BCN Award 2020: Sony is now on second place in the japanese mirrorless market

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BCN ranking shared the full market share analysis for 2019. As you can se Sony claimed the second spot in the mirrorless segment and increased their share by 3,2% compared to 2018.

Here are all other rankings in the digital photography business:

Here are the rankings for the accessories:

A couple of conclusions we can learn from this:

– Sony is steadily increasing their market share in the mirrorless segment
– Sony still has a noticeable 5% gap with Canon in the mirrorless segment
– Sony is only on the third spot in the fixed lens camera segment despite their excellent RX range.
– Sony sells more lenses than Nikon and that’s a big surprise considering the large Nikon DSLR+mirrorless basis

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New Sony GP-VPT2BT handle announced and available for $139 at BH

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Today Sony announced the new Sony GP-VPT2BT Wireless Shooting Grip you can preorder now for $139 at BHphoto. The grip works with the Sony a9 II, a9, a7R IV, a7R III, a7 III, a6600, a6400, a6100 and RX10 VII.

And now to an interesting tidbits: Just last week I posted the rumor from a source who told me Sony will launch a new camera and new handle soon. Well…we got the handle today…now bring on the camera Sony :)

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Triple deals that do run today only: $500 off on the fastest E-mount lens, savigs on PNY cards at Amazon and save up to 10% off at KEH.com

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This runs today only: Save up to 10% off site-wide and 20% off on accessories at KEH.com with code “SAVE1A” at checkout. You can find all Sony cameras on this link. And all E-mount lenses on this link.

This also runs today only: Save nearly $500 on the Kipon Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 APS-C E-mount Lens sold by BHphoto

And this also runs today only: Save on PNY memory products at Amazon US

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RUMOR: Tokina ATX-M 85mm f/1.8 FE autofocus lens will be announced within days and be priced at 56,000 YEN

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A month ago I leaked the first image of the new Tokina 85mm f/1.8 FE lens. I said the lens will start  shipping out on February 7 and cost around $500+ (550 Euro).

Today Nokishita confirmed the lens announcement is imminent and the price in Japan will be 56,000 YEN. This will be Tokinas first FE autofocus lens of a larger range.

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It’s hard to make a decent size comparison as the image show the lens slightly tilted. But it looks like the lens will be bigger than the excellent Sony 85mm f/1.8 and about on par with the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8:

 

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Thanks Jose!

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Sigma 24-70mm reviews by Jason Vong and CameraLabs: “clearly earns a recommendation”

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Screengrab from Jason Vong’s video

CameraLabs posted the full Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 FE review and concludes:

The Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN Art is a viable alternative to the original 24-70mm f2.8 lenses from Sony and Panasonic – not to mention Canon and Nikon, should Sigma develop RF and Z-mount versions. Although the lens comes at a much lower price Sigma has designed it well: The lens is sharp within the APS-C image-circle, has no longitudinal color aberrations, shows little veiling glare in contra-light situations, and has a reliable autofocus. Unfortunately the Sigma becomes gradually softer at closer focusing distances right down to pretty mushy results at minimum object distance. This may make the lens miss out on our top award, but it still clearly earns a recommendation.

Good points:

  • Constant f2.8 focal ratio.
  • Sharp and contrasty in the APS-C image circle.
  • Good black levels in contra-light situations.
  • Reliable AF operation
  • Can swap mounts (at a cost) between Sony E and Leica L-mount.

Bad points:

  • Field curvature and softer performance at closer distances.

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Sigma 24-70mm FE lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Calumet DE, FocusCamera. WexUK

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And this is Jason Vong’s take on the new lens:

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Sony Tidbits…

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SIGMA FP vs SONY A7 III – Can SIGMA Change My Mind?

Entaniya Fisheye HAL 220 PL on a Sony camcorder.
A7/A9 series Guides and Tutorials (MirrorlessComparison).
Calling the shots: the 12 most exciting cameras of the decade (Techradar).
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I BOUGHT Sigma 24-70mm for Sony in Japan! (Jason Vong).
My Favorite Sony Mirrorless Cameras of 2019 (That1CameraGuy).
Wide, Wider, Widest: Hands-On Review of Meike’s Ultra-Wide and Fisheye Lenses (Explora).
Tokina FiRIN 20 mm F2 AF im Test at ValueTech.

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