New Sony 200-600mm FE tests

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200-600mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Adorama, Calumet DE. WexUK. Calumet NL.
600mm FE GM at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Adorama, Calumet DE. WexUK. Calumet NL.

Marc Galer:

Here is a link to an album of Ultra HD images captured with the Sony FE 200-600 F/5.6-6.3 G OSS https://flic.kr/s/aHsmEsvPhd
Images were mostly captured in low ambient light at high ISO to test focus acquisition and focus tracking. There are images in this album that use the 1.4X Teleconverter providing a focal length up to 840 mm

USA Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.
EU Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Calumet DE. WexUK. ParkCameras. Calumet NL. Cameratools NL.
Asia Preorders:
Sony 200-600mm FE at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony 600mm FE GM at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.

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First Tamron 17-28mm FE lens review: It’s even a bit sharper than the Sony 16-35mm GM!

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The 999 Euro Tamron 17-28mm FE versus the 2400 Euro Sony 16-35mm GM

The German folks from Krolop&Gerst posted the world’s first full review of the new Tamron 17-28mm FE lens. It’s a 30 minute long video in German (activate auto translation if you don’t speak german).

In Summary this is what the reviewer had to say:

– Center of image: At 17mm the Tamron is as sharp as the Sony at 17mm in the
– Border of the image: At 17mm the Tamron is sharper on the edges than the Sony at 17mm
– At 28mm same kind of results
– At 28mm the 17-28mm FE is as sharp as the 28-75mm FE
– The 17-28mm FE is as sharp as the Sony 28mm f/2.0 prime lens (and the prime lens has more Chromatic Aberrations)
– There is only little chromatic aberration (green and not magenta)
– Color looks very natural
– Autofocus is fast

Overall this is an excellent lens!

Don’t forget that today the preorders will open at 11pm Eastern time at BHphoto, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.

SAR note: To be fair the Sony 16-35mm GM also has a much wider focal range which obviously makes it a bit more difficult to achieve absolute sharpness.

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(SR5) Sony is now coming big: Two new Sony cameras and 35mm f/1.8 FE to be announced soon!

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What a day folks!  First we got 100% confirmation that Sony will soon announce the new 35mm f/1.8 FE lens. And now Sony registered a new camera model with the code “WW246025”.

This means we now have two new cameras and one lens that will be announced within 1-2 months:

  • WW245025  (probably a new RX or Cybershot camera)
  • WW716189 (High End E-mount camera with 5.8 GHXz WiFi which I believe could be the A9II)
  • Sony 35mm f/1.8 FE lens (SEL35F18F).

Exciting time ahead!

And don’t forget in July Sigma will have a major announcement too with the new 35mm f/1.2 FE lens and something more… ;)

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(SR5) Sony will soon launch the new 35mm f/1.8 FE lens!

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Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 versus the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 S via CameraSize.

Nokishita confirmed our rumor (posted last year) that Sony will soon launch a new 35mm f/1.8 FE lens!  There is no price and release info yet. But I guess the lens will be officially announced very soon!

UPDATE: This image that is going viral on the web is just a photoshopped images based on the current 50mm f/1.8 FE. But I guess the REAL lens will look very close to that :)

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Sony Tidbits…

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Is the Sony a6400 right for you? (Dpreview).
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Sony and Microsoft to Cooperate in “Intelligent Image Sensor Solutions” (Image Sensor World).
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Kinefinity KineEVF FullHD OLED Viewfinder for Terra and Mavo Cameras (Personal View).

Hikeventures: “One week in Slovenia. Pictures and videos taken with Sony A7III + Sony 24mm + Sony 100-400mm at Hikeventures.com.”

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New “hidden” Amazon deal: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 FE for $790 only!

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There is a bit of a hidden new deal: Digging into the various seller option you find that the Sima 50mm f/1.4 FE is selling for $790 only directly by Amazon US (Click here). That’s $60 less than the next best price which already has a $100 discount! (Thanks to the anonymous tipster!)

UPDATE: And here is one more “Hidden” deal: You save additional $50 on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 FE lens at BHphoto (Click here) when using the code “YOUGO2BH” at checkout!

Reminder: Topaz launched the new Adjust AI plugin (Click here). The plugin is priced at $79 but you have a couple of days time to get it for $59 only.

Tokina and Sigma rebates:
First $150 price drop on the Tokina Firin 20mm f/2.0 FE autofocus lens sold at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Save $250 on the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 FE lens sold by Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and FocusCamera.

Kickstarter projects:

  1. You can now preorder the new Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 E-mount lens for $199 on Kickstarter.
  2. New Peak Design superlight tripod on Kickstarter.
  3. DUO photographers bag on Kickstarter.

New Sony Tele lens Preorders:
200-600mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Adorama, Calumet DE. WexUK. Calumet NL.
600mm FE GM at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, BuyDig, Adorama, Calumet DE. WexUK. Calumet NL.

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