This is interesting for our US readers:

Full press release from Sony below.

Sony Opens Up Registration for One-of-a-Kind “Kando Trip” Photography Event

Immersive “Kando Trip” Experience will feature extensive educational workshops, shooting opportunities, camera and lens trials and much more

SAN DIEGO, Jan 25, 2018 – Sony Electronics, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world’s largest image sensor manufacturer, has announced today that they are opening up their flagship “Kando Trip” photography experience to public applications.

The event will take place May 9-12th at beautiful oceanfront Asilomar Conference Grounds in Monterrey, CA. The 4 day, 3 night, all-inclusive experience will offer attendees a choice of over 20 interactive classes and workshops covering many different genres of photography, video storytelling, business and social media best practices, software and hardware tutorials from partner sponsors and more. Additionally, there will be shooting sessions at several iconic locations along the Monterey/Big Sur coastline, keynote speakers, product feedback sessions, contests, giveaways and many other fun activities. Throughout the event, attendees will have access to loaners and trials of all of Sony’s most popular cameras, lenses and accessories.

“‘Kando’, a term near and dear to our hearts at Sony, can be translated to ‘the power to stimulate an emotional response’, or ‘to make people say ‘Wow”,” said Neal Manowitz, Vice President of Digital Imaging at Sony Electronics. “We are continually striving to deliver ‘Kando’ with everything that we do – every product, service, activity and campaign. ‘Kando Trip’ is the ultimate representation of this concept. It’s an event exclusively designed for our community – a chance to for us all to interact, learn and grow together, with ‘wow’ experiences waiting around every corner.”

The experience will feature a variety of classes led by many of Sony’s brand evangelists from the Artisans of Imagery and Alpha Imaging Collective programs, with a common goal of allowing attendees to develop both their photography and their careers. Throughout the event, there will also be opportunities to meet, share ideas and give feedback to Sony’s engineering, product planning, marketing, and business teams, all of which will be in attendance.

To apply for this event, please visit www.AlphaUniverse.com/kandotrip. Spaces are limited.

via Sonymirrorlesspro and Alphauniverse

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Michael: “I’ve been an A-mount user since the Minolta days. Been with Sony since Day 1. A350, A700, A77ii, A99ii, RX100iii…  You get the picture.  I’ve decided to start a YouTube channel and thought you might enjoy my first video. It’s about a 1913 Kodak that my Grandfather took to World War I. Check it out at https://youtu.be/-yhSOfDtxgI“

Tyler: “I put together a video with my images all taken on Sony a99 and a99ii with sony and zeiss lenses. I figured some of the community may like seeing what these cameras are
capable of now that E-Mount seems to be all anyone is using. Here is a link to the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IeP8dZTcd0&t=11s“

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A short note for our readers. I am out for a three-day hike on the Dolomites. Due the limited Internet connection I will not answer mails or moderate comments as fast (or slow..LOL) as usual. Article posting will go on as usual. In case of leaks (Sigma and Zeiss lenses will be announced soon) I will post them as quick as usual using my phone.

On my tour I will take the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 lens and the 85mm f/1.8 FE. If you want to see some pics of the tour you can check out my Instagram profile.