Viltrox 20mm f/1.8 (FE) lens review with samples (Full-frame & APS-C)

Sample gallery: Sony a9 with beta firmware 5.0 (Dpreview).
Panasonic hints that both new cheaper “entry-level” and more video oriented L-mount cameras are on the roadmap (MirrorlessRumors).
Sony is offering a system firmware update for Digital Motion Picture Camera VENICE “MPC-3610”
How to Do Basic Backyard Astrophotography, Part I: Introduction (Explora).
Competition Compared: Sony a6400 vs Fujifilm X-T20 vs Fujifilm X-T3 vs Sony a6500 vs Fujifilm X-T30 (Fujirumors).

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Sony Australia has just launched a new photography platform called Sony Scene – there will be tonnes of events around Australia hosted by Sony Digital Imaging Advocates. It was announced late last year, but the site goes live today. Link: https://scene.sonyanz.com/

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Thanks ABC!

Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN ‘C’ lens review with samples

Baby Needs New Legs-New Tripods from Robus (Explora).
A Proposal with 3 Sony prime lenses (Enthusiastphotoblog).
Lume Cube AIR review (Newsshooter).
2019 camera and lens manufacturers’ New Year’s resolutions (Dpreview).
DC.watch awards.

Marc Alhadeff: “Full frame : 121 lenses, 101 tested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3qjFUSuRL0. APSC : 70 lenses , 64 tested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeeakGlS_ds&t=49s. With these 2 videos , you see all 191 lenses for Sony E mount as of 31 Dec 2018 with their summary tests and ratings”

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Well that’s going to piss off some Fuji managers: The Fuji X-T3 Amazon page recommends the Sony A6500 as a “newer model”. I want to see how long it will take to see this removed :)

via Fujirumors

This is the magazine shoot of the actress Violett Beane using the Sony a7RIII and Profoto B10 lights.

This is the real camera surprise of the CES show: Sharp announced a new 8K Micro Four Thirds camera! (MirrorlessRumors).
Comparing Colors BMPCC4k vs Sony A7Riii (Dave Dugdale).
Six Ways to Share Your Holiday Photos with Family and Friends (Explora).
Sony 70-200mm F/4 review (Enthusiastphotoblog)
Nikon Z7 and Sony a7R III offer similar results in our image stabilization test (Dpreview).
Best Wide Angle Prime Lens of the year is the Sony 24mm GM (Imaging Resource).

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Well I have to sat this is unexpected. In Japan the Sony share in the FF mirrorless segement did increase during the month of December (Source: Bcnretail). Canon and Nikon are on par with around 17% share each.

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Sony A7r3 Zeiss 24-70.
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