5 Best Lenses for the Sony a7 III

AVIF image support coming with Android 12.
Laowa 14mm F4 FF RL Zero-D (SonyAlphablog).
Pro-Style Control with Manfrotto Gimbal Accessories (Explora).
Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 sample gallery (Dpreview).
Sigma 28-70 vs. Tamron 28-75 vs. Sigma 24-70: FE-mount f/2.8 zoom lens comparison (Christopher Frost)
Affordable AF Primes | Sony E Mount | Sigma I Series (ProAvTV).

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Zou now save $100 on three Rokinon FE autofocus lenses:

• $100 off on the Rokinon 75mm f/1.8 at Adorama.
• $100 off on the Rokinon 45mm f/1.8 at Adorama.
• $100 off on the Rokinon 18mm f/2.8 at Adorama.

Adobe has added full support for the Sony A1 and preliminary support for the FX3. H

Preorders:
FX3 at BHphoto, Adorama. FocusCamera.
FX3 in Europe at Fotokoch Germany, FotoErhardt Germany, Calumet Germany, WexUK, Park UK.

The FX3 is finally shipping out and in Stock in most stores. Our reader Andrew got his new toy too:

Phase One has just released Capture One 21 version 14.1.0. It added support for the new Sony A1 too.

New features

• Style Brushes
• Import Viewer
• Additional ProStandard profiles
• Leica Live-View with zoom & pan

Improvements

• New methods of linking Brush Settings
• Improved visibility of Keystone Tool
• Viewer max zoom increased

You can preorder the new mics at FotoKoch Germany. US preorder will be open at 10am NYC time on BHphoto. And here are the first video reviews:

English:

German:

Italian:

Sony issued new firmware updates for the Sony A9II (download it here) and Sony A7III (download it here).

A7III Benefits and Improvements

IMPORTANT: When you update to this version, FTP transfer setting will be initialized. Please reconfigure after the update.

• Adds new features of FTP transfer
  • Allows you to transfer still images during shoot and playback operations.
  • Adds the following FTP transfer functions:
    • Allows you to narrow down the transfer target, such as protected images or non-transferred images, and transfer the images together as a batch.
    • Allows you to transfer only the image being played back by pressing the custom key.
    • Allows you to transfer all images automatically while shooting.
    • Allows you to select the setting to transfer both RAW file and JPEG taken in RAW+JPEG format to an FTP server.
  • Update the destination folder configuration.
    • Allows you to register up to nine FTP servers. (Previous was up to 3)
    • Allows you to change the destination folder configuration on the FTP server:
      • Save image data directly under the folder that you choose.
      • Register the media card slot number in the folder configuration.
      • Register the folder configuration same as your camera.
    • Improved operability of FTP transfer function.
      • Allows you to set items under Server Setting by using the smartphone application Transfer & Tagging add-on.
• Improves the overall stability of the camera.

A9 II Benefits and Improvements

IMPORTANT: When you update to this version, the camera settings will be reinitialized. Because of this, we recommend that you save the current settings before updating. You can use the Save/Load Settings function to save the current settings to a memory card and write them back after the update.

NOTE: For details on how to save the settings and the items that can be saved, refer to Save/Load Settings in the Help Guide.

• Adds the Crop function to allow you to crop a recorded still image
• Adds the Forced File No. Reset option in the File/Folder Settings (still image) menu to allow you to reset the still image file number and create a new folder
• Other improvements
  • It is improved the phenomenon that some functions are not registered correctly in the Function menu
  • Improves the overall stability of the camera