Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 SE will start shipping on June 24


The new 40mm SE version is a bit more compact than the current 40mm f/1.2 FE lens with declick feature.

Cosina Japan announced that the new Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 SE will start shipping on June 24.

The suggested retail price is 100,000 yen excluding tax. Based on “NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount” (excluding tax 135,000 yen). The shortest shooting distance is 0.35m. Maximum diameter x total length and weight is 66.5 x 51.9 mm, 340 g.

There are no preorder options yet for the new Voigtlander SE lenses

Sony Tidbits…


Sony 24mm F1.4 G Master Definitive Review

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How to Set up a Tabletop Photography Studio (Explora).
First shots with Sony’s FE 20mm F1.8 G wide-angle prime lens (Popphoto).
Full-frame mirrorless compared: Z6 vs. S1 vs. EOS R vs. a7 III (Dpreview).
Wooden Camera ARRI LPL Mount Adapters Overview
Sony 16-35 f2.8 G Master Lens Review (TheDigitalDigest).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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This week SAR readers photos selection


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Environmental Scientist Brooke in a slot canyon, near Page, Arizona, USA.
Sony A9 camera, Sony 24-105mm f4 lens, 24mm, ISO 400, f4, 1/30 sec.

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Sony Tidbits…


Sony E-mount 24-70mm f/2.8 lens comparison | Sigma, Sony, Tamron | Buying guide

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A Mid Range Monster – Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens Review (TheSnapChick).
Clean Your Sensor at Home or Send it to a Pro? (Explora).
Chasing the Light with Chris Niccolls of DPReview TV (Ted Forbes).
Back Button Focus for Sony Alpha Cameras (Marc Galer).
Nikon Z6 vs Sony A7 III Focus Test with 3.0 Firmware (Peter Gregg).

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Tamron patents for 28-105mm f/4.0 and 28-130mm FF lens designs…will one of these be the new teased lens?

I spotted a couple of new patents describing more new zooms designed for Full Frame mirrorless cameras. In the past year we now have a total of seven FE zoom designs. One of them might be the newly teased lens? Let us know which one you like to get:

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Personally something like a 28-130mm FF lens sounds more likely to become true…

New firmware update for the Tamron 70-180mm FE lens

Tamron announced a new firmware update for the 70-180mm FE lens.

Improvements

This update improves the following issues:.

1. A malfunction of Inner body image stabilizer occurs when used at about 70-85mm focal length and at more than 5.5m of object distance.
Applicable camera models: α7 II

2. When you use flashes, there is a delay from the time the shutter button is pressed to the time the shutter and the flash release.
Applicable camera models:α7, α7 II, α7R, α7R II, α7S, α7S II, α5000, α5100, α6000, α6300, α6500, NEX-3N, NEX-5R, NEX-5T, NEX-7, NEX-F3, NEX-6

Tamron 70-180mm FE lens is in Stock and/or shipping here:

In USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and FocusCamera
In Germany at FotoKoch DE, Amazon DE, Calumet DE.
In UK at Amazon UK, WexUK, ParkCameras.
In Amazon EU stores at Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL.

Sony ZV-1 officially announced!

Sony ZV-1 preorders:
USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
EU at Fotokoch, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL. Centresdirect.

And there is also this new Sony Vlogger Accessory Kit you can preorder at BHphoto:

Reviews:
Hands-on review at Explora. Hands-on by Dpreview. Hands-on by Cinema5D. Hands-on by ParkCameras.

Press coverage:
Press text at Dpreview. German press at Fotokoch. Canon G7 X Mark III vs Sony ZV-1 by Apotelyt.

 

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German video: