Those are the camera market shares for the year 2018 in Japan

The image on top shows the full power of the Canon machinery. With their new M50 and EOS-R cameras they made a +10% jump on the Japanese market. Sony had a small increase of 2% and is no getting closer to the second place.

I bet in 2019 those shares will change dramatically with new Canon Nikon and Sony mirrorless cameras being released one after another.

Below you can find the shares in the fixed lens camera market:

Source: Bcnaward.jp

Sony has released a new firmware update for the 16-35mm GM lens

16-35mm GM owner can download the latest firmware at Sony Support. It has one single fix:

  • Solves a rare issue where some SEL1635GM lenses are not properly initialised when used with ILCE-7M3 or ILCE-7RM3 cameras

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Deal reminder on this  lens:

EU readers save quite big on the 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens sold on Amazon Spain. The price is 350 Euro lower than the best price I found in Germany. As usual all EU citizen can buy from the Amazon Spain store and correct VAT applies too.

This week SAR readers photos selection


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Sony A9 +MC11 +150-600 C
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Sony Tidbits…


Sigma 56mm f/1.4 VS Sony 50mm E VS Zeiss 55mm f/1.8

The new Luminous Landscape.
Explaining Sony’s Variable ND (ProAV).
Samsung plans to surpass the Sony sensor production (Mirrorlessrumors).
Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS review at SonyAlphaBlog.
10 Innovative Photographic Accessories for Your Favorite Image Maker (Explora).

Anonymous: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEzLWyNKDGM. Awesome short film and cinematography by Roman Hense using the only Sony a6300 and Sigma 18-35 1.8. Sigma definitely need to release a smaller size, native sony e-mount 18-35 or 16-30 1.8.”

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Press text: New ‘Imaging Edge’ Software Enhances Mobile Connectivity and Expands the Creative Capabilities of Sony Cameras

In case you missed this here is the full press release for the newly announced Imagin Edge APP and desktop updates:

New ‘Imaging Edge’ Software Enhances Mobile Connectivity and Expands the Creative Capabilities of Sony Cameras

Sony today announced the release of a new ‘Imaging Edge™’ mobile application plus several updates to the ‘Remote’, ‘Viewer’ and ‘Edit’ desktop applications, that will bring exciting new features to all Sony imaging customers ranging from casual hobbyists to working professionals.

New ‘Imaging Edge’ Mobile Application

The newly introduced mobile application, ‘Imaging Edge Mobile[i]’ is the successor to Sony’s ‘PlayMemories Mobile’ app and will offer instant transfer of images from camera to a connected mobile device while shooting. Images can be transferred when utilising the new ‘Auto background transfer to Smartphone’ functionality[ii], allowing users to easily share content direct from their phone to social media platforms. The mobile application also supports 4K movie transfer[iii] and offers remote control functionality.

For professional photographers, Sony will be releasing a new mobile application ‘Transfer & Tagging add-on[iv]’ that will support instant delivery workflow by allowing users to transfer content to their mobile devices via the camera’s FTP background transfer[v], without having to switch their focus from shooting. It also enables voice input[vi] for text and captioning to help streamline communication and overall workflow between photographers and other team members. There is also an online function that will allow you to sync Caption Glossary between multiple devices.

Sony’s new mobile application ‘Imaging Edge Mobile’ and ‘Transfer and Tagging add-on’ will be available from March 2019.

Enhancements of ‘Remote’, ‘Viewer’ and ‘Edit’ Desktop applications

The desktop version of Sony’s ‘Imaging Edge’ application will also be updated with workflow support for time-lapse movie[vii] creation making it an ideal match with Sony’s newest interchangeable lens cameras with built-in interval recording. Other new features to maximise usability have also been added including a comparison display and collection function as well as a new and improved user interface.

The latest Version 1.4 of Desktop Applications ‘Remote’ ‘Viewer’ and ‘Edit’ will be available in January 2019.

For more information, please visit the ‘Imaging Edge’ website. https://imagingedge.sony.net/.

A variety of exclusive stories, videos and exciting new content shot with the newest cameras and other Sony α products can be found at https://www.sony.co.uk/alphauniverse. Sony’s European photography hub is available in 22 languages and details product news, competitions and an up-to-date list of Sony events in each country.

[i] A successor application of PlayMemories Mobile. Existing PlayMemories Mobile users can use this by updating PlayMemories Mobile

[ii] Compatible with ILCE-9 with software update Ver.5.0 or later. Files are imported in 2MP size when using this function

[iii] Compatible with ILCE-9 with software update Ver.5.0 or later, ILCE-7RM3, ILCE-7M3, ILCE-6400, DSC-RX10M4, DSC-RX100M6, DSC-RX100M5A.

[iv] Add-on mobile application for ‘Imaging Edge Mobile’. Available countries: US/Canada/UK/France/Germany/Hong Kong/China/Australia/Japan. User registration is required to use this application.

Compatible with ILCE-9 with software update Ver.5.0 or later, ILCE-7RM3, ILCE-7M3

[v] Compatible with ILCE-9 with software update Ver.5.0 or later

[vi] The voice input of this application uses the service provided by Google. If Google services are not available, you cannot use the voice input. Please use the keyboard input

[vii] RAW processing adjustments by batch, adding music/texts, outputting 4K movie are also available