One source claims that Laowa will announce a new 28mm f/1.2 FE lens in March. It would become the widest and fastest Full Frame E-mount lens on the market. Sigma is the current king with their 35mm f/1.2 FE lens.

Specs summary:

• Laowa 28mm f/1.2
• Full Frame E-mount
• manual focus
• $599
• 600g
• good sharpness even at f/1.2
• High CA wide open

Thanks to the source! Hope you can share the images soon ;)

One reliable source told me that the Sony A7IV will get a new firmware update 2.0 within the next couple of days! Another source told me that the new firmware update will include Focus Stacking.

I have no other info about what improvements to expect and if also other cameras will be updated.

Note: Sony A1 owners, I hear your cries for help!

The new Sony 50mm F/1.4 GM is certainly a nice addition but it’s really new cameras that we really need. And like I told you before THREE camera might be announced between March and early Summer. I told you a new ZV Full Frame camera might arrive in March. Well now I was able to triple check the information and confirm you with 99% reliability this is the case. I can also confirm you that one of the other two cameras is pretty exciting!

But today at 14:00 London time I will share NEW info about this new ZV FF model on my Youtube channel (Click here to subscribe it). If we get past 10k subscribers I promise I will get a proper haircut ok? Or maybe I have to get the haircut to make it to 10k :)

The new ZV FF:

I misunderstood one important aspect of the new ZV Full Frame camera, will make a video about the “correction” and also share some possible specs at 14:00 London time tomorrow!

Specs known so far:

• 11 blades aperture
• 67mm filter thread
• 0,41cm close focus distance
• weather sealed
• no in lens stabilization
• Price in Europe: 1850 Euro (that’s 450 Euro less than you pay for the 50mm f/1.2 GM).

Announcement today at 15:00 London time. Follow SonyAlphaRumors for a full liveblogging!

The new Sony 50mm f/1.4 GM lens will be announced tomorrow (Feb 21) at 15:00 London time. As usual expect me to do a liveblogging to cover all news and reviews on this lens.

Specs known so far:

• 11 blades aperture
• 67mm filter thread
• 0,41cm close focus distance
• weather sealed
• no in lens stabilization
• Price in Europe: 1850 Euro (that’s 450 Euro less than you pay for the 50mm f/1.2 GM).

What else is coming this week?

TAMRON:
Today Tamron announced a new X-lens development. But HowtoFly said that Tamron will have an announcement on Feb 22. Don’t know if he is right and there is one more lens coming or if he was wrong with the date.

SIGMA:
It’s unclear if the three new E-mount lenses will be announced this week or sometimes in March. Anyway, here are the very reliable specs of those lenses:

17mm F4 DG DN | Contemporary (Full Frame)

• Lens construction: 9 elements in 8 groups
• Shortest shooting distance: 12cm
• Maximum magnification: 1:3.6
• Filter diameter: 55mm
• Size: φ64.0mm x 48.8mm (50.8mm for E mount version)
• Weight: 225g (220g for E-mount version)
• Magnetic metal cap

50mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary (Full Frame)

• Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups
• Shortest shooting distance: 45cm
• Maximum magnification: 1:6.9
• Filter diameter: 58mm
• Size: φ70.0 x 68.0mm (70.0mm for E mount version)
• Weight: 350g (345g for E-mount version)
• Compatible with magnetic metal caps

23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary (APS-C)

• Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups
• Shortest shooting distance: 25cm
• Maximum magnification: 1:7.3
• Filter diameter: 52mm
• Size: φ65.8 x 76.9mm
• Weight: 340g
• Mount: L mount, Sony E mount, Fujifilm X mount

Cosina announced it will display new RF and X-mount lenses at the CP+ show. So no new E-mount lens from them.

Next week the big CP+ show will open. Like I told you many times Sony will not announce any new camera but there will be plenty of new lenses:

• February 21 at 3pm London time Sony will announce the new 50mm f/1.4 GM. Note: The 16-35mm GM II and the new ZV FF camera are likely to be announced in March
• February 22: Tamron will announce a new lens (unclear if it’s a X or Z-mount version of a current E-mount lens or if this will be a completely new lens)
• Next week or in March? It’s unclear if Sigma will announce the three new E-mount lenses next week or in March. What’s sure is that we are going to get soon the new 17mm f/4, 50mm f/2 and 23mm f/1.4 lenses
• Voigtlander/Tokina/Samyang/Laowa and others: I have no rumors about other E-mount lenses coming from those manufacturers but it might well be that we are going to get something new from them next week!

It’s unclear if Sony will also announce a new A1 firmware update on Feb 21. I hope so, but don’t hold your breath fro this to happen.
I am working now on the rumors about the three new Sony cameras coming between March and June/July.

Hope I will be able to share more about this soon! So be sure to follow my new Youtube channel, Discord channel, Instagram (with funny AI images to annoy people), Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors.