Sony a9 Discontinued at B&H Photo and Limited Stock Elsewhere

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 13, 2021


It looks like Sony is going to finally stop producing the original Sony a9, which in my opinion is better than 99% of the cameras out there still, but it was only a matter of time. You can still pick one up new from Amazon if you like, but I think there will be some very good used deals over the months to come and if they are good enough I will pick up an a9 again because the a9 really is a fantastic camera to use while shooting fast-moving subjects even though the a7R line is more my resolution.

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7Artisans 10mm f/2.8 Announced August 8th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 12, 2021


The 7Artisans 10mm f/2.8 is one of four lenses that we knew were coming soon from 7Artisans. Camera beta posted a flyer stating that the lens would go on sale on August 8th for 1590 yuan or $245.41 USD. 7Artisan lenses can be found on Amazon.

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Godox Announced Two New Macro Flashes

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 11, 2021


Godox announced a new clip-on style flash ring that provides a lot of flexibility and power with the Godox MF12 Macro which you can get from B&H Photo / Adorama.

Key Features
  • Wireless Slave TTL Flash for Close-Ups
  • Guide Number: 16′
  • Power Ratio: 1/128 – 1/1
  • Recycling Time: 0.01 to 1.7 Seconds
  • Operates on 2.4 GHz Frequencies
  • Filter Holder and Filter Set Included
  • Built-In Rechargeable Lithium Battery
  • 500 Full-Power Flashes on Full Charge
  • USB Type-C Port for Charging
  • Includes Adapter Rings and Mounting Ring

Godox also announced a traditional style ring light the Godox Ring72 Macro LED which you can get from B&H Photo / Adorama.

Key Features
  • Optimized for Macro and Close-Up Imaging
  • 8W, Color Temperature: 5600K
  • Constant Light: 72 LEDs CRI/TLCI: 96/97
  • Full, Left Side, Right Side Settings
  • Runs on 4 x AA or Detachable Li-Ion
  • Mounts Directly to Lens Filter Thread
  • 49, 52, 55, 58, 62mm, Lens Adapters
  • 67, 72mm Lens Adapters

 


Godox MF12 Macro

Godox Ring72 Macro LED

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7Artisan 50mm f/0.95 Now Available on Amazon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 10, 2021


The 7Artisan 50mm f/0.95 should be a great lens for the price considering how good the 35mm f/0.95 lens from them performs. I really like these lenses for low light shooting myself so I am picking on the 7Artisan 50mm f/0.95 myself from Amazon.

Specs:

  • Available for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon EOS M, Micro Four Thirds
  • Aperture: f/0.95-f/16
  • Minimum focus distance: 45mm
  • Filter diameter: 62mm
  • Length: 67.5mm
  • Weight: 416 grams

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2021 Underwater Olympics Footage Shot With Sony a1/a9II in Telemetrics PT-CP-S5 Housings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2021


Robotic Camera Systems with Telemetrics PT-CP-S5 remotely controlled Pan/Tilt Head ©Telemetrics

The Olympics underwater shots were brought to the next level this year using the Telemetrics PT-CP-S5 remotely controlled Pan/Tilt Heads and Sony a1/a9II cameras. The Telemetrics PT-CP-S5 was first used in the 2016 Olympics, but the cameras inside have improved substantially since. These housings are designed exclusively for Sony Alpha cameras and allow Sony cameras to be fully controlled over a Cat7 cable remotely from a workstation.

For those unaware, these kinds of systems operate using FTP and the images are quickly transferred to the workstation for edited, tone adjustment, and captioning before they are sent to print. Olympics photography is largely about how quickly you can get an image out to the press and Sony started taking this kind of photography seriously when they announced the Sony a9, but the 2020 Olympics, which later became the 2021 Olympics, were supposed to be a big coming-out party for mirrorless cameras. Mirrorless cameras like the Sony a1/a9II can finally compete with Canon and Nikon for high-speed sports photography, which was a weakness of mirrorless cameras a few years ago, and Sony was the first to address these shortcomings.

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Sony Controls 22.1% of The Camera Market

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2021


Nikkei published the latest digital camera global market shares for 2020 and the top brands are:

  1. Canon: 47.9% (+2.5%)
  2. Sony: 22.1% (+1.9%)
  3. Nikon: 13.7% (-4.9%)
  4. Fujifilm: 5.6 % (-0.3%)
  5. Panasonic 4.4% (-0.3%)

Canon, Sony, and Nikon control about 80% of the market with Fujifilm and Panasonic controlling about 10% and others makes controlling about the last 10% of the market. The global disruption of COVID seems to have shaken the camera market up quite a bit and it will be interesting to see how things recover over the years to come.

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