This new autofocus APS-C E-mount lens is now available for preorder at BHphoto, Amazon.

Sony RX1rIII preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

In general reviewers have mixed feelings about the Sony RX1r III. I think the camera will prove ot be more popular than they might think. But let’s digg into the reactions of some testers:

Antonio Benedetto from TheVerge writes:

Here are Tony Northrup and Terry Warfield sharign their thoughts:

Some more discussions:

Sony’s new $5,000+ compact camera (Engadget).
Let’s Talk About the Sony RX1R III (DPReview Discussions)
Sony RX1rIII thoughts by CineD on Youtube (from minute 17)

Sony RX1rIII preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

About those rumors: I have no idea who sent them and 90% of the times they turn out to be wrong. But, it happened in the past that a couple of those were right. So I will post them today, and we all together can eventually keep track of this. If one of the sources turns out to be right than we will know we can trust it a bit more!

Source 1:

A7Siv and FX3ii (fx4) do not use a global shutter or partial stacked sensor.
They use a fully stacked sensor that also has 2-Layer Transistor Pixel technology that dramatically improve both dynamic range and low light performance.
This information and rumor is public for a long time now.
The 2-Layer Transistor Pixel sensor is a stacked CMOS image sensor.
Not sure it is exactly 24 MP it could be just 21 MP for 6k60p oversampled and 4k120p.

Source 2:

Sony has notified our company that they want to release the successor to the FX9 this year, but surprisingly, the product is named FX8 instead of FX9II because it using a removable external audio recording module to reduce the size.
The FX8 features a more powerful cooling system, 8.5/7.0-step c/p IBIS and variable eND, which makes the body longer. But unfortunately, FX8 doesn’t support X-OCN recording.
The highlight of the FX8 is its newly developed 16 stop latitude full-frame 12K sensor (approx. 81M effective pixels, effective area 35.8mm x 20.1mm) designed for video, with an optical LPF.
When shooting in 16:9, FX8 no longer needs to crop 6% of the width horizontally in full frame.
Something noteworthy is that the FX8 features Dual Base ISO 500/2000 and an Enhanced ISO 8000. As for why ISO 8000 isn’t designated as Base ISO, the reason may be that during 8K recording, the latitude distribution of Enhanced ISO 8000 can’t be same as Base ISO 500/2000.

Like the BURANO and FX9, the FX8 offers multiple scan modes: FF 12K at up to 30fps, FF 6K (binning) at up to 60fps, FFc 3.8K (binning, 1.04x cropped) at up to 120fps, and S35 8K at up to 60fps.
The maximum frame rate & resolution: 8K 17:9 / 16:9 30p in FF 12K / S35 8K scan, 4K 17:9 / 16:9 60p in FF 6K / S35 8K scan, and 4K 16:9 120p in FFc 3.8K scan. All scan modes can be oversampled to lower resolution XAVC.
Although the FX8 supports anamorphic de-squeezing, it doesn’t have S35 4:3. Okay, nothing beats BURANO’s record format.
But FX8 simulated PTZ camera function is very interesting.
FX8 can simultaneously record uncropped images and two AI-tracked cropped images, and supports manual adjustment and program settings. Three steaming angles, making single-camera interviews less boring.

Source 3:

I saw someone holding a new Sony E-mount camera with a sticker on it in Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu Province, China. He was not an employee of the Sony factory in Wuxi, but an ordinary social media influencer not for digital product.

The appearance of this new camera is quite interesting. It has almost the same design as the A1 II, with a large and deep handle. Its EVF looks a little smaller than that of the A1 II, and it lacks the dial on the left side.  From what I saw of the screen, this camera displays 33M. The menu options have changed, but the image flashed by so quickly that I couldn’t see it clearly.

Looking back, it might be a bit disappointing. This unreleased new model is clearly not part of the A7R/A7S series, as its EVF has been reduced in size. Considering the recently released A1 II and FX2, I can’t help but wonder if this is an A1 II-style update for the A7 series?

Source 4:

Sony rep was telling them that a new camera was coming soon. They could not remember the exact name, but they said it was another Italian name like Venice or Burano. They said that they believe that the Sony rep said it was going to be full frame 6K, to compete with Canon C400. That is all they remember. This person is not a “gear head” like me, but they wanted to share this info.  No more specs. A full frame 6K camera would make sense now that the FX9 is discontinued, and not to compete with 8K Burano.

Kitamura shared the list of best selling gear in June.

Best selling cameras:

1. Sony α7C II
2. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit
3. Sony α7 IV
4. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Double Zoom Lens Kit
5. Fujifilm X-M5
6. Nikon Z50II Double Zoom Kit
7. Sony α7R V
8. Sony α6700 high-magnification zoom lens kit
9. Nikon Z5II
10. Canon EOS R50 V RF-S14-30 IS STM PZ Lens Kit

Best selling lenses:

1. Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Sony E-mount
2. Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary Sony E-mount
3. Fujifilm XF16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR II
4. Canon EF50mm F1.8 STM
5. Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary Sony E-mount
6. Tamron 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Sony E-mount
7. Canon RF75-300mm F4-5.6
8. Sony E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS
9. Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
10. Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Sony E-mount

Sony RX1rIII preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

Some good and some negative reactions from the youtuber community. But keep in mind that none had the camera in hand for testing. And I think some of them didn’t appreciate enough the fact that this is a niche camera with a unique capability: it’s way more compact than any other Full Frame camera+lens you can buy. The Sony A7cR plus some pancake lens might be cheaper and technically superior. But it is also a lot bigger!

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On July 29 DJI will announce the new DJI Mic 3 and Osmo 360. Igor Bogdanov leaked all the images ahead of the announcement.

DJI Mic 2 versus the upcoming new DJI Mic 3: