By chance I stumbled on this 2013 old rendering of a modular Sony E-mount cameras made by the Designers Dae jin Ahn & Chun hyun Park (Yankodesign). I know there is near zero chance Sony will ever do a modular camera.
Still, maybe it’s time for the engineers to think out of the box to challenge the future Canon and Nikon FF mirrorless?
A modular design is complicated and has many downsides. On the other side big companies like RED had a huge success with their modular cameras. So maybe it’s worth a try…what do you think?
Sony 16mm f/2.8 ‘Pancake’ lens review with samples
ALEXA vs Varicam LT vs GH4 vs A7s – with William Wages
Laowa 12mm F2.8 Zero Distorsion review (Marc Alhadeff)
From Lightroom to Capture One : a no regret move (SonyAlphaForum).
Yuneec Typhoon H Plus 4K Drone (Personal View).
16 Recommended Stylish Cameras (Explora).
TN: “Add this link to your news as this youtuber just released a video full of praise of Sony mirrorless cameras for his travel documentarys.
See it here: https://youtu.be/_ZNsVyMXoA8”
Arne: “I just published my second video, where I try to find the best Astro lens for E-mount crop sensors, the Samyang 12 mm or the new Sigma 16 mm. And we may have a new top astro lens! The video if you would like to share it is at https://youtu.be/u_GgOd-UnNs”
Sony issued a new firmware update for the RX0 (download here). This utility updates the camera firmware to version 2.00 and provides the following benefits:
Supports Camera Control Box (model CCB-WD1) for wired multi-view shooting
Improves wireless multi-view shooting with the PlayMemories™ Mobile application
Notes:
PlayMemories Mobile application version 6.2 or higher is required.
Depending on the specifications of the access point, smartphone, tablet, and the radio wave environment of the installation location, the number of devices that can be connected will change. Based on testing, up to 50 units have been connected.
Use only on Wi-Fi connections with security measures.
Today you may read about Apple cutting 50% of the production of the iPhone X. This could affect Sony’s business too. Bloomberg reports:
The Tokyo-based company’s image sensor business is likely to weaken amid slowing momentum for Apple Inc.’s iPhones, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. wrote as he downgraded the company to neutral from overweight. IPhone X production will probably fall 50 percent quarter over quarter and the weakness is likely to continue for the first half of the year as demand for high-end smartphones plateaus, according to J.J. Park. Sony shares fell as much as 5.2 percent by midday in Tokyo.
Still, Sony is still doing well:
Despite a correction in Apple supply chain names, Sony has massively outperformed its global peers thanks to the structural trend of dual-cam
a7RIII AF-C accuracy with Batis 85/1.8 (Jim Kasson).
Part 1 – My First Sony A6500 Experience (Peter Gregg)
New Shoten Leica L to Sony E-mount adapter.
The Wide Bunch: A Guide to Wide and Extreme Wide-Angle Lenses (Explora).
Vuze+ VR 360 Camera and underwater case (Personal View).
Laowa 105mm F2 T3.2 STF review (Marc Alhadeff)
Scott: “I’ve done a low light comparision between the A7sii and the A7riii. The results were interesting. I’d like to share it. The link is here https://vimeo.com/251986515“
