Officially announced: Samyang autofocus (!) 50mm f/1.4 and 14mm f/2.8 FE lenses!!!

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It is now official! In a surprising move Samyang announced that it will make two new FE autofocus lenses! Those are the first autofocus lenses ever made by the company:
– 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC Full Frame E-mount
– 50mm F1.4 AS IF UMC Full Frame E-mount

The two new lenses will ship end of June with a price that still has to be determined. But knowing Samyang these will be surely cheaper than current Sony-Zeiss FE lenses. This is a size comparison between the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE, the new Samyang 50mm f/1.4 FE and the new Sony 50mm f/1.8 FE:

50mm_FE_lens_comparison

 

Here is the full press text:

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May 3rd, 2016, Seoul, Korea – The global optics brand, Samyang Optics (http://www.samyanglensglobal.com) today announced the long-awaited launch of two autofocus lenses: 14mm F2.8 and 50mm F1.4 lenses for Sony E mount Mirrorless cameras with full frame sensor size. The new 14mm and 50mm are the widest and brightest lenses in their classand offer superb quality images to photographers. This launching expands the boundaries of Samyang Optics photo lens line-up from manual focus only, to now include autofocus lenses.

Optimised Optical Design as Full Frame Mirrorless Camera Lens
Both 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC and 50mm F1.4 AS IF UMC are specifically designed to work in harmony with full frame mirrorless cameras in Sony E mount. The flow of light is devised based on the uniqueness of the distance from glass to sensor in mirrorless cameras to create optimal performance. Along with portability of mirrorless lenses, the 14mm F2.8 and 50mm F1.4 are compatible with full frame sensors to deliver the wideness and sharpnessof image to photographers.

The 67mm filter diameter brings the maximum amount of light into the lens to create the best work of light in photography. The 14mm F2.8 is the widest angle available in the market and the F1.4 of 50mm and F2.8 of 14mm apertures are by far the brightest of full frame mirrorless lenses, offeringa beautiful bokeh effect and the best quality images under various exposure conditions.

Based on Samyang Optics’ exceptional optical technology, aspherical lenses have been included in both lenses to minimise aberration and unnecessary light dispersion, delivering high resolution from the centre to the corners of the image.

AF Performance and Ergonomic Design Based on Class-Leading Technology
These new products will be the first autofocus lenses in over 40 years of Samyang’s class-leading core optics technologies.Samyang has captured the essence of world leading image technology with their manual focus lenses and reinterpreted it into autofocus lenses. Photographers now can enjoy the prime manual lens image quality and autofocus lens. These new 14mm F2.8 and 50mm F1.4 are compatible with both phase detect and contrast detect sensors to operate fast and accurate focus detection.

The 67mm filter diameter is also the result of years of R&D for best handling, by adding stability to the photo-taking experience. Also the minimal and sleek design and metal-housing solidify the build quality with the internal focus system.

These two new autofocus lenses from Samyang Optics will be exhibited at the Photo & Imaging 2016Show in Seoul, South Korea. The lenses will be globally available from July 2016. Further details, pricing and availability will follow.

More information will be released soon onSamyang Optics official website (http://www.samyanglensglobal.com), Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/samyanglensglobal) andInstagram (http://www.instagram.com /samyanglensglobal).

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(UPDATED) Hot! Samyang announced the 50mm f/1.4 and 14mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lenses!

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UPDATE: Samyang now officially announced two new Full Frame E-mount lenses. And both lenses are also the companies first autofocus lenses! The lenses are:

50mm f/1.4 FE (Full Frame E-mount).
14mm f/2.8 FE (Full Frame E-mount).

This is superb news! Samyang already makes some excellent manual focusing Sony glass. They sell them branded as [shoplink 47478 ebay]Rokinon in USA (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 47479 ebay]Wallimex in some EU countries (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 47480 ebay]Samyang in Asia (Click here)[/shoplink]. Those lenses usually do offer a very high optical quality for the money. Samyang is going to be the first company offering Full Frame autofocus E-mount lenses for an affordable price!

Press release:

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May 3rd, 2016, Seoul, Korea – The global optics brand, Samyang Optics (http://www.samyanglensglobal.com) today announced the long-awaited launch of two autofocus lenses: 14mm F2.8 and 50mm F1.4 lenses for Sony E mount Mirrorless cameras with full frame sensor size. The new 14mm and 50mm are the widest and brightest lenses in their classand offer superb quality images to photographers. This launching expands the boundaries of Samyang Optics photo lens line-up from manual focus only, to now include autofocus lenses.

Optimised Optical Design as Full Frame Mirrorless Camera Lens
Both 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC and 50mm F1.4 AS IF UMC are specifically designed to work in harmony with full frame mirrorless cameras in Sony E mount. The flow of light is devised based on the uniqueness of the distance from glass to sensor in mirrorless cameras to create optimal performance. Along with portability of mirrorless lenses, the 14mm F2.8 and 50mm F1.4 are compatible with full frame sensors to deliver the wideness and sharpnessof image to photographers.

The 67mm filter diameter brings the maximum amount of light into the lens to create the best work of light in photography. The 14mm F2.8 is the widest angle available in the market and the F1.4 of 50mm and F2.8 of 14mm apertures are by far the brightest of full frame mirrorless lenses, offeringa beautiful bokeh effect and the best quality images under various exposure conditions.

Based on Samyang Optics’ exceptional optical technology, aspherical lenses have been included in both lenses to minimise aberration and unnecessary light dispersion, delivering high resolution from the centre to the corners of the image.

AF Performance and Ergonomic Design Based on Class-Leading Technology
These new products will be the first autofocus lenses in over 40 years of Samyang’s class-leading core optics technologies.Samyang has captured the essence of world leading image technology with their manual focus lenses and reinterpreted it into autofocus lenses. Photographers now can enjoy the prime manual lens image quality and autofocus lens. These new 14mm F2.8 and 50mm F1.4 are compatible with both phase detect and contrast detect sensors to operate fast and accurate focus detection.

The 67mm filter diameter is also the result of years of R&D for best handling, by adding stability to the photo-taking experience. Also the minimal and sleek design and metal-housing solidify the build quality with the internal focus system.

These two new autofocus lenses from Samyang Optics will be exhibited at the Photo & Imaging 2016Show in Seoul, South Korea. The lenses will be globally available from July 2016. Further details, pricing and availability will follow.

More information will be released soon onSamyang Optics official website (http://www.samyanglensglobal.com), Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/samyanglensglobal) andInstagram (http://www.instagram.com /samyanglensglobal).

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Sony Tidbits…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-39D-I30xU

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
New Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G Captures The Angels (Alphauniverse).
Wireless Intervalometer a7Rii (SonyAlphaForum).
Rx10m3 image samples at Photographyblog
MUST LEARN Sony A7Sii Hack! Shoot 4K in Super 35 Mode! (Noba Tech).

Geekanoids:my Sony FDR-AX53 unboxing with your readers youtu.be/rEb9cSoSuzo

Raoul:Today I’m writing to you because I’d love to show you this creative music video made entirely using a Sony a7sii and a set of Zeiss Prime CP2. I think the result is amazing and clearly shows how the combination of the two (camera and lenses) can actually make the difference. I thought you might be interested in share it with all Sony a7s and Zeiss fans. https://vimeo.com/163473796

Cheyne:I just finished a film that was the ultimate test for cold weather, damp, and dirty conditions. It was an expedition to Baffin Island. I shot with the Sony A7, fe24-70 and voigtlander 15mm (second version). https://vimeo.com/151439063

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Save $550 on the reconditioned Sony A7sII (with US warranty)

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You save $550 on the reconditioned Sony A7rII sold at Amazon US (Click here). it comes with 90 day Sony US warranty. And here are some more recontidioned deals:
Save $260 on the RX100m2 (Click here).
Save $215 on the FE 70-200mm (Click here).
Save $130 on the RX100m4 (Click here).

Reminder:
There is a major Sandisk SD card rebate at Adorama (Click here to see all discounted cards). This includes a $45 off on the huge 512 GB card!
Grey imported Sony A7s sells with a $700 discount on [shoplink 47435 ebay]eBay (1 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
The Sigma MC-11 adapter is in Stock for the first time at Amazon US (Click here).
Voigtlander 15mm III FE lens is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here).
$170 off on the Sony FE 24-240mm at [shoplink 47118 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
$600 off on the Sony A7sII at [shoplink 47285 ebay]eBay US (3 year US seller warranty)[/shoplink].
Sony US officially reduced the A7II price. It’s now $200 off in all US stores like Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Also the first generation A7 got a $100 discount and sells for $998 at Amazon (Click here).
The 85mm GM lens is back in Stock at Amazon US (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).

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(SR1) Rumor roundup…(A7m3, RX100m5 and Sigma E-mount).

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Here are a couple of rumors I got from anonymous sources. Those are not from trusted and known sources. They rarely are true but sometimes it happens some of those are spot on (it did happen with the A6300 and RX1rII specs lately). So let’s just read those and see if one of them will become true or not:

Source_1:
RX100M5
– release was set for June, however in light of the DL series camera’s the release is in doubt however Sony is confident that what was already planned is still superior to the Nikon offering.
– Hybrid AF will be a feature 179 Phase detect points and 135 Contrast detect points
– Continuous AF bursts 40 FPS
– EVF magnification will be 0.7x (big improvement)
– 24-80 F1.8 – F2.8 lens (longer)
– low light focus down to -4 EV
– Grip will be introduced

Source_2:
Great news!!  RX100 IV is come!! Only improvement I aware is PDAF to compete with Nikon DL cams for C-AF, improv EVF magnification, and same focal length but slightly faster f1.4 – 2.8.

Source_3:
Second confirmation I have is from Sigma regarding production of a 24mm f1.4 APS-C e-mount development. This will not happen as the recently announced MC11 adaptor can fit the existing 24mm sigma for canon lens. I did get confirmed however that for the MC11 adapter an official firmware update is coming to allow it to be used with the Sigma 18-35 F1.8 lens.

Source_4:
I got a peak behind a curtain at the CeBit today:
The A7 M3 will be likely announced in April/May with a great feature set.
The newly developed 22MP sensor features world fastest FF autofocus system. The Exomer RS sensor will also feature vastly increased readout speeds. It was designed with both still image and video image quality in mind.
This results in expected features of full sensor readout for all video modes (including 4k). Optionally pixel binning and line skipping can be activated for stunning slow motion video recording at native resolutions.

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New Batis 18mm lens test by 3Dkraft: “This lens is simply amazing!”

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Image courtesy: 3Dkraft

3Dkraft writes:

The Batis 2.8/18 demonstrates an impressive level of optical performance that can be achieved in a compact and lightweight mirrorless full-frame system. Although at the time of this writing there are no lens correction profiles available in Lightroom / Adobe Camera Raw for this super wide angle Batis, I see no demand for it as the results were almost free from distortion and vignetting. Only at open aperture you may see a need to correct some minimal CA at extreme contrast edges. Resolution, contrast and color richness are excellent even when you shoot against direct sun light. The autofocus works fast and reliable, it may be helpful especially at open aperture when playing with depth of field in the close-up range. This lens is simply amazing!

BAtis 18mm hands-on videos:
Zeiss Batis 18 f/2.8 initial impressions by Artur Kociola on Youtube.
Zeiss Batis 2.8/18 – 18mm Super Weitwinkel mit f2.8 an der Sony a7II – netucated.com on Youtube
Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Lens Unboxing & Quick Look by Digitalrev on Youtube.

Batis 18mm store links at [shopcountry 47045].

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