There will be also a new vertical battery grip for the FX2

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The alleged Sony FX2 used by Jordan during one of his PetaPixel episodes

On 28 May, Sony will announce the new FX2. A reliable source told me that a new vertical battery grip for this camera is also on the way.

Sony FX2 specs:

  • 33MP sensor of the Sony A7IV and Sony A7cII
  • AI chip
  • integrated tilting EVF (resolution unclear yet).
  • The EVF is nothing like the LUMIX GX9. It’s big! Like the GFX100 one.
  • mechanical shutter
  • AI AF
  • 4k60 super 35
  • 32 bit float audio
  • Body is thicker than the FX3
  • cooled FX body (active ventilation)
  • same ports and storage of the FX3
  • vertical battery grip available
  • Price around $3500
  • Announcement May 28

 

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New Sony 16mm f/1.8 G review at SonyAlphaBlog: “excellent lens”

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New Sony 16mm f/1.8 G lens is now shipping out at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK, Amazon UK.

SonyAlphaBlog tested the new Sony 16mm f/1.8 G lens and concluded:

The Sony 16mm F1.8 is an excellent lens : ultra sharp, very compact and light, top ergonomics and AF , vire nice bokeh balls and color rendering, very good resistance to flare. It is of the same family and quality as the Sony 20mm F1.8 G . It will ideal for landscape , low light street photography, or astrophotography

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First reviews of the new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift E-mount lens

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A couple of months ago Venus Optics launched two new Tilt Shift FE lenses:

Here are two new reviews of the Laowa 100mm T/S lens:

SonyAlphaBlog writes:

The Laowa 100mm F2.8 Tilt Shift macro (1559 euros) is a very good lens optically , very well build and with very good ergonomics for macro and tilt shift.
The Tilting effect works particularly well in photos and video
However it is a big , heavy lens, and quite costly and with quite specialized used cases to deliver its full potential. If you are just looking for a 50mm F2.8 or a macro lens cheaper and lighter option exist , for for a 50mm Tilt shift it is the best you can find on E mount
Recommended for Tilt shift users

Opticallimits writes:

The price tag of the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1x Macro is surely a big entry hurdle, but you are getting a lot of a lens for your bucks in return. It’s certainly not a lens for everybody. However, in the right hands it can deliver magic – well … almost.

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Rumors about three new Sigma E-mount lenses coming soon!

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A couple of weeks ago I told you that a new Sigma 200mm f/2.0 FE lens will be announced soon. Another reliable source (thank you!) just told me that two more Sigma APS-C E-mount lenses will be announced soon. I am now double-checking the information on all these lenses and hope to be able to tell you soon what is coming. I haven’t received an exact date for the announcement yet, but before mid-June we should have the product presentation.

Sony and Sigma rumors recap:

  • Sony announcement on May 28 for the FX2 (33Mp, integrated tilting EVF just like on this GX9)
  • Sigma announcement before mid June with new 200mm f/2.0 FE and two new APS-C lenses
  • One more Sony announcement in June/July?

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