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Watch live: Sony A7III mirrorless camera announcement at the 2018 WPPI show

Sony is expected any moment to officially announce their new Sony A7III mirrorless camera at the WPPI. Here is the live streaming of the event:

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Sigma to announces 9 new full frame lenses for Sony E-mount

Sigma will soon announce 9 new full frame lenses for Sony E-mount (this has been rumored for a while) – those are basically the existing DSLR Art lenses that will come with a “built-in” Sigma MC-11 adapter. Here is the full list of lenses:

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New Sony A7III mirrorless camera to be announced soon

A reader sent me several pictures of a new Sony A7 III mirrorless camera that is supposed to be announced soon as a replacement for the current Sony Alpha a7 II model. I am expecting to get the full specifications shortly. Stay tuned for updates.

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Sony HVL-F60RM flash and FA-EB1 external battery pack announced

Sony announced a new HVL-F60RM flash ($599.99) and a FA-EB1 external battery pack. So far there is no indication of any new camera being released together with the flash. Additional information:

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Sony to release a new HVL-F60RM flash

Sony is going to release a new HVL-F60RM flash that appears to be a radio-controlled version of the current Sony HVL-F60M model. Via Nokishita

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First photos taken with the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Photographer Bob Martin is using the not yet officially released Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The new lens is expected to start shipping in September. You can see some photos taken with the lens on his Instagram account (check the hashtag #400mm):

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Sony develops a back-illuminated CMOS sensor with pixel-parallel A/D converter that enables global shutter function

Sony Develops a Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Pixel-Parallel A/D Converter That Enables Global Shutter Function*1 Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced that it has developed a 1.46 effective megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor equipped with a Global Shutter function*1. The newly developed pixel-parallel analog-to-digital converters provide the function to instantly convert the analog signal from […]

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Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens spotted at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

The new Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens was spotted at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics: The new lens is expected to be released this Summer. B&H currently lists the lens shipping date as September 2018:

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