Attention Sony Mirrorless Shooters! Read This

The small superfast Sony is now all metal.

Preorders begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time this morning for the new Sony equipment, including two of the three new GM FE lenses, which are likely to be in short supply for a while.

A6300 body ($998)

85mm ƒ/1.4 GM FE ($1,798)

24–70mm ƒ/2.8 GM FE ($2,198)

A6300 with 16–50mm kit lens ($1,148)

Not yet available for pre-order:

70–200mm ƒ/2.8 GM FE (price TBA)

FE 2X Teleconverter for the 70–200mm, making it a 140–400mm ƒ/5.6 (price TBA)

FE 1.4X Teleconverter for the 70–200mm, making it a 98–280mm ƒ/4 (price TBA)

Note that I'm not trying to goad you to buy stuff. I'm trying to goad you to buy stuff through our links if you're going to be buying it anyway.  :-)  And thanks if you do.

Another item of good news a little later, but, first, I have to take the doggies to the groomer's, which is likely to be an adventure in canine excitability. If you're a dog person, you'll no doubt be relieved to know that yesterday both dogs, acting in coordinated fashion, successfully defended the house against the handheld vacuum cleaner. There was much barking and aggressive bravado, and victory was ultimately won when the handheld vacuum retreated to the closet. A close call, but, territory defended.

Mike

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[Greg]

Thanks a lot, Mike.

Catching up on TOP at my coffee shop, resulting in coughing my scrambled as I related to the dog v. dyson story. Same thing happens at my house...

[steven Ralser]

Dog vs vacuum cleaner sounds like a familiar story. Dog usually wins unless somebody takes him outside to play. In a pich I will lock the dog in the basement for some emergency cleaning.

[Bob Rosinsky]

My wife pulls out the vac just about everyday. Our senior canine companion, Jazz, sheds constantly. Her black fir clumps up in corners, crannies, and nooks. Used to be she'd shed with the solstices. Our Chiweenie, Little Guy, sheds, but due to his diminutive build and amber hair, his detritus slips under the radar.

Our dogs used to make a big deal out of the vacuum cleaner. Now that Jazz is deaf, she's indifferent. And Little Guy must have had an epiphany: Hysterical barking or not, vacuum cleaners are invincible.

We contemplated purchasing a Roomba. But after some consideration, we realized it would upset Jazz. She's deaf, blind, and startles easily. We are happy to put her comfort over convenience.

Our dogs own our hearts.

[Ben Rosengart]

Congratulations to the pups on their hard-fought victory. Nature abhors a vacuum cleaner!

[Greg Christie]

We have 5 English Cockers. One is terrified of our hand held Dyson. Have no idea why and it's nothing we have orchestrated - he was 12 months old when he came here. I only have to look as though I'm picking it up and he removes himself with alacrity. Of course it's a useful tool when he insists on barking at every dog he sees on television.

[Sarge]

...tail wagging the dog ;-)