First leaked Sigma 12mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount lens images!

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Here are the first images of the new Sigma 12mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount lens. It comes along a “bad” news. In very last minute Sigma postponed the announcement of this lens for unknown reasons. It should have been launched next week on June 17 along the new 17-40mm f/1.8 APS-C E-mount lens (which I leaked on this post).

I also have some pricing info about both lenses:

  • 17-40mm lens will cost 999 Euro and 1650 AUSD
  • 12mm f/1.4 will cost 1090 AUSD

Again, 17-40mm lens is coming on June 17 while at this point I don’t know if and when the 12mm lens will be announced…

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AUSD info via How2fly

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German company Rollei is back and announced a new 85mm f/1.8 Full Frame E-mount AF lens

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The German company Rollei is back in the lens business and they announced a new 85mm f/1.8 lens you can preorder for 299 Euro. Rollei is also an official partner of Viltrox, so I don’t know if this is a revised version of the Viltrox 85 mm f/1.8 or if it includes some new optical design elements. What do you think?

Product highlights:

🔸 85 mm portrait focal length – natural proportions without distortion
🔸 F/1.8 aperture – sharp at open aperture and soft, round bokeh thanks to 11 blades
🔸 VAF series – high resolution for mirrorless full-frame cameras
🔸 HFT-X coating – reduces ghosting and flare, maintains contrast
🔸 STM autofocus – fast, quiet + face/eye tracking for photos and videos

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Sony Tidbits…

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GM VS LAB: 35mm Showdown | Do We Have a New Champion?

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TTartisan35mm T2.1 dual bokeh review by SonyAlphaBlog
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Understanding Camera Lens Construction: What Every Photographer Should Know (PetaPixel).
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New Sigma patent discloses the design of the 400-800mm f/8 and 180-800mm f/5.8-8.4 Full Frame lenses

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Design of the 400-800mm lens

A newly patented Sigma patent discloses the design of three Full Frame zoom lenses. One design is for the newly launched 300-600mm f/4.0 lens. The other two designs are for the:

  • 400-800mm f/8 (total length of the lens is 447mm)
  • 180-800mm f/5.8-8.4 (total length of the lens is 478mm)

That 180-800mm FF lens definitely looks intriguing. Do you think Sigma should bring this to market?
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via Asobinet

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New firmware update 2.0 for the Sony A6700

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Sony issued a new firmware update for the Sony A6700 (download here).

Benefits and Improvements

  • Increases the maximum number of images that can be recorded in one folder to 9,999
  • Improves image quality when applying user LUTs
  • Displays the Wi-Fi signal strength when the Wi-Fi function is On
  • Allows notifications to be displayed when the latest software is available for your camera
  • You can now continue shooting while transferring captured photos and videos to a smartphone or tablet
    Note:

    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Transfers to smartphones and tablets can now be resumed if they are interrupted
    Note:

    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • You can now transfer only the data that hasn’t yet been sent to your smartphone or tablet, or add videos to be transferred during the transfer process
    Note:

    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • Allows you to upload camera images directly to the Creators’ Cloud
    Notes:

    • Settings must be adjusted in the Creators’ App in advance. For more information, please visit the Creators’ App support website.
    • Ver. 2.9.0 or later of the Creators’ App is necessary. This service may not be available in some countries or regions. For more information, please visit the Creators’ Cloud support website.
  • WPA and WEP functionalities are no longer supported. You will no longer be able to select WPA or WEP when connecting to Wi-Fi. Please use the more secure WPA2 or WPA3 security setting moving forward
  • Improves the operational stability of the camera

Note: Please refer to the Help Guide for details on all updated functions.

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