The massive Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 displayed at the Cp+ show (Source: DC.watch).

Matthew Durr (Click here) posted the most detailed Sony Cp+ booth report I have seen so far. The United States Navy stationed him in Japan so he find some time to visit the CP+ show:

Sony is so confident in these lenses that they had their own live photo studio set up with multiple A7RII’s and 85mm f/1.4 GM’s, complete with two moving models and props galore. The GM lens lineup brings up the problem many mirrorless shooters are seeing with these cameras—as Sony and others release faster and larger lenses to compete with the big and bulky DSLR lenses, they cannot beat the laws of optics that tend to determine a lens’ weight.

I wish nothing but the best for Sony when the lenses get into the hands of reviewers and real-world testers to see what’s marketing fluff, and what is true performance. I’ve got a feeling Sony is doubling-down on these to help secure E-mount’s future in the pro segment, and they really have put their money where their mouth is. Time will tell.

Take time to read his whole article if you want to get a “feel” of what it means to visit the CP+ show!

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

The impossible happened and there is a new Techart autofocus adapter for Leica M lenses. We reported about it first here on SAR (read here). Now as a world’s first we can show you how you can finally autofocus with the [shoplink 45128 ebay]$10,000 Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens[/shoplink]! Her is the lens tested on the Sony A7rII:

A more detailed report can be found at MXcamera and full test at Dcfever.

And here are more new test videos on M-mount lenses:

[shoplink 45139 ebay]Leica leitz elmarit 90mm f/2.8 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Techart AFM lens adapter (Beta) AF test

[shoplink 45101 ebay]Voigtlander VM 21mm f/1.8 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] Techart AFM lens AF Speed Test

[shoplink 45102 ebay]Voigtlander VM 28mm f/2 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] Techart AFM lens AF Speed Test

[shoplink 45103 ebay]Voigtlander VM 35mm f/1.2 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] AF speed test with Techart AFM adapter

[shoplink 45104 ebay]Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] AF speed test with Techart AFM adapter

[shoplink 45105 ebay]Minolta Rokkor-M 28mm f/2.8 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Sony a7II with Techart AFM adapter test

[shoplink 45106 ebay]Canon LTM 50mm f/1.4 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Sony a7II with Techart AFM adapter

The video above is actually the world’s first video showing the autofocus performance of the new Sigma MC-11 electronic E-mount adapter. I cannot recognize the lens used but you can see how fast it focuses.

Sigma’s new MC-11 adapter cost $249 and will ship in April according to BHphoto (preorder here).

And below you can see the official Sigma MC-11 presentation video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dys6BjMUPm0

Thanks Gonzalo for sharing those videos!

P.S.: New Sigma 30mm E-mount preorder links at BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK and Calumet Germany.

CP+ 2016: Hands on with the Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III E-mount from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

We are getting to learn a bit more of those new Vogitlander FE lenses thanks to the CP+ report from Newsshooter. As you know just a couple of days ago Cosina Japan finally released the official price info (in Yen only) and shipment dates of the new FE lenses. But there is still no official price info in Euro/Dollar yet:

1. 15mm f/4.5 will be released in April and cost 115,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,000)
2. 10mm f/5.6 will be released in May and cost 155,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,380)
3. 12mm f/5.6 will be released in August (price not revealed yet)

There is also a 10mm FE lens hands-on report by the Spanish DSLRmagazine site.

Seems like Kai does is slowly becoming a big Sony fan! He just posted his RX1rIi review and concludes that this is a “hugely attractive camera“.

And you can make the camera look even more special with the newly announced Alcantara RX1rII case. You can buy it on [shoplink 45328 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon US (Click here).

Sony 85mm G Master vs Zeiss Batis by Matt Granger

Here is a new roundup of Sony A6300 and GM lens hands-on and tests.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NphQ6QPYhM
Sony G Master 24-70 f/2.8 Real Hands On Model Shoot w/ the A7Rii & Rotolight Neo by Jason Lanier

Sony A6300 FAST ACTION, Tracking Moving Objects REAL WORLD Focus TEST by Jason Lanier

Sony A6300 HIGH ISO Real Hands On, Day and Night Test, Ranges 1,000 to 51,200

Sony A6300 REAL, HANDS ON, Focus Test w/ FAST ACTION, Tracking Moving Objects by Jason Lanier

Sony A6300- Landscapes, Panoramics and a Quick Weather Water Test by Jason Lanier

Mike Colón & Sony GMaster 85

70-200mm GM lens hands on in Spanish by DSLRmagazine.
images from the Laowa CP+ booth (DC.watch).

Sony FS5 Firmware 1.11 Test – Proof of Improved Picture Quality from cinema5D on Vimeo.

Cinema5D and Newsshooter tested the new FS5 1.1 firmware that fixes two critical issues and improves image quality. Here are their two test videos (one above and one below).

Newsshooter FS5 version 1.11 firmware tearing test from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Sony FS5 store links at [shopcountry 45244].