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Lensbaby Twist 60, rebirth of a classic, quirky, beautiful (Tyson Robichaud).
a6300 Engineers’ Interview at Sony Japan (google translation here).
A7r autofocus test (Dario Cannone).
Best tripod for A7 Series under 1.3kg (2.8lb) and over 130cm height (SonyAlphaForum).

Eddie Hobson: “https://vimeo.com/162269387 Made in Venice, timelapse shot with Sony A7r and Sony Zeiss 16-35 – video shot with A7s, Sony Zeiss 16-35 & DJI Ronin M.”

Richard: “My A6000 Time-Lapse app based TL: https://vimeo.com/162937887”

Jonathan: “I just made my first time lapse short using the a7rii and LRTimelapse. It is to show off Houston after dark. Here is the link https://youtu.be/j2LDd7msMTA“

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Sony A6000 & Sony E 16mm

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SAR reader Terence got this mail from Vello:

According to our records, you purchased a Vello BG-S3 Battery Grip for Sony Alpha A7 II, A7S II & A7R II cameras. During the course of routine quality tests by Vello they have become aware of a problem with an internal chip that has the potential to affect your camera’s operation.
Vello is recalling these battery grips – that were purchased on or prior to February 10,2016 – and replacing them with new ones, which include Sony chips that correct the problem.

How Sony promotes the RX100m4 in Asia

G Master Engineers’ Interview at Sony Japan (google translation here).
Sony a7rii Studio Shoot Using The 55mm f1.8 AZ And The 135mm A Mount Lens w/ An LAEA4 Adapter (Stillsandvideo).
Low light showdown A7R vs A7RmkII (Dario Cannone).
Sony a6000 Astrophotography Review (LonelySpeck).
105mm f:1.8 Nikkor tested on the Sony A7 (SonyAlphaForum)
Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 SAM on mirrorless FF (Photoclubalpha).
There & Back Again: A Cross-Country Epic (Alphauniverse).

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Michael Christensen sent this images of an imaginary Minolta FE camera. He morphed the [shoplink 46420 ebay]Minolta SR style (here on eBay)[/shoplink] with the current Sony A7 design. Would be nice ot have a more “classic” looking FF E-mount camera don’t you agree?

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Yesterday Sony issues a press release to report this:

Due to a decrease in projected future demand, Sony has revised its Mid-Range Plan for the camera module business in the Devices segment from the period beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

In a second press release issued today Sony reports:

The survey of damage to the Kumamoto Technology Center conducted so far has revealed damage to certain parts of the building, clean rooms and production equipment. The timeframe for resuming operations has yet to be determined. The Kumamoto Technology Center is the primary manufacturing site for image sensors for digital cameras and security cameras as well as for micro-display devices.

But still the good news is that the company as a whole is doing better than expected:

The forecast for net income attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders is expected to increase from the January forecast despite the above mentioned downward revision in income before income taxes, primarily due to a reversal of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets for local taxes by a subsidiary in Japan.

If you ever wondered how a hypothetical Sony hybrid A and E-mount hybrid mount camera could work look here:
Craft Camera just announced a camera where you can swap between PL, EF and MFT mount by a push of a lever. The image above shows a MFT mount on the left and the EF mount on the right. It’s a different concept than using adapters as in the Craft Camera there is no fixed basic lens mount. Just watch the video to see how this works:

Could be a solution for the perfect Sony A-E mount camera or not?

A bit of history: The “hybrid” mount concpet isn’t anything new. The [shoplink 47137 ebay]Contax IIA (here on eBay)[/shoplink] has such a kind of mount too!