The new TTArtisan Mini Flash Light is now available for preorder at Amazon (Click here).

A detailed review can be read at Phillip Reeve.

The Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 FE lens will be announced on June 17 at the BildExpo event (register here). Here are the leaked specs:

• The lens adopts 11 groups and 15 elements, including 3 ED lenses, 9 high-refractive index lenses,
• 11 circular aperture blades,
• minimum focusing distance is 0.79 meters,
• filter thread is 77mm,
• equipped with self-developed dual VCM motors,
• weighs about 800 grams.

One more thing: The 85mm f/1.2 LAB lens is due to be released by late 2025!

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Yesterday a reader (Thanks W!) told me this:

I stopped at my local retailer in Providence, RI, USA. They are part of a nine location chain of stores. As of yesterday, June 3, they had one (1) preorder in their entire system for the FX2. I don’t know how the camera is being received in other places, but I would call that a disaster for the northeastern United States.
I’m an FX6 and FX3 owner who has been waiting to see what Sony plan to do as a replacement for the FX9. After the disaster called FX2, I’m not so sure I trust Sony to keep pace with the changing marketplace.
Time will tell of course, and I don’t have to make any decisions in the next few months, but if I don’t see a competitive FX camera by the end of the year, I will start making plans for a change.

UPDATE: Now a Swiss retailer sent me this (SAR note: Did hide the store name as Manuel didn’t tell me if I can make it public):

I’am Manuel and working in Switzerland for a Renthouse & Reseller for Cameragear.
I can confirm so far, we have zero (0)! preorders for the FX2 so far… 
So your statement looks about right to me so far.

This prompted me to contact my contacts in stores, who confirmed that the number of pre-orders for the FX2 is extremely disappointing. Through my affiliate links in the US and the EU, I have received only 6 pre-orders in total. Considering that, statistically speaking, 1-2 of these pre-orders will be canceled, the result is rather disappointing.

I hope this is a lesson for Sony: in a world where the competition never sleeps, you can’t afford to fall behind for long. We need cameras with significant updates and a little enthusiasm!

Kolarivision carefully took apart the Sony FX30 to see what it looks like inside. At the end they state this:

Generally, Sony mirrorless cameras aren’t difficult to take a part, due to their straightforward setup. This applies more even to their compact-body style cameras, such as the Sony A7CR (even despite being a full frame camera), which we have previously tore down.

The Sony Burano camera got a major 2.0 firmware update with a ton of improvements:

• New Recording Formats
  • FFcrop 3.8K 16:9, up to 120fps
  • S35 4.3K 4:3 aspect imager scan mode, for anamorphic shooting, up to 60fps
  • S35 1.9K 16:9 up to 240fps
    NOTE: When 240fps is selected for S35 1.9K 16:9, SDI output and HDMI outputs are not available.
• Addition of 1.8x setting to De-squeeze function for anamorphic lenses
• Addition of 24.00p to X-OCN 16:9 imager scan modes
• Additional exposure tools (High/Low key)
• Support for Active/High Image stabilization in FF crop 6K, S35 1.9K 16:9
• Addition of S&Q selection increments : 66, 72, 75, 88, 90, 96, 110fps
• Expansion of White Balance memory positions from 3 to 8
• Inclusion of VF Gamma Display Assist while using S-Log3 for monitoring
• [Monitor FHD] is newly added as a factory preset for SDI output for both X-OCN and XAVC
• Improved the on-screen display which places camera status information outside of the image in [Monitor FHD] in both HDMI and SDI output
• Addition of breathing compensation and image stabilization metadata in X-OCN
• Time Code and Clip Name metadata are now overlaid to [Monitor FHD]
• Support for 23.98PsF for SDI output
• Image quality is improved in S-Log3 external output in Base Look
• 709tone is newly added as a preset Base Look
• Improved image quality when applying user 3D LUTs
• Compatible with commands for PL lenses supporting Cooke/i Technology
  • Focus & Zoom: Can be controlled on the BURANO, from M&C app or via external devices
  • Iris: Can be controlled from Remote Control Panel only
• 24V option is added to PL mount voltage setting (PL-Mt Voltage)
• Autofocus improvement when recording with 29.97P, 25P, 24P, and 23.98P
• Proxy recording is now available with system frequency of 24P
• Factory-reset frequency is changed from 59.94P to 23.98P
• In addition to Reset/Reset without Network, [Reset to Factory Defaults] menu is now available to initialize all settings e.g. password, User 3D LUTs in memory
• ・Variable ND control is now possible from Remote Control Panel (RCP)
• “Imager Temperature” is added to the status screen (Information screen)
• “Format Media” can be executed from the status screen (Media screen)
• Camera ID and Reel # can be set in the status screen (Project screen)
• Tally control is now possible from external devices connected via wired-LAN