Just announced: New Techart TCS-04 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter with quick function button

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Today Techart announced the new TCS-04 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter. You can preorder it on Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT and Amazon ES.The main new feature is the addition of a quick function button.

The press release is only available in Chinese for now and this is the google translated text:

TCS-04 is a fourth-generation product with an electronic contact mount adapter for using Canon EF-mount lenses with Sony E-mount cameras. The TCS-04 is optimized for high-performance phase-difference AF sensors, and offers high-speed response even with EF-mount lenses. In addition, the function button has a “quick back function” that can store the focus position. When you want to catch it again, you can call the focus position with one push, you can focus quickly, and it is useful for shooting dynamic scenes such as animals, sports and events.

[Supported mount]
Correspondence lens mount: Canon EF (※)
Supported camera mounts (models): Sony E (Sony α 9 | Sony α 7 R III | Sony α 7 III | Sony α 7 R II | Sony α 7 II | Sony α 6 500 | Sony α 6400

[Features]

  • Electronic control of Canon EF mount lens, AF photography are possible (we can attach to lens of EF-S standard)
  • Equipped with “Quick back function” by function button
  • Supports camera shake correction mechanism (Canon “IS”, Sigma “OS”, Tamron “VC”) in the lens
  • Compatible with internal camera shake correction mechanism
  • Information such as focal length and exposure of captured image is recorded as Exif data
  • Compatible with Continuous AF (AF-C)
  • It supports “face detection” “pupil AF”
  • Firmware can be updated via USB connection with a PC terminal
  • Control internal reflection by flocking inside the adapter
  • With removable tripod seat, the bottom of the tripod seat is compatible with AlcA Swiss.

[Function button]

  • Quick back function: memorize focus position with function button
    This function is useful when you want to remember the focus position of the subject when shooting dynamic scenes such as animals, sports, and events.
  • When the subject is far away: Double-click the function button to near infinity. The focus can be moved to near infinity instantly with the function button, which is useful for lenses with a large amount of focus movement and lens extension, such as telephoto lenses and macro lenses.

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Ending tonight: 95% off on the 5daydeal video bundle

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Til June 11 you save 95% on this 5daydeal video bundle (Click here).

Kickstarter projects:

  1. You can now preorder the new Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 E-mount lens for $199 on Kickstarter.
  2. New Peak Design superlight tripod on Kickstarter.

Sigma US launched those new discounts:

Full Frame:
$125 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.
$100 off on the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama.

APS-C:
$50 off on the 16mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
$50 off on the 30mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.
$50 off on the 56mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon.

MC-11 autofocus adapter:
$100 off on the MC-11 Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

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(SR5) Sony officially registered a new unannounced camera in Asia. It is Sony’s first 5.8GHz WLAN capable camera!

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Nice surprise folks! Sony registered a new camera code “WW716189” in Asia. This means that we can expect a new camera to be announced between now and max 1-2 months. You will also notice from the image on top that this will be Sony’s first 5.8GHz WLAN capable camera!

We have no info yet if that’s ane E-mount or RX camera. But it’s 5.8GHz capable and I bet it’s a High End model. It would allow fast file transfer…maybe ideal for something like the A9II?

Reminder: Sony 200-600mm G review will be officially online on June 11 at 4pm London time. Sony 600mm f/4.0 development announcement at the same time!

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First Sony 200-600mm FE lens reviews to be published tomorrow at 15:00 London time

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I have heard is that the first 200-600mm G lens reviews should go online tomorrow (June 11) from 15:00 London time! From what I heard so far nobody made a review of the giant 600mm f/4.0 FE lens. Seems like this lens will be announced now but released by end of 2019.

One more thing: There are first rumors about a possible Sony announcement in early August….but If true I still don’t know what to expect there. From what I heard the A9 successor is coming in September/October.

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New Luminar 3.1.1 released brings improved speed performance

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Skylum released the new Luminar 3.1.1 update. The new version mainly focuses on speed improvement and as you can see from the image on top it’s really much faster. If you plan to buy Luminar use our coupon code “SAR” at checkout to save $10.

What’s New:

Mac

– Change the language. Now you can set the language in Luminar regardless of your system settings. Simply go to Main menu > Language and choose one from the list.

– Easier navigation. Want to quickly find the folder that contains a specific photo but have too many folders to go through? Now all you have to do is right-click on the photo and select Go to > Folder in Library and you’re there!

– Improved launch time. Now, starting from the second launch, the average launch time for Luminar is significantly faster. Even if you have hundreds of thousands of photos in your Library.

– Faster album creation. In this update, we’ve boosted the speed of Luminar when creating new albums with large numbers of photos.

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– Easier navigation. Want to quickly find the folder that contains a specific photo but have too many folders to go through? Now all you have to do is right-click on the photo and select Go to > Folder in Library and you’re there! You can even find all photos from the same date by right-clicking and selecting Go to > Images from the same date.

– Improved launch time. Now, starting from the second launch, the average launch time for Luminar is significantly faster. Even if you have hundreds of thousands of photos in your Library.

– Masking Brush. With this update, the masking brush becomes even smoother and more pleasant to use – and almost 2.5 times faster!
updated “What’s new”

 

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Sony scores a +14,5% in camera value sales in Japan. Dramatic drop for Nikon and Olympus!

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BCNretail published the market shares data between April 2018 to March 2019.

Canon did hold 37.3% of the overall camera market shares (fixed lens plus system cameras)
Nikon did hold 26,7% of the overall camera market shares
Sony did hold 13,1% of the overall camera market shares
Olympus did hold 6% of the overall camera market shares
Ricoh did hold 5.8% of the overall camera market shares

Compared to the previous year:

Canon sold -1,3% cameras (units of sales)
Nikon sold -15% cameras
Sony sold -6,6% cameras
Olympus sold -13,8% cameras
Fuji sold +19,4% cameras

But the story changes if you consider the overall value of the camera sales. Sonny mostly sells high-end cameras and that’s where you see their big leap forward. So while in terms of units Sony had a -6,6% of sales they actually made more money than the previous year:

Canon camera sales value dropped -11,4%
Nikon camera sales value dropped -28,5%
Sony camera sales value increased +14,5%
Olympus camera sales value dropped -21,3%
Fuji camera sales value increased +0,6%

Sony is clearly focusing on the market with the higher profit margin and this strategy is clearly paying off! Nikon and Olympus had a really dramatic drop in sales value. If that trend continues it will be a big trouble for both of them…

via Digicameinfo

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Sony Tidbits…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQyx5BgZazo
Tokina 100mm FE macro lens

Atomos Shogun 7 – Hands-On with Jeromy Young (Cinema5D).
Sirui VHD-2004 VH10 Video Tripod (Personal View).
Atomos Ninja V cage review (Sonyalpha.blog).
Canon reports a 23% drop in camera sales (MirrorlessRumors).
Sony Cameras Can Now Focus on Your Pet’s Eyes (PCmag).
Sony Clear Image Zoom: The Most Amazing Shooting Mode You Never Heard Of (Explora).
Lilliput A11 On-Camera Monitor with 3D LUTs support (Personal View).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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