The Amazing Sony A1/A7/A9/APS-C & Anything else welcome Mega Thread!

Also don't forget Sony are doing cash back offers at present on most lenses excluding the GM's.
£30 off the Sony Zeiss 35mm f2.8
£40 off the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8

I should have my 35mm soon :)
 
Rizvan said:
Looks like the price increases are now filtering through :(

Sony A7RII now £2999

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-sony-alpha-a7r-mark-ii-digital-camera-body/p1575237
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A7ii as well:

Wex £1299
Jessops £1349

I looked yesterday at Wex, sure the A7ii was £1179 . Quite an increase....

EDIT - Lenses as well. Have a look here:
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Sony/Sony-E-Mount-Lenses

Think it would be wise for anyone in the market for new stuff to seriously consider buying very soon from one of the dealers who haven't put their prices up yet.

EDIT2 - Couple of prices from Jessops:
55 f1.8 - £799
70-200 f4 - £1249
16-35 f4 - £1199
35 f2.8 - £699
:eek:

For perspective, LCE haven't increased their prices yet:
55 f1.8 - £619
70-200 f4 - £999
16-35 f4 - £1049
35 f2.8 - £512

My camera bag (A7ii, f4 zooms and 55) would cost over £800 more than it was yesterday. Wow.
 
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I knew the price increases were coming a while back hence why I pulled the trigger on the GM lenses.
Also managed to bag the 35 f2.8 pre-price increase too yesterday.
 
Wissel said:
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EDIT2 - Couple of prices from Jessops:
55 f1.8 - £799
70-200 f4 - £1249
16-35 f4 - £1199
35 f2.8 - £699
:eek:

For perspective, LCE haven't increased their prices yet:
55 f1.8 - £619
70-200 f4 - £999
16-35 f4 - £1049
35 f2.8 - £512

My camera bag (A7ii, f4 zooms and 55) would cost over £800 more than it was yesterday. Wow.
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Jeepers, how much will the next loxia or batis cost
 
Wissel said:
A7ii as well:

Wex £1299
Jessops £1349

I looked yesterday at Wex, sure the A7ii was £1179 . Quite an increase....

EDIT - Lenses as well. Have a look here:
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Sony/Sony-E-Mount-Lenses

Think it would be wise for anyone in the market for new stuff to seriously consider buying very soon from one of the dealers who haven't put their prices up yet.

EDIT2 - Couple of prices from Jessops:
55 f1.8 - £799
70-200 f4 - £1249
16-35 f4 - £1199
35 f2.8 - £699
:eek:

For perspective, LCE haven't increased their prices yet:
55 f1.8 - £619
70-200 f4 - £999
16-35 f4 - £1049
35 f2.8 - £512

My camera bag (A7ii, f4 zooms and 55) would cost over £800 more than it was yesterday. Wow.
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Ouch! I've been doing exactly that, buying stuff now perhaps a little ahead of when I'd ideally want it in order to save extra cash!
 
Looks like a minimum 10% increase, as others have said I brought the 28-70 gm to avoid the prices increases. Be interesting to see what happens to the grey import prices.
 
Wissel said:
A7ii as well:

Wex £1299
Jessops £1349

I looked yesterday at Wex, sure the A7ii was £1179 . Quite an increase....

EDIT - Lenses as well. Have a look here:
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Sony/Sony-E-Mount-Lenses

Think it would be wise for anyone in the market for new stuff to seriously consider buying very soon from one of the dealers who haven't put their prices up yet.

EDIT2 - Couple of prices from Jessops:
55 f1.8 - £799
70-200 f4 - £1249
16-35 f4 - £1199
35 f2.8 - £699
:eek:

For perspective, LCE haven't increased their prices yet:
55 f1.8 - £619
70-200 f4 - £999
16-35 f4 - £1049
35 f2.8 - £512

My camera bag (A7ii, f4 zooms and 55) would cost over £800 more than it was yesterday. Wow.
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Bloody ridiculous
 
Rizvan said:
All the major vendors are doing the same so it's not just Sony, Fuji are putting their prices up in September. :(
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Yeah, but tbh 20 - 30% increase is disgusting.

From whats been posted on FR, Fujis increases are between 5 and 7%.

Either way Im glad I dont see myself spending on gear any time soon.... with any manufacturer.
 
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Looks more like a good excuse to drag more money out of people through panic to me. I know Sony kit is never cheap but I agree with Twist that 20-30% increase is extortionate. As ever, we can all do what we like with our kit but I can't help but think panic buying is just facilitating their increase.
 
stevelmx5 said:
Looks more like a good excuse to drag more money out of people through panic to me. I know Sony kit is never cheap but I agree with Twist that 20-30% increase is extortionate. As ever, we can all do what we like with our kit but I can't help but think panic buying is just facilitating their increase.
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Agreed, Brexit doesnt have anything to do with it either. Its about manufacturers pushing their luck.
 
twist said:
Agreed, Brexit doesnt have anything to do with it either. Its about manufacturers pushing their luck.
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Not sure I agree with brexit having nothing to do with it, surely if the pound has dropped by about 13% against the dollar the increase in prices needs to be higher than 13% to stand still the worst increase is the 35mm now that is a joke.


I would imagine computers TVs etc will all see increases one of the joys of a weaker pound
 
There's also the percentage on top of the RRP added by the vendors like Wex who I'm sure will make the most of the opportunity.
 
border_all said:
Not sure I agree with brexit having nothing to do with it, surely if the pound has dropped by about 13% against the dollar the increase in prices needs to be higher than 13% to stand still the worst increase is the 35mm now that is a joke.

I would imagine computers TVs etc will all see increases one of the joys of a weaker pound
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If thats the case why were the increases not seen on June 23rd? Sure the currency is weaker but from what Ive seen its up to 30% increase internationally. I do see your point though in terms of future affect but in this case I think they are taking advantage of consumers, if we pay it they will just continue with hikes.
 
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All fair comments, it is a crazy increase.
In all fairness I'm a GAS sufferer so always wanted to buy more gear lol.
Buying pre-price increase seemed like a no-brainer for me.
Secondhand prices will be good now too for those selling.
 
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Rizvan said:
All fair comments, it is a crazy increase.
In all fairness I'm a GAS sufferer so always wanted to buy more gear lol.
Buying pre-price increase seemed like a no-brainer for me.
Secondhand prices will be good now too for those selling.
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I used to be like that. Im in remission, havent bought anything in ages, only sold stuff. Staying away from talk equipment is a good idea.
 
twist said:
If thats the case why were the increases not seen on June 23rd? Sure the currency is weaker but from what Ive seen its up to 30% increase internationally. I do see your point though in terms of future affect but in this case I think they are taking advantage of consumers.
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In that event if the increases are international I stand corrected though I think Japanese currency is weak against the dollar as well the 35mm is just shy of 40% bargain eh
 
border_all said:
In that event if the increases are international I stand corrected though I think Japanese currency is weak against the dollar as well the 35mm is just shy of 40% bargain eh
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Total bargain LOL. Im going to buy loads of them to offload them next year when the next 30% increase arrives.
 
twist said:
I used to be like that. Im in remission, havent bought anything in ages, only sold stuff. Staying away from talk equipment is a good idea.
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I agree, it's a terrible addiction.
I'm planning to sell some of my gear soon, hopefully won't lose too much on them.
Once I've got the whole trinity GM lenses, a 50mm GM and A9 body I'm calling it a day. :)
 
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Rizvan said:
I agree, it's a terrible addiction.
I'm planning to sell some of my gear soon, hopefully won't lose too on them.
Once I've got the whole trinity GM lenses, a 50mm GM and A9 body I'm calling it a day. :)
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You are the Sony dream buyer ;0) I thought you said a few weeks ago that you weren't going have time for any paid photography now so you'd be selling half of your kit off yet you're now buying 3x£2k lenses instead.

Good luck with your GAS ;0)
 
stevelmx5 said:
You are the Sony dream buyer ;0) I thought you said a few weeks ago that you weren't going have time for any paid photography now so you'd be selling half of your kit off yet you're now buying 3x£2k lenses instead.

Good luck with your GAS ;0)
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I've got a couple if not three paid jobs this year, but stopped taking any work on at the moment.

I know mate, proper Sony fan boy!
Once I've sold a A7RII body, grip, Batis 25 & 85 and the 70-200 f4 lenses it should soften the blow very slightly.
 
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