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Sony’s Market Share Continues to Grow While Others Shrink

Lensrentals published their rental date, and Sony continues to grow against legacy camera makers like Canon and Nikon. You can read Lensrentals’ full 2022 report here for a more detailed breakdown, but Sony’s growth has been impressive over the years. Canon seems to be the only company keeping up, but Sony could leave them behind […]

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Kenko Tokina Will No Longer Repair or Support Konica Minolta Cameras

Notice of termination of repair and support services for Konica Minolta camera-related products We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued patronage. Thank you very much for your patronage of our products. Regarding the “Konica Minolta camera-related product repair” that we are currently accepting, due to the shortage of repair parts and the […]

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Sony Serial Number Sticker Class Action Lawsuit Alleges That Lens Serial Numbers Fall Off

Plaintiff Joseph Musharbash filed a class action lawsuit in California alleging that Sony’s serial number stickers fall off too easily, which prevents owners from getting free repairs tied to recalls. The case rises from the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master service advisory that Sony refused to fix since Joseph Musharbash serial number fell off his […]

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CIPA September 2022 Production And Shipment Numbers Indicate Camera Market Recovery Still Happening

Digicamera-info posted the latest CIPA results with the title “Interchangeable lens camera shipments in September 2022 will grow significantly by 134.5% year-on-year (167.8% on a value basis)” which is a positive headline considering the contraction of the camera market we experienced during COVID. I hope we continue to see the market rebound, but I think […]

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Sony Announces New Updates to Camera Remote SDK

Sony Announces New Updates to Camera Remote SDK SAN DIEGO, CA – October 12, 2022 – Sony Electronics Inc. today launched an updated version (version 1.06) of its Camera Remote Software Development Kit (SDK), adding compatibility with Cinema Line Cameras, the FX6, FX3, and FX30 and key functionality to support third parties in the development […]

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Sony Creative Space 2022

Sony announced Sony Creative Space 2022 which should come right after the announcement of the Sony a7RV. You can sign up for the event which should let you get hands-on with the new a7RV here and the details for the event can be found below: Find Your Creative Space Join our extraordinary community of visual […]

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