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I am not sure about this, but I got a rumor saying that Sony will release a new firmware update for the Sony A7sIII on May 15/16. This will be an update that fixes the issues on the recently released big firmware update.

Let’s hope this rumor turns out to be right…

The large Japanese store Mapcamera shared the top 10 of the best selling cameras in April:

1. Fujifilm X-T5
2. Nikon Z f
3. Sony α7C II
4. Sony ZV-E10
5. Sony α7IV
6. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
7. Sony α7RV
8. DJI Osmo Pocket 3
9. OM-1 II
10. Nikon Z8

Some thoughts on this ranking:

• The X-T5 has an impressive jump to the top. People can’t find the X100VI in Stock and therefore might be getting the

You can find all Sony deals on those pages at Amazon Germany .

Readers told me they got their new Airusan 256GB Type A card from Amazon US and EU (Click here) . On “paper” this is the cheapest VPG 400 rated card you can get. But once more I want to remind you that the rating has NOT been approved by the CFA association (Source: PetaPixel ). They are violating the trademark rights and I don’t know if Airusan will try to get an approval now or if CFA will try to ban those cards.

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If you missed the Kickstarter campaign you can now buy the Spinn magnetic Swift-lock now on Indiegogo (Click here) .

Here are the first images of the upcoming new 7Artisans AF 85mm F1.8 E lens (via CameraBeta )

This rather unique Full Frame Reflex lens is now in Stock at Amazon US&EU and BHphoto .

Main Specifications

• Format: Full size
• Mount: GF/X/RF/EF/E/Z
• Focal length: 200mm
• Aperture value: F5.6
• Aperture blade:-
• Lens configuration: 6 elements in 5 groups
• Shortest shooting distance: 2m
• Maximum shooting magnification: 0.11x
• Filter diameter: 67mm
• Size: φ71×116mm E-mount
• Weight:

On May 23 Panasonic will announce a direct competitor of the Sony ZV-E1 . Those are the known features of this camera:

• Camera made for “content creators”
• It has newly developed and “unqiue” features for content creators. Something never seen before!
• Uses the same S5II 24MP sensor .
• Very compact, barely taller than the L-mount itself. Smaller than the Fujifilm X100VI (without lens)
• No EVF
• around $200 $300 less