Mapcamera released the official sales date for the month of January:

Top 10 camera sales:

1. Sony α7C II body
2. Nikon Z 8
3. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body
4. Fuji X-T5
5. Sony A9III
6. Nikon ZF
7. OM-1
8. Leica M11-P
9. Leica Q3
10. DJI Osmo 3

My take on that ranking:

• It’s a long time the A7cII is the best selling camera in Japan
• Sony A9III made it into the top 5 but I don’t think it will stay inside the top 10 of the month of February (too much of an expensive niche camera).
• I am surprised to see two expensive Leica camera inside the top 10
• Dji breaks into the top 10 and my guts tell em this si just the beginning for Dji…

Asuizo launched their new Card reader case on Kickstarter (Click here). It stores 4x SD cards, 12x Micro SD cards, 4x Nano SIM cards. It protecst your data against dust and moisture and fall. This is how it works:

More Kickstarter projects:

• Luxceo M8: Smallest Wireless Stereo Mic 2-in-1 Charging Case
• AKASO Seemor: AI Full-Color Night Vision Goggles
• The Universal Super Cable
• iMicro Q3 – A microscope toward the Optical Limit
• RayBit SC1: All-in-one LIVE Streaming Camera

Cosina Japan just announced this new 50mm f/1.0 Full Frame E-mount lens!

There is no info about the pricing but the lens will be available for preorder sometimes in March. I am sure this lens is the same of the already existing Voigtlander lens for Leica M and Canon RF. So expect the price to be $1799.

The 8K Sony Burano will start to ship out on February 27 at BHphoto and Adorama. The upcoming Sony A1 firmware update is rumored to bring the Burano “XAVC H-I SQ 8k/30p” recording feature.

And the Sony 300mm GM will start to ship out next week at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

Yesterday I reported that Angelbird officially discontinued their famous 1TB card. Two of my readers contacted Angelbird and got the same answer:

So there is definitely a new model coming. I hope it’s a new 4.0 Type A card that has read speeds of up to 1800 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1650 MB/s. Of course only future new Sony cameras will support these kind of speed as new hardware is required. Nevertheless the 4.0 cards are backwards compatible with 900 MB/s speed.

P.S.: My bet is that the Sony A7sIV will support 4.0 Type A.

Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

PetaPixel reports that “More than 50 a9 III cameras and 145 lenses were available for photographers and Sony Pro Support was on hand, too.”

Kyle Rivas was one of the Sony photographers and he told to PetaPixel:

I say if this camera’s power allows me to think at the same pace as an athlete like Mahomes and Kelce, I choose the Sony a9 III every time.

 

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PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap you can buy now at BHphoto (Click here) and at Amazon (should be listed soon). It has a secret storage for Airtag or SD card or CFexpress card. I would have ZERO doubts that it would be best to store your own Apple Airtag (here on discount at Amazon). It’s your best chance to find your camera if you get robbed!

This is how it works:

The second option to keep track of your camera is to buy this Quick Release Plate for AirTag from Smallrig (here on Amazon). I kind of prefer this solution because I usually have a lens on the camera.