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Sony is quite an innovative company no doubt on that. But let’s help them to figure out what SAR readers would like to get from them. One of the ideas popped out from our minds is that one:
Current Sony FE lenses are quite big and it would be nice to have a new dedicated pancake lens line. They could just learn from Pentax who created the limited pancake line. These lenses have a fairly good optical performance and at the same time are extremely compact and well-built. The lenses are:
[shoplink 33164 ebay]15mm f/4 AL (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33165 ebay]21mm f/3.2 AL (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33166 ebay]40mm f/2.8 (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33167 ebay]43mm f/1.9 Limited (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33168 ebay]70mm f/2.4 Limited (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33169 ebay]77mm f/1.8 Limited (not really a pancake but a great compact prime lens)[/shoplink]

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Sony released a new version of their Image Data Converter software. Download it here: WIN or MAC.

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Thanks to the anonymous reader who sent me this!

SAR reader Nicholas Foley sent me this:

I designed a 3D printed hand grip and 3D printed hood for the RX1 / RX1R which I think look better, function better, and are cheaper than everything else for the RX1. Maybe of interest to your people, they can be purchased through Shapeways:
http://shpws.me/HdIw
http://shpws.me/Hfd4

Nice!

ZEISS Batis & Loxia Wide Angle Full Frame E-Mount Lens Gimbal Comparison (Cinema5D)

Hacking a 19th Century Lens Onto a Sony a7S (Petapixel).
Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Sony Xperia X Performance Mobile review: Impressive results (DxOmark).
RX1R Mark II tested at Photoreview.
Rolling Shutter versus Global Shutter (Explora).
The Basics of Color Correction (Adorama Learning Center)

To write a guest post on SAR follow the instruction on that page.

Sony released the new firmware 3.30 for the Sony A7rII (download here at Sony UK).

• Benefits and improvements:
  • Support for Radio-controlled Lighting System
  • Improves stability of the camera while shooting still images by regulating the internal temperature
  • Overall stability and operability of the camera is improved.

Sony A7rII store links: [shopcountry 47718].

Sony manager Otaka spilled out some info about the future Sony product launch cycle. He said:

今後は新しいボディが出たら新しいレンズが出る、新しいレンズが出たら新しいボディが出る、といった感じに思っていてほしい。

which translated means:

“From now on, if we release a new body, we’ll release a new lens. If we release a new lens, we’ll release a new body.”

The latest two Sony announcements where about new lenses “only” (Zeiss Planar FE in July and the 50mm FE and 70-300mm FE in May). So it’s great to hear we are now getting new cameras too!

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Thanks to all SAR readers who made the correct translation :)

What happens if you stop the sensor production in one single Sony factory?  CIPA published the new worldwide camera shipment figures and they show that never in the modern digital camera market history shipment were as low as now!

Sony restored the full sensor production capability in August only (3,5 months after the production stop). And the effects of that will last til early 2017.

via Mirrorlessrumors.