Sony Tidbits…


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The preorder numbers for the Sony FX2 are extremely low…a wake up call for Sony?

FX2 at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama . Fotokoch , FotoErhardt , Calumet , WexUK

Yesterday a reader (Thanks W!) told me this:

I stopped at my local retailer in Providence, RI, USA. They are part of a nine location chain of stores. As of yesterday, June 3, they had one (1) preorder in their entire system for the FX2. I don’t know how the camera is being received in other places, but I would call that a disaster for the northeastern


Sony FX30 Teardown by Kolarivision

Kolarivision carefully took apart the Sony FX30 to see what it looks like inside. At the end they state this:

Generally, Sony mirrorless cameras aren’t difficult to take a part, due to their straightforward setup. This applies more even to their compact-body style cameras, such as the Sony A7CR (even despite being a full frame camera), which we have previously tore down .

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New 2.0 firmware update for the Sony BURANO 8K E-mount camera

The Sony Burano camera got a major 2.0 firmware update with a ton of improvements:

  • New Recording Formats
    • FFcrop 3.8K 16:9, up to 120fps
    • S35 4.3K 4:3 aspect imager scan mode, for anamorphic shooting, up to 60fps
    • S35 1.9K 16:9 up to 240fps
      NOTE: When 240fps is selected for S35 1.9K 16:9,

Fathers Day Deals at BH and Adorama. And still hot, Tamron 70-180mm FE for $999 at Amazon

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Analysis: Why Sony could soon announce the Sony FX3II soon with 24MP, 6K RAW, 4k120p

Last week I told you that Sony has two more camera registered in Asia that will be announced within 3-4 months:

  • Code “WW697160” registered by Sony Japan
  • Code “WW084220” registered by Sony Wuxi

The publicly registered cameras only contain data about their Wifi and connectivity capabilities. But thanks to that one of our readers (Thanks Zhang Yi Fei) concluded that the camera with the code “WW697160” must be the Sony


Sigma announced a new T/1.3 fast Cine Prime Lens lineup and the new 28-105mm T/3

Sigma had a double development announcement today:

  1. They announced the new 28-105mm T/3 Full Frame E-mount autofocus Cine lens ( Press text here ).
  2. They also announced the AIUZ T/1.3 lens range. We will get the Full Frame E-mount 25mm, 27mm, 32mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 65mm, 75mm T1.3 manual focus primes ( Press text here

New firmware update for the Sony ZV-1 II and ZV-1F compact cameras

ZV-1II firmware 2.01 and ZV-1F 2.0 Benefits and Improvements

  • Adds Brazilian Portuguese to the list of available languages
  • WPA and WEP functionalities are no longer supported. You will no longer be able to select WPA or WEP when connecting to Wi-Fi. Please use the more secure WPA2 moving forward
  • Improves the operational stability of the camera
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Hot limited time deal: Lowest price ever on the Tamron 70-180mm FE lens (now $99) at Amazon

For a limited time you get the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 lens for $999 only at Amazon (Click here) . This is the lowest price ever on this excellent lens!

Also the Tamron 18-300mm APS-C lens sells for $599 only at Amazon (Click here) .

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