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Sony ZV-1F or Sony ZV-1 – Which Compact Camera is Better for You?

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Year in Review 2022: Sony Lenses (Explora).
Tamron 50-400mm f4.5-6.3 Di III VC review (CameraLabs).
Sony FX30 – Is this the Camera for You? (Chris Brockhurst).
Camera Basics: What is Aperture? (42West).
Best Smartphone Vlogging Accessories (Explora).

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We have our own Facebook camera groups you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony Alpha group.
Sony A1 group.
Sony A9 series group.
Sony A7r series group.
Sony A7s series group.
Sony A7 series group.

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FUTURE Sony cameras: The A6xxx, A9III, A7sIII and many more need a replacement in 2023!

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We ain’t getting any new camera in November-December. But in 2023 a lot of Sony Alpha cameras are due for a replacement:

  • Sony A6600 (August 28, 2019) 3 years and 4 months old
  • Sony A6100 (August 28, 2019) 3 years and 4 months old
  • Sony A9II (October 3, 2019) 3 years and 2 months old
  • Sony A7sIII (July 28, 2020) 2 years and 4 months old
  • Sony A7c (September 15, 2020)  2 years and 2 months old
  • Sony A1 (January 26, 2021) 1 year and 11 months old

Consider that on average Sony announces a camera replacement after 3 years and you will quickly notice a surprisingly large number of cameras will be 3+ year old in 2023!

  • A6xxx:
    The A6xxx line has to be updated in 2023 if Sony still wants to be considered as a serious APS-C contender. And recently Sony stated clearly that they have to release new APS-C bodies: “Unfortunately, I can’t mention future products in detail, but yes, we understand the market demand for APS-C models as well, and we’ve never stopped development of them.”
  • A9III:
    I also do believe the A9III is coming in 2023. I have no solid specs yet but I discussed some wild rumors on my latest youtube video.
  • A7sIV:
    I got no info about a possible A7sIV in 2023. But maybe towards the end of the year we will get an 8K A7sIV too?
  • A7cII:
    I see this likely to be announced in 2023. Basically again a copy paste model of the current A7IV.
  • Sony A1II:
    I think it’s more likely we will get this camera in 2024.

In this list I didn’t mention possible ZV or RX fixed lens cameras…but this is worth to be talked about in a future new post :)

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Now released: massive Lexar 320GB CFexpress Type A card ($699 in USA and 499€ Europe)

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The new 320GB card is now listed at BHphoto and Amazon. In Europe it’s priced close to 500 Euro at Amazon.

And today only the 160GB card is $128 off at BHphoto.

Lensvid just reviewed those new Lexar cards and concluded:

The Lexar cards seem to perform just as well as the Sony card for stills and video shooting and even better for data transfer to the computer, especially using the new Lexar card reader. Finally, it’s nice to see larger capacities for CFexpress A users on the market now the only thing we want to see are much more competitive pricing.

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Tamron 50-400 Hands On-Revew The Perfect Super Zoom for Sony Shooters?

Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE.
Minolta AF 28mm F/2 Vintage Lens Review (ePhotozine).
The ‘Lens Capsule’ Keeps Your Lenses Close at Hand in the Field (PetaPixel).
Laowa 90 mm F2.8 2:1 macro review by SonyAlphaBlog.
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art field review (DPreview).
Best Sony Camera Kit for Wedding Photography (Explora).
White Balance in Photography: Tips for Creative Photos (42West).

Follow our new Youtube channel.
I kindly invite you all to follow our Discord channel, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

We have our own Facebook camera groups you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony Alpha group.
Sony A1 group.
Sony A9 series group.
Sony A7r series group.
Sony A7s series group.
Sony A7 series group.

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Heipi Tripod review by SonyAlphaBlog: “excellent compact travel tripod”

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2 days left to get the world’s lightest 3 in 1 tripod on Kickstarter (click here). SonyAlphaBlog tested the tripod and concluded:

The Heipi Tripod (319$ / 399$ retail) is an excellent compact travel tripod . Very good build quality , very good ergonomics, very stable , fully featured (spike, smartphone holder, , sub tripod…)
Compared to the Peakdesign , it takes the same approach but implements it in a different way, with a smarter 3 pillars centre column , better rigidity , better ballhead, a sub tripod , better ergonomics and a much lower price
Highly recommended

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Homemade Dia scanner using the Sony

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One member of the Xitek Forum made this construction to scan his old Dia photos. There are some advantages and disadvantages compared to using a classic EPSON970 scanner:

  • The center resolution is much higher on the Sony images.
  • The edge resolution is better on the Epson
  • The scanning speed with the Sony is about 10x faster compared to the Epson
  • Post production is much easier with the Sony images than on the dated Epson software+
  • Colors are much more vivid on the Sony scanned images.

Personal note: I do have a ton of FF and MF negative and diag images. Would love to find a setup that makes it easy for me to digitalize the images…any idea?

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