Sometimes I think I’m not part of this world. I was sure that this Micro Yashica camera would not make significant sales, but now I see that they have raised almost half a million dollars on Kickstarter!

It would be interesting to study why this cheap made plastic camera with low quality image did go viral. What’s really so special on this one? I don’t really get it. Let me know in the comment system why you think this is selling strong!

New savings: Save big on Nextorage cards at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Save big on Sandisk cards at BHphoto, Adorama. Save big on Lexar cards at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Some special mentions:

• Nextorage 256GB V90 Extreme PRO for $197 (lowest price ever) at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• Sandisk 256GB V90 Extreme PRO for $199 (lowest price ever) at BHphoto, Adorama.
• Lexar 1TB V60 card for $299 at BHphoto, Adorama.

Reminder: Topaz just released the brand new Photo Ai 3.0 (Click here).

Those Sony rebates run this week only at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Some special mentions:

Items with the first ever price drop:

• $300 off on the ZV-E1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the FX3 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Cameras:

• $400 off on the Sony A7rV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.  (This is my favorite camera)
• $200 off on the Sony A7IV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the FX30 at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
• $1000 off on the FX9 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $300 off on the Sony A7III at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $300 off on the Sony As7III at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony A7rIV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony A7rIII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony A6600 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $150 off on the Sony A6400 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $150 off on the Sony A6100 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the Sony ZV-E10 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Lenses:

• $100 off on the 50mm f/1.2 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 85mm f/1.4 GM at Amazon, BHphoto,  Adorama.
• $100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 GM at Amazon, BHphoto,  Adorama.
• $100 off on the 14mm f/1.8 GM at Amazon, BHphoto,  Adorama.
• $100 off on the 24mm f/1.4 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 12-24mm GM at Amazon. BHphoto. Adorama.
• $100 off on the 200-600mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 16-35mm PZ G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 100-400 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 70-200 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 24-105mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 16-55mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $50 off on the 85mm f/1.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 15mm f/1.4 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $50 off on the 24mm f/2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $50 off on the 40mm f/2.5 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $50 off on the 10-20mm f/4 PZ G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 20mm f/1.8 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 90m macro at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 24-240mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 70-350mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 70-200mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

Accessories:

• Up to $400 off on Sony CFexpress Type A cards at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• Up to $400 off on Sony Tough SD cards at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.

One of the largest Japanese retailers shared the top 10 selling cameras in March. The Fuji X100VI was the most sold new camera while the Sony A7III was the most sold in the used department.

Top 10:

1. Fujifilm X100VI
2. Nikon ZF
3. Sony α7R V
4. Fujifilm X-T5
5. Sony α7C II
6. Sony α7 IV
7. Nikon Z 8
8. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
9. OM OM-1II
10. Ricoh GR IIIx

My Camera Transformed To Something Else

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Canon R8 vs. Sony A7C2 (Mobile01).
Leica Elmar 5cm F2.8 tested on the Sony Alpha (Kitamura).
Traveling Cross-Country with the Peak Design Everyday Backpack (Explora).
Guide to Solar Eclipse Photography with Photographer Stan Honda (42West).
Meike 85mm f/1.4 (Autofocus) lens review (Christopher Frost).

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As reported by Patrick/Filmmakermag:

The film is shot like a POV entirely on a 14mm SONY photo lens with a gimbal. The a9iii is the first full frame global shutter which minimizes artifacts (jello effect) when panning. It’s a cool combo for a unique effect.

Global Shutter on video camera is a massive improvement. Hope to see it on the A7sIV and FX3II too!

Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

TTArtisan announced a new APS-C autofocus lens for the Sony E-mount system. It has a built-in USBC port for future firmware updates and is priced at $168 only.
You can preorder the lens here: Amazon US (10% off with code “10POB9YC”) Amazon CA (10% off with code “2LMO4R6W”) Amazon DE (10% off with code “IYGBE5QO”) Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Pergear

Here are some first reviews of the X-mount version (found none for E-mount yet):

The 200x Excope DT1 has made a ton of sales on Kickstarter. But before you place your preorder read the latest article on PetaPixel. They made a serious investigation into the marketing material they got from the company and discovered that some images were taken on “normal” cameras like the Canon 70D. P.S.: Great work Jeremy Gray!

UPDATE: The Excope team contacted me and told me this:

All the necessary changes have also been made to our Kickstarter campaign page to avoid any confusion among our backers in the future.

Below some youtube videos that re likely to NOT be misleading and do show how the camera works: