Category Archives: Sony

New Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF pancake lens for Sony FE mount rumored to be announced in June

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2018

Samyang is rumored to announce a new 24mm f/2.8 AF pancake lens for Sony FE mount. The size of the new lens will be similar to the current Samyang 35mm f/2.8 AF model (pictured above). The official announcement is rumored for June.

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What else is new? (Skylum AI lab, Canon 120MP sensor, Lucid/RED 8K camera, Nikon mirrorless camera)

By PR admin | Published: May 22, 2018

→ Skylum announced Skylum AI Lab and joined forces with Photolemur: “We at Skylum are excited to announce that we are forming a new research and development division of our company – Skylum AI Lab. This new division will work on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks.” → Read about Sony’s plans for the future at their […]

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Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens sneak peek (video)

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2018

Patrick Murphy Racey gives a great first look at the already announced but not yet released Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS full frame mirrorless lens (expected to ship in September) in this video:

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CP+ interview with Sony

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2018

Imaging Resource published their CP+ interview with Sony. Here is the recap courtesy of SonyAddict:

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Luminous Landscape interview with Sony

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2018

Luminous Landscape published their interview with Sony from the Kando event. Here is the recap courtesy of SonyAddict:

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New Sony and Leica camera models registered online

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2018

New Sony and Leica (Leica Q2?) camera models were registered online in Asia – my guess is that those are the cameras that will be announced for the 2018 Photokina show in September. Here is the full list of all registered but not yet officially announced cameras (1 x Canon, 3 x Nikon, 1 x Sony, 1 x Fuji, 1 […]

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The new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount to be released on April 27th

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018

The pricing and shipping information for the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount will be announced on April 27th. The lens was recently listed in China for ¥5300 which comes to around $850 (for comparison the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM lens costs $2,198. Additional information on the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di […]

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LEX is the first E-mount film camera

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2018

There is a project online for an E-mount based film camera called LEX. See the details at lexoptical.com: LEX is the first camera which lets you use your E-Mount lenses with your favorite film emulsions. So far it has taken us more than a year to get this design right. When we are done LEX […]

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The latest patents from Sony, Olympus, Tamron, Panasonic and Canon

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2018

→ Sony patent for PDAF usable up to the array edges. → Olympus has a patent (201821951A) for a 12mm f/1.2 lens – this will be a nice addition to the other three Olympus f/1.2 Pro MFT lenses. → The next patent (2018-45184A) is for the Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 medium format lens and it was […]

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New Sony savings in the US – up to $900 off

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

Sony started a new rebate savings program in the US – see the details at B&H Photo. Here are a few examples – the Sony a9, for example, got its first price drop: Sony a7R II camera: $1,998 ($400 off) Sony a7S II camera: $2,198 ($200 off) Sony a9 camera: $4,198 ($300 off)

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