Sony Imaging PRO Support launches in Austria & Switzerland
Press release • Oct 15, 2015 17:22 BST

Introduced to offer professional photographers a dedicated service for their Sony products, Sony Imaging PRO Support is now launching in Austria and Switzerland in January 2016.
Sony is expanding its Imaging PRO Support programme in Europe which launched in Germany in March 2015. The programme will now cover Austria and Switzerland and offers professional photographers valuable help and specialist care for their Sony products. Both the programme and applications will be live on5th January, 2016. All information regarding the scope of the service is accessible on the Imaging PRO Support website.
There’s no membership fee for the service that’s offered to professional photographers[i]who own at least two Sony α camera bodies and three Sony α lenses from the qualifying list detailed beneath.
Benefits of the programme include a dedicated telephone help desk offering professional photographers support using their α camera equipment. There’s a free collection and return service for units requiring repairs, plus a free back-up loan unit to keep professional photographers up and running.
In addition, enrolled Sony Imaging PRO Support customers can benefit from a free twice-yearly image sensor cleaning service with filter glass replacement if necessary and firmware check-up to keep their cameras in top condition.
The Sony Imaging PRO support programme is now live in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany and the United States. Rollout in other European countries is currently under consideration.
Qualifying Camera’s and Lenses[ii]
Camera Bodies Group ‘A’
A: SLT-A99(V)
SLT-A77(V)
ILCA-77M2
ILCE-7R
ILCE-7RM2
ILCE-7S
ILCE-7SM2
DSC-RX1
DSC-RX1R
Camera Bodies Group ‘B’
B: ILCE-7
ILCE-7M2
NEX-7
αA-mount lenses:αE-mount lenses:
SAL100M28
SAL135F18Z
SAL135F28
SAL1635Z
SAL1635Z2
SAL1680Z
SAL16F28
SAL2470Z
SAL2470Z2
SAL24F20Z
SAL300F28G
SAL300F28G2
SAL35F14G
SAL500F40G
SAL50F14Z
SAL70200G
SAL70200G2
SAL70300G
SAL70300G2
SAL70400G
SAL70400G2
SAL85F14Z
SEL1670Z
SEL2470Z
SEL24F18Z
SEL35F28Z
SEL55F18Z
SEL70200G
SELP18105G
SEL1635Z
SELP28135G
SEL35F14Z
SEL90F28G
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[i] The programme is designed for professional photographers and as such, applicants will need to provide proof of their revenue stream generated from their photography work
[ii] At least one of the owned camera’s needs to be in ’Group A’ of the qualifying list
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