This is stunning and worrying: AI Generated Videos Just Changed Forever!

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This week OpenAi released a demo of Sora (Click here). It’s their text to video generation tool and the samples are impressive! If you are a photographer and/or filmmaker you have to take into account the devastating influence those tools will have on the industry. We have to learn from these tools how they work so that we can adapt are business. Don’t worry, AI is not going to replace the entirety of photography and film making. But if your business is doing stock photography/filmography you might be in trouble :(

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Sony a9 III: BUFFER Testing by Matt Granger

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It’s clear from his test that the lossless compressed RAW option is the way to go if you want to clear the buffer as fast as it gets. While compress RAW will give you the possibility to shoot more frames but buffer clearing takes much longer.

Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.
Sony 300mm at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.
Sonny A9III Vertical Grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

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Sony launched new deals in Europe!

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Sony Europe launched two new deals:

As usual Amazon stores offer their own Sony deals (Amazon DE)

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Sigma 500mm f/5.6 is priced at around 3500 Euro

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While the US pricing should be just under $3,000 ( I guess $2999) the European pricing will be around 3500 Euro. A bit too high probably? What do you think?

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Sigma will announce those two new lenses on Feb 21:

  • 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports
  • 15mm F1.4 DG DN DIAGONAL FISHEYE| Art

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
  • Price just under $3,000 and around 3500 Euro.
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January ranking at Mapcamera: Sony A7cII still the best selling camera!

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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…
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