Sony is happy to report that in the past 12 months: their mirrorless camera revenue has grown 16.5% (while DSLR sales declining approximately 15%) Sony has experienced a 66% boost in their company’s mirrorless camera sales Sony is currently the #1 overall mirrorless brand, a position they have held for 4 consecutive years Now if they can […]
An error on the Sony online store caused a lot of discussion on reddit yesterday – a brand new Sony a7r mirrorless camera was listed for $199.99. Of course all orders got canceled… but don’t hold your breath, they will get canceled too. Sony will never sell you a $2,000 camera for $200. Don’t waste your time.
Expect new product announcements next week from Panasonic and Fuji: Panasonic G7, GX8 and FZ300 cameras Fuji X-T10 camera and XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR lens (announcement tomorrow) There has been few small leaks about a new high megapixel camera from Sony, but as of today there is no reliable information what exactly will be announced […]
→ Olympus will release firmware updated v3.1 for the OMD E-M1 camera on June 16. → Canon issued a service advisory: “the main mirror of some EOS 5D Digital SLR cameras may detach due to deterioration in the strength of the adhesive“. → Firmware update v1.0.4 for the Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera released. […]
Another picture from a Sony ILCE-7RM2 camera appeared on flickr. The maximum resolution is 9440 x 6300. Last week a picture with a similar resolution was publish by Zeiss. Those images could be upscaled, but as you can see from the screenshot above, somebody was able to find the following string in the jpg file:
→ Adorama now sells Kipon Adapters. → Jury orders Motorola to pay $10M for Fujifilm patent claims. → Metz: “future is assured” (the company filed for insolvency last year). → The new Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art lens is rumored to start shipping by the end of this month. → Leica now offers 12% off on […]
Two new patents from Canon and Sony: → New Canon 35mm f/1.4 lens patent was filed in Japan. → Sony filed a patent for a FE 55mm f/1.8 full frame mirrorless lens.
Carl Zeiss uploaded few sample images from their new Batis lenses and some of them are taken with an unknown 56MP Sony camera – the pixel size is 8910×6300 (see also this link). Here is the actual image:
→ The Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera is now $998. → This massive NASA Jonel 100 2,540mm f/8 mirror lens just sold on eBay. More info is available here. → The new DJI Ronin M is now available for purchase – it weighs in at just 5 pounds (2.3kg) and it’s small enough to […]
Over the weekend Sony dropped the prices on the following cameras: Sony a6000 for $448 after $200 instant rebate with free expedited shipping (rebate expires 5/10/15). Sony A5000 bundle (16-50mm, 16GB memory card, case, cleaning kit, UV filter) for $398.00 after $100 instant rebate with free expedited shipping (rebate expires 5/30/15). Sony RX100 bundle (16GB memory card, Sony jacket case, Sony battery charger for $398.00 […]
