Unconfirmed Sony a7V Rumor


Photorumors received a plausible Sony a7V rumor from a reader:

  • The build quality of the parts has been significantly improved, including a great EVF, the same grip as the , and the same screen as the .
  • The biggest surprise is the 42MP back-illuminated sensor, which bumps the pixel count up to the level of the . It doesn’t have the same number of focus points as the , but it appears to be a brand-new sensor that still uses a low-pass filter. Test shots with the show very little false color in the image, which is not consistent with the test results of the lens on the . This is due to the low-pass filter.
  • The new software’s AI focus detection is more accurate and also allows high frame rate AE/AF, more sensitive to moving objects, and you can feel that the focus performance is better than the and ZV-E1, but still not as good as the .
  • The high ISO performance is more in line with the , very strong and significantly better than the .
  • No improvement in continuous shooting. Sony has stagnated in this area for too long. The electronic shutter doesn’t slow down continuous shooting, and the readout speeds are similar to those of full-frame video, but the electronic shutter is limited to 12-bit RAW and offers flash sync at 1/40s (FF), 1/60s (APS-C).
  • Unfortunately for the vast majority of videographers, the A7 V uses a higher resolution sensor and shares the video cropping modes of the , with only the differences: 4K/60p is supported in Super 35mm mode, 4K/60p full-frame crop mode and 4K/30p full frame mod are oversampled, and there is no crop for 8K video recording.
  • The new A7 V camera has a completely different logic to the , , and , with no pixel merging and no line-skipping sampling for 4K video. There is no crop-free full-frame 4K/60p.
  • The dynamic video range is by far the best on the Sony Alpha, and it is very close to the Sony BURANO’s noise level in XAVC.

Sometimes details like these leak very early so we will see.

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Sigma is Preparing New Zoom Lenses


A few days ago we broke the news that Tamron would release a big zoom now there is a rumor that Sigma will release a large zoom lens. It will cover a new part of the market that current Sigma lenses do not cover.

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony Tops BCN Sales Rankings Of Mirrorless Cameras in Japan For The First Half of 2024


BCN released its sales rankings in Japan for the first half of 2024. Here are the top brands for each of the different categories (BCN collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share/sales report):

CategoryNo.1 manufacturerSales volume share
Digital camera with fixed lensKodak28.3%
DSLR cameraCanon73.5%
Mirrorless cameraSony36.0%
Digital video cameraDJI45.2%
Action cameraGoPro40.2%
Interchangeable lensSigma18.2%

Source: BCN via digicame-info, Photorumors

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SG-image 55mm f/1.8 AF Announced in Asia

The SG-image 55mm f/1.8 AF has been announced in Asia.

  • Format: Full size
  • Mount: E
  • Focal length: 55mm
  • Aperture value: F1.8-F16
  • Aperture blades: 9
  • Lens construction: 10 elements in 8 groups
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.6m
  • Maximum magnification: Unknown
  • Filter diameter: 58mm
  • Size: Unknown
  • Weight: 365g
  • Dust and water resistance: –
  • AF: STM
  • Image stabilization: –
  • 899 yuan


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7Artisans AF 85mm f/1.8 Now Available


7Artisans AF 85mm f/1.8:
B&H Photo / Amazon

Depending on the retailer, the 7Artisans AF 85mm f/1.8 can now be ordered or preordered.

  • Lightweight design 437.5g
  • Full-frame
  • STM Motor, support eyes/face tracking
  • 85mm golden portrait focal length
  • Fn custom function button
  • 10 elements in 7 groups with a low-dispersion element
  • 11 aperture blades

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LT: Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD Review – A Well Put Together Lens


Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lenstips published its full review of the Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD. You can read in full here or check out the excerpt below:

The Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD is a really well-put-together lens.

Pros:

  • very good image quality in the frame centre across the whole focal range,
  • good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • slight lateral chromatic aberration,
  • imperceptible spherical aberration,
  • moderate astigmatism,
  • sensible coma correction,
  • silent and quite quick autofocus,
  • slight vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
  • very good price/performance ratio.

Cons:

  • too weak image quality on the edge of full frame at the maximum focal length,
  • too high pincushion distortion in the middle of the focal range,
  • distinct vignetting on full frame,
  • significant “breathing”.

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