Today I got a rumor about a unique Sony camera. I don’t know if it’s real or BS. I ask my sources to send me some hints about this using this contact box or at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com.
I finally know with 100% accuracy what Sony will announced in February. It’s NOT this lens (which still could be coming later). I will publish the rumors tomorrow (Jan 24) on SAR and on my Youtube channel (Click here and subscribe)
Important: I have pneumonia and I working between one treatment and another…pretty exhausting :(
Last year, Venus Optics launched its first autofocus lens, the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF (B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama). This lens received excellent reviews and sold better than expected. I’m even more pleased to hear that Venus Optics has officially announced that they will be releasing FOUR more E-mount autofocus lenses this year!
This news was reported by CameraBeta during an official meeting with Vensu Optics. Here is a picture of the booth:
Back when it was announced 6 months ago the card sold for $530. Now you get it for $339 at BHphoto and Amazon. That’s a near 40% price drop!
I have noticed that almost all CFexpress Type A cards of the 4.0 generation have fallen massively in price in a very short time and are now close to the pricing of much larger Type B cards.
The newly developed CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels
And we fools thought the megapixel race was over! Today Canon announced a new 410 megapixel full-frame sensor! But hand on heart, I doubt we’ll see this sensor in any future model in this range. It is more likely that it will be used in industrial applications. And why? Putting 410 tiny megapixels in such a small area creates a lot of artifacts and problems for photographers. For example, mass diffraction at medium aperture. The only way I see such high Megapixel number on ral cameras if you find a way to solve the 3-layer tech (What Sigma names Foveon). Only in that case the pixel size would be truly big enough to get rid of the artefacts.
There are many Sony patents about three layer sensor. But I don’t think we will see this tech in any Alpha camera within the next 3-4 years
Press text:
Canon develops CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels, the largest number of pixels ever achieved in a 35 mm full-frame sensor
TOKYO, January 22, 2025— Canon Inc. announced today that it has developed a CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels (24,592 x 16,704 pixels), which is the largest number1 of pixels ever achieved in a 35 mm full-frame sensor. This sensor is expected to be used in applications that demand extreme resolution in various markets including surveillance, medicine, and industry.
The newly developed CMOS sensor features a resolution equivalent to 24K (198 times greater than Full HD, and 12 times greater than 8K). This enables users to crop any part of the image captured by this sensor and enlarge it significantly while maintaining high resolution. While many CMOS sensors with a super-high pixel count are medium-format or larger, this extreme resolution sensor is compacted into a 35 mm full-frame format. This allows it to be used in combination with lenses for full-frame sensors, and it is expected to contribute to the miniaturization of shooting equipment. As data readout of a CMOS sensor tends to take longer as the number of pixels increases, achieving a CMOS sensor with a super-high pixel count requires advanced signal processing technology. The newly developed sensor employs a back-illuminated stacked formation in which the pixel segment and signal processing segment are interlayered and also includes a redesigned circuitry pattern. As a result, the sensor is capable of achieving a super-high readout speed of 3,280 megapixels per second, delivering video at 8 frames per second2.
This sensor3 also features a “four-pixel binning” function that virtually treats four adjoining pixels as one, thereby improving sensitivity and making it possible to capture brighter images. When this function is in use, the sensor can capture 100-megapixel video at 24 frames per second.
By leveraging the technology it has accumulated over many years as a leading imaging company, Canon has developed breakthrough products including CMOS sensors with super-high pixel count and ultra-sensitivity, and SPAD sensors, which detect faint traces of light even in dark areas. Canon will continue to advance its technology and contribute to the transformation and further development of society.
Additional information
The sensor is scheduled to be displayed at the Canon booth at SPIE Photonics West, a leading global conference for optics and photonics held in San Francisco from January 28-30, 2025.
1 As of January 21, 2025 (According to a survey by Canon).
