This is the first image of the new Samyang 85mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens. The lens is set to be announced within March. I have no info about the price yet but we know the Canon EF version costs $579 on Amazon. I have been told autofocus is the fastest on any Samyang FE lens yet. Image quality is close to the GM lens and the Samyang is also a tiny bit shorter.
And you like it?
Samyang is already teasing the next lens announcement and we know it will be a Samyang 85mm f/1.4 FE lens. We got this info:
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Links to all current Samyang/Rokinon FF E-mount AF lenses:
14mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
24mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
UPDATED: At the Cp+ show today Tamron is showing the new 17-28mm FE along with the 35mm and 35-150mm DSLR lenses marked with an “E”. At first I thought this might be new E-mount prototypes but I now learned they are regular Canon EF versions.
There seems to have been a confusion with the reports I got from the CP+ show because the lenses had an “E” marking and were displayed together with the two other FE zooms making it look like these would be E-mount versiosn of the recently announced new DSLR lenses.
But thanks to my readers I learned that these unfinished prototypes are “weight” samples which means they are only there so that you can grab them and feel the weight.
Sorry folks, but I got mislead too by the reports I got from the CP+ show. My apologies!
This is the new Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM lens! It’s only a small resolution image but it gives you the idea :)
Looks like it has about the size of the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 FE lens. Our reader Jekabs (Thanks!) made this overlay:
And INuites (Thanks too!) made this size comparison with the Sony 100mm STF:
The lens will be announced around 3pm London time today!
via Nokishita
The image on top show you the current Sigma 135mm f/1.8 FE lens. And today at 3-4pm London time Sony will announce their 135mm f/1.8 FE GM lens.
There is a near ZERO per cent chance Sony will announce other new cameras or lenses. The new 135mm GM is all we are likely going to get today from Sony.
I also wonder how many of our readers will buy the Sony when there is a cheaper Sigma alternative on the market. Yes of course, the Sony might be a bit better but the Sigma is already excellent…
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Note: Seems like the new flash info rumor I posted yesterday was wrong. There was a misundertsanding and sources quickly corrected me. Thanks!
Within hours Voigtlander will announce the new 50mm f/1.2 FE lens. Price is expected to be about the same of the current M-mount version and shipment start is in April.
And Sony will totday announce the new 135mm f/1.8 GM at around 4pm London time.
via Nokishita
I have now learned that Sony will announce new gear on February 26:
– Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM (sel135f18gm) for sure
– Note: The new Flash rumor is wrong (other two sources now told me this rumor might be incorrect)
No new camera and no other new E-mount lens will be announced.
I am not sure about the exact announcement hour but usually Sony does announce new products at around 3-4pm London time…
And I also don’t know yet if Sony will give us some more info about their Lens roadmap…I certainly hope they will.
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