BHphoto now offers a new SLT bundle with the new 18-135mm lens:
SLT A77 with 18-135mm lens (Click here)
SLT A65 with 18-135mm lens (Click here)
Lens only price (Click here)
Sony $80 instant rebates were extended till August 4th. There is total of $180 instant savings when bundled with optional lens. More at BHphoto (Click here).
Reminder: NEX+lens deal from Amazon (Click here). Dedicated Sony Alpha Lens Rebate page on Amazon (Click here).
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Unfortunately the 18-135 combo doesn’t have the $80 rebate, so the lens is $380 “extra” with the A77/A65 kits — Still not bad for the combo, esp if you don’t want the 18-50 “kit” lens.
what 18-50 ?
Any of the credible review-sites gotten the 18-135 in for test/review yet?
None, though there’s a few non-credible ones. What I’ve seen so far has been quite positive, though. It seems to be better than the 16-105.
There is a review at photoreview.com.au. I bought the 18-135 SAM lens last week for the A77 and from what I can tell that review is quite accurate. It is not quite as sharp as my 16-50 SSM, some vignetting at 18mm, but reasonably fast and quiet. Beats my cheap old Sigma 18-200 by far.
Today (17 juli) I held a A65 with an 18-135 lens at the local Mediamarket Eindhoven (NL), so there are wild ones around in europe too. My own camerastore is eagerly waiting for A37 bundeld with 18-135, but Sony is in short supply. He has nothing heard about when his orders arrive.
I couldn’t try the one in Einhoven, because the battery of the camera was death.