Open gate, internal RAW, three base ISOs, all real, all shipping in August 2026. The 120p headline that sold the keynote lands in firmware v2.0, scheduled for August 2027. This is not a one-off. On paper, the FX5 is the camera FX3 owners have been asking Sony for since 2021. A new 16.6MP stacked full-frame sensor, a BIONZ XR2 chip with a dedicated AI unit, three base ISOs at 800, 4000 and 12800, and, for the first time below the BURANO, open gate recording with internal 16-bit X-OCN RAW. No external recorder, no compromises, a genuine mini-VENICE for $4,999. Sony earned every headline it got out of the July 22 announcement. Then you read the fine print. The 5K120 open gate mode that...
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On June 25, 2026, LK Samyang completed something no other brand has managed for any mirrorless system. They delivered a full f/2.8 zoom trinity — wide, standard, telephoto — built explicitly around portability and priced for people who do not have G Master money. The AF 60-180mm F2.8 FE joins the AF 14-24mm F2.8 and AF 24-60mm F2.8. Together, the three lenses cover 14mm through 180mm at a constant f/2.8, weighing less in total than a single Sony 70-200mm GM II. This is a genuinely impressive achievement. However, to understand how impressive it is, you need to acknowledge something. This system is only available for Sony E-mount. And one camera system in particular is still out in the...
Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced the LYTIA L910 on June 17, 2026, marking the first sensor in Sony’s LYTIA mobile lineup to use LOFIC architecture. Specifically, it is a 50-megapixel stacked CMOS image sensor built for smartphones. Mass production begins this summer, with flagship smartphones carrying the L910 expected in Q4 2026. The headline figure is 100 dB of dynamic range from a single exposure, and that number needs some unpacking to understand why it matters. The Problem With How Phone HDR Works Today Every modern flagship phone shoots HDR video and photos. Most of them reach 100 dB of dynamic range too. The difference, however, is how they get there. Current...
Sony just dropped a camera that made a lot of Alpha 1 II owners do a double-take. The new Alpha 7R VI arrives with a 66.8MP fully-stacked sensor, 30fps blackout-free shooting, the same BIONZ XR2 processor as the flagship, and a price tag of $4,499, which is two thousand dollars less than the Alpha 1 II. On a spec sheet, it reads like a quiet assassination. In reality, it’s something far more interesting: a camera that knows exactly what it is, and what it isn’t. Wait — 66.8MP at 30fps? Let’s sit with that for a second, because it genuinely deserves the reaction it gets. The a7R V, the camera this replaces, maxed out at 10fps in electronic shutter mode with its...