Largest Japanese store reports a revival in Sony RX100VII sales

Yodobashi, Japan’s largest retailer, has published its bestsellers for the first half of April:

  1. Fujifilm GFX100RF (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  2. Fujifilm X100VI (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  3. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  4. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-1 II Shooting Grip Kit (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  5. OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  6. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-1 II (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  7. Ricoh GR IIIx (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  8. Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VII (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  9. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)
  10. Ricoh GR III (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama)

The six year old RX100VII is back into the top 10!

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New Sony 50-150mm GM reviews

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The French website Phototrend tested the lens and concluded:

Sony pushes the boundaries of optics even further with the FE 50-150mm f/2 GM. Incredibly versatile, it combines a wide f/2 aperture with professional ergonomics, all in a compact size perfect for such a special gem.
It offers a high level of sharpness from full aperture , while allowing you to indulge in many photo disciplines : portraits, weddings, sports (indoors), etc. It can be seen as a (luxury) complement to the FE 28-70 mm f/2 GM , with which it shares the same optical behavior. Its autofocus is also terribly precise.
The Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM remains a very impressive zoom in more ways than one. A lens for very demanding photographers who are willing to pay the approximately €4,399 that Sony is asking. In fact, this new zoom becomes the most expensive Sony lens in the catalog

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