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The top of the line Sony a9 mirrorless camera is now $500 off

The price of the top of the line Sony a9 mirrorless camera just dropped by $500 in the US to $3,998: B&H Adorama Amazon Some listings offer free accessories – see above links for additional information.

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Updated list of all registered but not yet officially announced cameras

Here is the updated list of all registered but not yet officially announced cameras (1 x Canon, 5 x Nikon, 1 x Sony, 2 x Fuji, 2 x Leica, 1 x Ricoh):

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Sony announces a new 5.6 million dots OLED EVF with 240fps refresh rate (UXGA 1600×1200 resolution)

Today Sony announced a new ECX339A OLED microdisplay featuring UXGA (1600 x 1200 resolution) – the highest in its class for a 0.5″ EVF. This EVF also achieves the world’s smallest pixel pitch of 6.3μm (resolution 1.6x higher than the previous model). When paired with Sony’s original driving system, a frame rate up to 240 […]

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New Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF pancake lens for Sony FE mount rumored to be announced in June

Samyang is rumored to announce a new 24mm f/2.8 AF pancake lens for Sony FE mount. The size of the new lens will be similar to the current Samyang 35mm f/2.8 AF model (pictured above). The official announcement is rumored for June.

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What else is new? (Skylum AI lab, Canon 120MP sensor, Lucid/RED 8K camera, Nikon mirrorless camera)

→ Skylum announced Skylum AI Lab and joined forces with Photolemur: “We at Skylum are excited to announce that we are forming a new research and development division of our company – Skylum AI Lab. This new division will work on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks.” → Read about Sony’s plans for the future at their […]

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Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens sneak peek (video)

Patrick Murphy Racey gives a great first look at the already announced but not yet released Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS full frame mirrorless lens (expected to ship in September) in this video:

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CP+ interview with Sony

Imaging Resource published their CP+ interview with Sony. Here is the recap courtesy of SonyAddict:

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Luminous Landscape interview with Sony

Luminous Landscape published their interview with Sony from the Kando event. Here is the recap courtesy of SonyAddict:

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New Sony and Leica camera models registered online

New Sony and Leica (Leica Q2?) camera models were registered online in Asia – my guess is that those are the cameras that will be announced for the 2018 Photokina show in September. Here is the full list of all registered but not yet officially announced cameras (1 x Canon, 3 x Nikon, 1 x Sony, 1 x Fuji, 1 […]

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The new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount to be released on April 27th

The pricing and shipping information for the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount will be announced on April 27th. The lens was recently listed in China for ¥5300 which comes to around $850 (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens costs $2,198. Additional information on the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di […]

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