The new Zeiss 16-35mm FE lens is for the first time in Stock in USA via BHphoto (Click here). And starying from today preorders you have taken at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony Store US, Sony Canada are shipping out too.
Hot deal of the day: Today’s Amazon deal of the day is that up to %50 off on PNY SD cards (Click here).
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I don’t know if that makes sense but apparently there has been a big decision taken by Sony. They could soon announce the “termination” of the entire Cybershot line. All resources will move to the RX and QX line development. According to the source this decision has already been made and we will not be seeing any more Cybershots from this point onwards. But for now this rumor is rated with a low SR2 level. Hope Trusted Sources will confirm (or deny) the rumor after reading this. Thanks!
QX1-QX30 store links
E-mount QX1 in USA at Amazon (Click here), SonyStore US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), FocusCamera (Click here).
E-mount QX1 in Europe at Sony DE, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony ES, Sony IT, Sony NL, Sony NO, Sony BE, Sony PT, Sony SE, Sony FI.
E-mount QX1 in Asia at Digitalrev (Click here).
QX30 in USA at Amazon (Click here), SonyStore US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), FocusCamera (Click here).
QX30 in Asia at Digitalrev (Click here).
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1) “Moving to Mirrorless” is an eBook from Brian Mathias you get for free(!) after signing up for his newsletter over here: http://eepurl.com/ML_sv.
2) Sony Artisan Vivienne Gucwa New York book is now for sale on Amazon US (Click here). Full interview can read at Brian Smith and plenty of pictures at TheGuardian.
SigmaRumors believes the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 ART lens will be announced in Q1 2015 already. Other rumored lenses for 2015 are the 16-20mm f/2.0 ART and the 14-24mm f/4.0 ART. All very nice lenses but Sigma really should speed up the A-mount release. Really makes nos ense to have to wait over one year for the A-mount version 
Where are those lenses coming?
50mm ART: not in Stock in USA Amazon (Click here) at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And in Europe at WexUK (Click here) and WexDe (Click here).
24-105mm: not in Stock Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Sony keeps bringing many innovation on the sensor world. Today they announced the worls’s first Stacked Sensor with Image Plane Phase Detection! Here is the press text and the explanation of how this works:
Sony Announces the Exmor RS™, the Industry’s First*1 Stacked CMOS Image Sensor with an Image Plane Phase Detection Signal Processing Function for High-Speed AF
| Model name | Shipment date (planned) | Sample price |
|---|---|---|
| Type 1/2.4 21 effective megapixels*2 stacked CMOS image sensor IMX230 | April, 2015 | 2,100 yen |
Rather than the traditional back-illuminated CMOS image sensor’s support substrate, the Exmor RS™ uses a chip consisting of signal processing circuits, on top of which is stacked a pixel section consisting of back-illuminated pixels for an original stacked construction. This kind of stacked CMOS imaging sensor, which delivers superior image quality and high functionality in a compact size, was first commercialized by Sony in 2012.
The new IMX230 is a type 1/2.4 stacked CMOS image sensor with a significantly improved 21 effective megapixels, and it is also equipped with a newly developed signal processing function. These features fulfill the growing needs in smartphone photography for high-speed autofocus (image plane phase detection AF) and clear, high-quality capture of bright and dark areas even in backlit scenes (HDR imaging). Image plane phase detection AF is a technology used in mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, and HDR imaging now supports not only 4K (4096 x 2160) high-resolution videos but also still images. Sony also plans to extend the lineup by adding a 16 effective megapixels stacked CMOS image sensor equipped with image plane phase detection AF and HDR imaging functions by the end of the next fiscal year.
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