New firmware update for the Sony QX10 and QX100.

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Sony released a new firmware update for your QX10/100 camera:
QX10 firmware download page at Sony DE, UK, FR, ES, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, FI, SE, NO, PT.
QX100 firmware download page at Sony DE, UK, FR, ES, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, FI, SE, NO, PT.

Benefits and improvements
– “Half-Press” function for the shutter button has been added*
– “NFC One-touch connection” has been improved (Requires PlayMemories Mobile app version 4.2 or later).
– ISO Setting has been added
– MP4 Movie Recording size changes from 1440 x 1080(30p) to 1920 x 1080 (30p)

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New A7/A7r/A7s leather case from Ulysses.

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Ulysses Japan announced a new A7/A7r/A7s leather case. It costs around 15,336 – 16,848 yen. Don’t know when this will go for sale outside Japan.

Here are the current worldwide available leather cases that will also work fine on your new A7s :)

Gariz leather case in [shoplink 23521 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 23522 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 23523 ebay]Orange (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 23524 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink].
Leather Explorer has A7-A7r leather cases in [shoplink 24599 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24600 ebay]Black-Metallic (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24601 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink].
Dignis has A7-A7r leather cases in [shoplink 24602 ebay]Black-Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24603 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24604 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24605 ebay]Yellow (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24606 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24607 ebay]Dark Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 24608 ebay]Khaki (Click here)[/shoplink].
Ciesta leather case in [shoplink 24609 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24610 ebay]Dark Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24611 ebay]Black Red (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 24612 ebay]Vegetable Leather (Click here)[/shoplink].
Kaza has them in [shoplink 24615 ebay]Vintage Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 24616 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony A7s listed on Amazon US and 43photo (with likely wrong price).

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Thew new Sony A7s is now listed at Amazon (Click here) with no pricing just like at BHphoto or Digitalrev. An US store is listing the A7s for $2,500 (Click here). But I am pretty sure that’s a “pure guess price”. Interesting to note is that WexUk removed the A7s preorder page after they said they got the price from Sony (2500 pounds which is around $4000).

A7s Preorder or pure notification store links:
USA: Sony US,  Amazon and BHphoto.
Europe:  Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL.
Asia: Digitalrev

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(SR5) One more Sony announcement around May 1-2 (A77II and maybe more to come).

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Image on top shows the silhoutte of the current Sony A77.

I have been told that there is a possible Sony announcement on May 1-2. We can be 100% sure there will be a new A-mount A77II camera announcement. I am still not sure if there will be also new A and FE mount lenses. The A77II is expected to have an updated 24 Meagpixel sensor and the camera is trimmed for pseed (super fast AF, no EVF lag, increased fps and so on).

Stay tuned on SAR! The A7s is here but it isn’t over yet with rumors :)

A7s Preorder or pure notification store links:
USA: Sony US,  Amazon and BHphoto.
Europe:  Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL.
Asia: Digitalrev

Note for German readers: Sony RX100 is on Gold Box today: http://www.dealsrunner.com/deals/sony-rx100–20!

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Sigma USB dock released for Sigma A-mount lenses! ART lens preorders in UK.

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Sigma announced the release of the USB dock for Sigma A-mount lenses. Price will be $59 but there is no preorder option yet. With the dock you can perform lens firmware updates and customize autofocus and OS! It will work with the new superb 50mm f/1.4 ART lens too. The lens can be preorderd in USA at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And since today also in UK at Wexphotographic (Click here).

Source: Sigma Japan.

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It finally did happen in Korea: Sony sells more system cameras than Canon :)

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Sony shares climbing during the last three months (December-January-February). Image source: Blog Naver.

Sony’s dream to overturn Canon on the system camera market became truth in one country: South Korea! In February Sony beat Canon by a margin of 0.1% only and now owns 33,163% of the overall system camera market in Korea. The reason hwy this happens is easy: Asian countries are shifting towards mirrorless system cameras while Europe and North American stills tick to DSLR systems. In Q4 of 2013 the mirrorless sales iN Korea climbed up to 58% of the system camera market (DSLR drops to 42%).

Sony now has to focus on “Western countries” to repeat the success they have in Asia.

Source: Blog Naver. Thanks S. Park for sending this :)

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First image samples of the new Samyang 12mm lens on the Sony NEX-5n

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Darkshape (Click here) posted the very first image samples taken with the new Samyang 12mm lens on the Sony NEX-5n. This are his findings about the new lens:

“The lens has a remarkable resolution. It is sharp at f/2.0, at f/8 it is razor sharp. It is sharper than my Tokina 12-24 I have been which is a pretty damn sharp lens. Like the Tokina (or even more than the Tokina) it has considerable colour aberration around the edges – however I didn’t have any trouble correcting it with a few clicks in the ACR.”

Here are newly announced Samyang lens specs and preorder option links at BHphoto:
8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye as Sony E mount (Click here).
10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens as Sony E mount (Click here) and as Sony A mount (Click here).
12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens as Sony E mount (Click here).
8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II lens as Sony E mount (Click here).
24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC lens as Sony E-mount (Click here).
35mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens as Sony E-mount (Click here)

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