Sony press conference at 10am. Sony prove me wrong and announce something!

Good Morning folks!

At 10am Sony will have a 1 hour press conference at Photokina to announce…NOTHING. I hope that I will proven wrong and they might take out a rabbit from their magic hut!

UPDATE: There is a live stream on Mirrorlessons Instagram.

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#Photokina2108 begins! @bhphoto

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Sony Cybershot RX10 IV Review (Bonus)- Worth the High Price? (Photographic Central).

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A9+FE100-400mm GM+1.4xTC, heavy cropping.
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Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM lens officially announced. It’s the world lightest lens in its class!

Preorders start at 10am ET, Fri Sep 21:
Sony 24mm GM at Bhphoto. Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany. WexUK.

Some key features:
– 200g lighter than the competition
– most compact 24mm f/1.4 lens on market with smallest filter size too
– linear response in manual mode
– Price is $1,400 in USA and €1,600 in Europe

Press:
Sony lens product page. Press text at Dpreview. Field tets by Imaging Resource. First impressions by Albert Dros. First impressions by ThePhoBlographer. Prueba de campo de Photolari.

Image samples:
Dpreview. Alphauniverse. Albert Dros. Photographyblog.

Size comparison by Dpreview:

Hands-on videos:

Sony press video: