The first picture of the previously rumored Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 lens leaked online. The official announcement is expected in the first half of 2018 (probably in February). Here are the rumored specifications: Filter diameter: 52mm Minimum shooting distance: 25cm Weight: 393g Expected price: €1,299 Zeiss currently has the following Loxia mirrorless lenses for Sony E-mount: 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm. Via SonyAddict […]
In a recent post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo (already deleted), Sigma confirmed again what they already told us in various interviews over the past two years – the company is planning to introduce a new line of full-frame FE lenses designed for Sony mirrorless cameras. The first obvious choices are 35mm f/1.4 and […]
Watch the Sony CES 2018 press event live at 8pm EST: As usual, SonyAddict will be live-blogging the event – follow them if you are interested in a more detailed coverage. As I already reported earlier, I do not expect any camera related announcements today, but with Sony you never know.
Sony unexpectedly announced a silver version of their a6300 camera (available also as a lens kit) and a new Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens – here are the lens details:
I haven’t reported on the latest patents for a while. Here is a recap: Fuji: DSLR binocular camera system patent Tamron: 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/4 and 500mm f/4 lenses Sigma: 18-50mm f/2.8 lens designed for fixed lens camera with APS-C sensor (new Sigma dp camera?)
The last Sony a6500 model was announced back in October 2016 and the Sony a6300 was announced in February 2016. The model before that (Sony a5100) was announced in August 2014 (the Sony a6000 was introduced in February 2014). If Sony keeps that release pattern, a new APS-C mirrorless camera (or two) is expected to be announced in 2018. As […]
DC.Watch interviewed Sony executives involved in the development of the high-end Sony G-Master (GM) series of lenses. Here is the recap by SonyAddict:
The new Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens is expected to be released in the Summer of 2018. B&H currently lists the lens shipping date as September 2018. From the press release:
In approximately 10 minutes B&H will start their live steam panel on the new Sony A7R III mirrorless camera ($3,198): The Sony A7R III has already been shipping in Europe and the first cameras started shipping in the US today. Sony Alpha a7R III pre-orer links: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | WEX | Jessops | Park Camera Additional Sony a7rIII coverage:
Sony will soon announce three new CFast 2.0 memory cards with 530 MB/s read speed and 510 MB/s write speed:
