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RUMOR: Sony A7sIII with slots for SD and CFexpress cards???

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I just got this from one reliable source:

The Sony A7sIII will have a double card slot. It has two slots both capable of taking SD cards and CFexpress mini.

Now here comes the confusion: I trust this source but he said “CFexpress mini”. Don’t know if he meant the well known CFexpress Type B cards or if Sony will use the new CFexpress Typ A cards. If you wonder what those cards are Explora wrote an article about it:

Most recently, the CompactFlash Association has released the CFexpress 2.0 specification. This allows for three different card formats. Type A is the smallest and can feature up to 1 lane for 1 GB/s transfers.

Or maybe he meant the new SDexpress cards? If someone reading this knows the answer drop me a message!

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Note for SAR readers: The reliable source only writes through contact form. So I hope he reads this and clarifies the rumor

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Meike has released the new Sony A6600 battery grip

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Meike announced a new battery grip you can preorder now at Amazon US and Amazon UK,

The grip allows for easier vertical shooting, double the battery capacity, and features a wireless remote with a 100m range and an LCD display.

Features:
Working Voltage: 7.2V-8.4 (grip) /3V (remote)
Working Temperature: 0 ~ 40°C
Applicable Battery (Not Included): 1-2pcs NP-FZ100 (for grip) / 2 x AAA batteries (remote)
Size: About 122*66*61 mm (grip) / 108*30*21mm (remote controller)
Weight (batteries not included): approx. 230g (grip) /32g (remote)

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Tokina just announced this 400mm f/8 Reflex lens for E-mount

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Tokina announced this 400mm f/8 Reflex lens which you can use on any Sony camera with the Adapter TA-013 for Sony E..

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Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens worldwide sales date announcement

Jul 17, 2020

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens.

Sales will commence on August 7, 2020.

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF is a 400mm super tele lens that adopts catadioptric type optical design with a constant F8 aperture. The lens offers compact alternative to standard tele photo lenses as more and more photographers are looking for easy-to-carry gear. 400mm F8 Reflex MF is designed keeping in mind active travel photographers seeking for outdoor landscape, wild nature or birds by providing compact and lightweight lens to be rediscovered in the new era of also compact but high-tech mirrorless cameras.

Highlighted Features

  • Extremely compact and lightweight super tele lens
  • Macro shooting with 1:2.5 magnification
  • Specific donut-shaped and super smooth bokeh
  • Easy and precise focusing
  • Super compression effect
  • Versatile mount system for 5 camera mounts including 3 mirrorless mounts

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF adopts 0.75mm pitch and 42mm thread mount standard, that allows this lens to be attached to any camera by using different mount adapters.

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF can be required in Solo and Kit packages as below:

  • Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF (w/o mount adapter included)
  • Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Nikon F (with mount adapter included)
  • Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Canon EF (with mount adapter included)
  • Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Sony E (with mount adapter included)
  • Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Fujifilm X (with mount adapter included)
  • Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Micro 4/3 (with mount adapter included)

Mount adapters can be also purchased separately:

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Sony confirms our rumor: Sony A7sIII will be announced on July 28!!!

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SonyAlphaUniverse just launched this teaser image! It confirms the validity of our rumor and indeed the camera will be announced on July 28. This gives me hope my rumored specs aren’t far off neither :)

To recap these are the rumored specs we got from early testers. Please keep in mind they had short time with a prototype version. This means some features may not be final or not entirely correct because of this:

  • New 12MP sensor with fast readout (unclear if is it the Quad Bayer 48MP sensor with effective 12MP or a “simple” 12MP)
  • records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
  • 600mbps bitrate
  • Base ISO 160 for S-LOG3
  • no Dual ISO
  • Max ISO 409600 (video)
  • 16bit RAW output
  • Sony claims 15 stops dynamic range
  • world’s highest resolution new 9.44 million dot EVF (QXGA resolution)
  • new kind of passive (noise free) cooling system with a mesh on the side to let air in??? (Camera still weather sealed)
  • no overheating, no recording time limits
  • UHSII card support
  • Looks pretty similar to a Sony A7rIV.
  • fully articulating screen like the one used by the Sony ZV-1.
  • announcement late July
  • shipment start mid August

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Deals: $170 off on Topaz Video Enhance, 10% off on the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8II FE, 25% off Capture One for Sony, Save 25% on the entire Adobe Creative Cloud apps

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Three deals reminder:

You now save up to 15% on all products sold directly by the international Viltrox store (Click here to see all products). This includes one lens that is highly praised by reviewers and extremely cheap to buy: The new Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 II FE autofocus lens for Sony sells for $359 only.

Topaz released a new major update on their Video Enhance AI software. You can buy it for $170 instead of the original $299 price if you use our checkout code “RUMOR”

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