Category Archives: Sony

What else is new?

→ The new shipment date of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is now end of September (the shipment date was delayed once already till September 15th).    → The US pricing for the latest Samyang/Rokinon lenses were announced: Rokinon AF 14mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony E-mount: $849 Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC lens: $599 Rokinon […]

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The Sony RX1R II camera now costs $600 more, all 42MP Sony cameras are out of stock

The Sony RX1R II camera recently got a big $600 price increase: now listed for $3,898 and is out of stock almost everywhere (same price at Adorama and Amazon). The RX1R II was $3,299 when first announced back in October last year. The new pricing is now pretty much in Leica territory (the Leica Q is $4,250).

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Carl Zeiss will announce a new Loxia 2.4/85 lens

The Zeiss teaser from yesterday is for a new Loxia 2.4/85 full frame lens (Sony-E mount). Here are the technical details:

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Tokina FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF full frame lens for Sony E-mount officially announced

Tokina announced the previously leaked FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF full frame lens for Sony E-mount. Shipping is scheduled to start in first quarter of 2017. US pricing is not yet available. Here are the details:

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What else is new?

→ Sony announced new Sony FDR-X3000 action camera with with liveview remote – see all available combos and pricing. → Another new action camera: Garmin Virb Ultra 30 (it’s even already in stock). → Canon celebrates the production of 120 million interchangeable EF lenses. → The CompactFlash Association announced CFexpress family of high-performance removable media based on PCIE and NVM […]

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What else is new?

A quick recap of what is new at our sister Rumors and Addict blogs:

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Sony semi-annual lens and accessory sale is now live (US only)

Sony is having their semi-annual Alpha lens and accessory sale in the US. Check the details at Adorama and B&H or this list of discounted lenses:

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The big 2016 Photokina recap (list of rumored cameras and lenses)

After the official Canon and Fuji announcements, this is an updated list on what to expect in the next few weeks before the start of the Photokina show:

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What else is new?

With only few weeks left till Photokina, there are many news that I already covered on the other blogs or they are just not worth a separate post. Here is a recap on what else is new:

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Sony launches full frame FE 50mm f/2.8 macro lens with 1:1 reproduction

I’ve already said that there are hardly any reliable Sony rumors and this is the proof – Sony just announced a new full frame FE 50mm f/2.8 macro lens with 1:1 reproduction that was not picked up even by the Japanese websites. The US price of the lens will be $498. Few sample photos can be found […]

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