First $70 off on the Sony A6000.

The camera with the world’s fastest AF (so says Sony) got the first price drop in USA. You can get if for $70 less as body only (here one Bay) and with kit lens (here on eBay).

These are the current Sony deals on Amazon US:

Save $380 on the Sony VGC99AM Vertical Grip with Sony A99 Digital SLR Purchase

Get up to $375 Toward a Sony a7 Camera or Lens with a Qualifying DSLR Trade-in

Buy a Qualifying Sony a7 Series Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories

Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses

Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Camera Purchase

Save $50 on Select Sony RX Series Digital Cameras

Save $50 and Get a Free Case with Sony QX Lens-Style Cameras

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2014年07月26日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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This week SAR readers photos selection.

Maxime Siegler

The Leap

Sony a99 + Samyang/Rokinon 35mm f/1.4

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3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Clément Celma‎

Fireworks for French National Day

Carcassonne, France

A77 + 16-50 SSM

David DeBar‎

I’m making changes in how I do this. I’m attempting to include some background and foreground to add depth and intrest.

Andre Salata‎

The Flow

Sony a6000 w/ SEL1670Z

1/60sec f/7.1 ISO 125

HDR on Photomatix Pro

Miggy Teotico

“Urban Sunset over Metro Manila”

Shot by Katherine Juayong-Teotico

Sony NEX 5T + 16mm f2.8

1/60sec, f/5.6, ISO640, 6:55pm

Jérémie Petit

One from my last serie ” Alone in Kyoto ”

a7-r zeiss 55/1.8

Miggy Teotico‎

“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.”

Shot by Miggy & Katherine

Sony A6000 + Samyang 85mm f1.4

1/400sec, f/1.4, ISO100, 3:16pm — with Katherine Juayong-Teotico.

Сергей Милицкий‎

Sony A6000 + Samyang 8/2.8

Julio Vázquez Moral‎

Pyrenees. Sony A7 with Minolta 100-200.

Антон Власов‎

A99 + Carl Zeiss 135 1.8

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なうまとめを更新しました！レンズ沼探検隊 ソニー沼担当 7月26日に投稿したなう

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Sony extends A7 deals and includes free $129.99 leather case.

Sony US really launched lenty of deals on the A7 series cameras. The most recent is the $200 off and $134 worth free leather case on the Sony A7 at SonyStore US (Click here).

And these are the current Sony deals on Amazon US:

Save $380 on the Sony VGC99AM Vertical Grip with Sony A99 Digital SLR Purchase

Get up to $375 Toward a Sony a7 Camera or Lens with a Qualifying DSLR Trade-in

Buy a Qualifying Sony a7 Series Camera and Save on Select Lenses and Accessories

Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses

Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses with a Qualifying Sony Compact System Camera Purchase

Save $50 on Select Sony RX Series Digital Cameras

Save $50 and Get a Free Case with Sony QX Lens-Style Cameras

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Rumor about something else: iPhone 6 will feature new Sony’s Exmor IMX220 camera sensor.

Image of the EXmor IMX220 sensor. Source: Alibaba.

Sony is the worldwide leader of the camera sensor market and therefore it will not be a surprise if the upcoming new iPhone 6 will use that brand new Sony sensor: a 13 Megapixel 1/2.3″ exmor sensor which is considerably larger than the iPhone 5s Sony 8 Megapixel 1/3.2” sensor.

Just a hint in the very deep future: Every week I do check Sony patents and I found many of “lytro alike” patents for different sensor size (latest patent can be read here). I am pretty sure one day an iPhone will use such a sensor!

via Macrumors.

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Sony TidBits…

A Japanese A7s ad

FE 28-70mm and 24-70mm test at Photojottings.

Full review of the Sony a6000 is up on Admiring Light.

A6000 review at BestMat.

Japanese SAL50F14 test at Ascii.

Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f4 FE OSS Review at ThePhoBlogrpaher.

Sony RX100 III – The Best Quality Point and Shoot I’ve Ever Tested (Review Part II of II) at Ronmartblog.

RX100mr review by Steve Huff.

Spanish A6000 review at Quesabesde.

Sony FE 55mm test at Fengniao.

New α7/α6000/RX100 III trigger at DC.watch.

Sony RX100 Mark III review at ThePhoBlographer.

Sony RX100 III Shooter’s Report III at Imaging Resource.

Michael: “Hi Andrea, Album @ Flickr http://ift.tt/1pmz2Mz.

It took me quit a while considering upgrade from the M2 to M3, and finally I did upgraded, here is my comparison before I let go the M2 to next owner.

M3 has wider zoom of 24mm (FF equiv.) comparing to M2 28mm, photo @ http://ift.tt/1pmz0nS

However M3′s 24mm (FF equiv.) is not as wide as in A6000, photo @ http://ift.tt/1t6zWDz

M3 has better control of CA at wide-open aperture f/1.8, photo @ http://ift.tt/1t6zWDB

Built-in ND filter is very useful for long exposure under day light, photo @ http://ift.tt/1pmz2ME

M3 still can zoom to 100mm or more by using the Clear-Image-Zoom (70mm x1.5 or x2.0), photo @ http://ift.tt/1t6zWTP

M3 does have longer lens throat 15mm vs 11mm by M2, photo @ http://ift.tt/1pmz0nW

M3 start up is faster

M3 time gap between shoot-to-shoot is faster

M3 auto-focus is faster

More testing I will do next is…

More comparison with A6000 & 16-50mm (24-70mm in FF equiv.) power zoom kit lens

Compare video quality with different codec“

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