Category Archives: Sony

Photokina day 0 recap (press day)

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2016

The press day for the 2016 Photokina show is now over. I still expect few more announcements from Leica tomorrow… and maybe Ricoh/Pentax? Here is a quick recap of what was announced today in case you missed it:

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New Sony a99 II camera announced

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2016

New Sony a99 II camera just announced with 42.4 MP, 12 fps, 4k video, 5 axis stabilization. – watch the Sony press event live streaming. Update: here is the official press release. Sony a99 II camera specifications (more information available here): Full-frame 4D Focus: Innovative Hybrid Phase Detection AF system with accurate 79 hybrid cross AF […]

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Tomorrow (Monday) is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show: what to expect

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2016

Monday is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show in Germany. Here is another quick recap on what else we are expecting to be announced (I am sure there will still be some surprises, so stay tuned):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2016

→ The new shipment date of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is now end of September (the shipment date was delayed once already till September 15th).    → The US pricing for the latest Samyang/Rokinon lenses were announced: Rokinon AF 14mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony E-mount: $849 Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC lens: $599 Rokinon […]

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The Sony RX1R II camera now costs $600 more, all 42MP Sony cameras are out of stock

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

The Sony RX1R II camera recently got a big $600 price increase: now listed for $3,898 and is out of stock almost everywhere (same price at Adorama and Amazon). The RX1R II was $3,299 when first announced back in October last year. The new pricing is now pretty much in Leica territory (the Leica Q is $4,250).

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Carl Zeiss will announce a new Loxia 2.4/85 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

The Zeiss teaser from yesterday is for a new Loxia 2.4/85 full frame lens (Sony-E mount). Here are the technical details:

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Tokina FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF full frame lens for Sony E-mount officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2016

Tokina announced the previously leaked FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF full frame lens for Sony E-mount. Shipping is scheduled to start in first quarter of 2017. US pricing is not yet available. Here are the details:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 10, 2016

→ Sony announced new Sony FDR-X3000 action camera with with liveview remote – see all available combos and pricing. → Another new action camera: Garmin Virb Ultra 30 (it’s even already in stock). → Canon celebrates the production of 120 million interchangeable EF lenses. → The CompactFlash Association announced CFexpress family of high-performance removable media based on PCIE and NVM […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2016

A quick recap of what is new at our sister Rumors and Addict blogs:

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Sony semi-annual lens and accessory sale is now live (US only)

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2016

Sony is having their semi-annual Alpha lens and accessory sale in the US. Check the details at Adorama and B&H or this list of discounted lenses:

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