Sony remove the 15fps limitation now!

Take a look at this: One Facebook (Click here) you see a video of the Sigma 300-600+ Sony TC 2x + Nikon Z8. The Nikon has autofocus and can take continuous shots at full speed. Also Darek Dariuszbres tested the Sigma 300-600m lens on the Nikon Z9 via Megadap Pro and concluded:

An interesting fact is that Sony limits the number of frames per second on some lenses, including the described Sigma, max 15 fps . Similarly, there are no teleconverters, they are only on the L-mount. I think this is a deliberate limitation to reduce competition, only Sony has such a schizophrenia. On Nikon, such limitations do not exist and if I give it 120 frames, that is how much it goes on the discussed Sigma, or some old lens from a century ago.

Sony needs to explain to me why Nikon photographers can enjoy ‘more’ features when using the Sigma E-mount lens on their cameras via cheap third-party adapters, while we Sony photographers have to live with this unnecessary limitation.

I know Sony managers are reading this…so let me be clear: Get rid of this stupid limitation!

Sony RX10IV officially discontinued

According to Asobinet Japanese stores officially marked the Sony RX10IV as discontinued. The camera can still be found in Stock at BHphoto, Amazon.

Last year I reported that, according to my sources, Sony will not develop a successor for this camera. So we’re done with such superzoom cameras from Sony… for now.

Pergear announced new 4.0 generation Type A cards!

Pergear has launch its upgraded Master Series CFexpress 4.0 Type A Memory Cards and til March 31 you save big on them:

USA preorders:

Germany preorders:

UK preorders:

Canada preorders:

Australia preorders:

Japanese preorders:

Main Features:

  1. Work Up to 2x Faster,Up to 1780MB/s read, 1600MB/s write speeds.
  2. Enables 4K60P/8K30P/4K120P RAW Video Storage
  3. Capacity options from 256GB, 512GB to 1TB
  4. Compatible with Sony Alpha and FX cameras, A7IV（ILCE-7M4(A7M4)；A1（ILCE-1）； A7SIII（ILCE-7SM3）；A7RV（ILCE-7RM5)；A9III（ILCE-9M3）；ILME-FX3；ILME-FX6；ILME-FX30.

Pergear Cexpress 4.0 Type A memory cards utilize the latest lash memory technology to double the speeds of Pergear CFexpress Standard cards while remaining backward compatible with existing devices. Fully compliant with the CFexpress Type A 4.0 specification and meets Type A 2.0 standards.
Note: it is necessary to use the CFexpress 4.0 Type A card reader.

Super Tamron deals: Lowest price ever on the 35-150mm, 70-180mm. 28-200mm, 50-400mm FE lenses!

Tamron USA launched their new the E-mount lens rebates you can find on those pages at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.

Lenses with lowest price ever:

  • 35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 for $1,699 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($200 lower than previous best price)
  • Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III for $1099 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 lower than previous best price)
  • 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III for $1199 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 lower than previous best price)
  • Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD for $649 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($50 lower than previous best price)
  • Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD for $499 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama ($100 lower than previous best price)

Other lens on rebate matching some of the previous deals:

Preorder page at BH for the “Sony Go small, shoot big” product announcement

Tomorrow Sony has a major product announcement and the preorder page is already up at BHphoto (Click here). Looks like we are getting a new Venice Extension System Mini (see specs and image below). But I have to share two curiosities:

  1. I don’t recall Sony doing a teaser for such smaller niche product announcements in the past… so I wonder if there will be something ‘more’….
  2. Why the hell is Sony US sticking with this stupid 1 day delay on reordering. They’ve been doing big teasers for 10 years and on the day of the announcement people can’t preorder anything and have to wait 24 hours. Why?

One more thing: One “Influencer” shared an Easter egg about the “FX3II”. Don’t fall for it…this is a”trap” for an April 1 joke :)

This is a leaked press release:

Sony has announced that it will release a scaled-down VENICE expansion module on March 26, 2025, designed to deliver next-generation visual content in an ultra-compact form factor. The VENICE Extension System Mini (model CBK-3621XS) has a built-in 8.6K full-frame CMOS sensor that retains the image quality of VENICE 2, but is approximately 70% smaller than the VENICE Extension System 2 (image block volume ratio). Flexibility is built into every corner of the compact design. A slim, soft, detachable cable brings greater freedom to filmmaking, while also opening up XR content creation and stitching shooting. SAR
The PL mount adapter supports more lens selection and metadata recording. Assignable buttons and numerous mounting holes allow photographers to mount and shoot to their preferences. This compact system is ideal for handheld, gimbal, and POV shooting.