Category Archives: Sony

Sony RX10 compact camera rumored to have 1″ sensor

Surprisingly the rumored RX10 compact camera will have 1″ sensor and not APS-C as expected according to the latest rumors. The rest of the RX10 specifications:

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Sony did it: A7 and A7r are the first modern full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras

Here are the latest A7 and A7r specifications: A7 has 24 Megapixel sensor with Phase detection AF A7r has 36 Megapixel with no on sensor Phase detection and no Anti Aliasing filter for maximum sharpness A7 body costs $1698 and $1998 with 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens. A7r costs $2198 body only Both cameras have a fixed OLED […]

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What else is new?

The Sony QX100 lens style camera gets a teardown just in time for shipping. Topaz Labs currently has a 50% off sale on Topaz Adjust ($24.99 through September 30th): use promo code septadjust during checkout. Fujifilm officially launched the Instax Mini-90 Neo Classic camera. New Kodak company to continue selling film.

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What else is new?

Phase One released Capture One v.7.1.4 ($299.95). TrueSense Imaging (ex-Kodak) announced 4K Micro Four Thirds sized CMOS sensor. Ilford Imaging Switzerland (the inkjet paper company) plans to rise from financial trouble. New Nauticam underwater housing for Sony NEX-5T camera. Tokina announced a new 16-28 T3.0mm cinema lens in Japan.

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Sony reassures that A mount will stay alive

Few weeks ago Amateurphotographer reported that Sony is still committed to the A-mount: “Though designed to work with E-mount lenses, Sony UK’s head of digital imaging, Frederik Lange, stressed that the A3000 launch does not signal the end of A-mount cameras.” The a99 camera will run out of production in late November. The Sony a65 camera is […]

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MXCamera/DEO-Tech working on a full frame Sony NEX adapter, MFT drop-in filter adapter

MX Camera/DEO-Tech is planning to released two new adapters – one for the upcoming full frame Sony NEX, the second for MFT with drop-in filter capabilities:

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Photographer leaks pictures on Facebook taken with a new Sony NEX-7R camera

The New York based photographer Clayton Nelson published several pictures on Facebook taken with “Sony NEX-7R, a new prototype APS sensor digital camera”. The images are now removed. This is the rest of his comments: “I emailed Sony some of the images I took earlier in the week, explaining how delighted I was with the […]

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Rumors: full frame Sony NEX mirrorless camera now coming in October

The Sony full frame mirrorless camera has been rumored for a while and the potential release date has been moving back and forth, but now it seems that everything is set for an October announcement. So what do we know about the first modern full frame mirrorless camera (after the digital Leica M)? Here is the list:

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Sony a3000 now in stock, DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 lens camera modules to start shipping soon

The Sony a3000 camera is currently in stock at Amazon US and Amazon Germany (Amazon UK expects it on September 16th). Sony Japan announced the release date for the DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 lens camera modules as October 25, but for some regions the sate is listed as September 27th. For updated pricing and availability check Amazon US, Amazon Germany […]

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What else is new?

The new Leica C type 112 camera is based on the Panasonic LF1, designed by Audi. Zeiss announced a new compact zoom cinema lens: Zeiss CZ.2 15-30/T2.9. Canon announced a new cinema prime lens: CN-E35mm T1.5 L F.

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