Category Archives: Sony

The popular Sony a7/a7r camera trade-in program is back

The S0ny a7/a7r trade-in camera promotion is back – purchase a Sony a7 or a7r camera and send your DSLR any interchangeable lens camera of any make or model to Adorama and receive the following trade-in bonus: $345 bonus towards the purchase of a Sony a7r $300 bonus towards the purchase of a Sony a7 lens […]

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What else is new?

→ Starting today till October 18th, the Fuji X100s camera will be $200 off at Adorama and B&H (with some extra freebies). Also, the price of the Fuji X-E2 kit with 18-55mm lens will drop to $1,099 at Adorama and B&H (with some extra freebies). → The Sony a7 and a7r are currently $200 off at B&H and Adorama. […]

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What is selling where

Sony RX100 camera for $329.99. Canon EOS-M with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens for $311 at B&H. The Canon PowerShot G1 X is now $100 off. The Panasonic LX100 will start shipping in early November for the black version and November 25th for the silver model. The new Silver E-M1 camera is now in stock. […]

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Sony/Zeiss and Mamiya rumored to release medium format digital rangefinder cameras

I got an interesting tip from a very good source: Sony/Zeiss and Mamiya will both release new digital medium format rangefinder-styled cameras in the next 12 months. Sony is already producing a medium format sensor used in the latest cameras from PhaseOne and Hasselblad. I do not have any additional information for now.

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The Sony A mount is not dead

In a Photokina interview with Matt Granger, Sony’s representative confirmed that the Sony A mount is not dead and the company will continue to work on future future A mount products:

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Canon: new high-MP sensor and mirrrorless product(s) are coming soon

Dpreview published their Photokina interview with Canon. Here are some interesting quotes (see also the main points from their interview with Nikon): New high-MP sensor and mirrrorless product(s) are coming soon: Q: Currently no Canon camera offers more than 22MP. Do your DSLR customers ask for higher resolution? A: Yes. We know that many of our customers […]

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Is this a new Sony full frame sensor with an electronic global shutter?

A reader sent me this screenshot of a (new?) full frame Sony 12MP sensor with an electronic global shutter. I think the Sony a7s camera uses a similar sensor.

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High speed Sony memory cards on sale (starting from $16.90)

Adorama currently has a sale on high speed Sony memory cards (2-packs, starting from $16.90, free shipping, valid till 09/27):

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Sony at Photokina 2014: new E-mount lens roadmap and pictures of upcoming lenses

Sony FE 28mm f/2 lens with fisheye teleconverter

Sony published a new E-mount full frame lens roadmap for 2015 (previous reported here): Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Sony FE 28mm f/2 (with ultra wide and fisheye teleconverters) Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35 mm f/1.4 ZA Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Another large aperture prime lens For future Sony plans, see also […]

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New Sony FE full frame lens roadmap for 2015

Sony announced an updated Sony FE full frame lens roadmap for 2015. Here are the new “under development” lenses: Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS lens Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS 10x optical zoom lens Sony FE 28mm f/2 prime lens

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