Category Archives: Sony

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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Sony QX1 camera and two new full frame E-mount lenses leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 2, 2014

In addition to the XQ1 lens camera module (the official announcement is tomorrow), Sony will also announce two new lenses at Photokina: a new Zeiss Vario-Tessar 16-35mm f/4.0 ZA OSS FE that will be priced at 1,350 EUR (US price will be lower) and will start shipping at the end of October. The second lens will be […]

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The new Sony ILCE-QX1: an APS-C based camera “compatible with E-mount lenses”

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2014

A listing on the Chinese website zol.com (screenshot above) indicates that the upcoming Sony ILCE-QX1 will be an APS-C based camera “compatible with E-mount lenses“. The QX1 was also described as “Digital camera / Interchangeable lens digital camera” in a recent trademark filing. The interesting part here is that the QX product line (Sony QX10 and QX100) are lens camera modules that attach […]

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First picture and specs of the rumored Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2.0 Planar and 35mm f/2.0 Biogon full frame manual focus lens *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: August 28, 2014

As I previously reported, the first two Zeiss Loxia full frame manual focus lenses will be 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2. Here is the first leaked picture of the Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2.0 Planar lens and the rumored specifications: Update – this is the Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2.0 Biogon full frame E-mount lens: Update – here […]

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Photokina 2014 rumors roundup *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: August 24, 2014

Update: this post has been updated multiple times to reflect the latest Photokina rumors. As you have probably already noticed, I do not post every single rumor that circulates on the Internet for the very simple reason that many websites just post unreliable information and in many cases just plain nonsense. Here is a quick recap […]

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Sony Cybershot KW11 “selfie” camera officially announced in Asia

By PR admin | Published: August 24, 2014

The Sony Cybershot KW11 “selfie” camera is now officially announced (in Asia only). Here the main specifications: 1/2.3″ 19.2MP Exmor RS CMOS sensor 8.3cm / 3.3″ (16:9) 1,229,760 dots OLED touchscreen f/2 lens Dimensions: 57.7 x 125 x 20.1mm (2 3/8 in. × 5 in. × 13/16 in.) Weight: approx. 136g / 4.8oz. (battery and memory stick […]

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Sony QX1 camera, new 35mm f/1.4G and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G A-mount lenses rumored for Photokina

By PR admin | Published: August 21, 2014

Sony has filed for a “Certificate of Compliance” in Russia for two new cameras labeled as ILCE-QX1 and ILCE-QX1L. I find it strange that the QX1/QX1L are described as “Digital camera / Interchangeable lens digital camera” since the current Sony QX10 and QX100 models are lens camera modules that attach to a smart phone and not […]

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