New CFExpress Typ A cards by CineD x Angelbird

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Here are the new CINED edition Angelbird Type A cards (get them here). Press text:

In collaboration with CineD, a leading digital cinema tech resource for filmmakers, Angelbird has custom-designed a CFexpress A SE card exclusively for CineD readers.

Unlock the full potential of your Sony camera with the Cine D Edition CFexpress Type A card. Engineered for high-data-rate video, burst photography, and 8K RAW capture, it delivers the performance and reliability professionals demand. Optimized for Sony Alpha and FX models, ensuring smooth operation for your creative workflow.

Tip: this card supports all features across Sonys CFexpress Type A cameras, including the Sony α1, Sony α7 IV, Sony α7S III, Sony α7R V Sony FX3, Sony FX30 and Sony FX6. You can optimize your card’s performance and lifespan with regular firmware updates. To do that, you’ll need to pair it with the Angelbird Card Reader CFexpress A.

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Does Tamron own 19% of the worldwide lens market share?

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A chinese source on Weibo reports that:

Internal documents of Tamron have been exposed, and the market share of Tamron camera lens products accounts for about 19% of the global market share, ranking first among third-party manufacturers in the world. This is also the first document information about the market share of third-party brands.

Not sure how reliable this info is but this would be good news for Sony too as they own around 12% share of this company. Tamron will announce six new lenses this year, so expect some new exctiging glass!

 

Note: Via PetaPixel we got confirmation by Tamron managers that they are definitely open to the idea to design more prime lenses if they see a market request in that direction.

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Viltrox announced the new Retro Flash Z1

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Viltrox announced the new Retro Flash Z1 that is yet not available for preorder

  • GN12 (ISO 100, ISO 1000)
  • 23W/s
  • 1/5000s – 1/50000s
  • 6500±200K
  • 3.7V/1100mAh
  • Type-C 5V/2A (≈50W)
  • 68.5×50.2×74mm
  • 116g

 

Reminder:

Viltrox launched 15% discount on all their E-mount lenses at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Viltrox global store. Some examples:

 

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Sony remove the 15fps limitation now!

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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!

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Sony RX10IV officially discontinued

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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.

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