Finally you can preorder the new Sony A7sII at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), FocusCamera (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). In Europe at Fotomundus and Wexphotographic (Click here). In Asia soon at Digitalrev. So be quick on your preorder to the first shipment in late October!
And here are new Gold Box deal running at Amazon US and Amazon DE:
At 11am New York time you have a Gold Box deal on the huge Sony 256GB(!) SD card at Amazon US (Click here).
At 11am New York time you have a Gold Box deal on the Samsung 16GB SD card at Amazon US (Click here).
At 18:00 Berlin time you have a Gold Box deal on the Samyang/Wallimex 85mm f/1.4 Full Frame E-mount lens at Amazon DE (Click here).
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I was just in time to buy the Walimex 85mm 1.4 for 277 euro, pretty good deal, can’t wait to try it out 🙂
i’m hearing crickets
And seeing them now too since the dark ain’t no limit.
…probably because Sony has exhausted most people’s wallets over the pasty year with new bodies and glass. I sure am spent for the rest of the year as soon as A7Sii and Batis 25 arrive…
Head over to the video forums and there’s plenty of talk about the new release.
Exactly. Almost no chatter on DVXuser, EOSHD and other video forums. Hard to believe a FF 4k camera is getting so little attention. Sony really missed the mark with this one.
Gold Box deal on the Walimex Pro (aka Samyang) 8 mm f/3,5 Fish-Eye for A-Mount on Amazon.de tomorrow 18 o’clock
Where to order in Norway now that the sony online store shuts down…
A7rII is #8 on Amazon, A7II is #37 and the A7sII is not in the top 100. IMO not putting the awesome PADF and BSI sensor in the A7sII was a big mistake given the $500 price hike. If choosing between the A7rII and the A7sII, there’s really no compelling reason not to spend the extra $200 and get 42mp, PADF, BSI and so on. So you can’t shoot at 400k ISO, big deal , the video is complete garbage above 100k or so anyway.
The a7sii is marketed towards videographers. 4k internal full frame. 120fps 1080p. (5d mk 3 can only do 60fps at 720p). Supposedly great evf. I’m pretty excited about it. Obviously wish it was cheaper but I preordered one. Making the switch from canon. I just don’t know which lens adapter to go with.
You must’ve missed a few updates that people would pay for even if the camera received a $1K price hike.
One or two people are not going to push the A7sII into the top 100 or top 50 camera’s.
So many people were excited for the A7rII because of the PDAF and the ability to use Canon/Nikon lenses with decent AF speeds. The A7sII is missing that, and its a BIG ommission.
Sony should have waited on the A7sII until they could come up with a PDAF solution for the sensor.
Oh I agree, PDAF is a big deal. We’ll see how the claimed improvements in the AF really deliver soon enough. Personally I rely on MF in most of my video shooting so it’s a low priority item for me. S-Log3/Gamma3 along with new body and IBIS are enough reason to pull the trigger, which I did.
Those are good reasons to move from the A7s to the A7sII. Plus you get the newer EVF. But still IMO, the A7rII is just so good and its only $200 more.
If you dont mind crop, the A7rII super35 mode is only a stop behind the A7s.
I didn’t miss anything, and it appears neither did anyone else. Its not a compelling option next to the A7rII. If the increase were $1k, A7sII buyers would be huge idiots. As it stands right now they’re just idiots, buy 2 of the A7s’ used for the same amount. Slog3 isn’t going to be any better than Slog2 when its still 8-bit 4:2:0, its still going to have bad rolling shutter, and its still going to have bad AF and so on.
The A7rII topped the charts when preorders opened. The A7sII – crickets…
Congrats to Sony for releasing a 4k FF camera nobody cares about. After making such a splash with the A7rII, its a head scratcher to see them release such a dud. Its like 2 completely different development teams were responsible the cameras. Only one got it right.
And, um, how exactly is A7Rii more of a compelling offer over A7Sii? Unless you’re a stills shooter, who “does video on the side” you’re completely oblivious. You do know plenty of people don’t give a flying fk about your 42mp, PDAF, and BSI, in a video rig, right?
And you’re really judging whether something’s a dud or not by Amazon rankings? Bro… you’re clueless, plz don’t talk about Slog like you actually understand what it even means.
The RII still shoots internal 4k in FF and s35 mode bro and tests show at comparable ISO’s there’s little difference in noise compared to the A7s, since Sony is recycling the same sensor – there will be no real difference with internally recorded 4k, you just have more options with the RII.
And with PADF while shooting video you can plant a AF point on a subject while moving around, the camera keeps your subject in focus. This is very handy for handheld or gimbal shooting. Only one camera can do that. So maybe it’s not so useless in video?
10-bit would have been a real upgrade in IQ, slog3 not so much. But Sony has to protect the FS line, so no 10-bit in the A7’s. Enjoy your A7sII.
Cheers
lol you’re right. between the two camera the a7rii is the better camera. a7sii is literally mki they just made it internally and with ibis, that pdaf would have been a game changer especially when it comes to gimbal shots or following a subject. Who gives a fk about slog3 when half of the a7s market doesnt even know how to grade slog2… have you seen vimeo or youtube tons of wanna be colorist….
Valid points, agreed. I guess I’m thinking in terms of my personal use where S35 works magic on A7Rii but too narrow with some of the glass I’m using. Also, since I want a dedicated body to keep rigged and not have to take out whenever i want to do stills work. All good, man.
A7sII takes the lead.
Though I wonder how many pre-orders might be cancelled, pending further testing.
Commlite is full frame, cheap, and reliable. http://www.amazon.com/Commlite-Auto-Focus-Mount-Adapter-EF-NEX/dp/B013D53N4S/ref=sr_1_5?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1442552494&sr=1-5&keywords=commlite+canon+sony