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Today Fuji announced the new X-H1 (specs at BH). As usual with Fuji this looks like a well-rounded product which also comes with some special and newly announced Cine lenses. When compared with the A6500 the X-H1 is a more advanced video tool. But I think Sony hasn’t too much to be worried about. The Sony A7sIII is highly likely to be announced in early April and I bet it has 4k60p while the Fuji has 4k30p only.

What Sony should learn from todays’ Fuji announcement is that you really have to think about the full ecosystem: Translated…make proper lenses for the camera you make!

A7III rendering created by Valley Films

Yesterday I reported that trusted sources told us Sony will have a product announcement for the WPPI show which starts on February 26. We have yet no reliable info about WHAT product they will announce.

All i got so far is the following rumor from a new source. This means you should take this with a grain of salt !!!

The specs sounds reasonable and indeed the latest A7II price drops created plenty of room for the new camera. I think there is a good chance Sony will announce the A7III at Cp+.

Rumored Sony A7III specs:

24 mpx sensor.
7 fps.
425 contrast points.
167 phase detection.
joystick.
Z batterie.
touch screen.
4k recording 24 .25 and 30 fps.
1080p 24.25.30 and 60.fps.
1899 us dollars.

What’s your take on those specs?

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Reliable sources told us that Sony will have a new product announcement at the WPPI show on or around February 26! The big question is….what can we expect to get?

First one fact: Sony registered the code of one new camera by end 2017. Which means there is a fair chance we might get such a camera soon.

What camera can we hope to get?

• A7III: I give a 60% chance that this might be the new A7III with 24Mp sensor, 4K30p, same A7rIII and A9 battery, joystick and touchscreen.
• A6700: I got no rumor about such a camera yet. I would give a 35% chance to see this camera announced at WPPI.
• A7sIII: I think the A7sIII will be announced at the NAB show in April.

What about lenses?

• 135mm f/1.8 FE GM: I hope Sony will announce this lens at WPPI
• 400mm f/2.8 FE GM: I don’t think this lens will be announced at WPPI.
• 200-600mm FE: Also that lens is unlikely to be announced at WPPI.

Of course there is still plenty of room for unexpected surprises! Any wishful thinking you want to share? :)

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The Tamron teaser image is creating quiet a buzz on the web. What I know for sure is that this is a zoom lens. But the really surprising thing is that this might (I repeat might) be the very first E-mount Full Frame zoom lens from a third-party maker! Tamron was also the first thrid party lens maker launching an 18-200mm APS-C E-mount zoom (here on Amazon US, Amazon DE).

What about the Tamron lens specs?
We have no reliable confirmation yet but there is a chance this is the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 FE lens. It would be amazing if true!

I am not a big fan of the 28mm at the wide end. But this lens goal is to be small and light as you can see from the size comparison I made here:

Size comparison between the “rumored” new Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD FE lens and the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM. It looks like it’s about 2cm shorter and a lot thinner. A perfect light travel zoom lens. – #sonyimages #sonyalphasclub #sonyalpha #sonyphotography #sonyphotogallery #sonyalpharumors #sonyalphagear #SonyPhotoGallery #SonyAlphasClub #SonyMirrorles #sonyalphaphotos #tamron

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Andrea Photographer-Explorer (@andrea_pizzini_photographer) am Feb 14, 2018 um 3:19 PST

What do you think about this lens?

Today at around 11am Berlin time Zeiss will announce the new Loxia 25mm f/2.4 lens. But during the night I got some hard evidence of more exciting stuff that will be announced the upcoming 1-2 weeks. After the Zeiss announcement I will share what I know so far…

But we definitely have EXCITING times ahead! Stay tuned on SAR and follow me on my new Instagram channel too :)

image via AP Instagram

It’s really hard to determine the exact size of the new Sony 400mm f/2.8 FE lens based on the leaked image. But we can safely assume it’s pretty much close to the size of the current Canon 400mm lens.

Little is known about the lens yet:

– Preorders will be available this September according to BHphoto.
– The lens will be priced at $10,000+
– This is a GM lens with in lens stabilization (obviously)

This is a lens 99% of our readers will not buy. But for them we have some more exciting news ahead:

What’s next on the E-mount lens front:

• Tomorrow Zeiss will announce the new Loxia 25mm f/2.4
• Within the next weeks Samyang will announce a new portrait lens (FE autofocus)
• Sony could announce a new 135mm f/1.8 FE lens (unconfirmed if it’s coming at Cp+)
• Super exciting: Sigma will show their native FE Art lens roadmap at CP+
• Sigma will also launch a new 50mm f/1.4 for the APS-C E-mount cameras
• Venus Optics will announce a new 9mm f/2.8 ASP-C E-mount lens
• Tokina will showcase new FE lenses too (wide and super wide angle primes)

So you see there is plenty of stuff coming soon!

One more thing:

Sony registered a new camera code in late 2017. So there may be a new camera announcement at CP+ too. Is it for the new A7III?