(SR5) This is what Sony could announce on July 17: A new RX camera a new “secret camera which is not APS-C” and the new 35mm f/1.8 FE

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The following info comes from reliable sources. On July 17 Sony will announce at least that gear:

– One new RX camera
– The new 35mm f/1.8 FE
– And a new “secret model” which I have been told is not APS-C..which means it’s not a new A6500 successor

The sources could not confirm if the new secret model is a new FF E-mount camera although it’s “highly likely”. They said Sony Tokyo kept maximum secret on this model.

There could be some more stuff…but that’s not an SR5 rumor yet !

Speculation:
From what I heard the A7sIII is not ready to be on market now…and the A9II neither. So what else could this be?

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UPDATED: Official White House photographer Sheilah Craighead spotted using the Sony A9 at the Kim Jong meeting

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SAR reader Raul sent me these pictures and the following text:
Not sure who she is, but seems to be part of his team considering the exclusive view/location she had when Trump met Kim Jong Un at the DMZ in the Korean Peninsula.
She seems to use at least a pair of a9, 100-400GM, and a 16-35GM
UPDATE: Our reader Nathan just messaged me to tell that this is the Official White House photographer Sheilah Craighead!
 
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Curiosity from Yodobashi store Japan: 4 of the 10 best selling lenses and 5 of the best 10 cameras are for the Sony E-mount system

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Yodobashi store unveiled the 10 best selling lenses in June. We have four E-mount lenses in the list:

First place: Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS ([geoip_detect2_show_if country=”US”]Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”DE”]Amazon.de und Calumet.de[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”FR”]Amazon.fr[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if not_country=”US, FR, DE”]Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.[/geoip_detect2_show_if])
Second place: Tamron 28-75mm F 2.8 Di III RXD ([geoip_detect2_show_if country=”US”]BHphoto, Amazon, BuyDig, FocusCamera and Adorama.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”DE”]Amazon.de und Calumet.de[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”FR”]Amazon.fr[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if not_country=”US, FR, DE”]BHphoto, Amazon, BuyDig, FocusCamera and Adorama.[/geoip_detect2_show_if])
Sixth place: Sony FE 100-400mm GM ([geoip_detect2_show_if country=”US”]BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”DE”]Amazon.de und  Calumet.de.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”FR”]Amazon.fr[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”UK”]Amazon UK. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if not_country=”US, FR, DE, UK”]BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy.[/geoip_detect2_show_if])
Seventh place: Sony FE 16-35mm GM ([geoip_detect2_show_if country=”US”]Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”DE”]Amazon.de und Calumet DE,.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”FR”]Amazon.fr[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if country=”UK”]Amazon UK. WexUK, Jessops.[/geoip_detect2_show_if][geoip_detect2_show_if not_country=”US, FR, DE, UK”]Bhphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Focus and Amazon.[/geoip_detect2_show_if])

 

UPDATE: 5 of the 10 best selling system cameras are Sonys:

Second place: Sony A7III
Third place: Sony A7III with kit lens
Fourth place: Sony A7rIII
Sixth pace: Silver A6400 kit lens
Tenth place: Sony A6400 with kit lens

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Sony Tidbits…

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Viltrox AF 85mm F1.8 STM (Sony FE): First Look | 4K

Camera Conspiracies: Panasonic S1H Bores Me :)
Daniel Loeb calls on Sony to spin off sensor business (Nikkei).
New Nisi filter holder for the RX100m6
Tokina Firin 20mm FE test at GetNavi.
CANON 5Ds vs SONY a7R3 SHARPNESS comparison test (Mads Peter Iversen).
Sony’s Biggest Lenses Yet! 600mm f/4 GM and 200mm-600mm G (Explora).

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(SR2) Some more Sony rumors from first time sources…(new sports camera and new cybershot?)

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While I am working to get info from my reliable sources I will share to you these rumors from first time sources. It means they have to be taken with BIG caution:

Source 1:

Ran into local pro photographer at XXX (SAR edited) using small camera with tape covering identification markings.
Looked like he was holding a member of the cybershot family.
He was pleasant enough about my inquiries, but said he was testing a new camera and could/would not discuss any aspect of his activities…period.
I saw that all his other visible gear was…Sony.

Source 2:

Sony will announce sports oriented camera body. Because it’s exactly 1 year for the next Olympics 2020…announcing brand new sports-oriented body will give signal to the industry that Sony are going big next year

Basically according to them one RX camera and one (APS-C high end?) camera would be announced on July 17…

Reminder:
Sigma will announce new FE lenses on July 11 and Sony a new camera and new lenses on July 17. Livestream on SAR!

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First review of the Zenitar 50mm f/0,95 FE lens by Bastian Katzke: “So much is wrong with this lens”

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You can now preorder the lens directly at Zenit.photo.

 

Bastian Katzke reviewed the new Zenitar 50mm f/0,95 FE lens and this is likely to be the wworse lens ever made for the FF E-mount cameras:

So much is wrong with this lens, I don’t even know where to start.
The lens is super heavy, yet the build quality isn’t exactly great. Both rings are a bit scratchy with uneven resistance, markings are not engraved, the lens hood is wobbly and reflective on the inside.

Sharpness and contrast at f/0.95 are far from good, especially off center. By f/1.4 the lens starts to show acceptable resolution and contrast, but there are many more reasonable 50mm f/1.4 lenses available that offer the same and more for much less money and bulk.

Distortion is unusually high for a 50mm lens. Astigmatism and coma are both very badly corrected. You get completely black corners when stopping the lens down and flare resistance at wider apertures is the worst I have ever seen.

Now all those things may still be acceptable for some, if the only alternative was the Leica Noctilux 50mm 0.95 costing 10 grand. But that is not the case. We have the Zhong Yi Mitakon 50mm 0.95 MKII and MKIII. Both lenses are optically superior, seem to have actually been designed for E-mount cameras and at the same time they are much smaller and lighter and not even more expensive.

In my opinion there is absolutely no reason to get this lens. You have been warned.

 

The new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0,95 III is available at Adorama and BHphoto.

 

Thanks Vladimir for sharing this.

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