CEA-LETI Presents Full Frame Curved Sensor Prototype

Image Sensor World spotted this new 20.4MP curved sensor from CEA-LETI. It’s a prototype for astronomical applications:

“By directly correcting the field curvature in the focal plane, curved detectors help saving about one third of the optics, usually used as field flatteners, and then avoids undesirable distortion effect either in the image and also on the optical properties across the field of view.

Why does this news matter? Because back in 2015 Sony did present a similar sensor. This is the first picture of  Sony’s curved sensor via Spectrum:

And in 2015 we also spotted a patent of a Full Frame Sony curved sensor with 35mm f/1.8 lens. So this might be really the future of the camera RX series. I don’t think Sony will use such a sensor on an E-mount camera because none of the current E-mount lenses would work with it. It would make much more sense to use these sensor on a brand new system camera like a medium format Sony :)

 

Voigtländer 65mm f/2,0 Macro FE lens preorder start on Juy 19

The new Voigtländer 65mm f/2,0 Macro FE lens will be available for preorder tomorrow (Juy 19) at BHphoto (Cick here). The lens shipment start is on August 10 and the price in Japan is 122,310 yen (tax included)

Image samples shot on this lens can be seen at DSLRmagazine.

 

 

The full info about the three upcoming FE lenses from Voigtlander:

MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical E-mount: It is scheduled to be released in 2017, and the target price is under 150,000 yen (under $1,300).

NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount: It aims to release this year under 150,000 yen (under $1,300).

NOKTON classic 35mm F1.4 E-mount: The assumed price range would be “VM mounted version and a little something extra”, and it will be less than 100,000 yen (under $900). It aims to be released in 2017.

And these are the 65mm specs:

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via Nokishita

Sony Tidbits…


Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS Product Overview

Patrick Murphy-Racey Teams the Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 with the α9 (Alphauniverse).
Behind the Lens episode six – Sony E PZ 18-110mm Zoom (Newsshooter).
Summer evening at Rhossili with the new FE 12 – 24 G (SonyAlphaForum).
Sigma 14mm ART lens tested on the A7rII by Jack Fusco.
Sony 12-24 f/4 FE on a7RII — flare test by Jim Kasson.
Samyang 35mm FE test at Focus Numerique and at SonyAlphaBlog.

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Good news: New 16-35mm GM lens will ship from August 3

Some good news: The new 16-35mm GM lens will ship nearly one month earlier than previously expected. According to both Bhphoto and Adorama the lens shipment will now start on August 3 (Instead of August 27).

16-35mm preorder links at [shopcountry 60653].

The new 100-400mm GM lens is expected to ship out next week at [shopcountry 60638].

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Thanks Charlie!

Sony Tidbits…


This SONY a9 RAW File Quality BLEW ME AWAY!!

Sharpness Tests of the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 G (Lensrentals).
Interview with the Sony FS7II developer team (Sony UK).
Zeiss Batis 18/2.8 IR hotspotting (Jim Kasson).
16-35mm GM test at DC.watch.
Sony A9 test at Albedomedia.
The Complete Guide to Tethering the α9 with Capture One (Alphauniverse).
Sony a6000: How to use Flash to get Better Photos (That1CameraGuy).

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https://www.35mmc.com/01/07/2017/making-sony-a7rii-work/”

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