New Zhong YI APO 85mm F2.8 SUPER MACRO 1-5X FE lens will start shipping out in March in Japan

Zhong YI new APO 85mm F2.8 SUPER MACRO 1-5X FE lens will start shipping out in March:

Uses APO lens technology to correct chromatic aberration to the utmost. The shooting distance is 0.1 to 0272m.
Manufacturer’s suggested price: 65,000 yen (excluding tax)
Scheduled to be released in March 2020.

There is no info about the pricing and availability outside of Japan. But usually you will find their products listed in a few weeks time on their Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK pages. Note: At the moment 65,000 is about $600.

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Nik Collection 2.5 announced. Get 15% off with our promocode!

Today DxO launched the new Nik Collection 2.5 (full info here). You save 15% on the software if you use our checkout code “GETNIK25NOW “. You can also have this Free Trial before you buy it.

The new versions is now compatible with Affinity Photo 1.8 and adds 5 New Iconic Film Stocks: Agfa Precisa 100, Fuji FP100C, Fuji Instax, Fuji Provia 400X, Lomo RedScale 100.

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The new Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 FE will start shipping out in late Spring and price will make “everybody happy”

Marc Morris from Tamron shared some tidbits about the new Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 FE lens:

  • weather sealed
  • super fast AF
  • very low price (SAR note: I bet it’s nearly half the price of the Sony GM 70-200)
  • shipment start in late Spring

Here is the interview:

I also heard from one of my sources that:

  • Lens MTF at f/2.8 shows that at least at 70mm and 180mm the lens is sharper than the Sony GM 70-200
  • VXD motor is incredibly fast and is able to focus across its focusing range almost instantly

And this is the size comparison with the Sony GM 70-200:

Can’t wait to buy this one!

 

Fuji announced the X-T4 but Coronavirus Outbreak Pushes Shipping Back to Late April/Early May

Just now Fuji announced the new X-T4 (specs here). It’s the most advanced APS-C camera yet. Fujirumors reports that the camera will ship in late April or early May at earliest because of the Coronavirus outbreak.

I guess that all manufacturers including Sony will have issues with the production too. If things get even worse we might get a new A7IV or A7sIV in very late 2020 only :(

Full coverage at Fujirumors.

Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE G lens officially announced!

Preorders:
Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE G at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. FocusCamera. Amazon DE. Calumet DE. Amazon UK. Parkcameras UK. Amazon FR. Amazon IT.

Hands-on and reviews:
Review by Albert Dros. Review by Nate Luebbe. Review by Terry Donnelly. Review by Colby Brown. Review at PCMag. Test at Cinema5D. First french test at LeMondeDeLaPhoto. Preview at CameraLabs. German test at DigitalKamera.

Press text:
Full official press text on SAR. Product page at Sony UK. Press text at Dpreview. Press text on Explora.

Sample images:
Sample images at Sony. Sample images at Dpreview. Image samples on Alphauniverse. Milky way shots at Pantip.

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