DPReview finished their review of the Sony RX100 V and I’m a bit surprised it only received a Silver Award. The Sony RX100 series has always been amazing for it’s size. I’m of the opinion that they were a bit unfair about it’s short comings e.g. “Not so good for Sports photographers who will want a longer zoom lens…” who is shooting sports with a pocket camera? Read More
The availability of the Techart Pro adapter just got better now that B&H Photo has them in stock. Amazon also has better distributors now if you prefer to shop with them, but if you have even one piece of M glass you should think about picking this great adapter up. A few months ago I published an expansive compatibility list and review if you’re curious if you’re curious about the adapter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJDdRc8qbHA
Sony produced some videos to show off the features of the new Sony a6500. Many think the a6500 simply fixes the problems with the a6300, but it’s in line with the release schedule that we previously shared, so it’s probably accurate to call it an incremental upgrade than anything else. I think many camera manufactures are focusing on speed with the current generation of cameras being released.
Sony a6500
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Imaging Products & Solutions (IP&S)
The IP&S segment includes the Still and Video Cameras as well as Other categories. Still and Video Cameras includes interchangeable lens cameras, compact digital cameras, consumer video cameras and video cameras for broadcast; Other includes display products such as projectors and medical equipment. Due to certain changes in Sony’s organizational structure, sales and operating revenue and operating income (loss) of the IP&S segment of the comparable prior period have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Sales decreased 25.2% year-on-year (a 14% decrease on a constant currency basis) to 135.4 billion yen (1,340 million U.S. dollars). This significant decrease in sales was mainly due to lower sales of Still and Video Cameras, primarily reflecting a contraction of the market and the difficulty of procuring components due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes, as well as the impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by an improvement in the product mix of Still and Video Cameras, reflecting a shift to high value-added models.
Operating income decreased 8.2 billion yen year-on-year to 14.9 billion yen (147 million U.S. dollars). This significant decrease was mainly due to the impact of the above-mentioned decrease in sales and the negative impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by such factors as the above-mentioned improvement in product mix and a reduction of fixed costs. During the current quarter, there was a 9.5 billion yen negative impact from foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
You can read the full report here
The new 6500NY cage by LockCircle is designed to fit like a glove around the incredibly compact Sony a6500 4K camera, featuring the exclusive LockCircle “Asymmetrical Design Approach” for right hand camera grabbing/control with the original camera ergonomic feeling.
Several threads 1/4”-20 (103!) and 3/8”-16 (4) are available for multi accessories and camera grip professional heavy-duty mounting: ready for shooting serious stuff!
The 6500NY cage integrates the MicroPort micro HDMI / USB connectors locking, and the popular LockPort Flex (micro to full-size HDMI output), used on the Birdcage A7 and A7M2 for serious protection when shooting in rough production environments.
The 6500NY cage camera-plate has a Meta-Block mount for Metabones and IMS-Block for IMS-Mounts designed to reach great follow-focus work with no annoying mechanical plays of the bayonet.
IMS mounts are available for E-MOUNT to Canon EF/Nikon F (featuring the exclusive positive-lock concept), PL-Mount, Panavision, BNCR, Leica R and Leica M, others mounts coming soon.
Original camera flash (the popping-out flash) works with the 6500NY cage without limitations, and vertical camera mounting is available .
Totally secure camera-plate mounting with a 1/4″-20 and 3/8” threads (titanium camera screw supplied) are available for camera-car, drones, gimbals or any heavy duty mounting.
MicroMega modular 15mm rods baseplate system is available for follow-focus/matte-box accessories.
The LockCircle 6500NY cage is incredible leightweight (200gr- 7 o.z.), and has several threads to mount the (AC) tape measurement hook!
The smaller Sony A6300 is totally compatible with the LockCircle 6500NY cage. Read More