The new Spinn CP is now available on Kickstarter (Click here). It’s a different way to carry your camera and an update to their previous CP version. It now comes with two different base plates and a adjustable comfort strap made in five colours. From recycled raw materials.
In exactly one month from now the Cp+ show will open their doors. Sony is known for avoiding using those events to announce new gear. They prefer to have all the buzz for themselves.But here is what’s coming next for us E-mount shooters:
The Sony 50mm f/1.4 GM II is coming in February (I am 100% sure of that). Hope to get the exact announcement date soon
We know from their latest financial reports that Tamron is doing extremely well. Merit goes to their very good E-mount lens lineup. And now Tamron Japan announced it will expand their production capabilities by building a new factory in Vietnam. Here are the key data:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Thang Long Industrial Park No.3
Interchangeable lenses for interchangeable-lens cameras, automotive lenses, surveillance lenses, etc.
Investment amount: Approximately 4 billion yen (planned)
Start of construction: October 2023 (planned)
Start of operation: January 2025 (planned)
Scale: Land approximately 25,000 m2
Here are the rumored lenses that might be announced in 2023:
Use code “OBJEKTIV-5” at FotoErhardt Germany (Click here) to save 5% on Samyang, Walimex, Laowa, SIRUI, IRIX, TT Artisan, 7Artisans, Tamron, ZEISS and Tokina E-mount lenses!
The new Spinn CP is now available on Kickstarter (Click here). It’s a different way to carry your camera and an update to their previous CP version. It now comes with two different base plates and a adjustable comfort strap made in five colours. From recycled raw materials.
I remember the days when digital photography was born. The voice was strong of those photographers who said digital isn’t real photography. It was a lost battle and nowadays it has become the absolute standard for photographic work.
Quickly after the days of Digital editing came: Photoshop filters, Topaz AI filters and Luminar…and again the voice was strong of those (now digital) photographers saying that this was the same as “cheating”. Nevertheless now it has become common to edit your images so much that the final photo is completely different from the original you took.
The AI revolution:
Now I am getting a lot of negative critic for even talking about the next AI revolution…which actually in my opinion is a simple “evolution” from what we already saw coming in the past years. In my heart I am still a medium format photographer, and my soul doesn’t love anything digital. This is why I created my analog Cube camera project (read about it here). But I am aware the world doesn’t care about my opinion or my ethical view about photography. The choice for me is simple: Ignore the current trends and rant on what’s about to happen, or open my mind about anything new and try to understand if I can still use it in a way that it fulfills my artistic goals.
Why does this matter for us Sony shooters?
We photographers want to know how good (or bad) this shit is or not?
You can use your real photos and modify them with AI
It might kills some of the classic photography business (like Stock photography) but it also might open NEW Business opportunities!
It might be able to emulate the style of some Sony gear (Camera colors, Lens bokeh and so forth)
What this video is about:
On my quest to understand the new AI tools I tried to answer this simple question: Can AI give me a portrait image that looks like it has been shot on a Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM lens? Here is what I found out:
In his last video Pierre claims he is shooting with the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 II lens. This lens is rumored to be announced in February. There is obviously a fair chance he did a simple mistake, but Pierre is also known for testing new Sony lenses ahead of the official announcement. Let’s see in a couple of week if that lens indeed gets announced…
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