Tokina Japan announced that it will start shipping out their new APS-C Reflex trio on February 3. Press text:

Tokina SZ PRO series reflex lens worldwide sales date announcement
Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the sales release of the Tokina SZ PRO series reflex lenses.

Sales will commence on February 3, 2023.

The SZ 300mmPRO Reflex F7.1 MF CF, SZ 600mmPRO Reflex F8 MF CF and SZ 900mmPRO Reflex F11 MF CF are fully manual lenses, which adopt a catadioptric-type optical design. These lenses come in 300mm, 600mm and 900mm focal lengths, and are exclusively designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras. They incorporate integrated mounts for Sony E, Canon EF-M, and Fujifilm X. SonyAlphaRumors

Thanks to a catadioptric optical design these lenses are very light weight and super compact. These products allow you to enjoy the world of super tele photography, and is a perfect option for users who are looking for affordable super tele photo lens.

Highlighted Features

• Ultralight and compact.
• Better suppression of chromatic aberrations.
• Low level flare and ghosting.
• Integrated mount.
• 270° focus rotation angle.
• Perfect round-shaped donut bokeh.
• 1:2.5 (0.4x) macro capabilities.

Preorders: Sony 20-70mm at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoKoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

Today Sony announced two new lenses. The world’s first 20-70mm f/4.0 G lens and the 300mm f/2.8 GM. The 20-70mm is the first of it’s kind with a super wide 20mm starting point. This is a lens that many travelers will gladly buy! There was also a 300mm GM lens development announcement. Te bad news here is that this lens is set to be on the market by early 2024 only :(

The Japanese BCN organization collected the exact sales number from 40% of the Japanese stores. And this is the market share of the camera companies:

･BCN AWARD 2023 Category Camera

• Digital camera integrated lens category (*The share in parentheses is last year’s share)
  1st Sony: 22.1% share (23.1%)
  2nd Canon: 18.0% share (34.01%)
  3rd Fujifilm: 17.1% share (11.6%) 
• Digital camera SLR category
  1st Canon: 76.8% (59.8%)
  share 2nd Nikon: 17.2% (33.9%)
  share 3rd Ricoh Imaging: 5.7% (5.8%) share
• Digital Camera Mirrorless SLR Category
  1st Canon: 31.7% (28.2%)
  share 2nd Sony: 29.4% (32.0%)
  share 3rd OM Digital Solutions: 14.3% (12.7%) share
• Digital video camera category
  1st Panasonic: 42.4% (43.6%)
  share 2nd place Sony: 34.7% (26.3%)
  share 3rd place DJI: 9.4% (11.2%) share
• Action camera category
  No. 1 GoPro: Share 57.7% (70.4%)
  No. 2 DJI: Share 20.5% (5.3%)
  No. 3 Shenzhen Arashi Vision: Share 7.9% (-)

･BCN AWARD 2023 Category Camera Accessories

• Interchangeable lens category (*Last year’s share in parentheses)
  1st Sony: 16.4% share (17.2%)
  2nd Canon: 15.9% share (17.6%)
  3rd Sigma: 14.5% share (12.6%) 
• Tripod/monopod category
  No. 1 Hakuba Photo Industry: Share 30.9% (29.1%)
  No. 2 Videndum Media Solutions: Share 15.1% (15.5%)
  No. 3 Slick: Share 14.4% (12.6%)
• Camera case/bag
  No. 1 Hakuba Photo Industry: Share 41.0% (33.3%)
  No. 2 Elecom: Share 17.5% (18.8%)
  No. 3 Etsumi: Share 5.9% (-)

via Digicameinfo

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