The new 75mm f/1.8 is available for $899 at BHphoto (Click here). As you know I am a big fan of those Voigtlander primes: They have excellent image quality in a compact design. The trade off is of course the lack of autofocus.

Official product description:

The Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical Lens from Voigtlander is a large aperture, manual focus lens for Sony E-mount cameras. This lens is optimized to cover a full-frame image circle, and it is equipped with electronic contacts, which provide Exif data to the camera body. In-body image stabilization, focus magnification, focus peaking, and focus guide functions are all supported.
The aspherical design provides excellent image performance throughout the entire aperture range, and the fast maximum aperture combined with the 12-blade circular diaphragm provides beautiful bokeh. Additionally, the aperture ring features a click-switching mechanism that allows the aperture to be used without click-stops when shooting video.

You can see the teaser on Sony’s Instagram page. I don’t know what this is about…What’s you guess?

MY guess is ever player will get a Sony A9III for free :)

Til July 28 prime members save 20% on all new Nextorage CFexpress Type cards sold on Amazon US (Click here). These are now the most affordable VPG rated Type A cards!

VPG 400 class (minimum fo 400MB/s the card can write continuously). Links to Amazon US&EU:

• $105 off on the Nextorage 640GB
• $35 off on the Nextorage 160GB
• $30 off on the Nextorage 80GB
• $10 off on the Nextorage 40GB

VPG 200 class (minimum fo 200MB/s the card can write continuously). Links to Amazon US&EU:

• $140 off on the Nextorage 1920GB
• $98 off on the Nextorage 960GB
• $40 off on the Nextorage 480GB

Reminder: Til July 21 you save up to $600 on Sony gear sold at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon. Some special mentions:

Cameras:

• $400 off on the Sony A7rV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $300 off on the Sony A7sIII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $300 off on the ZV-E1 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $500 off on the Sony A7III at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
• $200 off on the Sony A7IV 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 BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 35mm f/1.4 GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 24mm f/1.4 GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 14mm f/1.8 GM at BHphoto, Amazon, 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 100-400mm GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 16-55mm f/2.8 G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $200 off on the 24-105mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 70-300mm G at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 16-35mm PZ at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 90mm macro at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
• $100 off on the 20mm 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.
• $100 off on the 10-20mm PZ 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.

From minute 1:18:30 you can hear Chris and Jordan’s opinion of the new R1 and R5II. Let me start by saying that I really like the design of both cameras. And the R5II is a solid competitor. But looking at the sensor technology, it seems that Canon is behind Sony. In this video Jordan argues that this is indeed the case and that Canon should stop using its own sensors and buy them from other companies (especially Sony).

Jeremy Gray from PetaPixel also wrote this:

For any photographer not already embedded in the Canon EOS R ecosystem, the R1 is a tough sell. It is a very good camera in a world of great ones, and for Canon right now, that’s not enough. There are a lot of excellent features that are being held back by a sensor that, while good, feels a bit outdated and the camera isn’t even out yet.

Again this is not a criticism of the new Canon cameras, I like their design, some technologies… but I wonder if they will be able to keep up on the sensor front. Also because in 2025 we will have a new Sony A1II that could become a stunner!

Press text:

Aiarty Image Enhancer: Upscale and Enhance Image Quality with AI up to 32K (Giveaway)

Disappointed with fuzzy photos or low-resolution images? We’ve all been there. Blurry shots due to a shaky hand or slow shutter speed, grainy and noisy photos taken in low light with high ISO settings, old photos restricted by old camera gears…
We don’t always have the chance to recapture the photo as the perfect moment is gone. But fear not, as the AI industry is bringing fresh solutions: Aiarty Image Enhancer is a powerful AI Image Quality Enhancer and Upscaler designed to tackle these issues head-on.
It is not just another AI hype, but a tried-and-true tool to enhance the image quality.

What is Aiarty Image Enhancer?

Filmmakers out there might be interested in this: DJI announced the new SDR Transmission combo you can order at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, DJI. Press text can be read on Explora.

You can find the full list of price increases here: sony.jp/info2/240801_list.pdf.

This was the YEN performance of the past years: