RUMOR: Coronavirus outbreak is affecting all camera and lens manufacturers

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A couple of company and store managers told me that more or less ALL camera and lens manufacturers are affected by the coronavirus outbreak. While some cameras and lenses might be assembled in Japan or Vietnam there are always parts coming from China. And this will be the bottleneck int he production.

What exactly the effects will be are now impossible to tell. We have to hope for the people’s sake that this outbreak will be contained soon. And only after that companies will know how many months of production delay they will have to expect.

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Tamron 35mm F2.8 Review

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Competition news: This is the new Fuji X-T4 and Panasonic says they are not ready for 8K

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We got two competition news:

  • Sony A6600 competitor:
    Fujirumors just leaked those X-T4 images and specs. This camera will be priced a little above the Sony A6600
  • Sony A7sII-A7sIII competitor:
    Panasonic said they are not ready to launch an 8K L-mount camera. And I believe also Sony will not offer 8K on the A7sII successor. I guess 8K isn’t something really needed yet on the market and the Canon EOS-R5 might only feature a “crippled” 8K video to create some marketing hype.

I have small hope that Sony will make an A7000 any time soon. In my opinion it would make a lot of sense but Sony marketing seems to think differently…

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RUMOR: More Sony 20mm f/1.8 G FE lens specs

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Image on top shows the 24mm GM aperture ring

We now know the specs of the Sony 20mm f/1.8 G FE lens that will be announced around February 25

  • 67mm filter diameter
  • 0,19 minimal focal distance
  • Function button on lens with switch for MF and AF
  • Aperture ring like the 24mm Gmaster with click less option
  • Material and feel touch same as 16-55 f/2.8

Now all we need is images of the lens. Dear sources can you send them to me using this form? And would also love to know when exactly the lens will be officially announced Thanks :)

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    New bunch of Tamron f/2.0 primes patents

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    A japanese patent disclosed the specs of a bunch of f/2.0 primes:

    20mm f/2.0
    24mm f/2.0
    28mm f/2.0
    35mm f/2.0
    40mm f/2.0
    60mm f/2.5
    85mm f/2.0

    Still I hope Tamron will make some nice f/1.4 lenses too :)

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