This has been an extremely slow year from Sony, but at least I can finally share a reliable rumor about one of the next Alpha Full Frame cameras. Two trusted sources confirmed:
It’s unclear when the exact announcement will happen (it might happen in late 2024 at best). I have been told the camera initially should have been announced in October 2024 (so one month from now
Sales start on September 14th at 8 PM! Limited edition—only 1,000 units total available ( Limited to 100 units each for the 56mm F1.7 and 20mm F2.8 on the official website).
Lexar announced their first 8.0 generation SD card and a new series of super rugged ARMOR card series. They are yet not available for preorder but nearly all current SD cards ( Amazon / BHphoto ) and CFexpress Type A cards ( Amazon / BHphoto ) are discounted. Here is the press text:
Lexar memory cards include the CFexpress 4.0, ARMOR series, and SD 8.0.
Lexar presents four new memory cards leveraging the next-gen PCIe 4.0 performance. The lineup includes the TYPE-
You might remember that back in May I told you that there was a supply issue that delayed the launch of many cameras and some lenses across the industry. So now we have at leas one official confirmation via Canon :
Currently, we are experiencing delivery delays for the following products due to more orders than expected and also due to the impact of global parts supply . We apologize to our customers and business partners for the inconvenience. Products are scheduled to be shipped one after another, but it is expected that the new c
A Weibo account shared the market share numbers for China:
The “2024-2029 Digital Camera Industry Market In-depth Analysis and Development Strategy Research Report” released by the China Research Institute of Industry pointed out that the competitive landscape is still mainly dominated by well-known brands such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Fuji. With its strong technical research and development capabilities and brand influence, Canon continues to lead the market with a market share of nearly 50%. Sony and
What is SONY’s Kando? Why do they do it?
Today deals at Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama , Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon FR , Amazon IT , FotoErhardt DE , FotoKoch DE .
Sony Hybrid Camera Solutions for Wedding Photographers and Filmmakers ( Explora ).
Best Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras – 2024 ( 42west ).
The Sony A7 III is a “forever camera” – but is there any risk with that? ( DigitalCameraWorld ).
The Tug of War Between Sony
Last week Peak Design launched their first full adventure-outdoor Backpack and Sling lineup on Kickstarter (Click here) . And in less than a week they have raised over 1 million dollars!
Reminder: If you back this project you get up to 25% off MSRP. The campaign ends (as well as that discount) on October 16th, and orders will ship from January 2025. There are so many features about them that you best check out their page to learn them all . And
Just for fun, this is a rumor that gets the gold medal for hottest FAKE rumor I’ve ever heard :) This is what I got tonight from an anonymous source:
SONY has prepared an ultra-high density preservation camera for IBC, the alpha7 L, a black and white camera with an Exmor R image sensor, where L stands for Luma.
It has an effective pixel count of 48 megapixels and supports full-frame uncropped 8K/30p, 4K/60p
Our reader MooYoul (Thanks) just spotted the first unboxing pics of the new Samyang pancake lens. Samyang just delivered their 32mm pancake lens to their pre-sales customers and customers shared some photos on SLRClub (which is largest camera community in South Korea):
Product shots:
– Lens: https://www.slrclub.com/bbs/vx2.php?id=minolta_forum&page=33252&no=1125773
– Updated
