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2019 B&H Depth of Field conference registration now open

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Check out the upcoming B&H Depth of Field Conference that will take place on February 5th – 6th, 2019. Registration and live streaming are free (you still need to register):

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Sony announced major firmware updates for the a9/a7RIII/a7III mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

In addition to the new a6400 mirrorless APS-C camera, at the press event today Sony announced also major firmware updates for the a9/a7RIII/a7III mirrorless cameras:

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The 2019 BCN Ranking Japanese market share report is out

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

BCN Ranking published their 2019 market share report for the different camera categories and Fuji is again nowhere to be seen (BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers):

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This is the new Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Sony announced a new α6400 APS-C mirrorless camera (model ILCE-6400) with real-time eye autofocus, real-time tracking and world’s fastest autofocus (US price: $899.99): World’s Fastest[i] 0.02 seconds[ii] AF acquisition speed plus 425 phase-detection and contrast-detection AF points covering approximately 84% of image area Advanced Real-time Eye AF New Real-time Tracking for object tracking 24.2MP[iii] APS-C Exmor™ […]

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Watch the Sony livestream press event here (Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera announced)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Watch the Sony livestream press event here at 1 pm EST (backup link for livestream):

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras that will be announced in the next few weeks: Sony APS-C mirrorless camera announcement today Fujinon GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR lens on January 17th (see updated GF roadmap) Olympus E-M1X MFT camera on January 24th Panasonic Lumix S1/S1R cameras announcement expected in the next few […]

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Sony announcement today: new APS-C mirrorless camera expected (watch the livestream here at 1 pm EST)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

As already reported, Sony is rumored to announce a new cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. The official announcement is expected today – stay tuned, I will embed the live stream here on the blog at 1 pm EST. We don’t have any leaked pictures or specifications for the upcoming camera.

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Sony α7 III vs. Canon EOS R vs. Nikon Z6 mirrorless sales during the holiday shopping season in Japan

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2019

BCN+R published their latest sales results data for the mirrorless camera holiday shopping season in Japan. What I find interesting is that Canon and Nikon mirrorless sales were almost identical in December of 2018:

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New Swiss company NWS Instruments announces 23mm APO and 110mm APO medium format lenses with Hasselblad V-mount

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2019

Today the Swiss company NWS Instruments announced two medium format lenses with Hasselblad V-mount: 23mm APO f/3,5 110° wide angle lens 110mm APO f/3,2 macro telephoto lens NWS Instruments also announced a new Akrobat modular instrument positioning system (click for larger view):

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Canon rumors: 100MP mirrorless EOS R camera with IBIS is a possibility

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2019

Northlight Images reports about the possibility of a 100MP EOS R mirrorless camera with IBIS capabilities to be released in the future:

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