Here is the list of rumored autofocus lenses coming for the Sony E-mount starting from this month

Sony (with click bait “Easter eggs” in the link):
Sony FE 16-25mm F2.8 G (coming on April 16/17)
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.0 GM (likely coming before Summer)
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM II (coming in June)
one more Sony lens (specs unclear, coming before Summer).

Viltrox:
Viltrox AF135mm F1.8 LAB E full frame (mid April at the NAB show -> images here)
Viltrox AF35mm F1.2 LAB E full frame (no release date)
Viltrox AF50mm F1.2 LAB E full frame (no release date)
Viltrox AF85mm F1.2 LAB E full frame (no release date)
Viltrox AF56mm F1.7 E APS-C (Spring -> images here)
Viltrox AF40mm F2.5 E full frame (Spring -> images here)
Viltrox AF35mm F1.4 Pro E full frame (no release date)
Viltrox AF50mm F1.4 Pro E full frame (no release date)
Viltrox AF85mm F1.4 Pro E full frame (no release date)
Viltrox’s new Pro F1.2 APS-C fixed focus (the focal length is between 27mm and 75mm, no release date)

Sirui:
Sirui Optical AF16mm F1.2 (no release date)
Sirui Oprical AF75mm F1.2 E APS-C (no release date)

Meike:
Meike AF24mm F1.4 MIX E full frame (no release date)
Meike AF35mm F1.4 MIX E full frame (no release date)
Meike AF50mm F1.4 MIX E full frame (no release date)
Meike’s new APS-C autofocus large aperture fixed focus (focal length unclear, no release date)

Sigma and Tamron:
There might be something coming before summer ;)

That’s about 20+ autofocus lenses we know are coming!

got info about TWO announcements happening by Sony between now and early Summer:

Mid April announcement: In mid April we are getting the Sony 16-25mm f/2.8. I have no info yet about other products that might be announced on that event.

May/June announcement: In May/June we are getting the Sony ZV-E10II and the 85mm f/1.4 GM II

Sony 24-70mm f/2.0…when? We should also should get the 24-70mm f/2.0 between now and June. But I got no info at all yet if it’s coming in mid April or late in May/June.

Hopefully I can get some more info in the upcoming days…I reall

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Sony just announced a new 247 Megapixel medium format sensor. You can find the specs here: sony-semicon.com/en/products/is/industry/selector.html I am sure we will see a camera using this sensor within the next 12 months. Likely from Hasselblad and Phase One…but my dream is to see a fixed lens Sony camera using this sensor!

Today is Monday and tomorrow (March 26) at 13:00 Berlin time we will get the new Sigma 50mm f/1.2 E-mount lens. It will be the lightest Full Frame autofocus f/1.2 lens ever made. And maybe after that Sony will also announce the new A1/A7sIII firmware update on March 27 (or ma March 28). this is still an unconfirmed rumor but I still see a fair chance this might happen. There are also announcement from the competition. Nikon will announce the new 28-400mm f/4.0-8.0 lens on March 28 and I also heard about a possible announcement from another manufacturer (no details on this yet).

After this week I wills hare the next bunch of rumors regarding Sony’s mid April announcement! And there is much more to come from Sigma before summer starts…stay tuned ;)

Sigma 50mm f/1.2 lens specs:

• 38g lighter and more compact than the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM (Sigma weights 740g and the Sony 778g)
• The size and chassis is about the same of that of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4.
• 72mm filter size
• The lens aperture has 13 blades (50mm f1.2 GM got 11 only)
• More affordable than the Sony
• Comes for Sony E and Leica L
• Announcement on March 26 at 21 Tokyo time (that’s 13:00 in Berlin and 8:0 New York time)

There is more and more “chatter” about a possible firmware update going to be released on March 27 or max March 28. I am still not 100% sure but there seems to be a Sony event for this coming week. Fingers crossed the long wait is soon going to be over!

So far I got NO reliable rumor about the possible release date of the upcoming A7sIII and A1 firmware update. All we know is that Sony said they would launch it from “March 2024 or later”.

The latest super wild rumor I got in my inbox is this one:

I have informations by my Sony dealer that the a1 firmware update will be Launched on March 28th

Fingers crossed this rumor turns out to be real…but like I told you…it’s a wild rumor :(