Voigtlander-Cosina Japan announced the new Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens. It’s priced at ¥ 85,000 (750 Euro in Europe) and will ship in October 2018. There is yet no info about the USA price.
Image samples can be found here: cosina.co.jp/gallery/oomura-21-3_5/index.html
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Wow! Sigma is coming big! Note that the images don’t show the E-mount version yet (except for the 56mm f/1.4). But this is what they will announce for Photokina:
Sigma 28mm f/1.4 (should be available as E-mount version too).
Sigma 40mm f/1.4 (should be available as E-mount version too).
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 (should be available as E-mount version too).
Sigma 60-600mm 4.5-6.3 (unclear if this one will be available as E-mount version too).
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC APS-C E-mount lens
Here are some more images of the lenses:
Links to current Sigma lenses:
Sigma APS-C E-mount lenses:
16mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
19mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
30mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
30mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
60mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
via Nokishita
The final specs and pricing of the new Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/3.5 E-mount lens will be announced tomorrow (Sept 19).
via Nokishita
A readers spotted this image of a 24mm f/1.4 GM lens from one of the journalists present at the Sony event. Looks like it’s the real thing!
This lens should be announced between today and Sept 20. I heard about an NDA running til Sept 20 but maybe that was for the reviews only and the lens might be announced today. Moreover there may be a 135mm f/1.8 FE lens too.
Reminder: Sony has a press event on Sept 25 and one in mid October. My guess for now is that the High End APS-C camera and/or the A7sIII will be announced in mid October.
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If you believe what’s reported on Korean forums like Clien.net and SLRclub things will start to get very interesting soon. Samsung is rumored to have partnered with Fuji and Ricoh-Pentax to deliver them new APS-C and FF sensors. These sensors would support H. 265 codec and cost 30% less than what you have to pay for equivalent Sony sensors.
P.S.: Rumors aside there is a fact: Samsung and Fuji have announced a partnership earlier this year. More about the Samsung sensor rumors at MirrorlessRumors.com
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 for $1,399 at BHphoto, FocusCamera, and Adorama.
Marc Alhadeff tested the new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 FE lens:
The Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM Art (1400 euros) is a superb optics for outdoor portraits. Considering the focal length and aperture, the size and weight is reasonable and much more manageable than the Sigma 85mm F/1.4 DG HSM Art
- Sharpness is exceptional including in the corners even wide open at F1.8
- Bokeh, background blur , color rendition are very good
- AF its fast and silent and its efficiency is good in general but with still some issues vs a Sony lens : expect to get 15% misses focus (tested on Sony A7RIII)
- Ergnomics are ok but not perfect
- no focus hold button that could have been assigned to eye Af
- No aperture ring which makes it less practical and more noisy for video
Alternatives
- Zeiss Batis 135mm F2.8 (2000 Euros) Excellent lens but which does not achieve the same aperture and therefore less background blur. AF is very efficient and reliable
- Samyang 135mm F2 AS UMC (560 euros) : excellent manual lens with excellent sharpness everywhere & very good color rendition
- Sony 135 F1.8 GM : expected for end 2018, but expect a price higher than the 1400 for the Sigma
If you need an AF you can trust 100% , I would wait still a few months to see if the Sony will do better , if not the Sigma is a exceptional optics capable of wonderful images
