Petapixel writes:

We routinely knock the lack of meaningful innovation in the camera industry, so when a company does something new and impressive, they deserve kudos. In the rare cases when an image sensor does something altogether new, it is typically reserved for professional shooters with big budgets. The Sony a7 V is decidedly not that type of camera. The Sony a7 V’s impressive new 33-megapixel partially stacked sensor breaks new ground, reaches new heights of performance, and does so in a product squarely aimed at enthusiasts rather than pros.

Here are all the awards:

• Accessory of the Year: Llano 4-in-1 Charger
• Software of the Year: Affinity
• Workstation of the Year: iPad Pro (M5)
• Smartphone of the Year: iPhone 17 Pro
  • Smartphone of the Year, Official Selection: Vivo X300 Pro
• Zoom Lens of the Year: Sigma 300-600mm f/4 DG OS Sports
  • Zoom Lens of the Year, Official Selection: Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM
  • Zoom Lens of the Year, Official Selection: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 S II
• Prime Lens of the Year: Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art
  • Prime Lens of the Year, Official Selection: Sony 100mm f/2.8 GM Macro
  • Prime Lens of the Year, Official Selection: Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS Sports
• Camera of the Year: Canon R6 Mark III
  • Camera of the Year, Official Selection: Sony a7 V
  • Camera of the Year, Official Selection: Nikon Z5 II
• Camera of the Year, People’s Choice Award: Canon R6 Mark III
• Photo Company of the Year: Sigma
• Technology Innovation of the Year: Sony 33MP Partially Stacked Sensor

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

Adobe added “preliminary” support which means only “Lossless Compressed Raw” is officially supported.

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

Our reader Daniel  (Thanks!) sent me this

Hi,

yesterday I contacted the German camera reseller Calumet, and they give me a little insight in their A7 V preorders:
They already had 349 preorders for the Sony A7 V, while they only ordered 338 bodies from Sony.
If you now place an order, it wouldn’t be shipped until January.
Also at Foto Koch all open orders are delayed to mid of January.
The A7 V seems very popular.

Due to overwhelming demand, you now have to pay $600 extra on Amazon (Click here) to have the privilege—and the guarantee—of getting the Sony A7V camera before Christmas. This is via AVC Photo and Amazon correctly writes:

Sony A7V preorders:
In USA at at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Henrys.
In EU at  Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Foto Köster, WexUK, Clifton, Park UK, Fnac FR.
In Australia at: Camera Pro, Sony Australia.

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At the A7 V launch, Kai discovered a few of his third-party Chinese lenses weren’t behaving correctly on the new body. That sparked instant speculation that Sony was deliberately hobbling third-party glass. Nope. As I said right away, this wasn’t a targeted lockout.

Petapixel reports a message from Viltrox:

Nothing we’ve seen so far suggests any intentional behavior on the camera side. This appears to be part of the normal post-release optimization that often occurs as new camera systems are introduced, It’s fairly common across the industry for lens firmware to be fine-tuned after new camera bodies are released, as manufacturers validate performance across a wide range of real-world scenarios.

Bottom line: the “conspiracy” a few were pushing was exactly that—baseless.

At minute 2:55 Cammackey says Blazar will release a 1.5x anamorphic lens with autofocus and full-frame format. As you know Blazar currently makes 1.33x E-mount autofocus anamorphic lenses. Having 1.5x makes it way more “true” anamorphic.

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Thanks Aida ;)