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New deals and in Stock status check:
Sony A7rII now for $1,798 at Amazon, BHphoto (with free storage), Buydig (with free extras) and Adorama (with free extras).
Sony A7sII now for $1,798 at Amazon, BHphoto (with free storage), Buydig (with free extras) and Adorama (with free extras).
The Sony A7III body only is now in Stock at FocusCamera (Click here). And the new Tamron FE zoom is also in Stock right now at FocusCamera.

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This week Sony issued a new 2.0 firmware update for the A7III and A7rIII. But if you are using third party batteries be aware that there a multiple reports of issues:

1) Some batteries are still allowed to be used but the camera won’t show you how much battery life is left and there will be a pop up reminder from time to time

2) Some are completely useless. The camera tells you this battery is not qualified and automatically shut down

Does Sony have to worry about Photokina announcements? Fuji GFX 50R Sony AF updates, Sigma, SR1 & S1

Sony a7iii, Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 with Profoto B10 overpower midday sun (David Oastler).
Atomos Ninja V – The 4K Mirrorless Must-Have (Kaiman Wong).
Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF für Sony E-Mount – neu und schon ausprobiert (Photoscala).
Joby: from GorillaPods to HandyPods (Explora).
The new ZEISS Batis 2/40 CF: Experience maximum versatility (Lenspire).
Sony PZ 18-105mm f/4 OSS ‘G’ lens review with samples (Christopher Frost).

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Lensvid interviewed Sony at Photokina. Here are some key info:

1) 50% of the Full Frame market share in Europe. And Number 1 worldwide.
2) Sony is thinking about a solution on how to reintegrate the Playmemories APP function.
3) If customers will request the integration of a top lcd screen we will add it on future cameras
4) New A to E-mount adapter development is not planned

Here is the full interview:

The new Viltrox lenses are available for preorder through eBay:

Here we have some more info about thm here:

The 20mm f/1.8 FE lens:

via Weibo

SLR Magic MicroPrime CINE 18mm T/2.8 – Full Frame Ultrawide for E-Mount

Wow! Zenit and Leica Present Joint Production Camera! (MirrorlessRumors).
Has full-frame finally killed off smaller-sensor cameras? (TechRadar).
Sigma Art 135mm f/1.8 VS Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 – Sony a7RIII a7III a6500 (Jason Vong).
Abby Sony a7iii, Sony 55mm f1 8 & Tamrom 28 75mm with the Moza aircross (David Oastler).
Zeiss ZX1 Fixed-Lens Camera thoughts by Diglloyd.
The Smallest Carbon Fiber Tripod: Gitzo Mini Traveler (Explora).

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Fuji announced the development of the new GFX-100 medium format camera. I find it weird they will go with an integrated vertical grip. Still, this is going to be an exciting camera using the new Sony 100 megapixels that has on sensor phase detection pixels. Moreover it will be the first medium format camera with IBIS. Will ship in 2019 for an estimated price of $10,000. – #fuji #fujifilm #fujigfx #mirrorless #photokina #photokina2018

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Sony issued a new major firmware update for the Sony A7III (download here) and Sony A7rIII (download here).

A7III an A7rIII: Benefits and Improvements from the latest update

Support of “SEL400F28GM”and “SEL24F14GM”

• Optimization of the optical image stabilization performance, and addition of a new image stabilization mode of the lens (Mode 3)(Only “SEL400F28GM”).
• Addition of a Function Ring(Lens) to the menu.
  Note: For the SEL400F28GM lens, the APS-C S35/Full Frame Sel. setting is assignable to the Function Ring in addition to Power Focus.
• Addition of [Aperture Drive in AF] setting in the menu.
  *Using the lens “SEL400F28GM” or “SEL24F14GM”, when [Silent priority] is selected, the sound emitted by the aperture drive will be reduced. This is useful in shooting conditions where camera.
  noise should be kept to a minimum. Note that Auto Focus may become slower when [Silent priority] is selected.

New features:

• [AF Track Sens] can be assigned to a custom key.
• When used with the LA-EA3 mount adaptor [link to product page], all focus areas are supported.
  Note : Focus Area options added : Zone, Expand Flexible Spot, and Lock-on AF.
  Bracket shooting is available during silent shooting when [File Format] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG] and [RAW File Type] is set to [Uncompressed].

Other improvements:

• Improvement of the performance and the overall stability of the camera.
• Better reproduction of the gradation of RAW pictures.
  Note: Imaging Edge software needs to be updated to benefit from the improvement in the RAW processing.
• When shooting with a flash in an environment with flickering light sources, the stability of the exposure is improved.
• Improvement of managing continuously shot images as a group.
  Please refer to the HelpGuide for updated function usage.

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I wonder that that “Better reproduction of the gradation of RAW pictures” means!

UPDATE: Maiku reports there’s a problem with the OSX updater for the a7iii and the a7riii update file.  He found a fix and made a video: