Sony Savings Sunday

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 22, 2017

B&H Photo has some great Sony Savings

ItemIRFinalFree Items
Sony a7RII $  500.00 $  2,399.00Free 4TB HD value $109.00
Sony a7SII $  300.00 $  2,399.00Free 4TB HD value $109.00
Sony a6300$     70.00 $     828.00Free Accessories Kit
Sony a6300 + 16-50mm$     70.00 $     928.00Free Accessories Kit
Sony a6300 + 16-50mm + 55-210mm$  150.00 $  1,118.00Free Accessories Kit
Sony a6000$  100.00 $     448.00Free Accessories Kit
Sony a6000 + 16-50mm$  100.00 $     648.00Free Accessories Kit
Sony a6000 + 16-50mm + 55-210mm$  250.00 $     748.00Free Accessories Kit
Sony a5100$     50.00 $     398.00
Sony a5100 + 16-50mm$  100.00 $     448.00

Amazon also has similar discounts at this time, but most don’t have bundles
Sony a7RII 
Sony a7SII
Sony a6300
Sony a6300 + 16-50mm
Sony a6300 + 16-50mm + 55-210mm
Sony a6000
Sony a6000 + 16-50mm
Sony a6000 + 16-50mm + 55-210mm
Sony a5100
Sony a5100 + 16-50mm

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Sony Cameras Code Named WW541200 And WW940439 Listed on Bluetooth SIG

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 21, 2017

Bluetooth SIG listed Sony cameras WW541200 and WW940439 prematurely on their website, which you can see here. The other cameras that are still listed by their code names are the Sony a9 ILCE-9 WW361847, Sony a6500 ILCE-6500 WW213019, and Sony a99m2 ILCA-99M2 W067022. The other named cameras are action cameras. So the WW541200 and WW940439 could be a6000/a5000 series cameras or new a7m3 cameras. This is the first actual evidence of these cameras existing and we should hear more about them soon!

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Optyczne Sony Interview Coverage

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 20, 2017


Optyczne recently published a meeting with Sony where a lot of topics were covered. You can read a brief summary of the key points below and read the full translated interview here.

  • The Sony a9 didn’t come with a tilt screen because emphases was on strength and durability.
  • Sony could add touchscreen features to the a9, but they are working on a lot of requests at this time.
  • They aren’t planning on altering eye autofocus
  • Sony isn’t planning on modifying the menus again
  • Sony hoped to make a full frame when they first launched NEX-5, but didn’t have anything in the works due to technological limitations.
  • They were shown the Sony Square, which is an exclusive showroom see their post for more details.
  • Doesn’t sound like A-mount is growing at all, but E-mount is growing dynamically.
  • Said A-mount and E-mount will continue to exist together.
  • Sony isn’t currently planning on producing a medium format camera.
  • Sony plans to develop long/fast telephoto lenses.
  • No plans to add in camera encoder.
  • Sony doesn’t have plans to use their Foveon design in a camera yet.
  • G Master lenses are full frame only at this time.

via optyczne

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Sony F2.8 70-200mm Zoom GM and FE 100-400mm F4.5–5.6 GM OSS Firmware Update

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 19, 2017

Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5–5.6 GM OSS Firmware Update v02 (Download Here)

  • Improves continuous autofocus (AF-C) performance while zooming in when attached to ILCE-9 *1
    *1: Latest system software update required.

Sony F2.8 70-200mm Zoom GM Firmware Update v03 (Download Here)

  • Improves continuous autofocus (AF-C) performance while zooming in when attached to ILCE-9 *1
    *1: Latest system software update required.
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About SEL50F14Z Planar T * FE 50mm F1.4 ZA Switched Lens Extends Free Service Term Notice

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 18, 2017


It looks like the SEL50F14Z Planar T * FE 50mm F1.4 ZA has a fogging issue that Sony is going to fix regardless of warranty status. You can see the translated release below.

Translated Release:
Thank you for your interest in Sony products for a long time.

We found that in the SEL50F14Z Planar T * FE 50mm F1.4 ZA (hereinafter referred to as “SEL50F14Z”), some of the lens lens may produce a “fog” phenomenon. In response to this phenomenon, we will provide free inspection and maintenance services (including preventive repair).

If you have one or more SEL50F14Zs within the range of the fuselage numbers listed below that meet the specific conditions of free repair, please contact your nearest Sony service station. Sony special service station information can be found through the Sony official website: http://service.sony.com.cn/Maintenance_Station/2518.htm

【Involved models and fuselage range】

model: SEL50F14Z (E-card) exchange lens

Fence number range:

1,1800001 – 1810699

2,8300001 – 8300119

【Specific behavior for free maintenance

There is a “fog” phenomenon in the lens of the lens or may be “fog”

How to confirm the fuselage number

The fuselage on the side of the camera will be marked on the fence

[Free service duration]

To October 31, 2019 only

* This announcement applies only to China (Mainland China).

If you have any questions about this, please contact the Sony China Customer Hotline.

Service Hotline: 400 810 9000

Service Hours: Monday to Saturday: 9: 00-21: 00

Sunday: 9: 00-18: 00

E-mail: [email protected] We are very sorry to bring you the inconvenience, thank you for your understanding and support as always.

Via Sony China

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Adobe Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC 2018 Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 18, 2017

So the rumors were true and Adobe did, in fact, release a new version of Lightroom, which is broken down into CC and CC classic. This CC seems to be geared toward professionals that want to access all of there pictures and edits everywhere, while CC classic is more local storage based. I am currently installing my copy and I will give it a try, but uploading all of my photos to the cloud is going to take a long time. This update is going to be make or break for Adobe because many do not like the subscription model and their storage prices aren’t great especially for a7RII owners. Companies like ON1 might grow quite a bit because of this move. I wish Adobe allowed access to other cloud platforms so that prices could be competitive. You can watch more videos about the new features in Lightroom CC on Adobe’s Youtube Channel here.

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