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Yes, please share what you know about the camera…thanks!

Zeiss just published the first teaser video where you can see bits of a new lens that will be announced on February 25. What we learn from this teaser:

1. It’s E-mount
   It clearly shows a lens mounted on a Sony camera (I think it’s this camera). So now we know for sure it’s going to be
2. Aperture at least f/1.7 (more likely f/1.4?)
   In one of the screenshots, I increased the light intensity to recognize the f/1.7 aperture mark. So it will definitely be f/1.7… but maybe even faster as you can’t see the full aperture range in the video.
3. It’s OTUS
   It has exactly the same yellow markings as the original OTUS DSLR lens series. So I assume it is a newly developed OTUS series, perhaps with manual focus like the original series. This series aims to achieve the highest possible image quality. The price of the DSLR series was over $4,000.
4. Relatively Compact
   Unlike the DLSR series the lens looks decently compact.

It is also clear to me from the video that these are manual focus lenses. Here are some pictures of the few interesting parts in the video. Let me know if you can spot anything else interesting!

If you have more info about the next Sony cameras and Sony/Zeiss lenses you can share send me a message using this contact box or at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

Justin McClure launched this new Portable Ring Light on Kickstarter.

Broncolor has announced the new RFS 3S Transmitter, which can be pre-ordered from BHphoto (click here).

BCNretail shared the market share details for the month of January. Here is the quick results summary from Digicameinfo:

• In terms of sales volume share by manufacturer in January 2013, Sony topped the list for the third consecutive month with 29.7%. In second place was Canon with a 26.3% share. These two companies account for the majority of the market. In third place was Fujifilm, whose share increased 4.6 points from the previous month to 15.9%, overtaking Nikon. This is the first time that Fujifilm has made it into the top three in five months.
• In the ranking of sales by series in January 2013, Canon’s “EOS R50” took the top spot. It overtook Sony’s “VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II” and regained the top spot for the first time in two months.
• Coming in third is Fujifilm’s “FUJIFILM X-M5.” Since its release at the end of November 2012, the model has been climbing the ranks every month, making it into the top three for the first time in three months. It accounts for roughly half of the company’s total sales, making a major contribution to the company’s growing market share.

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Sigma Japan has officially confirmed that they will be launching new products at the CP+ show. They have released the list of their events and it includes the following:

• February 27th 14:00-14:45 … “Behind the Scenes of SIGMA Product Development” SIGMA Development Staff #Product Development
• February 28th 12:00-12:45 … “A little bit from Ozone” Yasuhiro Ozone (SIGMA employee) #Product development
• March 1st 12:00-12:45 … “Content TBD” Kazuto Yamaki (SIGMA Representative)
• March 1st 16:10-16:50 … “About SIGMA’s new products” U-Tobi #NewProducts

Two products are “rumored” for now:

• Full release of the previously teased Sigma 28-45mm T2 Cine E mount lens (listed here at BH).
• New Sigma 800mm f/6.3 E and L-mount lens

But maybe something completely different is coming? Sigma CEO Yamaki has promised that this year they will be launching a telephoto lens that nobody has dared to try before!

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Found via DC.life