Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Zeiss 24-70mm FE ZA with the A7r Zeiss 24-70mm AF Speed Test SLR Club posted a video of the autofocus speed of the new Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 ZA FE Vario-Tessar lens . This lens is made for the new Sony A7 cameras and covers its full frame sensor. This lens will also work on NEX aps-c cameras and will have an equivalent fov of 36-105mm. We are wondering how this lens compares to the Zeiss 16-70mm E ZA lens which is for the aps-c sensor. Both lenses share the common features. They have image stabilization, maximum aperture of f/4, and are dubbed Vario-Tessar by Zeiss. Zeiss 24-70mm FE ZA Pre-order from Amazon Ships early February

Grand Canyon Winter ( Sony DSC-RX10 ) from Dan Carter on Vimeo. Here's some nice footage of the Grand Canyon from the Sony DSC-RX10 by Dan Carter. The 1" sensor coupled to a 24-200mm zoom lens makes for a great compact travel camera that also produces excellent video as shown by Dan.

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Canon 6D vs Sony NEX-7 with Metabones Speedbooster Tarocoo wanted to see what the NEX-7 with the Canon EF to E-mount Speedbooster can do against his full frame Canon 6D . He had access to a multitude of manual focus lenses which can be used on both E-mount and EF mount (EOS). The Speedbooster's final EFOV on the NEX APS-C sensor is about 1.1x the focal lenght - so the EFOV is close to the Canon 6D with the full frame sensor. The lenses used are: Sigma 24mm f/2.8 Sigma 28mm f/2.8 Olympus 35mm f/2.0 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 The images will show the whole scene at wide open to an aperture of f/11. It will be followed by center and corner crops at same aperture range. Here we go... Canon 6D vs NEX-7 Speedbooster Sigma 24mm f/2.8 Canon 6D vs NEX-7 Speedbooster Sigma 28mm f/2.8 Canon 6D vs NEX-7 Speedbooster Olympus 35mm f/2.0 Canon 6D vs NEX-7 Speedbooster Pentax 50mm f/1.4 We think the samples speak well for the NEX-7 and the Metabon

Sony A7r Checkout Cart Sony is offering a $200 credit if you spend $500 at the Sony online store using a new Sony Visa. This discount applies to any NEX purchase totaling over $500 including the new Sony A7r and pre-ordering the Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS lens . Add the Sony A7R Camera to your cart. Go to the Secure Checkout. Enter your billing and shipping address. Choose your shipping method. At the Payment screen, shown above, click on the Visa Apply Now button. A new window will pop up. Read the fine print. Fill out the Sony Card application. If you are approved, the Sony Card can be used to process the Sony A7r purchase. Now we wait 8-12 weeks and the $200 credit will appear on the Sony Card statement. There is 0% interest until October 2014. The fine print: In order to receive your $200 statement credit, you must make at least $500 in purchases within 90 days of account opening. The credit will appear on your monthly Sony Card statement within 8-12 weeks of y

Sony A7 A7r Help Guide Here is a more extensive manual for your Sony A7 camera . The download is a zip archive and it contains html files. Click on the index.html and the A7 help guide comes to life via your web browser. It is indexed and searchable. We extracted some interesting pages on the images below including dial wheel lock, eye focus, and 4K Television display settings. Sony A7 Dial Wheel Lock Settings Sony A7 Eye Focus Settings 4K Television Setting Download the Sony Help Guide for your new Sony A7 or A7r camera here via dropbox . Download the A7 user manual here if you haven't already.

Sony A7r Weather Sealing Test with 28-70mm FE Kit Lens Kai Wong of DigitalRev Plays with the Sony A7 Cameras The new Sony A7 and A7r cameras are featured on Digital Rev with Kai Wong. The A7's 28-70mm FE Kit lens was used on the A7r and produced "stellar" shots. The A7 and A7r's focus systems were compared. The water resitance was also tested using the A7r and the 28-70mm kit lens. A Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH was used to show how adaptable the E-mount is. The focus peaking display was nicely featured. In conclusion, Kai was impressed with both cameras, "Sony has created a product of desire." Sony A7r Focus Peaking with Leica Noctilux Sony A7r Rear LCD Water Resistance Sony A7 Kit