Sony Tidbits…


Tamron released a firmware update for the 70-180mm F/2.8 E-mount lens


New Black Friday deal: Sony ZV-1II for $698 (lowest price ever)

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Leaked images of the new DJI Mic Mini microphone (to be announced tomorrow)

Tomorrow (Tuesday 26) DJI will announce the new DJI Mic Mini microphone. Images and specs have already been leaked:

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Now this is a first: Chinese company CAYE announced a 200mm f/3.5 FE lens

Caye Technology announced a new 200mm F3.5 lens. Key specs:

  • Full Frame
  • fixed F3.5 large aperture
  • manual focus
  • uses a set of two optical structures
  • minimum focusing distance of 1.8 meters
  • The lens body is about 32cm long
  • 14cm in diameter
  • weighs about 550g
  • Sony E, Canon RF, Canon EF, Canon EF-M, Nikon Z, Nikon F, Fuji X and M43 mounts

Something must have gone lost in translation because the

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New European Black Friday deals on Sony gear!


Great Black Friday deals you won’t want to miss: 15% off Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 FE and $200 off Tamron 28-75mm FE

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PetaPixel: Sony Has the Problem Every Competitor Wants: Its Flagship Was Too Good to Follow


Sony A1II at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama

Jeremy Gray from PetaPixel nails it when he writes:

When Sony announced the a1 II at its Creative Space event earlier this week, the camera was met with a slight buzz in the room. When Sony unveiled its incredible new FE 28-70mm f/2 GM lens, the room erupted. It’s not often that a new lens sucks up all the air in a room, especially not when a flagship camera is also announced.The


Interview with Sony photographer and Zeiss ambassador Greg Watermann

Sony photographer and Zeiss ambassador Greg Watermann has been interviewed by Zeiss (See video on top). And he also shot this new music video with the Zeiss Nano primes on the Sony a7SIII :

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Sony announced an impressive new 394 fps global shutter sensor


IMX925 CMOS image sensor

The new global shutter sensor is smaller than FF and APS-C and made for industrial use. But I’m some aspects of this technology will find its way into future Alpha cameras featuring global shutter.

Press text from Sony Semicron :

Sony Semiconductor Solutions to Release an Industrial CMOS Image Sensor
with Global Shutter for High-Speed Processing and High Pixel Count
Offering an Expanded, High-Precision Product Lineup Supporting Faster Recognition and Inspection

Atsugi, Japan — Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS)

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