Category Archives: Sony

Sony raising money to concentrate on developing image sensors, pulls away from consumer goods

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2015

Sony Corporations is planing to raise nearly $4 billion with issuing new shares and bonds in order to invest in stacked image sensor R&D and production while pulling back from consumer goods where they lost money in the past:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2015

→ Sample photos from the Sigma dp0 Quattro camera ($999) published online (more photos available here). → The Sony a7R camera is now $400 off. → The $100 off discount for the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will expire on June 30th.

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Canon 10mm f/2.8L USM full frame lens and other patents from Canon, Sony and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2015

→ Is Canon getting into the drone business? A recently filed patent describes how to control the angle of the vertical and horizontal direction of the camera and how to analyze coordinates from GPS satellite. → Canon filed a patent for a full frame Canon 10mm f/2.8L USM lens (not a fisheye). → Canon filed a patent to […]

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Fuji X-T10, Panasonic G7 cameras, new Sony Vario-Sonnar lenses now in stock

By PR admin | Published: June 18, 2015

Now shipping in the US and currently in stock: Fujifilm X-T10 camera Panasonic G7 camera Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* ZA SSM II Zeiss lens Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* Zeiss ZA SSM II lens

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Pre-orders are now open for the Sony a7R II, RX100 IV and RX10 II cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2015

Pre-orders for the Sony a7R II, RX100 IV and RX10 II cameras are now open: Sony a7R II: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | DigitalRev Sony RX10 II: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | DigitalRev Sony RX100 IV: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | DigitalRev The price of the previous RX10 model already dropped by $100.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2015

→ The Sony Alpha NEX-7 with 18-55mm lens is now $750 off. → The Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 lens was originally designed for NASA: One of the largest aperture lenses in the history of photography: the ZEISS Planar 0.7/50. It was originally designed for NASA. In order to take pictures of the “dark” side of the moon, they […]

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Sony a7R II camera announced

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2015

Sony just announced a new Sony a7R II camera priced at $3,198. Here are the main specs: 42MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor BIONZ X Image Processor 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Stabilization 399 Phase-Detect AF Points & 5 fps Burst Internal 4K XAVC S Video & S-Log2 Gamma Weather-Resistant Magnesium Alloy Body Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC […]

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Sony RX100 IV and RX10 II cameras announced

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2015

In addition to the new a7R, Sony announced also the Sony RX100 IV ($948) and RX10 II ($1,298) cameras. The specs in a glance: Sony RX100 IV 20.1 MP 1″ Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor BIONZ X Image Processor Internal UHD 4K Video & S-Log2 Gamma Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* f/1.8-2.8 Lens 24-70mm (35mm Equivalent) 2349k-Dot […]

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The mirrorless movement: Sony boasts record growth in expanding mirrorless digital camera market

By PR admin | Published: June 4, 2015

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 […]

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No, you won’t get a Sony a7r camera for $199

By PR admin | Published: June 1, 2015

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.

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