Category Archives: Sony

High speed Sony memory cards on sale (starting from $16.90)

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2014

Adorama currently has a sale on high speed Sony memory cards (2-packs, starting from $16.90, free shipping, valid till 09/27):

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Sony at Photokina 2014: new E-mount lens roadmap and pictures of upcoming lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2014
Sony FE 28mm f/2 lens with fisheye teleconverter

Sony published a new E-mount full frame lens roadmap for 2015 (previous reported here): Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Sony FE 28mm f/2 (with ultra wide and fisheye teleconverters) Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35 mm f/1.4 ZA Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Another large aperture prime lens For future Sony plans, see also […]

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New Sony FE full frame lens roadmap for 2015

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2014

Sony announced an updated Sony FE full frame lens roadmap for 2015. Here are the new “under development” lenses: Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS lens Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS 10x optical zoom lens Sony FE 28mm f/2 prime lens

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Sony announces Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens and few accessories

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2014

Probably the most boring Photokina announcement so far is from Sony (they already announced few other insignificant products) – they just officially introduced the Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens (see MTF chart and lens design) and few accessories – no digital camera (at least for now): Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 […]

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The new Zeiss Vario-Tessar T FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (SEL1635z) lens is already listed on Sony website

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2014

The new Zeiss Vario-Tessar T FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (SEL1635z) lens that will announce tomorrow is already listed on Sony’s website. Here are the MTF charts and lens design diagram:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2014

Few other Photokina announcements that went under the radar: → Fujifilm also announced a new Instax Wide 300 instant film camera and different colors for the Instax Mini 8 (raspberry and grape) and Instax Mini 90 (in brown). → Sony announced the world’s first 35mm full frame lens with power zoom capability: FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 […]

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Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 FE lens to be announced on Monday

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

This is the first picture of the Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 FE lens. The price is rumored to be around 1350 EUR. The official announcement will be on Monday.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

→ Sony announced a new HDR-AZ1 mini action camera available in two different kits: Sony HDR-AZ1 and HDR-AZ1VR. → Olympus terminated their worldwide warranty for digital cameras and accessories. → The latest CIPA data for camera shipment in Japan for the month of July. → A simple software could make your blurry smartphone pictures better. → […]

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Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens teaser

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2014

Sony Japan posted a new teaser for their upcoming Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens (SEL1635Z). Sony is also rumored to announce a new 28-135mm f/4.0 OSS powerzoom lens for Photokina.

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Sony QX1 and QX30 camera modules for smart phone officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2014

Sony officially announced the QX1 and QX30 camera modules for smart phone. The price of the QX1 is $398, the QX30 is $348. Sample images can be found here. ILCE-QX1 with large APS-C size Exmor™ sensor, BIONZ X™ processor, advanced camera features; works with E-mount / A-mount[i] interchangeable lenses ILCE-QX1 ships with free angle shooting […]

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