Category Archives: Sony

Tamron 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens and other patents from Konica-Minolta, Olympus and Sony

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2013
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Tamron’s latest patent is for a 10mm f/2.8 and a 10mm f/1.8 fisheye lenses for APS-C based DSLR cameras.

Tamron 10mm f:1.8 fisheye lens patent
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New Sony teaser for December 4

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2013
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Sony Korea has a new teaser on their website for something new (most likely a lens according to the picture) that is coming on December 4, 2013. Via Dicahub

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Sony a7 now in stock

By PR admin | Published: November 26, 2013
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The Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera is currently shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. The a7r version (no AA filter) is in stock in Europe (Fotohanskeuzekamp) and is expected to start shipping in the US on December 1st. The new Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS E-mount lens is also in stock.

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Sony RX10 and several other new cameras are now shipping

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2013
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    The Sony RX10 is currently in stock in Europe . In the US the camera is expected to start shipping on November 23rd. Here are few sample images taken with the RX10:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2013
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→ New from Google NIK Collection: Analog Efex Pro. I am not sure if the new software will be offered for free to existing NIK owners (I could not download it). → Sony sells more smartphones, but suffers from drop in demand for cameras, PCs → Samyang announced 4 new cinema lens kits.

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Sony can fit a full frame sensor in a NEX-5 body

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2013
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Sony filed a design patent in Japan for a NEX-5-like interchangeable lens camera body with a full frame sensor inside. For comparison – a picture of the Sony NEX-5n APS-C camera: Additional sketches from the patent application:

Small Sony full frame camera
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