Latest CIPA data shows that camera market is doing better than in 2023

CIPA has shared data on camera shipments by Japanese manufacturers for May. So far, sales are definitely stronger than last year, and it is clear that the decade-long decline has bottomed out. This should give all manufacturers more confidence and reliability in developing their products.

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Cool combo: Images of the new Voigtlander 50mm f/1.0 lens on the Sony A7cII

DC.watch shared a cool set of images of this combo: Voigtlander 50mm f/1.0 lens on the Sony A7cII . What impresses me is that this f/1.0 lens looks pretty good on the smaller A7c series cameras. It is by no means too big or too heavy. I own the lens and plan to post a review sometime this summer. But so far I can say that the image quality and character are impressive. The only downside is that the


Coming soon: New Astrhori 120mm f/2.8 E-mount Macro

The new Full Frame and manual focusing 120mm f/2.8 macro will be announced soon.

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Sony Tidbits…


Price drop on the most affordable Type A card: Airusan 512GB for $240

The 512GB Type A card from Airusan now sells for $240 only at Amazon US (Click here) . SAR readers that tested the card sails it works just fine. Keep in mind, however, that the VPG400 icon on the card is misleading, as it has not yet received official approval from the Compact Flash Association.

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Unexpected: Nikon Z6III’s new semi-stacked sensor shows poor dynamic range performance compared to Sony A7IV

The newly announced Nikon Z6III is the world’s first camera using a “partially” stacked CMOS sensor. The goal of this design was to offer some of the benefits of a stacked sensor without all the expense. But this appears to come to quite a great cost in Image Quality:

Bill Claff from PhotonsToPhotos posted the Nikon Z6III dynamic range test results and up to ISO 800 the Nikon lags clearly behind the Sony. At least 1 stop less performance and at average ISO even 1.


Sony A9II officially discontinued

Sony Japan officially marked the Sony A9II as discontinued (Source: Asobinet ). If you want this camera you can still buy it on Amazon and BHphoto before stock runs out.

On a curious note, the original first-generation Sony A9 will remain in production.

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Hot EU deal: Sony ZV-E1 gets 210€ coupon code discount at Amazon

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Ending tonight: 4th of July deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama

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