Sony A7 and A7R Deals

Amazon is offering $400 off the Sony a7 (now the same price as Micro 4/3 and APS-C premium mirrorless cameras) and $200 off the Sony a7R (shown) today. Just thought you'd want yet one more seasonal temptation to torture yourself with. What can I say, I'm always looking out for you.

Guess what's killing 'em? You guessed it.

Mike

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'Temptation is...a man's excuse' (Mencken)

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Dovydas: "Even better, B&H for a 'trade-in' that can be a lowly film camera will sell you the Sony A7 plus the kit lens for $1,298 or just the Sony A7 for $1,043. This sale runs through 12/31. Those prices do not include whatever you may get back for the trade-in. There are also 15% off savings on FE lenses. Here's the link."

Comments

[Huw Morgan]

Here's an interesting juxtaposition between the plain/functional Sony A series and the good-looking (in a traditional sort of way) Fuji camera. I own a Sony Nex 7 and was sorely tempted to sell it and buy a Fuji camera instead. I could have bought a Fuji body and lens for the price I paid for my Zeiss zoom lens.

Why didn't I pull the trigger? Hand feel. The Sony may look like a plain Jane, but it feels really nice in the hand. The Fuji looks good, but feels like a brick. How it feels is more seductive than how it looks IMHO.

[chase]

And BH Photo has the same price plus offers 15% with trade in of most any camera, even old cheap film SLRs. Takes the A7 to under $1100.

[AS]

Nice cameras, Sony - where are the lenses?

Seriously - I have bought Sony NEX cameras twice - first a NEX 5N & then a NEX 6. I really liked the cameras - but each time I grew tired of what lenses I could get for them & ended up selling everything at a loss.

The second time round, I really did learn my lesson!

[Peter Lewin]

The real question is how much the differences between the discontinued A7 and the new A7 II are worth.