Four Sony cameras among Mapcamera’s top sellers in April

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The large Japanese store Mapcamera shared the top 10 of the best selling cameras in April:

  1. Fujifilm X-T5
  2. Nikon Z f
  3. Sony α7C II
  4. Sony ZV-E10
  5. Sony α7IV
  6. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  7. Sony α7RV
  8. DJI Osmo Pocket 3
  9. OM-1 II
  10. Nikon Z8

Some thoughts on this ranking:

  • The X-T5 has an impressive jump to the top. People can’t find the X100VI in Stock and therefore might be getting the Fujifilm X-T5 instead.
  • Sony still selling strong with 4 out of 10 cameras in the top 10
  • DJI finally made it into the top 10. And I suspect in the years to come DJI will be seen very often in those kind of rankings
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Warning: Cheapest CFexpress Type A VPG 400 from Airusan now in Stock and shipping. But it’s not approved by the CFA association.

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Readers told me they got their new Airusan 256GB Type A card from Amazon US and EU (Click here). On “paper” this is the cheapest VPG 400 rated card you can get. But once more I want to remind you that the rating has NOT been approved by the CFA association (Source: PetaPixel). They are violating the trademark rights and I don’t know if Airusan will try to get an approval now or if CFA will try to ban those cards.

By the way, could some of you make an official test to see if this card really delivers on the promised consistent speed?

This is a better ans “safer” deal:

OWC 4.0 generation CFexpress Type A cards are in Stock at Amazon US (on preorder but not in Stock at BHphoto, Adorama) Those are the options:

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Kase 200mm f/5.6 MC Reflex lens now in Stock

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This rather unique Full Frame Reflex lens is now in Stock at Amazon US&EU and BHphoto.

Main Specifications

  • Format: Full size
  • Mount: GF/X/RF/EF/E/Z
  • Focal length: 200mm
  • Aperture value: F5.6
  • Aperture blade:-
  • Lens configuration: 6 elements in 5 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 2m
  • Maximum shooting magnification: 0.11x
  • Filter diameter: 67mm
  • Size: φ71×116mm E-mount
  • Weight: 424g E-mount
  • Dustproof and splashproof:-
  • AF:-
  • Image stabilization:-
  • Other features:
    ・Nano coating
    ・Multi coating
    ・Aluminum lens barrel

A review of this lens can be read at SonyAlphaBlog.

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New competition: Panasonic will announce a sort of Sony ZV-E1 clone made for “content creators”

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On May 23 Panasonic will announce a direct competitor of the Sony ZV-E1. Those are the known features of this camera:

  • Camera made for “content creators”
  • It has newly developed and “unqiue” features for content creators. Something never seen before!
  • Uses the same S5II 24MP sensor.
  • Very compact, barely taller than the L-mount itself. Smaller than the Fujifilm X100VI (without lens)
  • No EVF
  • around $200 $300 less than the Lumix S5II
  • different color variations

I am curious to learn more about those “unique” features.

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