We are used to get full info about the camera sales on the Japanese market. But we rarely get some info from the rest of the world. So it’s curious to see what CameraBeta posted today: They shared the list of the most used gear from Bird Photographers. As I don’t speak chinese I didn’t fully understand how the data was collected. Would appreciate if some of our Chinese readers can send me additional info…thanks!

So here is the list:

Most used cameras for bird photography:

1. Canon EOS R5
2. Canon EOS-1Dx Mark II
3. Sony a1
4. Canon EOS R3
5. Nikon Z 9
6. Canon EOS-1Dx Mark III
7. Nikon D500
8. Sony a9
9. Canon EOS R7
10. Nikon D5

Most used lenses for bird photography:

1. Sony 200-600mm FE
2. Canon 600mm f/4.0
3. Canon 100-500mm
4. Sony 600mm f/4.0
5. Nikkor 500mm PF
6. Canon 600mm f/4.0
7. Canon 400mm f/2.8
8. Nikon 600mm f/4.0
9. Sigma 150-600mm
10. Canon 200-400mm f/4.0

Sigma Japan issued a note of temporarily suspension of orders for the “85mm F1.4 DG DN” and “56mm F1.4 DC DN” E-mount lenses:

The reason for this is that orders exceeded expectations and production cannot keep up. For items that have already been ordered, it may take some time for the products to arrive at your doorstep.

Sony 24-50mm G at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Fotokoch, WexUK, ParkCameras, Jessops.

You might have noticed that the last product announced by Sony (A9III, 300GM, 24-50G) did only ship out 3 months after the announcement. Moreover I do know from trusted sources that the rumored 16-25mm G lens launch has been delayed because of production issues at Sony. Lately also Sigma and OM Digital announcement shipment delays. I have no info about what the reasons could be. But today Yaotomicamera wrote that there are “Difficulties in parts procurement“.

Could be that there is some kind of parts bottleneck that is affecting most of the industry? Latest info is that also the upcoming ZV-E10II will ship out later than expected. Hope sources can tell me more about this soon!

Sony 50mm f/1.8 Unboxing (Sony’s MOST POPULAR LENS)

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
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How to Choose a Laptop for Video Editing (Explora).
The Ultimate Guide to Manual Focus in Photography (42West).
300mm GM review at DC.watch.
Tamron 17-50 F4 Di III VXD review (SonyAlphaBlog).
Test Sigma 70-200 mm f/2,8 DG DN OS Sports : télézoom haute performance (Phototrend).

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A reader just went me this interesting technical note:

If you check the latest Sony paper on XAVC codec released November 2023, they mention the bitrate of 4K 240fps, which so far no camera can do. This could be a hint about next a7s4/FX3II. It does 4K 240fps using XAVC HE codec (h265) at 480Mbps in 4:2:0 which could work with V90 SD cards and 4K 240fps at 800Mbps in 4:2:2 and that would require Cfexpress.
Check page 7 in this PDF, there you can find info for both 8K 120fps and 4K 240fps. So codec-wise sony is ready for those frame rates.

Yes, I do think 4k240p will be available coin future Sony cameras. My real question now is…will there be a A7sIV or will this series merge into the future Sony FX3II?

Best selling cameras in second half of February according to Yodobashi:

1. Nikon Z f
2. OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II
3. SONY α7C II
4. Leica Q3
5. FUJIFILM X-T5
6. Nikon Z8
7. RICOH GR IIIx
8. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
9. FUJIFILM X100V
10. DJI Osmo Pocket 3

Best selling cameras in February according to MapCamera:

1. Sony α7C II Body
2. Nikon Z f 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit
3. Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit
4. OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II Body
5. Nikon Z 8 Body
6. Sony α7 IV Body
7. Sony α7R V Body
8. Nikon Z 50 Double Zoom Kit
9. Sony FX3 Body
10. Nikon Z fc 16 -50 VR SL Lens Kit

The Sony A7cII sells hot in Japan!

We don’t have such accurate figures in the US and EU and we can only “rely” on the Amazon ranking:

• The Sony ZV-E10 is leading the sales at Amazon US (ranking here).
• The Sony A6400 is leading the sales at Amazon DE (ranking here).
• Sony A6400 and ZV-E10 are leading the sales at Amazon UK (ranking here).