Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

DPReview: Sony Photokina 2018 Interview

There have been lots of Photokina interviews to cover and each has its own points of interest. DPReviews interview with Kenji Tanaka, VP and Senior General Manager of Sony’s Business Unit 1, Digital Imaging Group and it’s a good one. Below are some excerpts: ‘I don’t care about competitors, I care about customers’ Sony want’s to satisfy […]

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Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 ASPH in Stock Early

The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/3.5 ASPH for E-mount is available for preorder at B&H Photo and Adorama, but Amazon already has them in stock from cameraquest. Cameraquest is one of Voigtlander’s main distributors, so maybe we will see this lens in a bit earlier than November at B&H Photo and Adorama.

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Sony Sensor Updates Their CMOS Image Sensors for Consumer Cameras With New APS-C and Full Frame Offerings

Sony semiconductors updated their CMOS Image Sensors for Consumer Cameras and it now likely shows the sensor inside the Fujifilm X-T3, but it also might show a future Sony mirrorless sensor the IMX271. While it’s not a BSI sensor it does allow for a faster readout than the IMX571 insides the Fujifilm X-T3. Sony’s next […]

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Net SE The Company Behind Meyer Optik Görlitz is Insolvent

Photoscala is reporting that Net SE The Company Behind Meyer Optik Görlitz is insolvent, which is very bad news for people that financed their kickstarters and Indiegogos. “On October 1, 2018, the insolvency proceedings have been opened on the assets of the company. Thus, it is also clear: lenses pre-financed by crowdfunding will no longer come and […]

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Sony W800 Announced

Sony announced another compact camera today the Sony W800. You can read the detailed specs below if the short spec sheet doesn’t have enough details.

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Sony DSC-HX99 Launched in The USA

The Sony HX-99 was added to B&H Photo’s website today without much of an announcement. Pre-orders will start tomorrow Tuesday, October 16th.

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