Category Archives: Press releases

Hoya Data Breach

Hoya the main supplier of optical glass for Viltrox lenses has been hacked and they put out a press release about the data breach which you can read below: April 4, 2024 Company Name: HOYA CORPORATION Representative: Eiichiro Ikeda, President and CEO (Code: 7741, TSE Prime Market) Contact: Corporate Communication Department Telephone:+81-(0)3-6911-4824 IT System Incident in Our […]

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Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G Shipment Date Moved Forward to April 19th

Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G was first expected around May 24th by B&H Photo. Now B&H Photo believes the lens will ship on May 10th, but Sony put out a press release in Japan about moving the date forward to April 19th, which you can read below: Notice […]

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Fujifilm Acquires Sony’s Camera Division, Sony to Focus on Camera Sensor Technology

It seems Sony has decided that it can make more money by focusing on image sensor development going forward so they have decided to sell their camera division to Fujifilm. It is unclear at this time if Fujifilm will continue Sony’s APS-C line of cameras, which was in doubt under Sony too, but the move […]

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Sony Electronics Delivers Firmware Updates including C2PA Compliancy as a Next Step to Ensure Authenticity of Images

Sony Electronics Delivers Firmware Updates including C2PA Compliancy as a Next Step to Ensure Authenticity of Images More than 45 Updates for the Alpha 1, Alpha 9 III, Alpha 7S III, and Alpha 7 IV will also improve Shooting Functions and Workflow SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Sony Electronics delivers the highly anticipated firmware […]

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A New 262MP Sony Medium Format Sensor Has Surfaced With a Resolution of 19,200 x 12,800

A new larger-than-GFX medium format sensor surfaced with a resolution of 19,200×12,800 (3:2 53.96mm x 35.97mm) that could fit a camera like the Hasselblad H6D. The (IMX811) may not be designed for consumer cameras since it is not listed on the official Sony page for “Image Sensor for Consumer Cameras” or the details might have been leaked […]

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PlayMemories Online Shutting Down Feb 29th

Notice of the termination of “PlayMemories Online” service And request to download the stored contents before the termination Thank you for your continued interest in Sony products. We announce that the “PlayMemories Online” service will be terminated on 29 February 2024. Thank you for using this service for a long time. Prior to the end […]

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