Nikkei writes: The penetration rate of digital cameras among households at the end of fiscal 2023 will fall below 50% for the first time in 19 years since the end of fiscal 2004. The demand for compact digital cameras has fallen as smartphone ownership has increased. Japan once had a strong presence in digital home…
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We are now in November and this means that 12 months passed without a Sony Full Frame E-mount camera announcement. The last FF camera Sony announced was the Sony A9III back in November 2023. The past 7 years Sony always did announce at least 1 new FF E-mount camera. 2016 was the exception although they…
I have never seen this before: The Sony A1II reorder page is already being promoted by BHphoto (Click here). They writes: Stay tuned! Sony is announcing their newest flagship mirrorless camera, the a1 II, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 9AM EST.
Silcence Corner just launched their new Mambapod on Kickstarter (Click here). This is a streets photographers tripod that can do 4 things in one: Clamp mode Desktop mode Hook mode Handheld mode This is the official presentation video:
Tokina has discontinued production of the atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE lens. Rumor has it that this lens was actually manufactured by Viltrox. Now that the Chinese company has a good reputation, I think they no longer need the partnership with Tokina. Viltrox already sells its own 85mm lens under its own name.
The new Angelbird cards are now discounted: 9% off: Angelbird 330GB card for $229 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. 28% off: Angelbird 160GB card for $129 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. Those are 2. 0 generation cards.
I have two smaller good news on the new Sony A1II that will be announced next week on November 19: 1) Near SAME Sony A1 pricing: I got the Sony A1II pricing info for Europe: It’s 7.499 EUR. Back when the Sony A1 was launched in 2021 the camera had a price tag of 7.299…
Sony Q2 financial report has been published. The Imaging Business is doing well and keeps being profitable with constant sales but…there is a “but”. Sony writes: The imaging business, which significantly grew year-on-year in the first quarter ended June 30, 2024, mainly in China, was essentially flat year-on-year in the current quarter. As a result,…