Fujirumors found out the final release date of Lightroom 6. It will ship on April 21 for 129 Euro.

Unlike reported on yesterdays “leak” at BHphoto the 100mm macro has been designed for both DSLR and Mirrorless system. This means it will be available for both Sony A and E-mount. And there is also a Cine version of it.

Full press release and image samples can be seen here.
100mm f/2.8 macro at Syopt.com.
100mm T/3.1 macro Cine version at Syopt.com.

And you can preorder them here:
100mm f/2.8 E-mount at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
100mm f/2.8 A-mount at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
100mm T/3.1 macro Cine version E-mount at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
100mm T/3.1 macro Cine version A-mount at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

The Swedish magazine Fotosidan is the first site posting a review:
– Focus is smooth with just the right resistance
– Well built, better than [shoplink 35155 ebay]Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro[/shoplink] they compare it to.
– Pictures are warmer than Canon
– Sharpness are better on the Canon lens, all through 2.8-22. The Samyang never catch up.

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found via Dicahub.

Good news folks! This is the new Rokinon f/2.8 macro lens you can now preorder at BHphoto (Click here). It works well on both Full Frame and APS-C E-mount cameras and it will ship on April 27 already!
Full specs can be read at BHphoto! (Found via MirrorlessRumors and an anonymous source).

Home in on close-up subjects with the Sony E mount 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens from Rokinon, which affords life-size 1:1 magnification along with a minimum focusing distance of 1′. This manual focus portrait-length lens also incorporates one high refractive index element and one extra-low dispersion element into its design to reduce chromatic aberrations and distortions throughout the focusing range. An Ultra Multi-Coating has also been applied to minimize flare and ghosting for increase contrast and color neutrality. A long focal length lens with close focusing abilities and a high magnification ratio, this macro lens is ideal for making close-up, detailed images of nearby subjects.

This 100mm f/2.8 lens features a Sony E mount, and is compatible with full-frame sensors or APS-C sensors, where it will provide a 150mm equivalent focal length.

A bright f/2.8 maximum aperture is useful for working in a variety of lighting conditions and the minimum f/32 aperture helps to attain a long depth of field when working with close-up subjects.

One high refractive index element and one extra-low dispersion element help to control chromatic aberrations and minimize distortions throughout the focusing and aperture ranges.

An Ultra Multi-Coating has been applied to lens elements to reduce lens flare and ghosting for increased clarity, contrast, and color fidelity.

Featuring a macro design, this lens affords a 1:1 maximum magnification ratio along with a minimum focusing distance of 1′.

Benefitting working with especially close subjects, this manual focus lens features an internal focus design to maintain the overall lens length during use. Additionally, the front filter mount does not rotate when focusing to better enable the use of polarizers, graduated ND, and other filter types that require precise positioning.

A rounded nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing out-of-focus quality when using selective focus or shallow depth of field techniques.

Sony Deals:
Zeiss FE Distagon lens is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Back in Stock: Refurbished Zeiss FE 5mm lens for $749 at [shoplink 35071 ebay]Secondipity eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink] Til April 4 deal: Sony DSC-HX50V/B at cart(!) is $219.99 +LR5 +$20.00 GC at Focus Camera (Click here).

Reuters reports that Sony sold 50% of their Olympus stake. Now Sony owns 5% only of the Olympus company. The 46.8 billion yen ($390.4 million) capital gain will be used for investments in the sensor and video games business. Sony also said it will maintain its partnership with Olympus despite the lower stake.

New Sony Livra. A FF camera for 300 Euro at Lepidi.
Sony PXW-DCI at CameraDoe.
Giant 4.9mm f/3.5 270-degree fisheye and 150mm f/1.0 announced for Sony A7-series at Lensrentals.
Sony stellt Sensorproduktion ein (Heise.de).

If you find more of them let me know!

Sony issued the following statement regarding a possible issue with the FE 35mm f/2.8 lens:

Notice to Owners of the Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA Interchangeable Lens

March 31, 2015
Sony has recently become aware that some of the Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA E-Mount lenses sold during and after November 2014 are experiencing an issue when customers attempt to update the software to the new version released on March 4, 2015 (from Ver. 01 to Ver. 02).
Sony is planning to offer repairs for the affected lenses free of charge.
(Please contact the Sony Support Center listed below. Applications for repairs will also be accepted through the Sony website.)
In the case that the software update completes with no trouble, there is no need for repair.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

【Malfunction Symptoms】
The software update freezes at the screen below when the customer initiates the software update (from Ver. 01 to Ver. 02) that was made available on March 4, 2015.
Update that has frozen   Update that is proceeding normally

If the above symptom is exhibited, please remove the battery from the camera when the update freezes.
The lens can continue to be used with the pre-update Ver. 01 software.

※How to check the software version
1） Power on the camera
2） Select [Menu]→[Setup]→[Ver.] The software version installed on the lens will be displayed (as below).

【Affected model and production numbers】
SEL35F28Z Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA
α™ (E-Mount) interchangeable lenses
Purchased during or after November 2014

※Affected production numbers
Some, but not all, numbers from
1812043 – 1851015 (AE Version)
1840715 – 1850381 (CN2 Version)

Thanks to the anonymous source who sent this!

Oriental Hobbies announced that smart cap for the 16-50mm E-mount lens. It opens automatically when you “Open” the lens. The bad news is that you can buy it in Japan only.

P.S.: A curios coincidence: The Olympus OM lens caps fit E mount (SonyAlphaForum).