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BCNranking just published the lens sales ranking for January-Febraury 2010.

The following lens list contains the 10 most sold Alpha mount lenses (including third-party producer like Sigma). Click on the lens name to see the product page on amazon.

1	Sony	75-300mm F4.5-5.6
2	Tamron	AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR DiII LD Aspherical[IF]Macro
3	Sony	DT 50mm F1.8 SAM
4	Sony	DT 30mm F2.8 Macro SAM
5	Sony	DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM
6	Tamron	SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1
7	Sigma	APO 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO
8	Tamron	AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2
9	Sony	DT 18-250mm F3.5-6.3
10	Sigma	30mm F1.4 EX DC
10	Sony	70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM
10	Sigma	70-300mm F4-5.6 DG MACRO

What can we learn from the ranking?
1) No expensive Zeiss lens made it into the top 10!
2) Thirs-party producer are selling ver well!

Sorry guys I have to make a step back. After posting the latest rumor about the upcoming entry level Alphas I received some conflicting reports. It seems that there have been some doubts with the new Alphas having videorecording or not.

Let’s start with the key-points where everyone of my sources do agree:
All of them do confirm that new announcement about still cameras will be made at NAB (April 10-14). All of them confirm that we are talking about APS-C cameras. And all do confirm that there will be no A7xx.

But I have to “suspend” the rumor which told you that they will not have video. I ask you more time to get some more reliable information about that.

UPDATE: Mirrorless cameras will come in May. They will not be launched on NAB!

The Sony A450 almost disapperead from the scene. Not many magazines and reviewers are talking about it. The very knwon korean website SLRclub tusted the camera. The bad news is that they always post their review as an image (.jpg) so you can’t run google translation over it

Anyway take a look at the images and comparisons!

UPDATE: Now I have two trusted sources confirming that at least one new Alpha will be introduced. Both do say it will be an APS-C camera. Anyway I downgraded the rumor value from SR5 to SR4 because e are not 100% that Sony will launch two Alphas (instead of one).

So finally we have some more reliable rumors for you! SonyAlphaRumors learned that Sony is going to announce two new entry level cameras at the NAB show in Las Vegas. The show starts on April 10th.

One camera should be the A2xx and the other one a A3xx (Don’t know the exact name yet)

I know it is not exactly what we were all waiting for

Today Zeiss becomes 120 years old! Happy Birthday!

Zeiss has such an incredible history! An example: Did you know that Zeiss produced a Planar 0,7/50 mm Lens which has been used by Stanley Kubrick in „Barry Lyndon“? Zeiss Lenses have also been used by astronauts on the moon and for the “Lord of the Rings” movies.

What do I wish for the future?
1) More Sony Zeiss fast prime lenses of course!
2) Lower the price please
3) Make a digital Zeiss Ikon ZM

To read the google english translation fo the original german press release click the link below:

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