Easycover announced their very first Sony product, the A6300 protective case! Preorders links:
Black A6300 Easycover ar BHphoto and [shoplink 49228 ebay]eBay Europe[/shoplink].
Camouflage A6300 Easycover ar BHphoto and [shoplink 49227 ebay]eBay Europe[/shoplink].

This is what it does:

“The easyCover camera case protects your camera while it is fully functional. It protects against bumps, scratches, sand and dust. Whether hiking, fishing or just enjoying a calm afternoon outdoors, your camera is secure. Included is a screen protector that prevents your valuable LCD display from getting scratched”

Sony Japan issued an official statement saying. Following the Kumamoto earthquake damage there is a supply issue that will cause a delay on the production of the following cameras:

α7
α7R
α7S
α5100
α77 II
α99

Note that the newer cameras like the second generation A7 camera series and the A63000 are not listed. It’s clear that Sony’s effort is to keep the production alive on their key products.

PlayMemories Camera Apps – “Smart Remote Control” | Sony

Is This the Camera that Will Save Hasselblad? (Hughbrownstone.com).
Sony A7R2 and the Tamron 150-600mm lens by Dale Matson.
Shot on Sony’s: new 6 part series about murdered and missing women in the Southeastern Ohio town of Chillicothe (Vanishingwomen.crimefeed.com).
Sony A7II + Minolta RF 5,6/250 mm (SonyAlphaForum).
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Juan: “I thought you might want to let Alpharumors viewers know that I just published the ebook titled “Top 20 Settings For Your Sony Alpha Mirrorless Camera” and it’s absolutely free. All that people have to do is go to http://alphamirrorless.com and submit their email address to download the ebook.”

‎Juha Hansen‎: “Here is our 3rd production diary from Scotland and England. We where shooting exclusively on A7 cameras. A7RII, A7s, Zeiss Batis 18mm, Sony Zeiss 50mm and 24-70. Slowmo’s on RX100IV with 250 fps. Music made with Ableton Live and Push. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qUOqyC3-nCw“

Ilya on SonyAlphaForum
Couple spring photos
Mitakon 50/0.95, Sony a7rII

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Sony RX10 II Review – Hot Rod Cameras

Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS in White Mountains Snow (Diglloyd).
Quick review of the Sony 90 2.8 Macro (Beautifullenses).
I left Canon for Sony and I expect I am not the last to do so… (Diyphotography).
Test – Sigma 30 mm f/1,4 DC DN Contemporary (Focus Numerique).
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Adam Sherratt: “Myself and a friend are publishing a charity photography calendar, with some of the photos captured on Sony a7rii. We are raising funds for a man who can’t get treatment for a rare form of bladder cancer on the NHS (uk national health service) and so has to pay for it privately. Would be great if you could share a link to see if we can drum up some support. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/landscapes-light-2017-calendar#/”

Josselin Cornou: “Check out :) That’s what you get shooting with a A7r2 – ISO 6400 and a Zeiss 55mm from an doorless helicopter. What do you think ?
More on instagram.com/untitledshot“

Hugh Brownstone interviewed Hasselblad manager Paul Claesson. Couple of interesting notes:

1) They managed to “squeeze out” one more stop of the 50MP sensor than the competition (it goes up to ISO 25,600)
2) Hasselblad says they don’t have on sensor image stabilization because it would degrade image quality

Preorders:
The Hasselblad X1D-50c at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 90mm F/3.2 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.
Hasselblad 45mm F/3.5 XCD Lens for XD1 at BHphoto, Adorama and Calumet.de.

UPDATE: New videos via Newsshooter and Tony Northrup:

Newsshooter: Hasselblad X1D intro from Chuck Fadely on Vimeo.

Metabones just released a new firmware update for Canon EF to E-mount Smart adapters and Speed Boosters: “EF-Mount lenses are now capable of focusing quickly across the widest variety of mirrorless cameras with trusted Metabones precision and reliability. The smooth iris feature slows down the movement of the electromagnetic aperture diaphragm so that video footage transitions smoothly when the aperture changes, with reduced tick noise from the lens. The latest Canon and Tamron SP lenses have special support for this feature and Metabones® makes use of it if the lens supports it.”

Downloads links:
Firmware update for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA (Windows)
Firmware update for EF-E Smart Adapter MARK IV and EF-E Speed Booster ULTRA (Mac)
Firmware update for EF-M43 (Windows)
Firmware update for EF-M43 (Mac)

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