Watch the Sony IBC 2018 video livestream at 9:30 Berlin time

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You can watch the Sony IBC livestream here: https://pro.sony/en_TH/event-ibc.

Like I told you before it’s extremely unlikely that Sony will announce some E-mount stuff.

The key announcements will happen between Sept 18 and Sept 27 when Sony has two conferences and Zeiss also another one. That’s what we will get with 100% certainty new E-mount lenses. Still unconfirmed is the High End APS-C camera and A7sIII will be announced at photokina or in their next press conference in mid October.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Tamron 28-70mm F2.8 Review for Sony | SOOO worth it

12 Recommended Travel Tripods (Explora).
SLR Magic 50mm F1.1 Cine II Lens for Sony E-Mount (Personal View).
New CIPA shows sharp decline in camera sales in the month of July (MirrorlessRumors).
Samyang 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS review at SonyAlpha.blog.

Tuan: “The Sony FE 24-105 f/4 is a great lens, but using a polarizing filter on it can cause severe vignetting.
See for yourself the extent of the problem and the intricacies of correcting it automatically in Lightroom processing: https://www.terragalleria.com/blog/polarizing-filters-and-vignetting-on-a-wide-angle-lens-corrections-in-processing/
Examine the results of a side-by-side comparison of five different filters, and find out which one I chose to minimize vignetting on my lens:
https://www.terragalleria.com/blog/polarizing-filters-and-vignetting-on-a-sony-fe-24-105-f-4-filter-comparison/“

French review of the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 ART at Apvl.ch:

“We hope that Sigma will also design lenses directly for mirrorless in the future to optimise the capacity. Since Nikon launch their own mirrorless and soon Canon too, we will see more lenses design only for mirore less like Laowa does. In praktis, this lens has optical performance near to the perfection if you close the aperture above F4. Above F2.8 it is no more noticable vignetting, chromatic aberration and coma. The sharpness is rasor at f1.4 in the center, good at f2.8 in the border and excellent in the wall frame at F4. A really good lens for astrophotography at f2.8 and a good lens for landscape at f4. the 9 blade aperture gives you pretty stars in luminous spots. But this very good spec come with some bad news. The front element is huge and you can’t screw filters (ND, pola) without an extra filter holder. The lens is also massif and weight a lot (950g). At F1.4 you have some vignetting and you see not all the star and the coma is present but I never see the milky way that good with any lenses (at f2.8 it’s all right)!”

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Not Canon and not Nikon…but Panasonic might be the most serious Sony A7-A9 competition!

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Well, we expected Canon and Nikon to launch good but not extraordinary cameras. After all they are historically conservative players in the market doing just the necessary to defend their current market share. Sony has played conservative too by holding back the A7sIII launch until some serious competition appears. Well folks this is “status quo” is going to change soon!

99,999% reliable sources from 43rumors.com report this:

– Panasonic will launch a new Full Frame system camera on September 25 (will be on market by march 2019)
– It will probably use the Leica SL mount and be compatible with their six lenses (those are expensive but also very good lenses)
– Panasonic will both offer superb video quality with 4k60p and a new very high-resolution sensor (around 50MP and sensor designed by Panasonic)
– The camera is aimed to compete with the best High End cameras from Sony, Nikon and Canon but with a much lower price rumored to be around $3,000

As you can see in one strike Panasonic will offer the top video performance of the A7sII (and future A7sIII), the speed of the Sony A9 and a higher resolution than the Sony A7rIII. All that for just around $3,000!!!

This news matters for us because it could have a cascade effect on Sony! If Panasonic is indeed going to launch this beast on September 25 Sony will have to launch the A7sIII very soon too. Plus it will have to be priced at a decent price.

And than there is a more philosophical question: If the Panasonic can do both super video and super high-resolution stills….time may come for Sony to announce one single camera that can do it all? Something like a Sony A9r with 4k60p, 60+ megapixels and the speed of the A9…ok I am dreaming…wake me up now by trolling me in the comment system :)

 

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Reminder: Sony press conference tomorrow! Sony and Zeiss big announcements between Sept 20 and Sept 27.

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Just a reminder for those who have missed to read the past rumors on SAR. This is the 90% reliable recap of what’s coming next from Sony and Zeiss:

  • Sony announcement on Sept 14 at 9.30am CET time. They will likely announce new camcorder gear only. There is only 10% chance to see the A7sIII :(
  • UPDATED: Sony announcement around September 20 (could be +/- 1 day). It’s confirmed there will be new E-mount lenses. Most certainly a 24mm f/1.4 GM. And maybe new 135mm f/1.8 GM too
  • Sony press conference on September 25. Unclear what’s going to be announced (if anything at all)
  • Zeiss press conference on September 27. Batis 40mm f/2.0 and the new fixed lens FF camera from Zeiss will be announced
  • One more Sony press conference and product announcement in mid-October
  • We know for sure Sony has two cameras ready: The new High End APS-C E-mount camera (not a direct A6500 successor) and the new A7sIII. But we have no SR5 confirmation about when they will be announced.

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Angelo Pelle releases the new half case model for Sony A7III A7R III and A9

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Press text:

Angelo Pelle proudly announced  the new half case model for Sony A7III A7R III and A9 , with an ergonomic design that follow the Sony body line.  New neckstraps and wrist straps designed for Sony complete the offer of high quality leather products for these systems.

The leather case matches to the unique properties of the Sony camera, it was built around the camera to protect all the body. The inner finishing is done with an extra soft high quality suede leather. A removable backdoor is included in each case.  All cases are hand stitched. Avalaible in 2 version: one with full coverage and one with a more minimalistic open design.

The cases and straps can be bought directly at www.angelo-pelle.com

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You can now preorder the new AI powered Aurora HDR 2019

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The Aurora HDR 2019 Pre-Order is now live (Click here), and customers can place their orders for both Windows and Mac versions of the software. The software will be releases on October 4 and you save $10 on it if you preorder it before that date!

About Aurora HDR 2019:
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Improved Adjustable Gradient filter with new sliders for Shadows and Highlights added
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