Category Archives: Sony

Another round of Sony, Fuji and Leica announcement before the end of the year?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2016

Several new cameras from Leica, Fuji and Sony were registered with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and will most likely be officially announced before the end of the year:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2016

It has been a really slow week after the Photokina and PhotoPlus shows. Here is another recap from both the rumors and addict blogs:

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Sony apologizes (again) for getting too many α99 II orders

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2016

If you believe in fairy tales, here is one: Sony made an official announcement that they received so many pre-orders for the new a99 II camera at $3,198 that they cannot keep up with the production and potential delays are expected. If you believe those statements, the photo industry should be doing pretty good and it is […]

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Report: Sigma pulling off from Sony lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2016

DIYphotography reports that Sigma is stopping to make some of their Sony mount lenses: According to our source, Sony makes a fraction of the business for Sigma. They also note that Sigma wants more focus in their factories on their cine line, and resources are shifting. Lastly, our source told us that there are still […]

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Sony a6500 mirrorless camera announced

By PR admin | Published: October 6, 2016

The Sony a6500 mirrorless camera is now officially announced with the world’s fastest AF speed and highest humber of AF points with in-camera 5-axis image stabilization, touchscreen with AF operation and 24.2 MP Exmor CMOS APS-C sensor. Check US pricing and availability. See full press release and this blog post for more info, here are the main specs: […]

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Sony RX100 V camera announced (update: now available for pre-order)

By PR admin | Published: October 6, 2016

The Sony RX100 V camera is now officially announced with the world’s fastest AF speed, world’s most AF points and world’s fastest continuous shooting for a compact camera. Check US pricing and availability. See full press release for more info, here are the main specs: Update: the camera is now available for pre-order. Check also the optional […]

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Sony a6500 and RX100 V cameras to be announced next

By PR admin | Published: October 5, 2016

Sony will soon announce two new cameras: Sony a6500 mirrorless camera with 5 axis stabilization (replacement for the a6300 model) Sony RX100 V compact camera (replacement for the RX100 IV model) I expect the official announcement to be before the Photo Plus show in New York (October 20th- 22nd). Update: bot cameras are now officially announced, see […]

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What else is new? (Pentax mirrorless camera rumors, new Lensbaby Trio 28 lens and more)

By PR admin | Published: October 5, 2016

→ Lensbaby announced a new Trio 28 lens for mirrorless cameras which includes all three Lensbaby Twist, Velvet and Sweet effect lenses in one compact package. → Pentax is rumored to announce a new mirrorless camera. → Phase One XF IQ3 100MP updated with electronic shutter.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2016

Our weekly recap from both the rumors and addict blogs:

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The Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens will be hard to get the next three months

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2016

Sony Japan issued the now standard statement about very high demand for the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens (SEL70200GM) and it will take them three months to catch up with production. Similar statements seem now to be a standard procedure also for Nikon and Fuji. The Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens was […]

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