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Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of the Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF lens. With the debut of the SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF, the SZ series offering a range of exciting products with specific features and valuable advantages.

Sales will commence on February 18, 2022.

Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF is a 500mm super tele lens that adopts catadioptric type optical design with a constant F8 aperture. The lens offers a compact alternative to standard tele photo lenses as more and more photographers are looking for easy-to-carry gear. Keeping in mind active travel photographers that seek outdoor landscape, wild nature or birds, the 500mm F8 Reflex MF is designed as a compact and lightweight mirror lens – a type of lens to be rediscovered in this new era of also compact but high-tech mirrorless cameras. The Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF adopts a T-mount standard (pitch 0.75mm, thread 42mm) that allows the lens to be attached to any camera by using mount adapters.

Highlighted Features

• Extremely compact and lightweight super tele lens.
• Macro shooting with 1 : 2.86 magnification.
• Specific donut-shaped and super smooth bokeh.
• Easy and precise focusing.
• Super compression effect.
• Versatile mount system for 6 camera mounts including 4 mounts for mirrorless cameras.

Today Canon announced their new R5c video focused camera version (specs at BHphoto and Adorama). This might be considered an official competitor of the Sony A1 and you can find a full R5c vs A1 spec comparison on that special BH page. On the pro side this camera shoots 8k60p but on the downsides it doens’t have IBIS, a huge cooling vent and only a micro Hdmi.

Sony ZV-1 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.

The first camera to be announced in 2022 should be a new kind of ZV-1 compact camera model. The camera will start shipping out in Q2 (April-June). I have no specs yet but it doesn’t sound like a successor of the current ZV-1, but more likely a (cheaper?) variation.

The Chinese company Rockstar will soon announce this new 40mm f/5.6 FE lens. Specs:

• 0,4m close focus
• black and silver versions
• 150g
• 200 Dollars
• Leica M mount will be released first with E-mount version coming soon after…

Not really sure why a f/5.6 prime would be interesting.

via Weibo

You can find a ton of deals on that special Imaging show BH page (Click here).

Techinsights.com listed the Sony IMX610 sensor. DClife reports the sensor is made for Sony cameras only and cannot be purchased by external companies.

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Sony A1 at BHphoto. Adorama. Amazon. Focuscamera. FotoErhardt DE. Calumet DE. Fotokoch DE. Park UK. WexUK.

Sony announced that it will soon release a major FX6 and FX9 firmware update. Explora published all details:

The soon-to-be-released v2.0 update for the FX6 improves AF tracking, adds 16-bit raw output and 4-ch audio metering, and more, while the FX9 v3.0 update highlights include improved autofocus, support for anamorphic lenses, B4 lens support, and additional control options.