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“
A week ago we reported about an issue with the Sony A9 hot shoe. Here is an update with the exact serial numbers that are affected by this (via Sony). These camera will be repaired by Sony for free:
from 3020001 to 3023644
from 3320001 to 3320190
from 3370001 to 3381733
from 3770101 to 3777036
from 4470001 to 4475048
from 4870001 to 4871354
from 4970001 to 4973150
from 5070001 to 5076112
from 5670001 to 5670457
Sony 5 a7Riii – 5 Awesome Features & a few complaints
Guide to Sony A7R III Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode (CameraJabber).
Sony A7RM3 AF-S Focus Fix – UPDATE by Jeff Remas.
Announcing the G-Tech mobile USB 3.0 Hard Drive (Explora).
Kodak PIXPR0 Orbit360 4K VR Camera (Personal View).
Taran:“I have been following your page from last 2 years , your content and news is great . Is it possible for you to share my video shot on a6000 and 10 105f4 all handheld . Have a look . My youtube channel name is Taran Bali. https://youtu.be/1Xbt5PpTVrc“
Yaniv: “Shot this little video with the RX100IV last week in the blizzard in NY. Just thought I’d share it :) https://vimeo.com/250385679”
My FIRST time using this BEAST of a lens | ft. the Sony A7RIII
Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS sample gallery (Dpreview).
15 Last-Minute Photography-Related Gift Ideas (Explora).
Nikon 180-400mm F4 E TC1.4 FL VR lens (Personal View).
Sony A7rIII review at CameraJabber.
James: “We shot about half of this film with the Sony a7RIII. I used the 24-70 GM (tripod shots) and 12-24 (gimbal shots). It’s part of the Uber 90-Second Film Fest. If you like it please like it (thumbs up button) because that’s how they’re judging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w22Jca4Z4Cw We’re out of Portland, Oregon. Arya of DocuCreative wrote, produced, and directed the film.”
Chris: “I wanted to share a video of why I use the Sony a6500, I love the camera and I hope other people fall in love with Sony Camera as I have. Why I Use The Sony a6500 https://youtu.be/9Ps7kWLbPug”
Josef: “I’ve bought this lens as well and I have to agree with this video. Even when you update the latest FW on camera and the 2.0 fw version on the lens it just focuses like shit. For me this is oon of the biggest drawback I had since I switched to sony. I was seriously reconsidering my choice to jump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2iI_m9ny1Y“
Brad Clawson