Category Archives: Sony

32MP full frame Sony a920 DSLR camera in August?

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

I received some information that Sony will be announcing a new full frame a920 DSLR camera in August. Some of the specs are 32MP, 7 fps and dual Bionz image processing. The full frame Sony a850 and a900 DSLRs are already discontinued (or soon to be discontinued) and if Sony plans to continue their full frame offering, […]

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Sony 50mm f/1.2 and f/1.4 lens patents

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2011

Sony filed a patent (2011-107450) in Japan for a 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses:

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Sony a290, a390 and a850 DSLR cameras to be discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Sony will officially discontinue the full frame a850 camera this summer, two years after its official announcement. Back in May B&H already listed the camera as discontinued. AP claims that the reason for the a850 departure is “because the 24.6MP camera is too similar in specification and price to the flagship Alpha 900 model”. Interestingly enough, the Sony […]

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Sony a35, NEX C3, 30mm macro lens and flash announced

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Today Sony announced the a35 ($699) and NEX C-3 ($599-$649) cameras plus the 30mm NEX macro lens ($249) and the new F20S flash ($150). Sony describes the new NEX C3 as “the world’s smallest and lightest compact system camera“. Detailed specs of the new cameras can be found here. The new NEX firmware will be available on June 20, […]

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Sony a35 and NEX C3 detailed specs

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2011

Here are the full specs of the Sony NEX C3 and a35 cameras that will be announced this Friday:

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Sony announces a new 16.15MP Super HAD CCD sensor

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2011

Sony introduced a new high-resolution 1/2.3 16.15MP color CCD sensor ICX682SQW (diagonal 7.757 mm) for consumer digital still cameras that supports high-definition television (equivalent to 720/30p) imaging and continuous capturing high-sensitivity still images.

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New Mirrorless Lenses iPhone app

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

I often get confused with all the new mirrorless lenses. If you are like me, the new Mirrorless Lenses iPhone app will help you find all currently available mirrorless lenses and provide you with some the basic specs. The app is available for free on iTunes: The Mirrorless Lenses app allows you to browse the full range […]

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Olympus losing market share, Sony reports worst loss in 16 years

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

Here are the latest financial results from Olympus and they don’t look that good. Net sales are down 4.1%, net income dropped 84.5% compared to 2010. Here are the details for the imaging division: Fiscal year Market volume (In millions) Olympus camera sales (In millions) Olympus Market Share 05/06 67,2 8,4 12.5% 06/07 81,5 9,6 11.8% 07/08 106,3 […]

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Sony a35: new picture effects and tele-zoom high speed shooting mode

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

The new Sony a35 will have a new tele-zoom high speed shooting mode: A new set of 11 effects will also be introduced in the upcoming a35 and NEX C-3 cameras. They will also be available as a firmware update for the older NEX 3 and NEX 5 models:

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Sony a850 is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

The full frame Sony a850 is now officially discontinued at B&H. The camera was announced in August of 2009. The future of the Sony full frame DSLR line is unclear at that point. Sony did confirm that all future Alpha cameras will have translucent mirror technology.

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