Category Archives: Sony

Sony to lower their investment on CMOS image sensor equipment as worldwide camera shipments continue to sink

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2016

Digitimes reports that Sony will lower their investment on CMOS image sensor equipment in fiscal 2016:

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Is the Sony A-mount dead? Will there be a Sony a99 camera successor?

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2016

Every few months I receive a tip about the end of the Sony A-mount. At the same time rumors about a mystical successor of the Sony a99 camera are being reported by questionable sources/websites. Is the Sony A-mount dead? I think so. Many Sony fans will disagree and I understand this. Yes, Sony did announce the […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2016

The regular weekly recap from both the rumors and addict websites:

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Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA lens (SEL50F14Z) now in stock

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2016

   The Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA lens (SEL50F14Z) is now shipping worldwide (currently in stock at B&H and Fotohanskeuzekamp). Mobile01 recently published their review of the lens with many sample/text images. Here is the new 1.4/50 lens side by side with the Sony FE 1.4/85 GM:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2016

The regular weekly recap from both the rumors and addict websites:

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Canon and Sony also rumored to raise prices in Europe

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2016

Similar to Nikon, Canon and Sony are also rumored to raise their prices in the UK and/or in Europe this summer – in some cases up to 20%. Check out the latest prices and availability at Wex Photographic, Jessops, Calumet, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. Canon recently cut their profit forecast as a result of post-Brexit yen strength.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2016

Silver Leica APO Summicron M 50mm f/2.0 ASPH lens to be announced soon Fujifilm Problematic Firmware Update Does The Fujifilm X-T2 Focus Faster Than The X-Pro 2 CameraStoreTV X-T2 Field Test Official Fujifilm X-T2 Unboxing Sony Lens Firmware Updates? New deal on the Panasonic G7 camera SenScore posted their Nikon D5 test results Ricoh Theta […]

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Sony announces additional details on their latest lenses, teleconverters and flash system

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2016

Some unexpected news from Sony: Sony announced the pricing for their 70-200mm G Master lens: $2.598 (pre-orders will start on July 13th). Sony officially released the Zeiss Planar FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA lens. The price is $1,498 (pre-orders start on July 13th). The pricing of the latest Sony teleconverters will be: Sony FE 2.0x teleconverter: $548 Sony FE […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2016

Olympus has new rebates for July New: Bolt VS-570F Wireless TTL Flash for Fujifilm New Ricoh Theta camera rumored to be announced soon Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be available for Pentax K-mount Pentax K-70 camera will start shipping on July 22nd HandeVision IBERIT 24mm f/2.4 lens for Leica M mount to be […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 2, 2016

Pentax K-S1 camera is now discontinued TECHART PRO Rolling Review Metabones Firmware Updated Again

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