So here it is the world’s first slider with AI tracking. You can find all details on this Kickstarter page. There is nor product in those days that doens’t have the “AI” mark :)

Sony RX100 VII Isn’t The Perfect Vlogging Camera: This Is

Sony RX100 VII Two Weeks Later | It’s Amazing and Here’s Why! (TheEveryDayDad).
New Sachtler and Vinten 100mm flowtech legs, FSB 10 Tripod System (Explora).
Sony a6400 + Sony 16-50 OSS kit lens (Mariusz Gajdzik)
Sony a6000, a6100, a6300, a6400, a6500, a6600: what’s the difference and which should I buy? (Dpreview).
An Introduction to Natural Light Portraiture (Explora).
Advancing Beyond Advanced: The Advanced II Line of Camera Bags from Manfrotto (Explora).
A7Riv 61mp SONY Flagship camera (Shaiful Baker).

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Newswitch.jp has interviewed Mr. Yasuyuki Nagata from Sony. Here are a couple of info:

• Sony sees potential in the High End Mirrorless Camera and Lens market.
• Response to the 200-600mm FE lens launch was  “greater than expected”
• There are still a dozen of lenses that  we want to make (that  are on our roadmap). Expansion willbe “horizontal” which means extension of current lens lineups (for example f/1.8 FE range  could be extended to 20mm 24mm  f/1.8 and so forth (Interpretation by Asobinet).
• Cost  for lenses has increased to the more advanced design and  material used
• the demand for APS-C cameras is high because of the 1 mount strategy that makes it easy to use same lenses on different cameras (FF, APS-C and Camcorders).
• The demand for  high  end fixed lens cameras hasn’t decreased significantly  and sales of RX cameras are growing in some regions

DC.watch interviewed Kenji Tanaka and this is what he said:

• Sony will always try to keep cameras as small as it gets.
• Yes it’s  possible that Sony will make GM branded APS-C lenses..

As you know Sony is not listed as exhibitor at the PhotoPlus show. A couple of days ago Sony officially told to Petapixel that they “will be officially listed on there either later today or tomorrow“.

But 5 days after the website has still not be updated and from the floor map it really seems like there is even no space left for Sony anyway. I guess someone at Sony is making a mess or confusion.

Luckily a source was kind enough to tell me what’s going on. This is what he told me tonight (Thanks!):

“Just thought you might want to know that they’ll have their own separate venue for an event that same weekend.
Sony Artisans will still be involved with the show but Sony will not have any presence at the Expo itself. “

In summary:
– Sony A9II will be announced exactly the same period as the PhotoPlus show but not AT the Photoplus show
– Sony Artisans will be present and have conferences and likely even discuss and show the A9II. But there will be no direct Sony booth.

Sorry Sony but nobody really likes your Imaging Edge software. Thankfully today we got an alternative to create our High Resolution images:

PixelShift2DNG Beta 0.9.11 now added full Sony A7rIV support! You can download it for free here: fastrawviewer.com/blog/PixelShift2DNG-Beta-0-9-11

And I know Sony Tokyo is reading me so please take this note: Add Pixel Shift in camera creation just like Panasonic does on their S cameras. Thanks!

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Special Thanks to Iliah Borg for making this piece of software!

Image  on top by Newsshooter

Sirui has announced this little and  sincerely quite exciting new anamorphic lens. The 50mm f/1.8 E-mount lens will start shipping out in early 2020 for just $700!

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Note: Image on top shows the 23mm lens as X-mount version

As reported by Digitalcameraworld the three new Viltrox APS-C autofocus E-mount lenses will start shipping out in December for $250 each.

Here are new images of the three new Viltrox APS-C E-mount autofocus lenses:

Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 specs

• aperture range: 1.4 – 16
• 9 aperture blades
• 10 groups, 11 glasses
• filter size: 52
• weight 250g

Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 specs

• aperture range: 1.4 – 16
• 9 aperture blades
• 9 groups, 10 glasses
• filter size: 52
• weight 270g

Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 specs

• aperture range: 1.4 – 16
• 9 aperture blades
• 9 groups, 10 glasses
• filter size: 52
• weight 290g

via Fujirumors