Back in April Samyang did display that new 35mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens at the Korean Photography Expo. It has the same specs and similar size of the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE lens. But it will be cheaper (no exact info yet). The autofocus performance is said to be similar to the Samyang 50mm FE.

Well a trusted source told us the lens will be announced within 2-3 weeks!

Still I wonder why Samyang did choose to make that lens. Would have loved to get something “new”. Maybe a 24mm or 28mm pancake?

Tomorrow at 6 CET time Sony will announce the PMW-F5 successor! This is not an E-mount camera but it wills till be very interesting what new tech will come along the new camcorder.

via Creativeventures.be.

The European store Scandinavianphoto did list the new Voigtländer 65mm f/2,0 Macro FE lens. This is a sign the lens will be available for preorder very soon (Thanks Frode for spotting this).
Image samples shot on this lens can be seen at DSLRmagazine.

The full info abotu the three upcoming FE lenses from Voigtlander:

MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical E-mount: It is scheduled to be released in 2017, and the target price is under 150,000 yen (under $1,300).

NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount: It aims to release this year under 150,000 yen (under $1,300).

NOKTON classic 35mm F1.4 E-mount: The assumed price range would be “VM mounted version and a little something extra”, and it will be less than 100,000 yen (under $900). It aims to be released in 2017.

And these are the 65mm specs:

Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 and the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 via Camerasize

We got an update on our Sigma FE lens rumors. A trusted sources confirmed the first Sigma Full Frame E-mount lens will be announced this summer. He didn’t share more details yet but we know from previous rumors that…

1. Sigma is preparing the launch of two new lenses
2. The first lens is rumored to be a 35mm f/1.4 (or f/1.2) FE autofocus lens. The size will be somewhere in between the current Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 and the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8
3. The source has yet no info on the second Sigma FE lens but he says it may be a zoom lens

Thanks again to the source for the valuable help. One day I wills end you a bottle of good red wine for this ;)

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It ain’t over folks! There is one more Sony announcement which is going to happen this or the next week already! Sony China posted that teaser that clearly hints towards a new compact camera (Maybe RX model). In case you don’t remember what the first two cameras on the picture are…well this is the “Sony DSC-F1” camera. What was special on that camera is that the lens and flash could be rotated 180° for greater flexibility in shooting from many angles. This is the youtube video showing it:

We don’t have specs yet but based on the teaser we can assume:

1. This might be an entirely new RX model and not a successor of an existing camera (no RX1 or as it seems not RX10 and RX100 neither).
2. This might be a new High End compact camera (High End Selfie RX camera?)

But I really can’t figure out the full meaning of that teaser. You got an idea?

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Image above shows the A7II with Gariz case

I got this info from two sources. One of the sources is also a trusted source who shared previously correct info about the A6500 and the A9 frame rate. He told me this about the new A7III:

a7III will be sold in November not in June. Nothing about specs. Sorry.

I ranked this rumor SR3 only because I am awaiting multiple confirmations for the postponement. And we don’t know the reason for the delay.

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Before to move on to the next bunch of Sony rumors let’s recap what we have posted so far:

Cameras:

1. RX camera
   Back in March we reported about two cameras registered by Sony. One with the code “WW361847” (which turned out to be the A9) and one with the code “WW620081”. Sony usually defines FF E-mount cameras with the WW3 code series while the WW6 code series has been used so far for the RX100V only.
   Sony hasn’t been 100% reliable on that code structure but we can safely guess that Sony plans to introduce a new RX camera soon (probably in June).
2.  New E-mount cameras
   No new E-mount camera will be launched within the next 1-2 months. But I will have more info to share about this soon…

Lenses:

1. 135mm FE
   Sony is definitely developing a new 135mm (probably f/1.8) FE lens. Should be announced within the next 3-6 months
2. 400mm FE
   Also coming within the next 3-6 months is a fast 400mm FE lens for sports photographers
3. I also got some “hints” that there will be more Sony FE lenses during the second half of 2017
4. Sigma, Tokina and Zeiss will announce new FE lenses too (within 2017)

Surprises:

1. I got some early “whisper” about something “different”. It doesn’t sound like this is going to be announced soon (maybe in 2018). But I am working to have more solid info on this before to share anything on SAR

No info yet on new A-mount stuff :(

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