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...the date has now slipped by a month.
Infinity better to wait a month and get a good copy vs a bunch of disgruntled early adopters.There was a news item a few days back that the first batch to ship outside of asia has some production issues and had been recalled before shipping such that the date has now slipped by a month.
Here is no import fee from Japan to USA. I have purchased lenses from Matsuiya store for some time now and did not have to pay fees. I got my EF55/1.8 from them last month. They are selling the EF35/2.8 for less than $700 USD now.There is an import fee from Japan to USA but not Hong Kong cannot remember China. However whether it gets added on etc who knows. I looked this up the other day.
Here is no import fee from Japan to USA. I have purchased lenses from Matsuiya store for some time now and did not have to pay fees. I got my EF55/1.8 from them last month. They are selling the EF35/2.8 for less than $700 USD now.
Mark…..regardless of the duty calculator, I have purchased at least a dozen new and used lenses from Matsuiya store and have never paid duty.Ocean where are you from. Here is a way to estimate import fees. Lenses from Japan to USA is 2.3%
Import duty & taxes made easy | DutyCalculator
IS on/off is in the menu.Received my FE 24-70 yesterday while I was shooting at Valley of Fire, NV. No customs duties, so that settles the matter of duties from Japan. This was the second time I bought a lens online from Japan and on both occasions I didn't incur any duties. I'm holding it in my hands now, it's quite small and lightweight. A huge relief because I need a zoom to shoot the Venice Carnival later this month and I would have been unable to use the monstrous A24-70 rental, which weighs a ton, is very unwieldy used on the A7R with the big Sony adapter, and furthermore is not stabilized...and the autofocus hunts at the slightest sign of darkness.
I was pleasantly surprised to notice that there is no manual switch to disengage image stabilization. Sony must have a way to stop it when the lens is on a tripod or other stable platform. Just as well because I more often than not forgot to disengage on Canon or Nikon lenses.
I'll run some tests tomorrow to make sure it's working properly.
Those images look pretty good. Typical Zeiss look and feel. That's a relief.Minomaniac (pg. 137 #11) at Sony A7(r) Images Thread - FM Forums posted some images, and a link to the original raws (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jzbf4e9ogj1o3vf/V7XrWcz7lT) shot with the a7r and 24-70/4
Graham
IS on/off is in the menu.
Bit of a bummer to have to go to the menu. Thanks, Marc.
Mark, I'm not sure if you monitor FM or not, but Philip Reeve there has been posing some interesting results, and in my opinion, it doesn't look good at all for the 24-70.Those images look pretty good. Typical Zeiss look and feel. That's a relief.
I'm not a huge zoom fan, but the 24-70 is a workhorse for weddings and events. F/4 max is quite workable with IS and the higher ISO abilities of the A7R.
Thanks for the link!
- Marc