New battery grip for the NEX-7? NEX-7 in Stock in Canada and soon in UK (both body and kit version!!!).

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For the (worldwide!) first time the NEX-7 with black 18-55mm kit lens is in Stock at Sony Canada (Click here). And also the body only is in Stock at Sony Canada (Click here). And in Europe both NEX-7 versions will be available within 10 days at Jessops UK (Click here). And in USA you can get a 300 mail in rebate on Epson printer when pre ordering the NEX-7 body at Adorama (Click here).

I just got a news saying that the Taiwanese company Ownuser (Click here) will soon announce a new battery grip for the NEX-7! It is a modular design that would also allow the use of [shoplink 11134 ebay]LA-EA2[/shoplink] without obstruction. The same company already made battery grips for SLT and NEX cameras:
[shoplink 6128 ebay]Click here to see the A33/A55 battery grip auctions on eBay[/shoplink].
[shoplink 6129 ebay]Click here to see the NEX-5 battery grip auctions on eBay[/shoplink].

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Full NEX-7 preorder search links:
[shoplist 8454]

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New (cool!) Sony HVL-LE1 LED light flash! A77 in Stock in USA/Canada/UK.

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Sony unveiled that new hotshoe-mountable LED battery light. As you can see from the video on top it’s actually a super nice gadget you can tilt and angle. There is a dimmer you can adjust from 10% up to 100% power (1800 LUX maximum at 5500 Kelvin). There is even a filter slot for the use of a 3200 conversion filter. The It weights 250g and is priced at $250. One moge thing: you can use AA and Sony V or M batteries, the same used for the A77. Can’t wait to use that LED light on my future A99 :)

By the way, the A77 is in Stock at Expanys USA (Click here), Expansys Canada (Click here), Expansys UK (Click here).

 

 

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UPDATED: Sony price increases in Hong Kong from February 1 (but for Hong Kong only!!!=

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Our reader NSHK sent me the “official bad news”:
The following is the new official listed price in sony Hong Kong.
Effective from Feb 1
>30% up!!!
USD 1 = HKD 7.8
SAL1680Z HKD 5390 > HKD 7390 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 5586])
SAL1635Z HKD11990 > HKD 15990 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 9773])
SAL2470Z HKD 12590 > HKD 15990 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 9776])
SAL85F14Z HKD 9990 > HKD 12590 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 9786])
SAL135F18 HKD 10990 > HKD 13880 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 9771])
SAL70300G HKD 5980 > HKD 7790 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 9783])
SAL70400G HKD 10990 > HKD 15990 (Check in other stores: [shopcountry 9784])

UPDATE: Good news folks. The price increases will happen in Hong Kong only!!! The rest of thw world is save :)

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One more…ehm lens adapter for NEX :)

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via DC.watch

Neither DSLR/SLT users nor NEX camera owners could enjoy some real good news from the lens front at CES. We only had those two non spectacular Sigma lenses (with no offense to Sigma that can make some very superb lenses!). Now we have one more not so cool news :)

Kenko announced a new T to E mount adapter for the Tokina 400mm f/8.0 mirror lens (see picture on top). It’s an all silver edition. The adapter should be priced at $200. If you are really in the market for this I would rather go for the [shoplink 11116 ebay]Sony 500mm f/8.0 mirror (Click here to see them on eBay)[/shoplink] or the [shoplink 11117 ebay]Sony 900mm f/8.0 mirror (Click here to see them on eBay)[/shoplink]. Those are A-mount lenses and you can use them with any current [shoplink 11116 ebay]cheap Chinese adapter[/shoplink] :)

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(SR3) Up to 30% price increases on Sony camera and lenses? (NEX-7 in Stock in Germany and Holland)

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I am still not sure if the rumor is true but I heard from one of my sources that Sony may will increase the prices of camera and lenses up to 30% starting from February! The reason is simple. The Stock are now almost empty and 100% full production will be reached in March only. Even the NEX-5n is getting out of Stock. There are only a few left at Amazon (Click here). Sonystore (Click here) says the NEX-7 will ship in early April only. And the 50mm for NEX is still desaparecido! I really hope that rumor is wrong!

The only small good news I can share is that the Zeiss 24mm for NEX is back in Stock at Adorama (Click here). And the Sony NEX-7 body is in Stock in Europe at Fotomundus DE (Click here), Sony Netherland (Click here) and with only 2-3 weeks shipping at Sony Italy (Click here), [shoplink 11106 ebay]Atirahome ebay (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 11107 ebay]foto-woehrstein ebay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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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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A77 SLT mirror light test (in Stock in USA, UK, Spain, Canada and Cina)

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“HIDDEN”. One of the first short films shot with the A77 by philipnashphotography.

So many SAR readers still haven’t got the A77. Here is a short list of stores having the A77 in Stock: Expansys USA (Click here), Jacobs UK (Click here), Sonystore Canada (ships next week), Redcoon Spain (Click here), Amazon Cina (Click here) and in two weeks at Sonystore USA (Click here).

Now back to A77 related news:
There is a real A77 mirror measurement made by a German A77 owner. He took an A77 mirror and did a scientific test on the transmission as function of wavelength. That should finally stop the speculations on how much light is lost. The test description is in German language:
http://www.sonyuserforum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=1270217&postcount=206 (Click here for a google english translation).
This table from the same thread might help to translate the result into F-stops.
http://www.sonyuserforum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=1262520&postcount=119
In short, the test proves how the permeability is around 72-76% and it has a very “harmonious” distribution. And the light loss is indeed 1/3 EV “only”.

Stuckincustoms (Click here) wrote a quite “different” view on Sony SLT technology by  (conspiracy theory included).

Mike Kobal (Click here) posted some A77 + Zeiss 24mm image samples: “There is no need to stop this lens down, already very sharp at f2 I found myself shooting in the range btw f2 to f6.3. This lens is pure awesomeness!”

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Zeiss 24mm for Alpha-mount (not for NEX!) is avaialble at [shopcountry 3037].

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