A7rII vs D810 by CameraSize

Our reader Mistral pointed me to a quite extravagant discussion:

Kenneth Sporsheim is a Norwegian photographer, former Nikon PRO photographer, current Pentax ambassador. His alias on various fora is kenspo. This is what he wrote on Pentax Forums:

“Nikon are bleeding most of all camera brands at the moment! They have lay-offs in many countries. Just here in Norway, they had to reduce staff from 13 to 3..and get rid of locations and have office at home. This is how things are behind the numbers on the paper “

And now the juicy part:

“Its a big and hard ship to turn when things starting to go wrong  I know for a fact that Sony are circling around Nikon’s camera division like a shark in the water smelling blood. Its info from the “inside”. But how serious it is for Sony, i can’t tell. Just know that they have been looking at this possibility. Haven’t updated me for a while either“

UPDATE:  “Looking at this possibility” of doing what? Kennet Sporsheim now made clear he didn’t mean Sony is considering acquiring Nikon. Thom Hogan reports

The Nikon Ambassador quoted in the “rumor” has contacted me and says that what he meant by his shark quote is that Sony believes that they can take market share away from Nikon while Nikon is floundering (to keep the fish metaphor alive ;~).

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Thanks Mistral!

Sony published their full Q2 financial reports. Sales and operating income went down for both the company as a whole and the imaging business. The main reason is the strong YEN and the Kumamoto earthquake damage. Still despite the odds Sony still managed to make some profit in Q2.

The good news is that Sony revised upwards the forecast for the full 2016 year:

Sales are expected to be higher than the July forecast due to a faster-than-expected recovery in the supply of components and shipments of Still and Video Cameras which were impacted by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes, as well as a shift to high value-added models. Operating in come is expected to be higher than the July forecast mainly due to the above-mentioned increase in sales.

Sony A6500 Hands On First Test w/ the Buffer, Menu, Touch Screen, Grip and more!

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V Review (Photographyblog).
Feature Film Shot On Sony α7S Wins Cinematography Award (Alphauniverse).
Zeiss New Lenses & a Look at the Company Different Lens Lines – Photokina 2016 (Video interview by Lensvid).
Sony fe 70-300mm review by Dale Matson.
A7rII with the MC11 + Canon 70-200 F4L, Sigma 24mm 1.4 and the FE 50mm 1.8 by Drasko Stojadinovic.
Hands-On Review: The Lensbaby Trio 28 (Explora).
Rolling Review Sony FE 2.8/50 Macro by Phillip Reeve.

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HunterPress: “https://youtu.be/OERzS_e0Ad0 Here is an interview I did with Sigma regarding the official pricing announcement of the CINE Lenses!”

Tim: “Here’s a link to a youtube video created using the rig I told you about https://youtu.be/oE3kUtruZUA“

I got a few mails from readers confirming that Sony shipped a small new Stock of 70-200mm GM lenses. One of the new owners Humberto Garcia reported on Facebook had his lens preordered in July and got the lens today. Back in September Sony reported that waiting time is around 3 months because of the “High Demand” of this lens.

70-200mm GM preorder links: [shopcountry 48791]

Sony A-Mount Lens Adapters: The Breakdown with Miguel Quiles

A User report for the Sony RX1RMKII on The Inspiring Eye blog.
Nowość! A99II, w naszych rękach! (Youtube).
A6500, stabilizacja w bezlusterkowcu z matrycą w formacie APSC! (Youtube).
DSC RX100 V, gorąca nowość :) (Youtube).
Sony A7R2/S2 lens choices (Youtube).
Canon is Dead, but Don’t Blame the iPhone (FlatFocus).

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Hanna Saba‎: “Check out the behind Scenes for this awesome Alice in Wonderland photoshoot. Using Both Samyang 50mm f1.4 AF & 135mm f2 lens.

Sony a7ii + Samyang 50mm f1.4 AF
ISO 800, f1.4, shutter 1/1250 (Godox ad360)
www.hrimages.com.au
www.instagram.com/hr_images
www.youtube.com/c/hannasabahrimages”

Gary Fong released the new A6000 virtual camera APP (here on iTunes).

Press text:

The new 6500NY cage by LockCircle is designed to fit like a glove around the incredibly
compact Sony a6500 4K camera, featuring the exclusive LockCircle “Asymmetrical Design Approach”
for right hand camera grabbing/control with the original camera ergonomic feeling.
 Several threads 1/4”-20 (103!) and 3/8”-16 (4) are available for multi accessories and camera grip professional
heavy-duty mounting: ready for shooting serious stuff!
 The 6500NY cage integrates the MicroPort micro HDMI / USB connectors locking, and the
popular LockPort Flex (micro to full-size HDMI output), used on the Birdcage A7 and A7M2 for serious
protection when shooting in rough production enviroments.
 
The 6500NY cage camera-plate has a Meta-Block mount for Metabones and IMS-Block for IMS-Mounts
designed to reach great follow-focus work with no annoying mechanical plays of the bayonet.
 IMS mounts are available for E-MOUNT to Canon EF/Nikon F (featuring the exclusive positive-lock concept), PL-Mount,
Panavision, BNCR, Leica R and Leica M, others mounts coming soon.   
 Original camera flash (the popping-out flash) works with the 6500NY cage without limitations,
and vertical camera mounting is available .
 Totally secure camera-plate mounting with a 1/4″-20 and 3/8” threads (titaniun camera screw supplied)
are available for camera-car, drones, gimbals or any heavy duty mounting.
 MicroMega modular 15mm rods baseplate system is available for follow-focus/matte-box accessories.
The LockCircle 6500NY cage is incredible leightweight (200gr- 7 o.z.), and has several threads
to mount the (AC) tape measurement hook!
The smaller Sony A6300 is totally compatible with the LockCircle 6500NY cage.
 
LockCircle 6500NY highlights:

–          Asymmetrical cage design
–          Right hand camera grabbing/control with original Sony ergonomics
–          Birdcage Top Grip handle and Boombooster compatible accessories
–          CNC machind from billet aluminum
–          Genuine titanium screws
–          MicroPort and LockPort Flex HDMI/USB port savers
–          Meta-Block mount (adjustable) for Metabones monolithic mounting
–          IMS-Block for IMS- Mounts for serious cinematographers needs
–       Several IMS Professional lens mounts available
–          Focal Plain thread for AC measurement hook
–       Compatible with Sony a6300
–          Designed by cinematographers and manufactured in Italy

Available for delivery from the end of November, shipping worldwide. Price starts from USD 299.00 + shipping/duties – Euro 279.00 + vat. LockCircle offers pre-order program for early prodcution deliveries.

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