Tokina has discontinued production of the atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE lens. Rumor has it that this lens was actually manufactured by Viltrox. Now that the Chinese company has a good reputation, I think they no longer need the partnership with Tokina. Viltrox already sells its own 85mm lens under its own name.
Those are 2.0 generation cards. If you wan 4.0 cards for your future Sony A1II and A7V check out the OWC 480GB CFexpress Type A card with 15% discount at Amazon and BHphoto.
Sony DEALS:
The new Sony Holiday Deals are now live on those pages at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama. And all non-Sony holiday deals can be found those pages at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
I have two smaller good news on the new Sony A1II that will be announced next week on November 19:
1) Near SAME Sony A1 pricing: I got the Sony A1II pricing info for Europe: It’s 7.499 EUR. Back when the Sony A1 was launched in 2021 the camera had a price tag of 7.299 EUR. So this means we “only” got a 200 Euro increase that is definitely also justified by the inflation we had all across the globe. The Sony A1 price will drop soon worldwide. First official price drop have already been spotted at Sony France (500 Euro off) and Australia ($1100 AUSD off).
2) Shipment BEFORE Christmas: The Sony A1II will start to ship out in early December already. Usually new Sony cameras do ship out 2-3 months after announcement but in this case Sony seems to have made a new and better choice when it comes to availability.