2019 B&H Depth of Field conference registration now open

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


Check out the upcoming B&H Depth of Field Conference that will take place on February 5th - 6th, 2019. Registration and live streaming are free (you still need to register):

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Sony announced major firmware updates for the a9/a7RIII/a7III mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


In addition to the new a6400 mirrorless APS-C camera, at the press event today Sony announced also major firmware updates for the a9/a7RIII/a7III mirrorless cameras:

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The 2019 BCN Ranking Japanese market share report is out

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


BCN Ranking published their 2019 market share report for the different camera categories and Fuji is again nowhere to be seen (BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers):

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This is the new Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


Sony announced a new α6400 APS-C mirrorless camera (model ILCE-6400) with real-time eye autofocus, real-time tracking and world’s fastest autofocus (US price: $899.99):

  • World’s Fastest[i] 0.02 seconds[ii] AF acquisition speed plus 425 phase-detection and contrast-detection AF points covering approximately 84% of image area
  • Advanced Real-time Eye AF
  • New Real-time Tracking for object tracking
  • 24.2MP[iii] APS-C Exmor™ CMOS image sensor and latest-generation BIONZ X™ image processor
  • 180-degree fully tiltable LCD touch screen for self-recording
  • High-speed continuous shooting at up to 11 fps[iv] mechanical shutter / 8 fps[v] silent shooting with continuous AF/AE tracking
  • High-resolution 4K[vi] movie recording with full pixel readout and no pixel binning, plus advanced AF speed and stability
  • Interval recording for time-lapse videos

Product highlights:

  • 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
  • BIONZ X Image Processor
  • XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF
  • 3.0" 921.6k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
  • Internal UHD 4K Video & S-Log3 Gamma
  • S&Q Motion in Full HD from 1-120 fps
  • Shutter Rated for 200,000 Cycles
  • Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC
  • 425 Phase- & Contrast-Detect AF Points
  • Up to 11 fps Shooting and ISO 102,400

The Sony a6400 brochure is available here. Sample photos can be found here. Pre-orders will open on January 17th (Adorama | B&H).

Promo videos and press release:

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Watch the Sony livestream press event here (Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera announced)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


Watch the Sony livestream press event here at 1 pm EST (backup link for livestream):

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras that will be announced in the next few weeks:

The rest of the list:

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Sony announcement today: new APS-C mirrorless camera expected (watch the livestream here at 1 pm EST)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019


As already reported, Sony is rumored to announce a new cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. The official announcement is expected today - stay tuned, I will embed the live stream here on the blog at 1 pm EST.

We don't have any leaked pictures or specifications for the upcoming camera.

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Sony α7 III vs. Canon EOS R vs. Nikon Z6 mirrorless sales during the holiday shopping season in Japan

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2019


BCN+R published their latest sales results data for the mirrorless camera holiday shopping season in Japan. What I find interesting is that Canon and Nikon mirrorless sales were almost identical in December of 2018:

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