Sigma 50mm f/1.2 FE now available for preorder at Amazon too
You can now reorder the new Sigma lens at Amazon US&CA&EU too (Click here). Shipment starts on April 18.
And here is a new review from Dustin Abbott:
Preorders:
In USA: BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
In Europe: FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK.
New Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 Pro lens reviews
The lens is available at Amazon and BHphoto.
SonyAlphaBlog concluded:
The Viltrox 27mm F1.2 (600 euros) is another gem from Viltrox. Its unusual focal length (40mm equivalent) is a bit narrower than a 23mm (=35mm equivalent). It offers Excellent sharpness, bokeh balls , soft background blur , very good color rendition and very good AF. Note with the F1.2 aperture you will need sometimes to have a ND filter with the limitation of 1/4000 sec on A6xxx
Compared to the Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN, it is better balanced as the Sigma although a bit more sharper has more nervous background blur and more Chromatic aberrations
The Sony FX3 just got it’s first price drop: -$200 at Amazon and BH
On Feb 23 2021 Sony announced the FX3. And after three years this is the first time the camera got a price drop in the US! It has a $200 discount at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.
Now, I do not have any info at all about a FX3II coming any time soon. Usually Sony does update their product after a 4 year cycle so we can expect a new successor to be announced in early 2025 if Sony holds this kind of pattern. But we can also speculate that there might be soon a new model that will merge the FX3 and A7s lineup into one single camera…but this is just speculation for now.
Note: Also the FX30 got a $200 discount at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama. While the FX9 got a $1000 discount at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
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Current hot Kickstarter projects:
- The German company Spinn now has over 1,000 backers for the new magnetic Swift-lock on Kickstarter (Click here).
- The Lancer 300 is a Camera Backpack with Exoskeleton design and integrated battery! You can read all the details and preorder it on Kickstarter (Click here).
- The new Yashica Micro Mirrorless camera is now available for reorder on Kickstarter (Click here).
- Ultra Plates from 3 legged things now on Kickstarter (Click here).
List of upcoming 20+ E-mount autofocus lenses from Sony, Viltrox, Meike and others
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!
Petition asks to Implement Custom LUT Option on the Sony a7s3
You can sign it now at Change.org. And also sign this petition from Philip Bloom where he asks Sony to make an MI shoe OLED EVF.
CineD explains why LUT support is so important:
If you own or use an FX 30, FX 3, FX 6, etc., then you can already load custom LUTs. Even some other Sony cameras offer this menu function, such as the vlogging ZV-E1 camera and the newish a7cII. Neither of the latter would be considered “Cinema” cameras by anyone. So it’s a little surprising that they would offer this functionality in some of their cameras, but not others – especially their flagship lowlight camera, the aS7III, which is used most by filmmakers.
Sony anticipates the shipment start for the new 24-50mm f/2.8 G
Sony planed to start shipment on May 24. But this has now been anticipated to May 10 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera. Additionally today Sony Japan announced that this lens will ship from April 19 in Japan (before it was May 17).
I don’t know whether Sony has anticipated the start of shipping because it has resolved some production bottlenecks it has had in recent months or whether preorders numbers are low enough to anticipate shipping.