MapCamera has released its camera sales ranking for October.
New cameras:
Used cameras:
Cosina announced the new Voigtländer APO-LANTHAR 28mm F2 Aspherical E/Z-mount lens (product page here). The lens will start to ship out in December.
Equipped with electronic contacts, the lens usage status is reflected in the Exif information of the shooting data. It also has a built-in distance encoder, which supports 5-axis image stabilization on the camera body. It also allows you to zoom in on the viewfinder by operating the focus ring.
In addition to ensuring a full-size image circle, the optical design is optimized for Sony E-mount sensors, maintaining high resolution all the way to the edges of the screen and suppressing phenomena such as color cast.
To accommodate today’s high-pixel digital sensors, axial chromatic aberration and lateral chromatic aberration have been thoroughly suppressed.
The all-metal helicoid unit is machined and adjusted with high precision, and the use of high-quality grease that generates just the right amount of torque ensures smooth focusing, allowing for subtle focus adjustments.
The lens is equipped with an aperture click switching mechanism that allows the aperture ring to be opened and closed continuously without making a clicking sound, eliminating the need to worry about the sound of the aperture ring being picked up when recording video.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun has published an article about recent market trends for compact cameras. Here is the summary via Digicameinfo:
The large Japanese store Yodobashi shared the October Bestseller list:
Lenses:
In his latest video, The Math Photographer ran a detailed sensor comparison between four premium compact cameras: the Sony RX1R III, the Leica Q3 28 mm, the Leica Q3 43 mm, and the Fujifilm GFX100 RF.
Using a precise laboratory workflow, he tested dynamic range, noise, high-ISO behavior, and exposure recovery. All shots were captured remotely through the Sony Creators App to avoid vibration, exported as JPEGs, and analyzed with a Python script measuring four metrics — Structural Similarity Index (SSI), Mean Squared Error (MSE), Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), and Average Pixel Value (APV).
Results by category:
Underexposure ranking:
Overexposure ranking:
High ISO ranking:
Conclusion: Despite being the smallest and least expensive of the group, the Sony RX1R III delivered outstanding sensor performance — often ranking second overall and first for overexposure recovery. The Leica Q3 28 mm remains a benchmark for shadow and high-ISO recovery, while the Fujifilm GFX100 RF surprisingly placed last in several categories.
The Math Photographer concludes that sensor differences among modern cameras are now marginal in real-world photography — factors like workflow, ergonomics, and brand preference matter far more. Still, the Sony RX1R III earns special praise as “a proud winner despite its size.”
