Yodobashi says the Sony A7cII was their best selling camera of the year!

The very large Japanese camera store Yodobashi has listed the 20 best-selling camera kits for the whole of 2024:

  1. Sony α7C II Body
  2. Sony α7C II Zoom Lens Kit
  3. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit
  4. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body
  5. Nikon Z8 Body
  6. Sony A7 IV
  7. Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit
  8. Canon EOS R5 Body
  9. Nikon Zfc 16-50 VR Lens Kit
  10. Sony α7R V Body
  11. Nikon Z50 Double Zoom Kit
  12. Sony FX3 Body
  13. Sony α7 IV Zoom Lens Kit
  14. Nikon Zf 40mm f/2 (SE) Lens Kit
  15. Sony α6700 High Magnification Zoom Lens Kit
  16. Nikon Z30 Double Zoom Kit
  17. Canon EOS R6 Mark II/RF24-105 L IS USM Lens Kit
  18. Fujifilm X-T5 Body
  19. Canon EOS R50/RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit
  20. Olympus PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit

A new Chinese manufacturer will soon launch an f/1.2 full-frame autofocus E-mount on the market

There are rumors on Weibo about a completely new Chinese company that wants to launch a new f/1.2 full-frame autofocus E-mount lens. Again, this is not a well-known company like Viltrox, 7Artisans, Laowa, Meike or others that we already know.

I find it impressive how many Chinese manufacturers are now building autofocus lenses. Some of these lenses, such as the Viltrox FE lenses, are of extremely high quality. Now there are only two major hurdles for them:

  • Building good ZOOM lenses with autofocus (this is difficult because of the more complex autofocus algorithm)
  • Produce their own cameras with native E-mount or NEW-mount

Back to the new company: it takes quite a courage to start with a f/1.2 FE AF lens. I hope they nail it!

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Reminder: Viltrox will soon announce these new 35mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2 FE lenses!

 

Now this looks cool: First transparent portable SSD storage

Colddisk announced this cool looking transparent 4TB portable SSD drive you can preorder on Kickstarter (Click here).

Colddisk is a lightweight and portable USB 4/Thunderbolt 3 M.2 NVMe drive enclosure, equipped with an active copper cooling system, delivering ultra-fast transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps and a maximum storage capacity of 2TB. Crafted with a durable aluminum alloy casing and precision engineering, it offers exceptional stability and superior cooling performance. Colddisk is the perfect choice for creators, professionals, and tech enthusiasts, effortlessly meeting diverse storage needs whether at work or on the go.

Check out the Kickstarter page for full details!