Sony price increase already effective in some European countries

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2016

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The Sony price increase I reported last month is already effective in some European countries – almost all Sony E-mount lenses are now at least 10% more expensive:

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Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2016

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The next lens from the 2016 Samyang summer lens blockbuster promo is a new Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE designed for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras with full frame sensor. The lens was initially mentioned back in May, but no other information was provided (check US pricing and availability). The lens key features are:

  • Ultra Wide Angle in 113.9°
  • AF System
  • Aspherical Lens
  • Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) of Samyang Optics
  • Circular aperture with 7 blades

Technical specifications, MTF charts and full press release:

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 24 hour sale

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2016

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The Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera is on sale for the next 24 hour: $799 with free shipping and additional rewards ($300 or 27% off):

This promotion expires tonight (August 15th) at 11:59pm EST.

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2016-2017 EISA photography awards announced

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2016

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EISA announced their 2016-2017 photography awards:

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New Fuji USA camera and lens rebates

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2016

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Fuji announced new camera and lens rebates on the US – see the details at B&H and Adorama:

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

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2016

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

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2016

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Weekly recap from both the rumor and addict blogs:

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Casio announed a new 180° EX-FR200 rugged/action camera

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2016

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Casio announced a new 180° EX-FR200 rugged action camera. The full specs are available here. Two EX-FR200 cameras can be attached together to record 360° video (similar to the Nikon KeyMission 360):

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Topaz Labs Glow 2 to be released next week

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2016

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Next Tuesday (8/16/16) Topaz Labs will release an updated version 2 of their electric lighting and glow effect software Glow. The update will be free to anyone who already owns Glow. Here is the list of new features in Glow 2:

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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

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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 a68 last year (camera body still not available in the US), but with its plastic mount it was more of a joke than a serious piece of photo equipment. Maybe Sony still needs to sell their A-mont lenses before they can officially discontinue it and this is why they have been re-confirming that the A-mount is alive (there’s also an adapter for all hardcore A-mount fans).

This is the email I received recently from a reader that confirms my theory:

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