The new bag developed by Nomatic and Peter McKinnon is now available on Kickstarter (Click here) . this is how it works:
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II Review at SonyAlphaBlog and ePhotozine: “Smaller, lighter, better in many ways especially sharpness”
16-35GMII at BHphoto , Amazon US&EU , Adorama , FotoErhardt , Fotokoch , Calumet , WexUK . Sony AUS .
ePhotozine tested the new lens and concluded:
Smaller, lighter, better in many ways especially sharpness, the FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II lens is Sony at the top of their game. The resolution is still well up to the most recent, higher pixel counts from camera bodies such as the 60MP A7C R used in
SONY a7CII: My Top 6 Reasons Why You Might Want to Buy One + My Favorite Lenses Too by PM-R
Preorders:
Sony A7cII at BHphoto , Amazon US&EU , Adorama , FotoErhardt , Fotokoch , Calumet , WexUK . Sony AUS .
Sony A7cR at BHphoto , Amazon US&EU , Adorama , FotoErhardt , Fotokoch , Calumet , WexUK . Sony AUS .
16-35GMII at BHphoto , Amazon US&EU , Adorama , FotoErhardt , Fotokoch , Calumet , WexUK . Sony AUS .
Cool 3D printed lens for Sony E-mount
There is quite a boom of 3D printed accessories for cameras. This includes also the creation of lenses. The latest idea comes from Alessandro Sarri who writes:
I saved the lenses of a point and shoot Olympus 38mm f:2.8 And I put it in an 3D adapter (found on Tingiverse) that was originally intended to be used on a mirrorless analog camera.
I simply added an adapter for Sony E camera, did some adjustments, and a small hood that also serves to focus.
Sony Tidbits…
Samyang vs Tamron | Which 35-150mm f2-2.8 ?
Today deals at Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama , Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon FR , Amazon IT , FotoErhardt DE , FotoKoch DE .
Celebrate 50 Years as the Professional’s Source at B&H’s Bild Expo, September 6-7 ( Explora ).
Best UV Protection Lens Filters in 2023 ( 42West ).
Pergear 14mm f2.8 Mark 2 lens
New gear you can buy now: Sigma/7Artisans/Laowa E-mount lenses, new Sony mics and new software!
Software:
Topaz officially launched the new Video AI 4.0 (Click here to preorder with a $50 discount and see samples of all new features) .
On October 28 Luminar will launch the new NEO software with built-in Generative AI tools .
Lenses:
Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama . Fotoerhardt . Fotokoch . WexUK .
7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 non-fisheye(!) Full Frame E-mount lens at
Some hope Sony might re-launch the RX1 lineup?
Sony made a private survey among professional Alpha Shooters asking what specs they would love to see on a new RX1 Full Frame Fixed lens camera. This is by no means evidence such a camera will be made for real. But I think there is a small market for this. Leica is selling a ton of their Q3 cameras (See article on MR ). And maybe making a sort of RX camera that has a more appealing design and definitely lower pricing than the Q3 would make sense?
New Sony ECM-S1 and ECM-M1 Reviews
Sony ECM-S1 wireless streaming mic with multi interface shoe you can preorder it now for $419 at BHphoto , Adorama , FotoErhardt .
Sony ECM-W3 wireless mic you can preorder for $369 (or $469 with 2 mic) at BHphoto , Adorama , FotoErhardt .
New Firmware updates for the Sony A6700 and A7rV
A7rV ( Download here )
A6700: ( Download here )
Benefits and Improvements
- Fixes an issue where JPEG files could not be enlarged and played
- Fixes an issue where the power may not turn on or turn off even if the Power switch is used
- Fixes an issue where the Switch V/H AF Area feature may not work correctly
- Fixes a Creators’ App issue where the Auto Time Correction and Auto Area Adjustment features may turn off
- Improves the operational stability of the camera
Useful gadget for photographers: Samsung announced the new 4TB T9 Portable SSD (twice as fast as predecessor)
Samsung announced a new 4TB T9 external SSD disk you can buy at BHphoto and Amazon .
Explora writes:
Available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, the T9 series nearly doubles the transfer speeds of its predecessor, the T7, with sequential read and write speeds of up to 2000 MB/s. The rugged housing helps to prevent performance drops by dissipating heat efficiently during sustained transfers with compatible devices through the USB 3.2 2×2 host connection, so