UPDATED: Sigma is rumored to announce a new 200mm f/2.0 FE lens!

One of my sources believes that Sigma might announce a new Sigma 200mm f/2.0 Full Frame lens for Sony E and Leica L cameras! NOTE: Previosuly it was rumored to be a f/1.8 but I got confirmation it’s a f/2.0.I still need more sources to confirm or deny this rumor before I can bring it to 99% certainty. So if you know more about this lens, feel free to use this anonymous contact form or contact me via eMail, Signal, Telegram.

Why do I think this lens would be an EPIC addition?

I will give you three reasons:

  1. Stunning Bokeh Let’s compare a portrait taken with a 200mm f/2.0 and a 200mm f/2.8 lens (such as the Sigma 70-200). At the widest aperture, the 200mm f/2.0 would achieve a depth of field of 8cm at a subject distance of 5m. With the Sigma zoom, you would achieve a depth of field of 10 cm. The shallower the depth of field, the more pronounced the bokeh.
  2. Great for landscapes On my alpine tours, I do use often the 200mm focal length of my Tamron 28-200mm. But the Tamron has f/5.6, while the Sigma is more than three f-stops faster! This results in visibly cleaner images.
  3. Made for sports and wildlife photographers Sports photographers would enjoy an advantage of 1 f-stop, especially when shooting indoors. Wildlife photographers (although limited by the shorter telephoto focal length) would get cleaner images and more flexibility in low light conditions.

My speculation is that this lens might be price around $2,500 which would be $3500 less than the only similar lens you can buy at BHphoto today.

Wrap up:
Like I said, I still need full confirmation on this rumor. But I really hope that this rumor about the Sigma 200mm f/2.0 lens will come true. It would give us a new, unique lens that we don’t yet have in our line-up. Let me know what you think about this lens by taking part in this poll:

Would you consider to buy a $2500 Sigma 200mm f/1.8 FE lens?

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New Chinese company “Songraw” will announce this 50mm f/1.2 AF FE lens!

This is not an April Fool’s joke! A new Chinese lens brand called ‘Songraw’ will soon announce this new 50mm f/1.2 AF FE lens (pictured above). You can also find an official teaser on their website:

There is no information yet about the price and the exact release date. But on BilliBilli a commentator said that Songraw has also patented a new 85mm f/1.2 AF FE lens. So this lens could also sometimes come later.

Sigma will soon announce a STUNNING new lens!

Reliable sources Sigma is going to announce another new STUNNING new lens. I should soon get the final confirmation on the specs…so please be patient..

P.S.: If the specs I have will get confirmed this is an EPIC lens people on SAR will love…also because there is NO such lens in the E-mount range yet!

Competition news: Both Nikon and Panasonic are rumored to announce a new Sony FX3 competitor!

In a strange coincidence of events we might soon get TWO direct Sony FX3 competitors:

  • Panasonic might announce a new L-mount compact cine camera with 24MP stacked sensor in April
  • Nikon might announce a new Z-mount compact cine camera with eh 24MP partially stacked sensor used by this camera.

The good news for us: This should put pressure on Sony to release a new FX3II. I pod hope it uses the same 24MP global shutter sensor of the A9III.

New Sony Venice Extension Mini will be announced on March 26

On March 26 Sony will announce the new Venice Extension System Mini. One of our readers (Thanks!) shared this insight on the camera:

Sony has announced that it will release a scaled-down VENICE expansion module on March 26, 2025, designed to deliver next-generation visual content in an ultra-compact form factor. The VENICE Extension System Mini (model CBK-3621XS) has a built-in 8.6K full-frame CMOS sensor that retains the image quality of VENICE 2, but is approximately 70% smaller than the VENICE Extension System 2 (image block volume ratio). Flexibility is built into every corner of the compact design. A slim, soft, detachable cable brings greater freedom to filmmaking, while also opening up XR content creation and stitching shooting. SAR
The PL mount adapter supports more lens selection and metadata recording. Assignable buttons and numerous mounting holes allow photographers to mount and shoot to their preferences. This compact system is ideal for handheld, gimbal, and POV shooting. 

That’s all we can expect from this announcement. The next interesting announcement from Sony should come soon with the release of a new lens!

New Sony Full Frame camera coming on March 26!!!

Sony just published this teaser for a new camera launch on March 26. And here are the things you have to know…let’s start with the FACTS:

  1. This cameras is a new Full Frame E-mount cine focused model
    The teaser itself shows an E-mount Full Frame camera. And the teaser is sent by Sony professional which is the cine division.
  2. This is a compact camera
    The teaser says it’s “small” and shoots big
  3. Announcement on March 26 at 2pm GMT time

THE RUMOR

A few weeks ago, I told you that Sony had postponed the launch of the Sony A7V and was instead expecting to launch another E-mount camera that is more of a ‘niche’ product. The source said it won’t be a Sony FX3 successor. I do not have specs to share yet but my hope is that it uses the same Sony A9III global shutter.

THE ONE CURIOUS DETAIL

The official Sony teaser video also contains this detail:

Now let me know in the comment system what you think this is ;)

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