It’s days now I am telling you a new “entry-mid” level Alpha camera will be announced on Feb 26 (Monday in USA). But yesterday I made a typo and wrote Feb 22 in one of my posts. Sorry for that.

The new camera will be announced on Monday afternoon in Las Vegas (Feb 26). It will be early morning of Feb 27 in Europe and Asia.

And I really think this is going to be the new A7III….

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P.S.: If the rumored A7III specs list turn out to be correct well…same source told me the A7sIII specs …so let’s hope he is right :)

Samyang announced a new XP 50mm f/1.2 FE lens. This has a resolution of more than 50 megapixels for photography and 8K for video. At first this lens will be available for Canon EF mount only but more mount versions should be launched later.

The EF version can be used on any E-mount camera with adapter.

More info at: samyanglensglobal.com

Sony Mirrorless Size and Weight

Sports Pro’s Gear For the Winter Games In South Korea (Alphauniverse).
Sony Enters Polarization-Sensitive Image Sensor Market (Image Sensor World).
Do You Know Your Focal Lengths? (Explora).
Multivariate Analysis on Image Sensor Classification and Variability (a case study on Canon, Nikon, Sony) at Multianalytics.
Pixel Shift on Sony A7R III – Is it worth the extra work and time? (Alin Popescu).

Rafa: “This video with more than 23k views in 3 days was shot with an A6500, a sony 35mm 1.8, sony 50mm 1.8 and the kit lens 16-50mm https://www.facebook.com/appairj/videos/2014919842123128/
You can see more of my work at www.rafael-lopes.com (most of it is shot with Sony mirrorless)”

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

Lensbaby announced the new Burnside 35mm f/2.8 which you can preorder now for Sony E or A-mount at BHphoto, Adorama and FocusCamera. It has a Dual diaphragm design to control the amount of vignetting as well as the quality of the bokeh.

Reminder:
The new Loxia lens preorders are now available at BHphoto and Adorama.
And the brand new Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE lens is in Stock for the very first time via BHphoto.

Big new Sony US deals:

1) up to $900 off on Sony camera sand lenses. See full special page at BHphoto, Adorama, Buydig.
2) Up to $500 trade-in bonus to buy a Sony cameras. See special page at BHphoto, Adorama, Buydig, FocusCamera.

More deals:
Meike Battery Grip for the Sony A9 and A7rIII in Stock at Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK.
10% discount on Capture One 11 (Click here) and Capture One 11 for Sony (Click here). Use the coupon code “AMBSAR“.

Huawei will soon announce the new P20 smart phone. Why should we care about that news? Because the phone will have the world’s first triple-camera. And if this will become a general trend it will suddenly help Sony to increase the sensor business. Which means more investment in R&D and more benefits for the classic 1 inch, APS-C and FF sensor development.

Meyer Optik announced the new updated Somnium II 85mm f/1.5 FE lens:

The new Somnium II comes in an enhanced design and has been updated to the latest Meyer-Optik quality standards. It will be available for nearly all modern camera systems and comes with a matt black finish.

More info at http://info.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/somnium_ii_presale

I added one new way to share your pics to the SAR community:

Follow @sonyalphagallery and tag us on your photo to give us the permission to repost your images on the Instagram gallery and on the weekly roundup post on sonyalpharumors (we will credit you).
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Reminder: EU readers can grab the 24-70mm GM lens with a nice 370 Euro discount at Amazon Spain.