– Announcement before Photokina
– This is a fixed lens Full Frame camera
– It uses Sony tech (probably RX1II based).
– Price around $3,000
– Priobably has a prime lens (35mm f/2.0?)
– Slightly bigger lens construction than you get on the Sony RX1 series.
– lens is autofocus

“There is still something missing in Zeiss’s product line and the photography community
It’s time for more Zeiss SAR
Time for a new Zeiss milestone”

Image on top shows the Sony RX1RII

The following info is from a trusted source that shared correct rumors multiple times in the past. Still, until it’s not confirmed I cannot be 100% sure it’s true. But I trust the source and therefore let’s move straight to this very hot rumor:

Zeiss is announcing a fixed lens ff camera very soon (100% confirmed) .  

He also shared this:

I heard the camera body is Sony technology and the price is around $3,000. But these are not confirmed information.  They also published a 35f2 patent for fixed lens camera a month ago.  The patent title claims “highest optical quality” which is very unusual. The lens construction is slightly bigger than Rx1 and it does autofocus.  The worst scenario is that we get a re-branded rx1rii.

What’s unclear yet if that’s a Sony built camera branded as Zeiss camera or if this is really an independent and direct Zeiss project. I am a big [shoplink 23713 ebay]Zeiss Ikon fan (see them on eBay)[/shoplink] and would love if this Zeiss camera would have that minimalistic and classic design. Of course I would have even liked it more if it would be E-mount. But I hope this is just the first step and Zeiss might launch an E-mount camera in the near future too!

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Photokina is getting closer and Zeiss is surely going to make a big splash on the Internet with that one: They will announce a new Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens with 86mm filter size and possibly a $5,000+ price tag!

As usual with Otus lenses it will be available in Canon and Nikon mount only. So you can use them on Sony cameras via adapter.

But don’t worry folks, we just got the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 native E-mount lens which I bet gives you 98% of the Otus performance for a third of the price. And it’s going to ship in a few days already:

You can preorder this lens now at at BHphoto, FocusCamera, Amazon and Adorama. In Europe at Calumet and WexUK.

via Nokishita

We got two hints that Voigtlander may announce the development of new FE lenses at Photokina…hope to get the specs soon!
I would love to get the E-mount version of the  [shoplink 73816 ebay]21mm f/1.8 Ultron[/shoplink] and [shoplink 73817 ebay]50mm f/1.1 Nokton[/shoplink]. What do you hope to get?

Current Voigtlander FE lenses:
Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 65mm f/2.0 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 FE at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

I just got this rumor but I have to yet confirm it with other sources. So it’s not 100% reliable yet. But according to that source Sony will announce two new GM lenses at Photokina:

Sony 24mm F/1.4 GM FE
Sony 135mm F/1.8 GM FE

I hope to be able to post more info about these lenses soon.  The sources did not tell me anything about a possible camera release. I hope he can tell me if both the A6700 and A7sIII will be announced at Photokina or PhotoPlus. Thanks!

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The leaked image of the new Zeiss 40mm f/2.0 FE Batis

These are the lenses that are likely to be announced in 2018 and 2019:

(SR4) Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM FE
Probably coming at Photokina. The lens launch got delayed from Spring to Photokina because of noise issues. The new developed version will be slightly larger.

(SR5) Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2.0 CF FE lens
Announcement likely between Photokina and PhotoPlus. Specs:
Distagon optical design
The shortest shooting distance is 0.24 m
With focus limiter (Full / ∞ ~ 0.4 m / 0.5 m to 0.24 m)
Filter diameter is 67 mm
Batis Size close to 85mm (40mm is slightly smaller)

(SR4) Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 FE lens:
This lens could be announced at Photokina.

(SR3) 200-600mm G FE:
I heard the 200-600mm FE is on the Sony roadmap and that it should be announced some time after the 400mm FE availability.

(SR3) 500mm and 600mm f/4.0 GM FE:
Both lenses are being developed by Sony and one of these could be announced in late 2019 at earliest.

(SR4) 135mm FE GM:
The lens is scheduled to be released in 2019. I am not 100% sure about the aperture but it should be f/1.8.

(SR4) Samyang:
One more Samyang AF lens will be announced this year

(SR4) Tokina:
New super wide FE lens and and new FE zoom to be announced between Photokina and early 2019

(SR4) Sigma 50mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount lens:
Sigma should announce this new APS-C lens at Photokina

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 Sigma 24mm 1.4 ART lens and Samyang 24mm 2.8 pancake

I told you some time ago that the Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM lens was actually supposed to be announced in Spring. A trusted source told me this when it will be announced and why the lens launch got delayed:

The annnouncement of 24mm f1.4GM was postponed due to AF noise issue. Sony changed size of its lens.
Anyway this lens supposed to be announced until photokina.

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