Sony Sunday Savings New Year’s Eve Edition

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 31, 2017


This is your last chance to save in 2017, but Sony brings their sales back pretty regularly so there will be more opportunities to save in 2018. 2017 definitely ended on a high note for Sony with the release of the Sony a7RIII, because it is a very well rounded camera that can do just about everything with incredible resolution. I hope Sony has some big surprises in store for us in 2018 because the competition isn’t sitting still and Sony has a lot of ground to make up against Canon if it want’s to be #1 in the camera market. Like many I do not think Sony becoming #1 is a matter of if, but when and when it happens who will be trying to replace Sony because I doubt Canon/Nikon will be in the running by that time. Thanks for reading and I hope you all have a good New Year.


New Apple iMac Pro: B&H Photo / Adorama

APS-C Lenses:
Save $100 on Rokinon 50mm f/1.2: B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Save $50 on Rokinon 21mm f/1.4: B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Save $80 on Rokinon 12mm f/2.0: B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

SD Cards
Mixed SD Card Savings

Voigtlander
Save $60 on Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2: B&H Photo
Save $100 on Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 ASPH: B&H Photo
Save $30 on Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III: B&H Photo
Save $100 on Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III: B&H Photo
All Voigtlander Deals

Rokinon
Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Save $79): B&H Photo
Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Save $110): B&H Photo
Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II (Save $50) B&H Photo
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS (Save $110): B&H Photo
Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 (Save $50): B&H Photo
Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC (Save $140): B&H Photo
Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS (Save $160): B&H Photo
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 (Save $100): B&H Photo
Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS (Save $80): B&H Photo

Lights
Save $230 on Impact Venture TTL-600 for Sony: B&H Photo

Software
Luminar 2018 & Aurora HDR 2018 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2018

General Holiday Shopping Links
B&H Photo
Amazon
Adorama

Sony a7 Bodies
Sony a7rII (Save $500): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7sII (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7II (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7 (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Sony Alpha a6500 Deals
With 16-70mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a6300 Deals
Sony Alpha a6300
With 16-50mm
With 16-70mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a6000 Deals
Sony Alpha a6000
With 16-50mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a5100 Deals
With 16-50mm

FE Lenses
Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Save $25):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Planar T* 5omm f/1.4 (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Save $25):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama 
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

NEX Lenses
Sony 20mm f/2.8 Alpha E-mount (Save $25):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Accessories
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander + FA-WRR1 Radio Receiver (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony ECMGZ1M Gun/Zoom Microphone (Save $20):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony ECM-CG60 Shotgun Mic (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Vertical Battery Grip for a7 II, a7R II, and a7S II (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony CLM-FHD5 Clip-On 5″ Full HD LCD On-Camera Monitor (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Flashes
Sony HVL-F60M (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce (Save $70):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony HVLF20M (Save $20):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Tripods
A Few Oben Tripods On Sale

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New Samyang Lens Coming Soon…

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 30, 2017


Samyang has been on a bit of a roll with FE lenses lately and their latest newsletter indicates they have another lens coming soon. Maybe they will release one of their classic lens designs as an FE AF lens or this could be something completely new.

via Photorumors

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72 Hours Left to Save on Luminar 2018 and Aurora HDR 2018

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 29, 2017


Luminar 2018 is probably going to be my choice to replace Lightroom when they release the free digital asset manager later this year since I do not like what Adobe is doing with Lightroom. I like the results I am getting with Luminar more often than not now that I am getting more used to doing less work, but it is a different editor.

Pricing:

  • Current users of Luminar may upgrade at a Black Friday price of $49 ($39 with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • New users can purchase Luminar 2018 for $69 ($59 with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.

Bonuses:

  • The Shootkit ebook

  • Preset pack: 20 Festive Texture Presets

  • 500+ Sky overlays for Sky replacement

  • Video tutorial “How to replace Sky in Luminar”

EXTRA Bonus:

  • “Capture: Adventures in Photography” ebook by Simon & Lisa Thomas, the world’s foremost adventure motorcyclists


Pricing:

  • Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade at a Special price of $39 ($29 with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2018 for $79 ($69with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.

Bonuses:

  • Deep Dive video tutorial from Trey Ratcliff

  • “How to create realistic HDR images” Ebook

  • 2 Preset Packs – 40 presets! Preset Pack 1 – Winter Vibes. Preset Pack 2 – Wonderland.

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Sony Only Second to Canon on Lensrentals Most Popular Gear Rented in 2017 List

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 28, 2017


Sony and Canon dominated the overall most popular photography & videography gear of 2017 at lens rentals. It’s pretty safe to say Sony is now solidly #2 overall in the professional market and gaining on Canon. It’s unlikely that they will surpass Canon this year, but it is coming and Nikon is being relegated to a nostalgia brand as companies like Fujifilm, Panasonic, and Olympus continue to take up market share in addition to Sony. While Nikon will likely never recover their market share it is still possible for Canon to hang on if they release something incredible in 2018. You can read the full article here.

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Sony CES 2018 is Coming… Set Your Calendars For Monday, January 8th 5:00 pm PST

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 28, 2017


Sony is live streaming from CES January 8th 2018 at 5:00 PST or 8:00 EST this year and there might be some exciting announcements. While CES tends to not be a camera-centric event Sony has been trying to keep up with other camera companies lately, which is why the Sony a7RIII was released when it was, to combat the D850. Now the Fujifilm X-H1 is coming in February and Sony might try to preempt it’s announcement in some way with a camera like the a7SIII if we are lucky.

Nothing is for sure and Sony has more flexibility than any other company to move around release dates since they are highly vertically integrated. Sony’s ability to control every aspect of their supply chain allows them to ramp up products for producing in a way that other companies can’t, especially since most companies rely on Sony for their sensors today. Production ramp issues have caused numerous delays in recent years, but to the best of my knowledge, Sony has never had an issue with this, beyond maybe yield rates on a new sensor, which once again they have complete control over resolving, unlike other companies. So Sony might surprise us at CES this year.

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DC.Watch Sony G Master Interview

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 27, 2017


DC.Watch had the opportunity to speak with Sony about their G series of lenses and below you can find some excerpts from the interview. Since the interview is translated I will do my best to clear up the language.

  • G Master lenses weren’t around when E-mount started because Sony focused on making compact/lightweight lenses for mirrorless since A-mount was pretty much complete.
  • The focus on compact/lightweight glass is why Sony released f/4 zooms, FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA and FE 35mm f/2.8
  • The release of the a7RII necessitated the development of G Master glass to satisfy professionals.
  • Similarly, the release of the Sony a9 required lenses like the FE 100-400mm f/4.5-56 GM  OSS be developed for sports and press.
  • Sony is trying to make their E-mount system complete thanks to the a9, which is why the development of the FE 400mm f/2.8 is actually ahead of schedule.
  • G Master glass is 100% developed by Sony with no compromises to get the best possible performance and bokeh.
  • G Master lenses are also designed for video functionality and the lenses coming were designed with the a7RIII and a9 in mind.
  • G Master lenses are Sony’s most durable and robust lenses.
  • Operational feeling, sound, image shake and focus movement are all taken into consideration for movies with G Master lenses.
  • Sony claims their G Master designs expand on what Zeiss has done for Sony in the past with lenses like the A-Mount 85mm f/1.4 from Zeiss.
  • Sony won’t flat out say their G Master designs are better than Zeiss and leaves it up to consumers to decide.
  • The only clarification given about the difference between Zeiss and G Master designs is that Zeiss designs focus on resolution and contrast, while G Master designs focus on resolution and bokeh.
  • G Master lenses are designed to a higher standard than G lenses like the excellent FE 12-24mm f/4 G and FE 90 f/2.8 Macro G OSS
  • It’s unlikely we will see G Master 35mm or 50mm f/1.4 lenses for at least 2 years since Zeiss versions of these lenses were released fairly recently and they are excellent.
  • The FE 100-400mm G Master is the only G Master lens currently made in Japan. The Others are made in Thailand at the moment.
  • Sony somewhat acknowledges that the very popular FE 85mm f/1.8 can rival the FE 85mm f/1.4 GM, but says the feal of the lenses also plays a part.
  • Sony thinks that the use of the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters will help fill gaps when the FE 400mm f/2.8 is released because the teleconverters don’t slow down the lenses ability to AF at all and you simply get more depth of field.
  • Lens development should outpace camera development in the coming years and lenses will become outdated after 10 years.

Via DC.Watch Interview Part 1

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