UPDATED speculative Sony release roadmap

Two reliable sources told us Sony will definitely announce a “Fast Wide Angle Prime Lens” on February 25. Please note that they didn’t share their time zone so I don’t know if it’s Feb 26 in some other countries.

I have no info yet if this is a 21mm f/1.4 lens or some other focal length. Let me know what you hope this will be:

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So now let’s sum up what we can expect to be announced as next:

February :

• New Sony fixed lens RX or action camera (80% reliable)
• New Sony wide angle fast prime lens (90% reliable)
• New Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 FE (I am sure it’s coming….timing still unclear…70% reliable)

April:

• Two new Cine FE lenses at the NAB show (80% reliable)
• Maybe some other FE telephoto lens too like the rumored 300mm f/2.8 FE (60% reliable)

May:

• Maybe the new A7IV but this also depends from the Coronavirus outbreak. Sony already said it’s affecting their sensor production (50% reliable)
• New telephoto FE lenses (80% reliable). Maybe 300mm f/2.8 if it wasn’t announced in March-April already and another consumer telephoto lens.
• New Tamron FE lens (70% reliable)

June-July:

• New RX camera(s) (70% reliable)
• New 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens (90% reliable)

August-September:

• Ahead of the IBC show we shall get the A7sIII or whatever the final name will be (70% reliable)

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Tamron released their full financial report. And within the document they discloses they plan to launch THREE new lenses for mirrorless in 2020 beside the 20mm FE and 70-180mm FE. No specs have been shared but we can safely assume those are FE lenses (also because my sources tole me “many” FE lenses will be announced this year). Tamron is quite confident those lenses will sell well:

“With newly launched mirrorless models, the sales of own-brand models is expected to increase the sales compare to the previous year”

Moreover they report:

the backorders on the 17-28mm f/2.8 RXD (A046) are expected to be cleared by the end of this month

This means they might be ready to start the 70-180mm f/2.8 FE lens production. The lens pricing (and preorder) is likely to be announced on February 27.

So what are the three lenses you wish to get from Tamron? Drop your ideas in the comment system!