The superb stacakble lens savings in US are now running!
Click on the A7 (Click here) or A7r (Click here) BHphoto links and than click on the “Save $200 On Select Sony Lenses” to add the $200 discounted lenses.
Yous ave $450 On The Sony HVL-F60M External Flash when you buy the A7 with 28-70mm kit lens (Click here).
UDPATE: The deal is now available at Adorama too: A7 (Click here) and A7r (Click here) and than click on “Save up to $650.00 with bundle.”. The up to $650 savings are also running at SonyStore US (Click here).
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This is great, but no 70-200G?
The deal is great, it is limited to one lens. You can’t stack them.
Unlike Olympus discount, one can only order one lens per bundle. It sounded too good to be true.
Indeed, the $200 discount is applicable only to one lens purchase. Anyone buying more than one lens will get a maximum of $200 for the entire purchase.
Andrea, you need to correct your title which currently indicates that there is a $200 on each FE lens purchased with an A7 or A7R.
not bad, the lens prices now more reasonable
Even I’m tempted by this. Damn you e-mount!
This completely screws over people that pre-ordered the 24-70 with the a7R and still haven’t received their lens (and won’t for about another month)
Try calling up the store and ask for them to match the discount price. I’ve had good luck with this at both Adorama and B&H. Otherwise, you can just cancel the pre-order and re-place the order – unless you bought from a shady retailer online, there’s no commitment on your part to go through with the pre-order.
I will call but the canceling and reordering tactic won’t work because I have the camera, not the lens even though they were ordered on the same order.
Well I will take a close look at a Sony A7 mkII in the future, but until then
I am shooting with my RX100 (mkI) and waiting for a RX10 APS-C sensor size camera.
Oh, and yes. FF E-mout 24mm and 85mm primes are still missing, so no hurry for me.
This is getting laughable, Fuji discounts, then Sony discounts. These two are really at it, or both their respective fiscal years end March 1st. Either way, great for us, right?
Dan
But still no serious alpha discounts. The a99 will go down in history as the most overpriced polarizing camera off all time.
@thkpic: “The a99 will go down in history as the most overpriced polarizing camera off all time.”
While I see your point, I think that to be fair, that title rightly belongs to the Sigma SD-1. In Sony’s defense, they’ve been able to sell A99’s that their current price without having to resort to discounts.
I’m not sure how it is the okay overpriced camera of all time when compared with similarly priced options from Canon & Nikon.
I have shot simultaneously with the a99 and the canon 5d3 (rental), which was 25% more expensive ( I’m not including the free flash & grip in the equation which I was going to purchase separately anyway). The still image quality of the a99 ISO 500 and below is superior, plus I get higher resolution, great EVF, extremely useful tilt screen, and IBIS (one of the reasons I switched was because the new canon 24-70 lacked IS). The 5D3 is clearly superior at ISO 800 and up, the AF system is much better ( though no AF for video), and the video quality is superior ( but the microphone and audio options of the a99 are superior). I made the right choice for me and it was cheaper plus I received $900 if free accessories I was going to buy.
The d800 is in the same price category. I have not shot with it but other than the resolution advantage it did not appeal to me.
Correction: “most overpriced,” not “okay overpriced”
Not sure what happened to my Avatar? Somehow all my stuff is going to moderation.
With an Avatar like that, everything you say should be moderated…
Word!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Too late. I already switched to Olympus.
Bought em1 on olympus website and saved $200 on each lens I bought. 75mm and 12-40pro. Returned my A7r and 55mm and saved hundreds of dollars.
I decided never to buy a m43 camera, bought a used bicycle and a lollipop instead, saved loads of money! :-/
Why did you return? I have alpha gear and a few zeiss as well and just bought the olympus 45mm 1.8 with a epl1 to see if I like the format. These a7 deals are making me question my whole strategy. Whats your opinion?
Fine if you don’t mind a cropped chip…
No such thing as a “cropped” chip on a m43 if your using native lenses. The sensor is every bit “full frame” as any other sized sensor. I can’t stand the full frame term….hype! This is coming from a full frame user. You mean smaller sensor….I like the sound of that better.
I do get your point though. FF is a significant advantage over a smaller sensor and always will be in technical terms.
I think the m4/3 vs. FF comparison isn’t that different from the 35mm vs. MF comparison from decades past, as well as the MF vs. LF comparison before it. It’s less about what is an absolute best and more about what represents a sweet spot. Since digital imaging is more sophisticated than film, I think there’s a strong case to be made that the sweet spot can move down a notch or two, whether APS-C or m4/3. m4/3 digital is already surpassing, by several orders of magnitude, what 35mm film could do back in the day.
Well, I was not trying to imply one brand better than another. God knows I’ve bashed a Sony product or two, but reality is that at this stage of development, any decent digital camera would meet my needs. My experience I bet is similar to many. I was having a baby (5 years ago) and decided to get a camera for posterity. I started with the A-300. It was great, it far exceeded my needs. I expanded my lens portfolio. Over time, I watched the website “AlphaMountWorld” at the time, and eventually compelled myself that I needed better gear. Sadly, as has been the tradition the A-700 replacement took ‘too long’ in my mind and after waiting years purchased a Pentax 7. I then followed two systems, both already exceeding my needs. I eventually purchased the e-mount Nex 5, for portability with the two lens kit. Then came the Pentax 5, and a few more lenses. Again, all this kit met all my needs, even though I had come very, very good at photography. I even picked up some film SLRs to refine my skill. I then got hung up on ISO and bought the Nex 5, manly because of my love for the sensor it and the Pentax use.
Then the big jump to the A7. Everything about it, I liked, on paper anyway. I did return it, a first ever for me. Not that it wasn’t a great camera, but I realized a $2000 (kit) spend did not change my picture taking. Would I recommend it, sure. But I’m not all convinced that it is a step up for some, and this applies across the board with all brands. At some point the question is not really will a camera meet a need, but rather “what do I want” for no particular reason. I’m sure car lovers are in the same boat. They may have a Chevy camero but they want a Chevy corvette. It won’t help them in almost every circumstance, but heck-they still want it.
I guess what I’m saying is that there are a lot of corvettes out there, and that’s good for us ‘wanters’ as it drives competition on an expense we just don’t have much need. I like the brands battling it out, even though they all would work for me, and possibly many others.
Dan
What is Sony going to do for early adopters that bought the camera before there were any lenses available? Will they be able to get the $200 discount? I bet NOT.
That is the issue I was referring to above. I haven’t even received my lens yet even though I received the body two months ago!
As I pointed out in the previous SAR post on this topic, the Sony site is buggy for this bundle deal. You can’t pick the a7R even though the web site clear states it’s included in the sale.
On Sony’s site, as others have pointed out, you can only pick 1 lens in this offer at $200 off. Separately, you can pick their buggy flash at $450 off. The flash and 1 lens deal can be combined for a total savings of $650.
Since the a7 with a kit lens is included in the bundle choices technically in that specific case you’re saving $200 on the kit lens so maybe that’s the source of the rumor confusion over being able to stack lenses.
So basically people should just purchase a lens and a flash and sell the flash for about 350.00 or more profit after ebay fees rapes you and then put that extra 350.00 or more towards another lens.
That’s a viable strategy to get some extra money back though it involves some work as you have to sell the flash.
yes but not much work at all. You simply take a few pictures state that the item is brand new and was only taken out the box for testing. When sold just pay online and print shipping and schedule a pick up from the post office. the total time invested is about 30mins.
Great US deal: Save $200 on each FE lens whit A7 or A7r purchase!
To the guy who runs this ship of fools…Learn how to spell. I see you corrected the Independent..You used to have Indipendent….And today..your headline…WHIT? what the freak is WHIT? Oh you mean With….If you want the world to take you serious…Spell it correctly.
Well its official. I’m going to do a personal 75mm 1.8 oly verse 135mm 1.8 zeiss and scrutinize the outcomes. I already know the zeiss has the bokeh nailed in terms of quality. I’m really curious what it can do against the 75. Deathmatch begins.
please post the results although I am sure The 135 will win but you never know.
The jockeying for market position starts. The price wars begin. Which company can hold out the longest as its overpriced products revert to a reasonable market price, while margins take a hit. Who will be the last mirrorless manufacturer standing?