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Sony Doubled The Size of The Vlogging Market Over 2 Years

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 19, 2022

It looks like the dedicated vlogging camera market is exploding thanks to Sony’s ZV camera line so it is highly likely we will see Sony dedicate a lot of resources to this new market. It will be interesting to see where Sony goes with the vlogging market in the future.

There is a category that attracts attention in the struggling camera market. A camera for Vloggers. Sony took the lead. In June 2020, we released the compact camera “VLOGCAM ZV-1” equipped with a 1-inch sensor. created a new market. After that, Panasonic and Nikon entered the market. In the index where June 2020 sales volume is set to 1, the market expanded to 1.88 in September, nearly doubling.
The impact of the ZV-1 release was great. In June 2020, the first month of its release, it ranked first in the overall camera sales ranking. Ranked 7th in sales volume. After that, in the compact camera category, it became a big hit, maintaining the number one position in terms of sales for 14 consecutive months from the month of its release.
Sony’s “ZV-E10” took over the popularity. In the first month of its release in July 2021, the unit price was 80,500 yen. Despite being an interchangeable-lens camera equipped with an APS-C sensor, it was nearly 20,000 yen cheaper than the compact ZV-1, and it was also a big hit.
Following Sony, Panasonic also launched the “LUMIX G100” in August 2020, entering the market early. Although the specifications were similar to the ZV-E10 released by Sony later, sales were sluggish.
Nikon entered the market in August with a bullish price of over 110,000 yen “Z30”. So far, it’s sold as well as Panasonic’s G100. Considering the price, it’s a decent start.
As of September, there are only 4 models of cameras for Vloggers, but sales account for 7.4% of the total camera market. It has become too big to ignore. Cameras for Vloggers can be expected to become even more exciting in the future.

Sony ZV-1F: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony ZV-E10: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony ZV-1: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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AstrHori is Rumored to Announce a Manual Focus Telephoto Lens Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 18, 2022

Nikonrumors received a report that AstrHori is going to produce a manual focus telephoto lens for Z mount, but I have been informed this design will be used for other mounts too. I am curious if it will be a mirror lens since a lot of the better Chinese lenses with a lot of reach are mirror lenses.

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Posted in 3rd Party Lens| Tagged AstrHori| 2 Comments

TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt Lens Now Available on Amazon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 17, 2022

The TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt that was announced the other day is now Available on Amazon

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Sigma Lens Patents Found For Sigma 17-40mm f/4 OS and Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4 OS

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 17, 2022

Patent application for optical systems such as Sigma “18-50mm F2.8-4 OS” and “17-40mm F4 OS”

Overview

[Public number] P2022158386
[Release date] 2022-10-17
[Title of Invention] Imaging Optical System
[Application date] 2021-04-02
[Applicant]
[Identification number] 000131326
[Name] Sigma Corporation
Kind Code: A1 A compact image forming optical system having a small open F value over the entire zoom range is provided.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, a so-called mirrorless camera, which eliminates a quick-return mirror that is arranged between an imaging optical system and an imaging device and guides light rays to a finder optical system, has become popular. Since the body of the mirrorless camera has been downsized by eliminating the mirror, downsizing of the imaging optical system is required accordingly. There is also a demand for a large-aperture zoom lens with a small open F value over the entire zoom range.
[0004]
Patent Document 1 discloses a bright positive lead type zoom lens with an open F number of about 2.8. However, there is a problem that the size of the imaging optical system is large. Also, in Patent Document 2, his zoom lens of positive lead type with a miniaturized imaging optical system is disclosed. However, there is a problem that the open F-number at the telephoto end is about 6.3, which is dark.

Example 1

Focal length: 18.60-48.50
F-value: 2.92
Half angle of view: 79.04-31.24
Image height: 14.20
Overall length: 91.81-114.15

Example 6

Focal length: 18.43-53.40
F-value: 2.91-4.00
Half angle of view: 80.50-28.42
Image height: 14.20
Total length: 85.00-110.00

Example 7

Focal length: 16.30-38.99
F-value: 2.91
Half angle of view: 87.23-38.26
Image height: 14.20
Overall length: 85.01-106.84

Example 8

Focal length: 17.45-48.50
F-value: 4.11
Half angle of view: 83.61-31.16
Image height: 14.20
Overall length: 80.01-105.10

Example 9

Focal length: 23.45-68.00
F-value: 2.91
Half angle of view: 63.7-22.74
Image height: 14.20
Total length: 115.01-144.79

Example 10

Focal length: 28.50-72.80
F-value: 2.92
Half angle of view: 79.08-31.60
Image height: 21.63
Overall length: 135.24-165.37

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Posted in 3rd Party Lens, Patents| Tagged Sigma, Sigma 17-40mm f/4, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8-4| 1 Comment

ON1 2023 Launched

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 15, 2022

ON1 2023

Portland, OR – September 6, 2022 – ON1, creators of software applications and plugins for photographers, announce the all-new ON1 Photo RAW version 2023 is coming in October. The 2023 version is the most significant update in ON1 Photo RAW’s history. Many new AI-powered features turn traditional photo editing methods on their head.

These new technologies in Photo RAW 2023 take away the steep learning-curve that come with more traditional ways of editing. Photographers no longer have to deal with the tedious methods of masking, layering, brushing, or adjusting when working on specific areas of their photos.

The most incredible new editing tool is Super Select AI. If you can point, you can make edits and adjustments to your photos that would have taken multiple steps and tools in the past. Super Select AI removes the nuisance of learning new tools to achieve the desired editing results. It will allow photographers to point to an area of the photo, such as the sky, people, objects, background, and foreground, and choose a type of effect or enhancement for just that area. Read More »

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New TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 14, 2022

TTartisan just announced a new TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt lens for Sony E-mount and L-mount with an X-mount edition coming soon. The lens is only $199 and should be available soon on Amazon.