This week SAR readers photos selection


Ilya Artemiev
Helios 44 | a7rii
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Sony pulls out of the PPI show due to COVID concerns

Petapixel reports:

“Sony Electronics has been closely monitoring the evolving situation of the COVID-19 Delta Variant. As a result of the unprecedented and unexpected circumstances, we’ve made the difficult decision that we will not be participating in-person at this year’s WPPI Expo. As the world continues to grapple with the pandemic and businesses adopt digital alternatives and online opportunities to prevent the spread of the virus, Sony Electronics will continue to communicate with our customers and partners in ways that allow us to safely deliver


Review of the new TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 Macro (available for E-mount too).

Richard Wong

TTArtisan sent me a pre-production sample of their new TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 macro lens for review, the lens is not even announced yet.
It will be available very soon (Tentative date: September) and price will be under US$150 (TBC), but they are happy for me to post this review to share with my viewers first.

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Sony Tidbits…


Godox MF12 Macro Flash announced

Godox announced this new MF12 flash you can preorder at BHphoto .

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Sony A9 marked as “discontinued” at BHphoto

The Sony A9 has been officially marked as discontinued at BHphoto . The camera is “Only” 4 years old so this is a a bit unusually early. But in the high end market we alreayd have the A9II and A1 and I guess it doen’t make sense for Sony to keep so many high end models alive.

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ZEISS ZX1 review at Explora: “An Excellent Camera for a Select Few”

Zeiss ZX1 camera at BHphoto , Adorama and Fotokoch . There are also a ton of ZX1 accessories (listed at BH) .

Shawn C. Steiner from Explora tested the ZX1 and concluded:

By being very unique in the camera space, ZEISS has created something that may fill the needs of a few individuals exceptionally well. Those looking to shoot and edit and share without needing to whip out additional devices will be incredibly happy—especially when you tie in ZEISS’s legendary image quality. Those looking at an


Sony Tidbits…


World’s most Powerful 260W Graphene Power Bank to recharge your camera, phone and laptop


More details from the Financial Times article about the Sony mirrorless susccess story

I have now read the entire FT article (you have to subscribe to read it). And here are some key highlights:

  • During the Rio Olympics in 2016, the battle was mostly split between the DSLR cameras of Canon and Nikon. While official figures are not out yet, estimates for Tokyo 2020 range between 10 to 30 per cent for Sony’s mirrorless cameras with a significant part of that likely taken from Nikon, according to photographers working in Olympic venues interviewed by the