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EDU Discount: Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 Full Frame Lens $623, FE 50mm F/1.8 Lens Expired

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FYI that 50mm lens is slowest to focus that I've seen in last 15 years. It's super noisy too if you plan to do video with autofocus, hard pass
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Been this edu price for months.
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06-09-2021 at 10:42 AM.
06-09-2021 at 10:42 AM.
Quote from Boss93 :
Anyone know how I can go about getting an edu email? I'm alumni now but no longer have access to my old edu email
It won't work even if you have an edu email. They use SheerID to verify your student status which involves uploading a photo of your student ID.
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06-09-2021 at 10:43 AM.
06-09-2021 at 10:43 AM.
Quote from liusheng830815 :
It won't work even if you have an edu email. They use SheerID to verify your student status which involves uploading a photo of your student ID.

Yeah I was able to get my old edu email forwarded but you're right you have to upload photoid and transcript to show that you're active within last 3 months. Any work-around for this?
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06-09-2021 at 10:43 AM.
06-09-2021 at 10:43 AM.
Quote from superslickdeal :
Agreed, I had that lens, the guy who sold it to me (used) even disclosed that openly - it is really slow to focus, like 1-2 seconds sometimes, and you can indeed hear the motor; it is very quiet, but not silent - I bought the Sigma 56mm f1.4 for 3x the price then resold this lens.

Anyone know if the 85mm F1.8 is also slow-focusing and noisy?
No it's fast and it takes amazing photos
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06-09-2021 at 11:15 AM.
06-09-2021 at 11:15 AM.
Quote from Boss93 :
Yeah I was able to get my old edu email forwarded but you're right you have to upload photoid and transcript to show that you're active within last 3 months. Any work-around for this?
No, they got tired of people scamming them with purchased edu emails and decided to actually restrict it to students.
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06-09-2021 at 11:47 AM.
06-09-2021 at 11:47 AM.
Quote from Boss93 :
Anyone know how I can go about getting an edu email? I'm alumni now but no longer have access to my old edu email

Sign up for a class at a community college, stay enrolled long enough to get the authentication then drop the class before the tuition refund period is up. Or you might find you enjoy the class and want to stay in until completed.
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06-09-2021 at 01:55 PM.
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Quote from IndigoWinter2667 :
No, they got tired of people scamming them with purchased edu emails and decided to actually restrict it to students.

What do they care? They got their money.
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06-09-2021 at 02:55 PM.
06-09-2021 at 02:55 PM.
Quote from cka3ka2 :
FYI that 50mm lens is slowest to focus that I've seen in last 15 years. It's super noisy too if you plan to do video with autofocus, hard pass
You have to use it in continuous auto focus mode, then it's fine.
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06-09-2021 at 06:09 PM.
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B&H also have the same price for students
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06-09-2021 at 07:06 PM.
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Can anyone let me know what the price is for the A6600? My son is a college student, but I didn't want to ask him to sign up to just see the pricing.
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Sorry posted twice...
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06-09-2021 at 09:38 PM.
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What do they care? They got their money.
The point of these sales are for film/photography students to be able to get relevant gear at a discount while keeping general profits high.
From a money standpoint stricter edu policy means higher average prices since most people can't get the lower price but will buy anyway.
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06-09-2021 at 10:30 PM.
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Quote from cka3ka2 :
FYI that 50mm lens is slowest to focus that I've seen in last 15 years. It's super noisy too if you plan to do video with autofocus, hard pass
You may be right but at this price range it's not bad.
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06-09-2021 at 11:15 PM.
06-09-2021 at 11:15 PM.
The 50mm is a standard old school double gauss nifty fifty. If you want something equivalent, you can grab one of the canon's for cheap, and a sigma MC-11 adapter. Works well and you can adapt other lenses that way.

That or just save up for one of the better ones.
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Quote from Crowniegrl266 :
Can anyone let me know what the price is for the A6600? My son is a college student, but I didn't want to ask him to sign up to just see the pricing.
I'm seeing $1058 for the body only
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06-10-2021 at 12:07 AM.
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Been waiting for the 35mm 1.4 GM to get an EDU discount. I know it's a new lens but any idea how long it typically takes to join the party? The 14mm 1.8 GM is even newer and that one's already got an EDU discount of 10%.
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