RX100mV tested: It’s really visibly sharper and less noiser than the previous version!

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Imaging Resource posted the Lab shots taken with the new Sony RX100mV. At first glance the RX100mV seems to be visibly sharper and less noisier than the previous RX100mIV. What do you think?

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And Dpreview posted a few image smaples too.

New Sony A6500 and RX100m5 preorder links:
A6500 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.
RX100m5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet.de. WexUK. PCHstore.
New Underwater housing for all RX100 cameras at BHphoto, Adorama.

All other new Sony stuff on preorder:
Sony A99II at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Calumet Germany and WexUK.
Loxia 85mm f/2.4 at BHphoto and Adorama.
Tamron 150-600mm G2 A-mount lens at Bhphoto.Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens at BHphoto.
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens at Amazon and BHphoto.
Lensbaby Trio 28mm E-mount lens at BHphoto, Adorama and WexUK.

An interesting “hint” about a possible Batis 135mm f/2.0 lens…

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SAR reader P. sent me this:

This email is a bit weird haha, but I think I might have worked out what the next zeiss lenses might be for e-mount. If you look at this site, http://www.zeiss.de/corporate/de_de/zeiss-corporate-newsroom/news/pressemitteilungen.html?id=photokina-2016-new-industrial-lenses you can see four “interlock lenses”. ZEISS Interlock Compact: Planar T* 2/50, Sonnar T* 2.4/85, Distagon T* 2.8/21, Biogon T* 2/35. These are the aperture and focal lengths of the zeiss loxia lenses and they look like them too; the weights aren’t the same however. Then recently they announced a 15mm f/2.8, a 18mm f/2.8, and a 135mm f/2.
 “New members have also been added to the ZEISS Interlock family of industrial lenses: ZEISS is expanding the series with three fixed focal lengths: 2.8/15, 2.8/18 and 2/135”. There’s already a zeiss batis 18mm f/2.8 lens, so my theory is that the 15mm f/2.8 is too close to the zeiss batis 18mm f/2.8, so that will be a Zeiss Loxia. Then the 135mm f/2 will be a Zeiss Batis (this makes more sense since the filter size will fit).
 This makes quite a lot of sense, because you can have a 15mm, a 21mm, 35mm and an 85mm in the zeiss loxia line, then in the zeiss batis line you can have 18mm, 25mm, 85mm and 135mm. None of the focal lengths step on each other and they’d be evenly spread out.

Photochirp is just speculating…but we know a Batis lens is coming and that it’s likely to be a tele lens. The specs could be close to the 135mm f/2.0 Interlock lens (PDF sheet here).

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Sony 50mm FE macro review by ePhotozine: “excellent performer and a pleasure to use”

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ePhotozine tested the new Sony 50mm f/2.8 macro lens and writes:

“There is no doubt that handling is excellent. Focus locks on reliably, the image in the viewfinder or on the monitor is clear and it is a pleasure to enjoy again the simplicity of just having that one standard lens to shoot with.
Sharpness at the centre is simply excellent at all apertures.
Despite only having 7 diaphragm blades, the bokeh is still very pleasing.
The 50mm lens is a universally useful optic and the ability to continue to focus right down to life size is very appealing indeed. The Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 macro lens is an excellent performer and a pleasure to use, at a realistic price.”

The new Sony FE 50mm macro lens is in Stock and shipping for the first time:
in USA at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
in Europ at Fotomundus, Amazon.de, Amazon UK.

New A6500 hands-on reports and new interviews with Sony managers

Above you can watch an Interview with Sony manager Mark Weir. Right below the interview with Kento:

Hands-on and in-depth with the Sony a6500 by Dpreview.
Sony A6500 preview preview by CameraLabs:

“I can see how existing A6300 owners may be frustrated it’s arrived so soon after this model, but as we know, Sony doesn’t hold back on new releases and the A6500 is pitched at a higher level than the A6300 and at a higher price too. I’d love to hear your thoughts.”

Sony RX100 V preview by CameraLabs.
Sony Releases New A6500 Mirrorless Camera and RX100 V Compact (ALC).
The 10 Main Differences Between the Sony a6300 and a6500 (Mirrorlesscomparison).
Sony’s Fast & Furious Hardware Updates Vs. Fuji’s Kaizen Firmware (Fujirumors).
Sony RX100 Mark V: The Fastest Production Still Camera on Earth (Patrick Murphy-Racey).

Preorders (Start on October 10 at 11am NYC time):
A6500 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
RX100m5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama.
New Underwater housing for all RX100 cameras at BHphoto, Adorama.