Sony NEX-6 in Stock status (now at Adorama too, and a book coming).

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Sony NEX-6 Smart remote video (in German)

Time for a short [shoplink 14167]Sony NEX-6[/shoplink] roundup!

The camera is shipping and first owners are writing their reviews on Amazon US (three of them) and Amazon DE (again three). Also our friend Jay from SonyAlphaLab posted a first NEX-6 impression review. And there is also a first NEX-6 book on preorder at Amazon (coming in May?). Than we have a new chinese advertising on youtube, an unboxing video by John Sison, a video review by Derek Yeo,

And here is the short in Stock status:
Body only: Amazon, Adorama, [shoplink 14167 ebay]eBay[/shoplink], Jessops, and many more links at AlphaCameraDeals (including Sonystores).
With 16-50mm kit lens: Amazon, Bhphoto, Jessops, WexDE, AmazonFR and many more links at AlphaCameraDeals (including Sonystores).

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(SR2) Hasselblad to make E-mount lenses (with Fuji?)

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We haven’t forgotten that Hasselblad joined the E-mount system…have we? And today we have some news from the Swedish company:

Our reader Aliaume (Thanks!) spotted a surprising statement made by Peter Stig-Nielsen, responsible of Hasselblad professional products at Lesnumeriques (tranlsation here). Hasselblad want to develop their own software enhancements on E-mount lenses. But they are also considering to produce their own E-mount lenses with quality manufacturer…maybe with Fujinon.

As usual with these interview made with Managers…be aware that many things can  be interpreted wrong by the interviewers. I would be damn surprised if Fuji would produce E-mount lenses. I think there is only a very low chance this will happen. On the other side I confess I would be very happy to see some Fuji-Hasselblad quality glass. And they already worked together on the X Pan lenses ([shoplink 15310 ebay]some of them you can find here on eBay[/shoplink]).

By the way, I am really curious to see if there will be a serious partnership on the medium format front. You still dreaming of a Sony square sensor camera? :)

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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The next great Sony A99 test roundup! Frank Doorhof impressed with A99’s dynamic range.

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A99 hands-on video by videolifestyle

Looks like many SAR readers were testing their brand new A99 cameras and they sent me some very interesting links to their tests. Here they are:

Frank Doorhof posted some new A99 portrait pics and likes the A99 so much that he just ordered a complete Alpha set! He is particularly impressed by the Dynamic Range. Note…he usually uses the Canon 5DmarkIII.
Sony A99 blog and test by Amit Zinman.
An A99 wedding video on youtube.
A99 video performance test by Fredrik on youtube.
Sony A99 tested for sports by Martin Gamper.
A99 vs. A900 vs. A77 by Stealthmodephoto.

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A99 body Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Jessops, Wex UK, Wex Germany, eBay, Sonystore DEUKFRITESNLSEFICH and more links at Alphacameradeals.
A99 with kit lens links Alphacameradeals.

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$276 price drop on A77 at BigValue. NEX-6 in Stock.

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And here comes the next huge price drop on the A77. You can now buy it for $1122 at [shoplink 15299 ebay]BigValue eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. That’s $276 less than the price at Amazon (Click here).

And the new NEX-6 is in Stock and shipping at Amazon (Click here). Actually selling as well as the discounted NEX-5n (here is the ranking). And top end there is a Gold Box deal on a Sony Cybershot camera (Click here and scroll to see it).

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Five new E-mount Rokinon/Samyang lenses released and preorders!

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UPDATE: Bhphoto listed five new E-mount lenses from Rokinon Samyang! These are all Cine lenses (smooth aperture control). Someone raised the question that this may be a BH mistake. But their text clearly says it’s for NEX.

8mm T/3.8 Fisheye Cine Lens for Sony E at BHphoto (Click here).
14mm T3.1 Cine Lens for Sony E at BHphoto (Click here).
24mm T1.5 Cine Lens for Sony E at BHphoto (Click here).
35mm T1.5 Cine Lens for Sony E at BHphoto (Click here).
85mm T1.5 Cine Lens for Sony E at BHphoto (Click here).

Don’t forget that there is also an upcoming Rokinon 8mm T/3.8 Fisheye Cine Lens for Sony A-mount (BHphoto), the 24mm t/1.5 A-mount (Amazon) and the 35mm t/1.5 for A-mount (Amazon).

As usual be aware that Samyang has mane different brand names. Click on these Slidoo eBay links to see a list.
USA: Rokinon, Samyang, Opteka, Bower and in Europe: Samyang, Rokinon, Walimex, Falcon, Vivitar.

Note: Slidoo is a SAR developed official eBay App (in Beta phase). Subscribe to change country and help me testing this project. Thanks!

Samyang also sent us the press release text of the 85mm t/1.5 lens:

Press release:

Kraków, 9th of November, 2012 – Samyang Europe proudly informs about releasing at the turn of November and December brand new video lens Samyang T 1.5 85mm AS IF UMC.
The lens will join Samyang’s VDSLR family and will be available with following mounts: Nikon, Canon, or Sony. Optical construction, similarly as in case of classical version, comprises of 9 lenses  divided into 7 optical groups and provides internal focusing function. It should be also noted that one of the lenses is aspherical. Iris diaphragm allows one to produce aesthetic bokeh. All lenses were covered with multilayered, anti-reflective coatings, which add to the very high level of light transmission. As in the case of the rest VDSLR lenses, the aperture and focus rings are featured with gears, allowing to control work of the lens with follow focus system.
Samyang T 1.5 85mm AS IF UMC will be available on sales at the turn of November and December, but for those, who would like to have it earlier, Samyang Europe prepared a special contest. The prize is the brand new 85mm VDSLR itself. To win the lens a short video needs to be made. All necessary information is at distributor’s offical site: www.samyang.pl and its Facebook fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/samyangpl
Welcome to the fun!
Samyang Europe

 

via Cheesycam.

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Gold Box deal on the NEX-5 (not the 5n!)

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Many readers sent me a message about a just launched Amazon Gold Box deal on the NEX-5 (Click here to check it). This is not the 5n but the first generation 5 camera. If you prefer to grab one of the 5n deals check out at [shoplink 15282 ebay]eBay US ($460 with kit lens)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 15281 ebay]eBay FR (399 Euro with lens)[/shoplink]. It’s cheaper than the mentioned NEX-5 deal and from time to time you can find it even cheaper. If you want you can use our little (still in beta testing) Slidoo website to save searches and get notified (login to change country)

By the way, the NEX-6 is in Stock in almost all stores! Check at: [shopcountry 14167].

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