The new Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE lens is in Stock for the first time at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama,FocusCamera.
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It is also in Stock in some EU stores at Amazon DE, Calumet DE. Amazon UK. Parkcameras UK. Amazon FR. Amazon IT. Amazon ES.
A reader sent me this size comparison between the Sony A7rIV and the Canon EOS-R5. What’s important to note is that the EOS-R5 is scheduled to be launched in summer only. Probably even later because of possible Coronavirus caused delays. Giving Sony plenty of time to launch the new A7sII successor to compete against it.
Today Tokina issued a press release to inform about the development of five new lenses for the E-mount system
The APS-C lenses aren’t coming as a big surprise. These exact same lenses have been announced a couple of months ago by Viltrox :) And we know Tokina 85mm f/1.8 FE and Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 FE share the same optical design (article here).
All lenses are expected to have autofocus. The APS-C lenses will be released in Summer and the Full Frame lenses in autumn.
A source shared some tidbits about Sony and Zeiss:
About Sony he said:
Sony representatives mentioned that we should expect the a7IV later this year and NOT at the CP+
A different Sony representative mentioned that they are actively working on allowing a7RIV shooters to shoot at lower MegaPixels. He mentioned that it’s been one of the highest requests, so they’re working on it.
About Zeiss he said:
Zeiss expects their ZX1 camera early summer or late spring. They also might consider developing more lenses for E-mount, but they still considered the 40 to be new, so not sure about that.
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I believe this is the lowest price I ever saw in Europe: Tamron 17-28mm for 791 Euro only at Amazon Spain.
And the new Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE lens is now in Stock for the first time in Europe via Amazon DE, Calumet DE. Amazon UK. Parkcameras UK. Amazon FR. Amazon IT. Amazon ES.
We got two deals running today only:
There are now many Sony and Zeiss Open Box deals from ebay sellers ProDigital (see articles here), BuyDig (see articles here) and OnceCall (see articles here). Some special mentions:
Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE G at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. FocusCamera. Amazon DE, Calumet DE. Amazon UK. Parkcameras UK. Amazon FR. Amazon IT. Amazon ES.
The following is a guest post from Nate Luebbe (original article here).
Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G field test
Early adopters of the Sony mirrorless system have watched with glee as the native lens lineup has grown over the last few years. What was once one of the biggest criticisms of the system is now one of the largest strengths, with more and more incredible glass released every month! Understandably, a lot of this growth has been focused on the “classic” primes like the nifty-50, portrait lenses, and super-telephoto wildlife lenses.
For the landscape and astrophotography lovers, until recently, the list has been a bit bleak, with the only wide-angle, fast-aperture lenses being made by 3rd party manufacturers. The Sony 28mm f/2 lived in my bag for several years, and the 24mm f/1.4 is an absolute blessing. However, landscape lovers in search of a true super-wide prime have been left wanting – until today. The brand new Sony 20mm f/1.8 perfectly fills the biggest missing gap in the Sony lineup, and does it with style: the lens is exactly wide enough for dramatic nightscapes and daytime landscape shots, but still maintains a distortion-free rectilinear image projection. The fast f/1.8 aperture is a full 1.3 stops faster than the 16-35mm f/2.8 GM. All of this is accomplished in a lens smaller and lighter than any similar competitors in the class – nearly 20% lighter than the 24mm f/1.4, and 24% lighter than the Tokina 20mm f/2).
