Sony A9III gets the Gold Award at Dpreview: “undeniably ground-breaking camera”

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Sony A9III at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

Dpreview just published the full and final Sony A9III review. The conclusion:

The a9 III is an undeniably ground-breaking camera….sets a new standard for what we can expect from a pro sports camera, and Sony appears to be adding the workflow features that the most demanding pros are requesting. There are some trade-offs being made to deliver the a9 III’s super-fast capabilities but taken as a whole they allow it to pull ahead of the field.

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It’s strange: so far no new camera announcements by Canon/Nikon/Sony in 2024!

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The strange delays in camera launches: Canon did not announce new cameras for 12 months, Nikon for 8 months and Sony for 6 months! I do not know what the reason for this is. I can only speculate:

  • some kind of component shortage
  • The worldwide enthusiasm for compact cameras is creating new demand for some of the existing models (such as Sony A6700 and A7c series). This is forcing companies to postpone new releases
  • New European AI regulations (or other regulations?) are forcing manufacturers to adapt their future releases.
  • Fujifilm won and we are all forced to buy the X100VI from now on :)

What is your best guess?

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Supply delays: Sigma reports “higher than expected” demand for the new 24-70mm lens.

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Today Sigma Japan issued the following note:

Regarding the “SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art for Sony E-mount” scheduled to be released on May 30, 2024 (Thursday), we received orders that exceeded our expectations and production has been delayed. We are unable to keep up with demand. Therefore, some customers may take some time to receive their products.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers and related parties who are waiting for the product, but we are currently working diligently to produce it, so we ask for your patience.
We appreciate your continued patronage of our company and our products.

Preorder at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, WexUK.

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This was the month of new cards: Roundup of all the new Type A cards!

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From Top to Bottom…the fastest to the tiny bit least fast.

We got a ton of new Type A cards. They are all super fast, mostly more affordable than the previous generation and made for the next generation of Sony cameras that is likely to support the 4.0 standard: Sony A7sIV, Sony A1II, Sony A7V and so forth!

So if you need a new card choose on of those:

4.0 generation VPG400 cards:

4.0 generation VPG200 cards:

And here are the new 2.0 generation cards:

2.0 generation VPG 400 cards:

  • Nextorage 640GB for $749 at Amazon
  • Nextorage 320GB for $439 at Amazon
  • Nextorage 160GB for $229 at Amazon
  • Nextorage 80GB for $164 at Amazon
  • Nextorage 40GB for $89 Amazon (this one has max 550MB/s write and 600MB/s read)

2.0 generation VPG 200 cards:

  • Nextorage 1920GB for $899 at Amazon (lowest price of any 2TB Type A card)
  • Nextorage 960GB for $499 at Amazon
  • Nextorage 480GB for $199 at Amazon

4.0 generation Type A card reader:

ATTENTION: High risk card: new Airusan 256GB Type A card from Amazon US and EU (Click here) with officially NOT approved VG400 cards (as claimed by them).

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Curiosity: That’s why the FujifilmX100VI hype is actually pushing Sony A6700 and A7cII sales!

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Two different retailers told me a curious story. The fact that the Fujifilm X100VI is extremely popular, but at the same time not in stock for the next few months, is forcing people to look at possible alternatives. That is why I have been told that the Sony A6700 and Sony A7cII have seen a significant increase in sales.

Fuji’s success is great news for the whole industry. It finally shows that there is some potential to increase camera sales. However, imagine how great it would have been if Sony had launched a new RX1RIII or even a cheaper APS-C RX!

To be honest, most of the companies are asleep on the wheel: Also Nikon and Canon don’t have a true X100VI competitor. I guess this will change soon…maybe even this autumn with new “vintage” or/and “compact” camera releases from the big three?

Image courtesy CameraSize

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