Image on top shows the front of the current Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 Canon EF lens

The same sources who gave us ALL correct 2019 Sigma lens rumors told us the next E-mount lens from Sigma will be the 70-200mm f/2.8 FE. It will be announced in early 2020.

It might even be that this lens will ship out BEFORE the new Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 FE lens :)

poorly photoshopped (LOL) A7III body with fully articulating screen

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A person who claims “to be close” to the Sony factory in Thailand reports that the A7IV will have a fully articulating LCD screen:

“Sony a7IV has full articulate screen, spec same as III no improvement, more like basic model for vloggers.”

This is the first time I heard about this so it might be complete BS. But this is the kind of wild rumor I hope it will become true. It’s something like seven years now the Sony community is asking for this to happen!!!

More reliable rumor talk:
Just last week I posted the rumor from a source who told me Sony will launch a new camera and new handle soon. Well yesterday Sony announced the GP-VPT2BT handle so this gives us a fair chance that indeed Sony will have a new camera on market by March. The A7III has been announced two years ago at the Cp+ show. So this would fit the timeline. But this is only a guess for now and I got no evidence or reliable rumor confirming this now.

Let’s guess the possible A7IV specs:
I presume Sony will take a very conservative approach. Which means: Expect the A7rIV body and features with an “Upgraded” 24MP sensor. Well, adding a fully articulating screen would be at least one positive surprise…

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Rumor ranking explained:
I now post only  two kind of rumors:

RUMOR: Marks rumors that  are somehow more solid and likely to be true
WILD RUMOR: Marks rumor that are from anonymous and first time sources. We post them just for the sake of fun and clickbait of course  :)

Note: Please hold me accountable for the “RUMOR” and not for “WILD RUMOR”  :)

A dutch store just leaked the full specs and images of the new Tokina 85mm f/1.8 FE lens.

via Nokishita

A month ago I leaked the first image of the new Tokina 85mm f/1.8 FE lens. I said the lens will start  shipping out on February 7 and cost around $500+ (550 Euro).

Today Nokishita confirmed the lens announcement is imminent and the price in Japan will be 56,000 YEN. This will be Tokinas first FE autofocus lens of a larger range.

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It’s hard to make a decent size comparison as the image show the lens slightly tilted. But it looks like the lens will be bigger than the excellent Sony 85mm f/1.8 and about on par with the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8:

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Thanks Jose!

Time for a rumor recap:

Sony Cameras:
RUMOR: Sony will announce a new camera at the CP+ show (70% reliable –article here). Is it the A7IV???
RUMOR: Sony A7sIII might have 4k120p and a cooling vent (70% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: Sony 8k sensors and new codec specification (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: Quad Bayer FF sensors from Sony (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: FX6 camcorder will  be announced in early 2020. Basically an FX9 but with SDXC cards and XAVC-L only (90% reliable – article here).

Sony Lenses and accessories:
RUMOR: Sony will announce 6 new E-mount lenses in 2020. Most of them tele primes and tele zooms (70% reliable –article here).
RUMOR: Sony’s next announcement might give us a fast GM wide angle lens (80% reliable – article here).
FACT:  Sony’s GP-VPT2BT shooting grip with Bluetooth remote control function has been registered in Asia (article here).
FACT: Sony said f/1.2 FE lenses are a possibility (article here).
PATENT: Sony patented new 100mm f/1.4 and 500mm f/4.0 lenses (article here and article here).

Third party lenses:
RUMOR: Tokina 85mm f/1.8 FE lens will be announced soon (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: The six new Tamron FE lenses will all be unveiled in 2020. None of them is likely to be a fast prime (70% reliable – article here).
FACT: Tamron said they have SIX more FE Lenses on their roadmap (article here).
FACT: Rumiere APO 75mm f/0.95 FE lens coming (article here).
PATENT: Sigma also patented a new 50mm f/1.2 FE lens design (article here).

TWO more things:
PATENT: Sony patented a new drone camera (article here).

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We now heard from two reliable sources that Sony will definitely announce new E-mount gear “around” the CP+ show.  On of the sources said there will be at least a new camera and a new handle with Bluetooth “VCT”.

I got NO confirmation yet about WHAT camera we should expect but I bet high on the new Sony A7 IV. After all the A7III was announced at the CP+ show two years ago.

I have no info on lenses yet but there is surely a good chance we might get 1-2 new lenses too. Like I reported days ago Sony plans to announce a total of SIX new E-mount lenses in 2020.

Now let’s guess the possible A7IV specs:
It safe to think the A7IV will be an evolution and not a revolution. Something like the A7rIV with a 24MP sensor. I would appreciate Sony to surprises us and at least offer us not the same A7III sensor but a completely new version of it.
For the rest I expect the A7IV to have the same EVF, same AF system and same body design of the A7rIV.

And when the A7sIII?
After a very long waiting I am now confident the A7sIII is coming at the NABshow. The only reliable rumor I got said it would have 4k120p and a vent on the back to cool down the sensor.

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SUMMARY:

• 6 new E-mount lenses will be announced in 2020 (1 APS-C, some lenses are update of current lenses, many tele lenses and on new wide angle GM lens)
• 1 new camera will be announced around the CP+ show
• 1 new grip will be announced around the CP+ show
• Many more announcement expected from Sigma, Tamron, Tokina (85mm f/1.8 FE)…stay tuned on SAR for those rumors :)

This is a rumor from a very solid source. I  know this because he shared the 2019 lens roadmap I did NOT post on SAR because he was an anonymous first time source. Well his 2019 roadmap was right (it included for example the new 70-350mm lens). So I am confident this roadmap is realistic:

• Sony plans to launch six more E-mount lenses in 2020
• One of them will be APS-C
• Most lenses will be tele primes and tele zooms (but some of them might be updates of current lenses like 70-200mm G).

I guess it makes sense for Sony to update some of their lenses (particularly some GM zooms) and to launch new tele lenses that can suite sport and wildlife shooters.

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Rumor ranking explained:
I now post only  two kind of rumors:

RUMOR: Marks rumors that  are somehow more solid and likely to be true
WILD RUMOR: Marks rumor that are from anonymous and first time sources. We post them just for the sake of fun and clickbait of course  :)

Note: Please hold me accountable for the “RUMOR” and not for “WILD RUMOR”  :)