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Sony WW271448 Registered Before April 30th Event

Nokishita spotted the WW271448 being registered with an overseas certification body with the same wireless specs as many high-end Sony cameras have Sony’s “WW271448” has been registered with an overseas certification body. Equipped with Wi-Fi (5GHz / 2.4GHz) and Bluetooth. Not long now until Sony’s April 30th event where we expect this camera’s announcement. Follow SonyAddict […]

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Tamron 200-400mm f/4 and Tamron 70-130mm f/2 Patents Found

Tamron 70-130mm f/2

Tamron filed patents for a Tamron 200-400mm f/4 and Tamron 70-130mm f/2. If Tamron releases these lenses they will certainly be unique and useful for Sony cameras. They would also complement Tamron’s current lineup for E-Mount. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus our owners’ groups Sony a9 Owners Group Sony a7 Owners Group Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 […]

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Sigma 16mm f/2, 18mm f/1.8, 18mm f/2.8, 20mm f/1.8, 24mm f/1.8, 28mm f/1.8, and 35mm f/1.8 Patents Found

Sigma registered some patients in Japan for 16mm f/2, 18mm f/1.8, 18mm f/2.8, 20mm f/1.8, 24mm f/1.8, 28mm f/1.8, and 35mm f/1.8 designs. [Publication number] JP 2020-16755 (P2020-16755A) [Release Date] January 30, 2020 [Title of the Invention] Imaging optical system [Date of application] July 25, 2018 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name or name] Sigma Corporation […]

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New Sony WW119533 Compact Camera Registered Overseas

Nokishita found a new camera using the Sony NP-BX1 which is their compact camera battery. Sony’s unpublished digital camera “WW119533” has been registered with the Taiwan NCC. Equipped with Wi-Fi (11b / g / n) and Bluetooth. Battery is NP-BX1 and supports micro USB charging. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube via Nokishita

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IEDM 2019: Sony 3-Layer Organic+Si Sensor

Image Sensor World spotted a new three-layer stacked organic image sensor from Sony at the 2019 international electron devices meeting. “A three-layer stacked color image sensor was formed using an organic film. The sensor decreases the false color problem as it does not require demosaicing. Furthermore, with the 2.0-μm pixel image sensor, improved spectral characteristics […]

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Tamron 50mm, 80mm and 105mm f/2.8 Full Frame Patents Found Plus a 35mm f/1.8

It looks like Tamron is rapidly developing mirrorless lenses. The first list of new lenses coming was leaked here and now we have 4 more. If you look below you will notice there are two 105mm f/2.8, which is probably an indication that Tamron is making some lenses with tweaked designs to take advantage of […]

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