Sony NEX-6 still a bestseller in US: Maybe Sony should make more APS-C E-mount lenses too…

APS-C E-mount cameras are literally dominating the Amazon mirrorless ranking (list here).

We are all waiting to see the new stuff at Photokina. But in the meantime …for months now(!) the most sold popular Sony camera at Amazon US (Click here to see the ranking) is the Sony NEX-6.

It’s a bit pity that only Sony E-mount FF lenses are about to be announced soon (16-35mm Zeiss, powerzoom lens and the Zeiss Loxia). Sony should really try to support those many APS-C E-mount owners and make some lenses for them too.

P.S.: Of course they can use the FE lenses too, but it’s really not the same thing (increased weight, increased price, missing focal lengths and so on…).

Reminder: Sony US is selling plenty of discounted ref. cameras:

$700 off on the RX1R (Click here).

$80 off on the RX100 (Click here).

$120 off on the A77 with kit lens (Click here).

Few A900 bodies (Click here).

$74 off on the QX100 (Click here).

Samys sells Open Box and $300 off A7r bodies (Click here).

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(SR5) ILCE-QX1 will cost €450. It is almost the same size as the qx100.

On September 3 we will get the next Sony product announcement. And we will see the new QX30 (30x zoom) module and the ILCE-QX1 APS-C E-mount module. I have been told the price of the ILCE-QX1 will be 450 Euro and the size about the same of the current QX100 (here one Bay).

Reminder: ON Monday/Tuesday Zeiss will announce the new Loxia lens series.

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Sony Tidbits…

SONY A7s Eyecup – how to fit the Hoodman HoodEYE from FILM…SOUND…COLOR on Vimeo.

Sony RX100 III Review at Imaging Resource.

Sony A7S Shooter’s Report Part I: First impressions, handling and oh my, high ISO! (Imaging Resource).

First Impressions: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 (Admiringlight).

Part two: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 / Sony Alpha 7S Comparative Review (Dpreview).

Sony 500mm F8 AF mirror lens (used with A77) at MyPhotoJourney.

Sony NEX-3 infrared at Myphotojourney.

Just want to share a Youtube video with you which a Hong Kong photographer comparing 3 medium format cameras, all equipped with the Sony sensor.

‘Season of Touit’ starts at the ‘http://ift.tt/1eOfyMM – 52 weeks of Sony Alpha Photography. Follow 10 weeks of Sony Alpha photography taken with Zeiss Touit products (Touit 2.8/12 & Touit 2.8/50M).

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The biggest hit at Photokina? It could be the Samsung NX1!

Well, we are slowly getting a clear picture about what's coming.

1) Sony will focus on their A-mount stuff and "only" announced lenses for their mirrorless system (Zeiss Loxia and "normal" FE Sony lenses).

2) Panasonic will announce the LX1000 (fixed lens) and GM2 4K capable cameras

3) Olympus will announced the E-Pl7 today and is coming with a Silver E-M1 and new 40-150mm Pro lenses in a few days.

4) Canon/Nikon: Nothing serious on the horizon

5) Fuji "could" but also "could not" showcase a prototype of the 2015 X-PRO 2

So what could become the big hit at Photokina? Well it will come from an unexpected company: Samsung!

I have been told by sources the camera has the potential to become the best APS-C camera on market. It has a terrific EVF, over 10fps, brand new close to 30MP sensor and fastest AF on market. It looks like a modern camera (no retro style says redcrow).

I really can't wait to learn more about that camera....

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2014年08月29日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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2014年08月28日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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Crystallography rocks! #3 This is a flower you won't come across in a meadow....

Crystallography rocks! #3



This is a flower you won't come across in a meadow. It is actually found on the beaches of Madagascar. “Ocean Jasper”, a silicified rhyolitic lava, was photographed under a polarized-light ZEISS Axio Scope.

See more micROCKScopica images by Bernardo Cesare here: http://ift.tt/Y018XI









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