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2015年3月11日水曜日

Many new A-mount savings (including a $100 off on the 70-200mm lens).

Sony US launched new rebates on A-mount cameras and lenses. And for the first time also the 70-200mm f/2.8 II lens got a $100 off at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and Sony Store. The full list of savings can be found on those Sony deal pages at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In detail we have:
$200 off on the 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

$100 off on the 135mm f/1.8 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

$100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

$100 off on the 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Zeiss at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

$50 off on the 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

$25 off on the 50mm f/2.8 macro at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and SonyStore.

eBay listed a couple of Sony deals:

$250 off on the Zeiss 24-70mm FE lens (Click here).

A3000 with kit lens and Photoshop Elements for $249 (Click here).

Refurbished NEX-5T with two lenses for $399 (Click here).

$250 off on the Open Box A7r at Samys eBay (Click here).

$200 off on the Open Box A7 with kit lens at Samys eBay (Click here).

$150 off on the Open Box A7 at Samys eBay (Click here).

$250 off on the Open Box A7s at Samys eBay (Click here).

There is a very long list of new and extended Sony deals listed at Amazon US (Click here). This includes:

Bundle and Save on Sony A7 Cameras at Amazon (Click here).

Bundle and Save on Sony Alpha Cameras at Amazon (Click here).

Free Accessories on the RX100, RX100MII, & RX100MIII at Amazon (Click here).

Free Grip with Sony SLT-A99V at Amazon (Click here).

Up to $100 Off Sony DSLR Lenses at Amazon (Click here).

Up to $100 Off of Sony RX Series Fixed Lens Cameras with Trade-In at Amazon (Click here).

$50 Off the Sony A5000 at Amazon (Click here).

Bundle and Save on Sony DSLR Cameras at Amazon (Click here).

Bundle and Save on Sony RX1 at Amazon (Click here).

$1000 Off Sony NEXVG900 Pro-Camcorder at Amazon (Click here).

Up to $400 Off Sony A7 Series Cameras at Amazon (Click here).

$100 Off the Sony A6000 at Amazon (Click here).

Save Big on Sony Action Cameras at Amazon (Click here).

$300 Off the Sony NEX-5TL Interchangeable-Lens Camera at Amazon (Click here).

Free Case with the Purchase of a Sony RX100MIII Fixed Lens Camera at Amazon (Click here).

Up to $50 Off Sony Point and Shoot Cameras at Amazon (Click here).

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2015年03月10日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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2015年3月10日火曜日

First full review of the new FE 28mm lens and converters.

The new FE 28mm lens on the A7II: preorders on Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. And Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Pantip just completed what is the first and only real world review of the new Sony 28mm FE lens. Pantip allowed me to repost some image samples. Many more can be seen on his site! Let’s start with his PRO and CONS list mentioned by the reviewer:

Pros:

– Very sharp straight from the maximum aperture. At f/2.0 is sharp almost ont he entire frame (with very little loss on corners)

– Negligible distortion

– Very compact lens

– When using the converter EXIF data gets correctly transmitted

Disadvantages

– close focus point could be…closer

– The fisheye converter on the 28mm lens is quite heavy

– Not really a very good bokeh (but that’s something the lens is not designed for)

And now let’s take a look to some of the more “explicative” images:

Sharpness test at f/2.0

Bokeh test:

Distortion test

Flare resistance test:

Wide angle and fisheye converter images:

And what do you think of the lens performance so far? I like the lens a lot if you consider the (for the Sony FE standard) relatively affordable price!

All new FE lens preorder links:
In USA at:

Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.

Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.

Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.

Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony US.

Sony Fisheye Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

Sony Ultra-Wide Conversion Lens for FE 28mm F/2 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

Sony Fisheye Converter for E 16mm F/2.8 and E 20mm F/2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

Sony Ultra-Wide Converter for E 16mm F2.8 and E 20mm F2.8 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

In Europe at:

Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Sony 24-240mm FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Wide Angle converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Fisheye converter at Sony Germany, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Wide angle converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

Fisheye converter for 16 and 20mm lenses at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, FI, NO, PT.

In Asia at:

Sony 24-240mm FE lens at Digitalrev.

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Reminder: Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 tests so far.

Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens review – for Sony Alpha 7 cameras

So far according to Amazon Lens sales ranking the new Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 is the “less” preordered of the four new lenses. It may have to do with the high price tag and with the fact that there are only very few tests seen with this lens yet. So let’s sum up what we know so far:

1) On top you see the video review from Whatdigitalcamera. They like the lens although they say it’s not perfect as it has some vignetting at wider aperture (but that may be something people likes to have).

2) Steve Huff (Click here) previewed the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and writes:

For me, this is TRULY the 1st native “WOW” lens for the Sony full frame FE system. It easily surpasses the 55 1.8 for me as well as the 35 2.8 that I have been using since the launch of the A7 system, and those are both beautiful lenses when it comes to image quality. The 35 1.4 has such a beautiful character and rich rendering.

3) Amateur Photographer (Click here) tested the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and writes:

Optically it isn’t perfect, but the chromatic aberration is slight and I would actually rate the vignetting as a nice feature. In terms of resolution this lens is difficult to fault, and it is certainly one of the sharpness lenses we have tested for the Alpha 7 series, although the 90mm f/2.8 macro lens looks like it may well offer some competition on that front.

Having used the Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens for a few days, I am left with the impression that this is a lens with character. From the resolution and bokeh to the build quality and aperture ring, this lens has a certain something about it that makes it stand out from the generic 35mm lenses that roll off production lines.

4) MTF graph and image samples can be seen on that SonyAlphaRumors post. And full size image samples at Dpreview.

The lens certainly has a very good optical performance. My only drawback is the size. But that’s because I personally prefer smaller and less intrusive lenses when doing street photography. If you do landscape, wedding or studio shooting this will certainly not be an issue.

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2015年03月09日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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2015年3月9日月曜日

2015年03月08日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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New FE lenses now available for preorder at Sony US too (unveils exact shipping date info).

The new FE lenses are now also available for preorder at Sony US too. And there is also a shipping info for each lens:

Sony FE 24-240mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships March 15 .

Zeiss FE 35mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships on April 12.

Sony FE 28mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships on May 2.

Sony FE 90mm at Sony US (Click here). Ships on July 5.

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