Potential Sony a7000 and a5500 Specs Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 5, 2023

ILCE-7000:
26M BSI (FX30 same IMX584)
A7M4 body (including EVF) + A7R5 flip screen
Super 35mm 4K/60p (6K oversampling)
IBIS 8.0
BIONZ XR + AI processing unit
The mechanical shutter finally has 1/8000s

ILCE-5500:
24M FSI (A6600 same IMX284)
No IBIS, pop-up EVF
Super 35mm 4K/30p (6K oversampling)
Point-to-point 4K/60p
BIONZ XR + AI processing unit
The mechanical shutter is still 1/4000s

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E-mount Tops BCN Lens Sales Report – Sony, Sigma, Tamron Did Well

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 4, 2023


BCNreport shared lens manufacture and mount sales details in its latest report. Considering Sigma and Tamron outsold Sony, they probably made up a substantial amount of E-mount sales since Sony is only 4th in manufacture sales.

Lens Mount:

  • E-mount 32.6%
  • MFT 13.8%
  • Canon EF 11.4%
  • Nikon F 9.3%
  • Fujifilm X 8.8%
  • Nikon Z 8.5%
  • Canon RF 7.7%

Lens Manufacturer:

  • Canon 17.1%
  • Sigma 16.0%
  • Tamron 15.1%
  • Sony 14.2%
  • Nikon 13.8%
  • OM Digital Solutions 8.6%
  • Panasonic 4.6%
  • Fujifilm 4.2%

via DigicameInfo

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Samyang 35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 Specs and Pictures Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 3, 2023


The Samyang 35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 will be announced April 6th, 2023.

  • High-end design
  • Outstanding resolution corner-to-corner
  • Impressive bokeh with f/2-f/2.8 aperture
  • Fast AF performance
  • Enhanced functionality with the custom switch and button
  • Minimum shooting distance: 1.08ft
  • Weather-sealed lens
  • Optimized features for video shooting:
    • Dolly shot
    • Linear MF
    • Digital par-focal

via Photorumors

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Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 and 75mm f/1.2 Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 3, 2023


The Full Frame Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 and APS-C Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 will be coming to E-mount soon, according to Photorumors. The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 is already available for X-mount, and it is an excellent APS-C lens that every APS-C photographer should own. Viltrox lenses are available on Amazon.

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Sigma 17mm, 23mm, 50mm Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 3, 2023


17mm F4 DG DN | Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

  • Lens construction: 9 elements in 8 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 12cm
  • Maximum magnification: 1:3.6
  • Filter diameter: 55mm
  • Size: φ64.0mm x 48.8mm (50.8mm for E-mount version)
  • Weight: 225g (220g for E-mount version)
  • Magnetic metal cap

50mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

  • Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 45cm
  • Maximum magnification: 1:6.9
  • Filter diameter: 58mm
  • Size: φ70.0 x 68.0mm (70.0mm for E-mount version)
  • Weight: 350g (345g for E-mount version)
  • Compatible with magnetic metal caps

23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

  • Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 25cm
  • Maximum magnification: 1:7.3
  • Filter diameter: 52mm
  • Size: φ65.8 x 76.9mm
  • Weight: 340g
  • Mount: L mount, Sony E mount, Fujifilm X mount

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Sony Savings Sunday

By Louis Ferreira | Published: April 2, 2023


Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Save $100:
B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama


Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 ASPH III (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander 21mm f/1.4 FE (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 FE (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 FE (Save $350):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 FE (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 35mm f/2 (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Voigtlander MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm f/2.5 (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Other Deals
Memory Card Savings
Power Banks

Battery Banks
Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD
PowerCore+26800 PD
other more affordable options

New Apple M2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
New Apple Mac Pro: B&H Photo
New Apple iPad Pro and More: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple iMac Pro: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple MBP: B&H Photo / Adorama
MacBook Pro (Savings still available): B&H Photo

Limited-time iPad Pro Savings
iPad Pro Bundles: B&H Photo

Software Deals
Luminar Neo & Aurora HDR 2019 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2023
Picktorial
TopazLabs
Capture One

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