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New A6700 leather case from Japan (DC.watch).

Borja:

Recently I published a short film called Trapped. Here’s the logline: “A blind woman witnesses a murder and fears for her life when the murderer comes into her house”.
One of the things I think your readers might find interesting is how technically counterintuitive is the process of achieving extremely clean shadows: shooting below native ISO gives you more dynamic range stops in the shadows. But the catch: it takes away some DR stops in the highlights.
Anyway, before I shot this film I wouldn’t have believed how amazing is the Sony A7IV for making film. We all know how capable the FX3 or the A7SIII are, but not many people would believe you can achieve this amazing quality with this camera.
Here you can see two video breakdowns I did where you can notice two things: the shoot is actually a day-for-night shoot, but also some highlights are blown out, however, recoverable with basic vfx work. (First and second links).
By the way, if you watch the short on youtube, it survives youtube’s compression successfully, and I didn’t do any noise reduction at all.
I think it’s a great example of how you can achieve a great look with very little gear. I made this short by myself, literally. I didn’t have a crew. It was just the actress and myself. And I didn’t use any expensive gear. Just a Sony A7IV + Zeiss Batis 25mm, cheap manfrotto tripod, DIY dolly made out of pvc pipes and an Ikea table and a few Godox TL tubes.

 

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Best selling compact camera at Yodobashi: Ricoh rules, Leica Q3 is hot and old Sony RX100VII still sells!

Yodobashi shared the best seller list for the compact camera segment based on their sales the last 2 weeks of December:

  1. Ricoh GR IIIx
  2. OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7
  3. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
  4. Canon IXY 650
  5. Sony ZV-1 II
  6. Ricoh GR III
  7. Leica Q3
  8. Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2
  9. Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition
  10. Sony Cybershot RX100 VII

A couple of personal remarks

  1. Ricoh is having quite a success with their compact model
  2. Still surprised to see the nearly five year old Sony RX100VII selling well
  3. Considering the price the Leica Q3 is selling hot! Sony needs to bring on a new RX1 model!

Just announced: New Godox V1 Pro

Godox announce the new V1 PRO that you can buy now at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama (branded as “Flashpoint”). Full press text can be read at Explora.

Key Features:
  • Output: 76Ws
  • Auto Zoom Control, Zoom Range: 28-105mm
  • 2.4 GHz X Wireless Radio System
  • Built-In LED Modeling Lamp
  • Tilts -7 to 120°, Rotates 330°
  • Round Head, Optional Magnetic Modifiers
  • 1.5 sec Recycle Time, HSS Support
  • Includes Detachable Sub-Flash
  • Includes Battery, USB-C Cable & Bag

Sony Announces New Firmware Updates to Cinema Line Cameras Including Shutter Angle For FX3/FX30

Press text:

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Sony Electronics Announces New Firmware Updates to Cinema Line Cameras

Plans Include Updates to Cinema Line Cameras: FX30, FX3 and FX6

SAN DIEGO – Jan. 17, 2024 – Sony Electronics announces upcoming updates for the FX6, FX3 and FX30 cinema cameras at the BSC Expo 2024 in London, exhibiting its extensive range of filmmaking technology. The new firmware updates showcase Sony’s commitment to its cinema line.

The ILME-FX6 ver.5.0 firmware update is expected from May 2024 or later and will include:

  • The addition of 1.5x de-squeeze function for anamorphic lenses
  • Integrated high-quality 3D LUT processes inspired by the VENICE cinema camera, which allows for more accurate color processing
  • Monitor & Control App v2.0 features (ex. Waveform, False color)
  • Breathing Compensation Expansion: More lenses will be supported including 100-400 GM and the 200-600 G lenses

The firmware update for FX3 and FX30 is expected from September 2024 or later and will include:

  • Addition of Shutter Angle: Users will be able to choose from both Shutter Speed/Shutter Angle similar to what is available with the FX6
  • Ability to add clip flags to mark shots
  • SRT/RTMP/RTMPS support for live streaming via the Creator’s App

The firmware updates will be available free of charge starting in May 2024 for the FX6 ver.5.0 and the FX30/FX3 updates will be available starting in about September 2024.

Full 2023 BCN sales data: Sony ZV-E10 was the most sold camera in Japan!

The Japanese BCN association collects the real sales data form about 50% of the Japanese stores. So their numbers are the most reliable indication about the market situation. Today the published this articles that shows the most sold cameras of the whole year 2023. These are sales in terms of “numbers” (not value) and with both body and kit versions added.

  1. Sony ZV-E10
  2. Sony A6400
  3. Canon R50
  4. Canon R10
  5. Canon M2
  6. Olympus E-P7
  7. Nikon ZFc
  8. Olympus E-PL10
  9. Olympus E-M10IV
  10. Sony A7IV

We don’t have such reliable rankings outside of Japan. All you can do is check out those rankings:

Damn that ZV-E10 is a killer….not matter how much I don’t like it…seems like Instagrammers TikTokkers and Vloggers are ruling the world now :)