Amateur Photographer writes:

On 10th October 2013, Sony announced the world’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Alpha A7 and Alpha A7R. This put in place a chain of events that led to the demise of the DSLR and established Sony’s position as a serious camera maker. Callum McInerney-Riley and Musa Bwanali take a look at the evolution of the Sony A7 and the A7R.

The A7 was indeed a camera that made history!

Within days Viltrox will announce this enow 20mm f/2.8 FE lens:

• 8 groups 10 elements
• 7 aperture blades
• Minimum shooting distance 0.19m
• Filter diameter 52mm
• Size 64.9×59.6mm
• Weight: 152g
• Stepping motor driven AF
• Mild focus breathing
• Sony E・Fuji X・Nikon Z
• Released for Sony E in late October
• 899 Yuan (around $120)

via Weibo via Asobinet

Alphauniverse is celebrating 10 years of Full Frame Mirrorless and they write:

When reflecting back on the introduction of full-frame mirrorless into the industry, a certain Schopenhauer quote comes to mind:

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

If you’ll remember…some were saying mirrorless was a fad that wouldn’t catch on, but Sony innovated and forged ahead. Today we’re celebrating 10 years since Sony announced the release of the Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R. With those cameras, on October 16, 2013, Sony launched the full-frame mirrorless revolution, and the innovation didn’t stop there. A lot has happened in the last 10 years, as Sony continues to develop new technology and gear based on the feedback and growing needs of creators.

Aurora launched the Gnu 5-in-1 modular tripod on Kickstarter (Click here). This is a modular tripod system that can turn one set of tripod and accessories into five tripod configurations. This is how it works:

Asobinet spotted a new patent that would allow you to control some camera aspects through movement instead of having to operate a menu or buttons:

It seems that a vibration device will be embedded in the grip. The vibration device would be a mean of communicating to the user during various operations and actions such as shutter and mode switching.