Sony a9 overheating? (and other reported problems)

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2017


The Sony a9 full frame mirrorless camera ($4,498) just started shipping a few days ago and we already have the first overheating reports (Sony had several overheating issues with different cameras over the years):

"After 20 minutes of shooting That 1 Cameraguy experienced an overheating indicator in 80-degree weather after 20 minutes of shooting.: (SonyAddict)

Here is the related video:

A similar report came also from dpreview:

But one unnerving thing was that the high temp warning came on. I was admittedly in the sun most of the time but it's only around 65 degrees today in NJ. I did have the camera on and shooting probably for 40-45 minutes nonstop. (No video, by the way.) I set the sleep timer to 10 seconds and that seemed to help. But this worries me a bit for summer/warm weather shooting.

Few other issues reported by Sony a9 owners:

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List of upcoming cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and Leica

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2017





Here is an updated list of upcoming cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and Leica that have already been registered with various government agencies but are not yet announced:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2017

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This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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Sony’s presentation to investors

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2017


In a recent presentation to investors, Sony provided some additional information on their Imaging Products & Solutions Segment (see the full report "Sony IR Day 2017" here, additional information is available here):

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Topaz Labs has a new image editor called Topaz Studio

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2017



Next week Topaz Labs will officially release their new image editor called Topaz Studio.

Topaz Studio has a set of free and paid adjustments - for more information, visit this page.

For the next 4 days you can get the Pro Adjustment Pack for $99 when using coupon code “STUDIO”. This includes all 14 paid adjustments available within Topaz Studi0 (over $270 worth of adjustments available for $99).

Additional information on the new Topaz Studio:

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Sony a9 camera in stock everywhere

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2017


The new Sony a9 mirrorless full frame camera is currently in stock pretty much everywhere (Amazon, Adorama, B&H and Jessops, WEX in the UK).

Sony either produced a massive amount of units for the launch today or nobody is really buying this camera.

The Sony a9 manual can be downloaded here.


Thinking of upgrading to the a9? Adorama offers up to 70% credit towards the purchase of a new Sony a9 when you trade in your used camera equipment. WEX Photographic in the UK is also offering different a9 trade-in options:


Join our Sony a9 Owners Group, also follow the Sony a9 Page to get more tailored news on Facebook.

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Venus Optics announced the world’s first GFX adapter for enlarging image circle of full frame lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2017


Another interesting new product from Venus Optics: the world’s first lens adapter which can enlarge the image circle of full frame lenses for using on Fujifilm GFX-50S medium format camera:

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Windows version of Macphun Aurora HDR and Luminar photo editing software to be released soon

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2017


Macphun will release a Windows version of their Aurora HDR and Luminar photo editing software - the public beta of Luminar for PC will be available in July.

Here are a few screenshots of the upcoming Macphun Luminar for Windows:

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