Digitaltrends reports that “Sony appears to have pulled the release of its latest first-party title, Gran Turismo 7, from the nation”.
This might be only the first step of a complete withdrawal from the Russian market. There is a fair chance they will stop selling cameras&lenses too.
Sony issued the following press text:
Donation to Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine Emergency
Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) today announced the donation of a total of 2 million U.S. dollars to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the international NGO, Save the Children, in order to provide humanitarian aid to the affected populations in Ukraine and countries in the region.
In addition, Sony Group companies around the world will collect donations from employees and match the amounts raised.
These donations will be
Prtimes Japan reports that Skylum is likely to delay future software updates for the new Luminar Neo software. The company is based in Kiev and as you can imagine this caused all programmers to stop working.
If they are reading me I wish them all to be safe. I am not going into political arguments, as a deep pacifist I hope ceasefire is coming soon to stop this mad killing.
Lens at BHphoto and Venuslens.net (worldwide shipment) .
Opticallimits tested the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 lens and concluded
The Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO is trying the seemingly impossible by providing shallow depth-of-field capabilities similar to full-format to APS-c class users. And, surprisingly, they succeeded in this quest – mostly at least. The optical performance is on a high level, even at maximum aperture. The broader center
Sony a7 IV vs a7s III vs FX3 – Which one to buy?
Today deals at Amazon , BHphoto , Adorama , Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon FR , Amazon IT .
How Big of a Camera Can You Bring to the Big Game? ( Explora ).
Sony FX3 MUST HAVE Accessories – SMALLRIG MD 3490 XLR Handle Extension + 2071B Magic Arm ( Mariusz Gajdzik )
Voigtlander 50mm F/1 Nokton review by Fred Miranda .
Photo Editing Styles
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The last Sony product announcement happened more than four months ago. The worldwide component shortage is forcing every company to reduce shipments. And here is another proof of this: The 70-200mm GM II will now ship mid June only accor4ding to BHphoto (Click here) .
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P.S.: Luckily the Sony A1 is finally in Stock at BH .
Sony Europe started a ton of new deals you can find on those pages:
Germany: Calumet DE , Fotokoch DE , Foto Erhardt DE .
UK: WexUK . ParkCameras .
Netherlands: Calumet NL .
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