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RUMOR: A new camera is coming soon…is it the fixed lens camera or is there also something more?

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One single source got hinted that Sony will announce a camera “soon”. The word “Soon” is relative and my guess it means within a couple of weeks. The safest bet is that this is the fixed lens camera already registered in Asia. But there is a “lot of whisper” on this camera. Translated for you readers this means this ain’t going to be just a boring minor release.

Also I keep mixed feedback on the A7sII successor…while the camera might not be on market soon there is a small chance that Sony will give us some kind of “teaser” of this camera. If they are smart they will do it to kill the attention from the EOS-R5 and X-T4.

To sum up what we know so far:

  • 100% chance Sony will have an announcement day around February 25
  • 100% chance we will get the 20mm f/1.8 FE G
  • 60% chance we will get a new “camera” around February 25
  • 100% chance the 12-24mm f/2.8 GM will be available this summer

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    First test report about the new Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens!

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    Nokishita confirmed our Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens rumor

    This is the first Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens test report:

    • Super sharp in the center of the image at f/1.8
    • Peak sharpness is at f/2.8
    • The peak sharpness for the edges is at f/4.0
    • Chromatic aberration is extremely low
    • Near zero distortion (this is probably the best news)
    • Moderate vignetting at f/1.8 which is gone at f/2.8

    The lens will be announced around February 25!

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    New firmware update for the 17-28mm f/2.8 FE lens

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    Tamron issued a new fw update for the 17-28mm FE lens:

    This update improves the following issues which may rarely occur with certain settings.
    1.The back monitor of camera instantly flashes when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
    2.AF doesn’t work properly after the camera recovers from the sleep mode or power off.

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    CP+ show officially cancelled due the coronavirus outbreak!

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    This is very bad news!

    The Japanese press text can be read here: http://www.cpplus.jp/download/jp/cancellation_of_cp+2020_visitors_jp.pdf

    Sony also issued that statement:

    The World Premiere Show of Cameras and Photographs, CP + (February 27-March 1, 2020, Yokohama), has been canceled due to the importance of customer safety in view of the spread of the new coronavirus infection.  For this reason, our exhibition and the linked event at “α Plaza” in the Sony Store will be canceled.SAR
    We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to those who have been looking forward to this event, but we hope you will understand.
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    RUMOR: Yes folks! Sony will announce the new 20mm f/1.8 FE G lens around February 25 !!!

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    Image on top shows the current 35mm f/1.8 lens. The new 20mm f/1.8 shall have a similar size

    It took me a long time to get this rumor but now I have it :)

    I can now confirm that around February 25 (+/1 day) Sony will announce he new 20mm f/1.8 FE G lens (SEL20F18F)! I have been told the size and construction should be similar to the current 35mm f/1.8.

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    Moreover:

    1. I can also confirm via other multiple sources the 12-24mm f/2.8 GM will be available this Summer. Announcement date is unknown but I guess it might be displayed at the Photokina in May
    2. And I can also confirm that I have heard of no A7IV or A7SII successor being announced at the Cp+ show in late February. The best we can hope is to get some kind of “teaser” from Sony. But knowing how their marketing works they are unlikely to do so?
    3. Totally wild: There are some rumors I got saying the A7sIV “announcement” (not availability) might come before the A7IV…
    4. There might be a “NICE” compact camera coming soon….stay tuned!

    I hope to be able to give you some A7SIV details soon…

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