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Pro Tips to Better Portrait Photography June 9th at B&H Photo

Published: June 2, 2026 Hey New York City, please join me at B&H Photo Tuesday, June 9th from 3:00-5:00pm for my talk filled with tips on shooting better portraits – Hosted by Sony When: 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Speaker: Brian Smith – SONY Location: B&H SuperStore ...

June 2, 2026

Lenses

Sony FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS Available for Pre-Order NOW!

Published: September 30, 2025 Sony FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS lens ($1,498) offers outstanding image quality, a greater-than-life-size 1.4x maximum magnification, compatibility with Sony ...

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Brian Smith

Lens Announcements

Sony Announces FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS

Published: September 30, 2025 Sony announces the FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS ($1,498), the new medium telephoto macro lens in the G Master™ series, ...

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Brian Smith

Software & Firmware

Sony Releases FX3 Firmware Update 7.00 & FX30 Firmware Update 6.00

Published: August 26, 2025 Sony releases FX3 Firmware Update 7.00 & FX30 Firmware Update 6.00 Benefits and Improvements • Adds a home screen (BIG6) where ...

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Brian Smith

Cameras

Sony Alpha 1 II Wins EISA Award for Camera of the Year

Published: August 21, 2025 Sony Alpha 1 II has been awarded EISA Camera of the Year for 2025-2026. Sony also won top awards for: Lens ...

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Brian Smith

Software & Firmware

Sony Releases a7R V Firmware Update 3.01

Published: August 20, 2025 Sony has released a7R V Firmware Update 3.01 for improved camera operation. Benefits and Improvements • Improves the operational stability of ...

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Brian Smith

Lens Announcements

Sigma Announces 200mm F2 and 12mm F1.4 E-mount Lenses

Published: August 19, 2025 Sigma announces a pair of ultra-fast E-mount lenses: the 200mm F2 full-frame telephoto and 12mm F1.4 APS-C ultra wide lens. Sigma ...

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Brian Smith

Software & Firmware

Sony RX1R III gets Lightroom RAW Support

Published: August 13, 2025 The latest updates to Lightroom, Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Mobile add Sony RX1R III RAW Support. Additionally, new tether support (Lightroom ...

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Brian Smith

Software & Firmware

Sony Releases Alpha 1 II Firmware Update 3.00

Published: July 30, 2025 Sony releases Alpha 1 II Firmware Update 3.00 packed with new features. Applicable Model This information is for the following models: ...

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Brian Smith

Cameras

Sony RX1R III Available for Pre-Order NOW!

Published: July 15, 2025 The eagerly anticipated third-generation Sony RX1R III, featuring a 61-megapixelI 35 mm full-frame Exmor R™ CMOS image sensor, the latest BIONZ ...

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Brian Smith