known Sony 16 Megapixel sensor. It also doesn’t use any Anti Aliasing filter. This will increase the per pixel sharpness although you will have to deal with moirè issues. And here comes the next rumor: I heard from a couple of sources that Sony’s next FF high megapixel number camera that will be announced next year is very likely going rid of the AA filter too! It will become a sort of Nikon D800E alike camera. I am still working to get more details about the camera. So stay tuned on SAR, subscribe the RSS feed (Click here) and Twitter (Click here) stream and the Facebook fan page (Click here)!

P.S.:Photoclubalpha also posted an article about possible future Sony cameras having no Anti Aliasing Filter.

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Black Friday hourly deals: Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay. And last New A900 for sale on eBay (via Slidoo).

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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

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New jackar 34mm f/1.8 lens

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Jackar Optical released a new 34mm f/1.8 lens with native E-mount. It is a manual lens and all specs and images can be read/seen at Snapshooter.jackarlens.com and on Flickr. The lens will be for sale on eBay by early December and cost $190. Jackar adapters and fisheye lenses can already be found on [shoplink 15550 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
The lens design is based on the current [shoplink 15551 ebay]C-mount 35mm lens ($40 here on eBay)[/shoplink]. What they changed is the material, finishing, the ring is larger and turning has been improved. Plus the lenses are multi-coated and of course mount is NEX. It comes with a lens hood and genuine leather case as you see form the images below:

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Fitch Downgrades Sony to Speculative Grade.

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Fitch downgraded Sony “given the company’s loss of technology leadership in key products, high competition, weak economic conditions in developed markets and the strong yen“.

The problem is certainly not the camera business: “Fitch believes that continuing weakness in the home entertainment & sound and mobile products & communications segments will offset the relatively stable music and pictures segments and improvement in the devices segment which makes semiconductors and components.“.

As you know Sony is completely restructuring the company and Fitch writes: “Fitch believes that the strategic initiatives announced in April 2012 to turn around the company’s electronics business are the right approach, but execution is a risk and macro headwinds and intense competition across almost all of Sony’s key products may delay the recovery.”

That will probably bring to a long discussion now if such rating agencies are trustworthy or if Sony is trustworthy. We have to see it globally. It’s a hard time for many companies and many countries. And I am not sure how to decipher what is happening now. In short, I am not worried about Sony, I am more worried about us learning how to come out of a global crisis liek that!

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Black Friday hourly deals: Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay.

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