New deal: Up to $300 off on Sigma E-mount lenses

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You save up to $300 on Sigma E-mount lenses sold by Amazon, Bhphoto, Adorama.

Reminder: Those Sony rebates run this til June 2 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Some special mentions:

 

Cameras:

Lenses:

Accessories:

Tamron:

  • Tamron 28-75mm III lens for $699 only at Amazon US, BHphoto and Adorama t This is the lowest price ever on an excellent and much beloved kit lens!

 

 

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Wild rumors roundup: A7rVI, A7sIV, 500 GM

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About those rumors: I have no idea who sent them and 90% of the times they turn out to be wrong. But, it happened in the past that a couple of those were right. So I will post them today, and we all together can eventually keep track of this. If one of the sources turns out to be right than we will know we can trust it a bit more!

Source 1:

We release A7R VI this summer, the aim is to cut the legs out of canon Olympics release.
For now not many technical details can be shared, but I can tell you this, stacked CMOS and much increased video capability.

Source 2:

Sony is planning to release its latest FE 500mm F2.8 GM OSS by May/June 2024, a relatively lightweight, large aperture super telephoto lens that will be in service for the 2024 Olympics. It is slightly heavier than the FE 600mm F4 GM OSS, but less than 8.2 lbs. It also has an exclusively designed 1.6x TC that can be converted to 800mm F4.5.

One more crazy rumor:

Like I told you before I still have no reliable info about a possible A7sIV coming any time soon. But a couple of chinese SAR readers told me that there is a rumor going around their socials about the A7sIV. One of the readers told me this:

HI, Andrea. I read on a Chinese app called “Little Red Book” that A7SIV will be launched at the launch event this month. And I also read a lot of information on Chinese tiktok that you can get A7S4 around June. Although I don’t know if these messages are as trustworthy as the information sources you trust, I decided to share them anyway.

The A7sIII is the oldest camera in the lineup. It has been announced on July 28, 2020 and usually Sony’s release cycle is 4 years. Let’s hope reliable rumors will come in soon…but for now I find it hard to believe the A7sIV is coming this month already.

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New Topaz AI software updates

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Just recently I told you that Topaz has completely redone the website for their AI software. Check out the new pages at Photo Ai, Video AI, GigaPixel AI. And now we got updates:

Photo Ai Full changelog for version 3.0.2:

  • LrC will now export DNGs when processing RAWs without “Adjust Lighting” or “Balance Color”
  • Fixed a memory leak caused by large exports of RAW images
  • Fixed “Add to collections” feature for LrC sometimes not working on Mac
  • Fixed autopilot not applying to batch exports in some scenarios
  • Fixed PS Automate plugin not saving changes back to PS on some devices
  • Fixed PS Automate plugin looping when cancelling an export
  • Fixed the upscaling model selector not showing full names of models
  • Fixed images sometimes being skipped during export
  • Fixed switching images causing the wrong filters to be processed
  • Fixed RAW Denoise being added to invalid RAW images
  • Fixed context menu sometimes not opening
  • Fixed the shortcuts in preferences being horizontally draggable
  • Fixed invalid state when removing all enhancements on RAW images
  • Fixed incorrect font rendering on machines without the Inter font
  • Added support for window snapping on Windows
  • Adjusted PS dialogs on Mac and Windows
  • Updated Lensfun

GigaPixel AI Full changelog for version 7.1.3:

  • Fixed an issue where pinch to zoom capped at fit zoom levels
  • Fixed an issue which caused model flashing when toggling legacy models
  • Fixed an issue where clicking an already chosen item re-loaded the image
  • Fixed an issue where Shift + F (show detected faces) would not work in the comparison view
  • Automatic Lensfun Update

Video AI Full changelog for version 5.0.3:

  • Added back reset button for timeline zoom.
  • Added .SER as an importable file type.
  • Fixed certain input tiff sequences failing to load with projects.
  • Fixed 0s elapsed bug when finishing export.
  • Fixed stabilization not reloading in app (loading with error).
  • Fixed benchmarking failing to load.
  • Fixed trim + crop + rotation persistence across projects.
  • Fixed EXR+DPX failing to reconvert.
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Sony Tidbits…

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The Sony E-Mount Advantage

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Multiple reports about an increase in sales of “old” digital compact cameras and film cameras (MirrorlessRumors).
Testing Which Camera Has the Best Black and White JPEG Profile (PetaPixel).
Is It Pure Magic or just Lens Porn? Sony 35mm F1.4 G Master Review! (Pav SZ).
Basic Camera Settings for Beginning Portraitists (Explora).
How to Improve Your Photography in 2024, According to Pro Photographers (42West).

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