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Sony FY2017 Q1 Financial Report

Sony released their FY2017 Q1 report today and sales are up, but they aren’t as bullish about sales as they were for FY2017, which ends in March 2018 so they revised projections for FY2017 down. It seems Sony is expecting lower image sensor sales for mobile products and exchange rates to cut into their profits […]

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Sony α7S II: First Commercial Camera Mounted Outside International Space Station Shoots Astonishing 4K Videos From Outer Space

Tokyo, Japan – Sony today released a variety of immersive 4K (QFHD 3840×2160) footage from outer space recorded by the acclaimed α7S II full-frame mirrorless camera. This is the world’s first*1 commercial camera to be mounted outside of the International Space Station (ISS) used to capture video in 4K. The videos showcase the Japanese islands from […]

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New JBCameraDesign Grip-Case PRO For SONY A9 And A7II Series Bodies

JB Camera Design announced two new camera cases today designed to make the Sony a9 and a7II fit your hand a little better without adding weight. JB Camera Design is known for their fine wood grips and their products can be found on Amazon Sony A9 Grip-Case Pro by J.B. Camera Designs and Sony A7II, A7RII, A7SII […]

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Citograph 35mm f/8.0 Pancake Lens Launched on Kickstarter

New Citograph 35mm ‘Always-in-Focus’ Lens will Revolutionize Street Photography (Berlin) C.P. Goerz, a new German startup, announced a Kickstarter campaign today for the Citograph 35mm, a super-compact, always-in-focus tessar-type lens that may very well revolutionize street photography. The Citograph 35 was designed specifically for capturing those fleeting, decisive moments that are gone in the flash […]

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Apertus AXIOM Beta Interview by Cinema5D

Cinima5D recorded a lengthy interview with AXIOM project leader Sebastian Pichelhofer. AXIOM is an open source camera project that lets you assemble your own camera. You can build an APS-C, 2/3, and 4/3 camera from their kit, but they are only beginning to deliver some of the promised stuff from their crowdfunding now, so it might take a […]

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Sigma Working on MC-11 Firmware Fix For Sony a9

Translated Release: For customers using Sony “α9 (ILCE-9)” Thank you very much for your continued support of Sigma products. This time, in the combination of our MOUNT CONVERTER MC – 11 (SA – E, EF – E) and some zoom lenses to “α 9 (ILCE – 9)” which was released from Sony Corporation on May […]

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