Reminder: Sony press event on January 7 and another press meeting around mid January

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We are getting closer to two major Sony events:

Event ONE:
Sony will have an official press conference and product announcement day on January 7 at 5pm Las Vegas time. Usually Sony doesn’t announce new E-mount gear at CES. Last time this happened was in 2014 for the A5000. But you never know and at least the BeAlpha event on Jan 8 hints at “possible surprises”. We heard Sony’s focus will be on unveiling a full 8K platform which includes:

8K Television/CLEDIS
8K Laser projector
8K camera/camcorder
8K postprocessing platform

Event TWO:
Sony has organized a major journalist meeting around mid January. There is no 100% guarantee they will announce new products but in most cases those events lead to some kind of lens or camera announcement.

I will hopefully be able to embed a CES press event live stream on SAR. Stay tuned!

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Sony Tidbits…

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The Mirrorless Master – Sony a7R III – My Complete Review

Sigma C 56 mm f/1.4 DC DN review at Lenstip.
Must-Have Accessories for Camera Bags (Explora).
Gear of the Year 2018 – Dan’s choice: Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD (Dpreview).
Open Source Lightroom alternative Darktable 2.6 released.

Florian:I’ve made a short film about a light installation that I’ve done. I’ve use an A7III with the sony 16-35 F/4. It’s an exemple of the quality of the night shot that we can achieve with a Sony A7III.
https://vimeo.com/307143507
Synopsis:
PSR-189 is an immersion among the vestiges of human civilization in which a minimal and technological form of life flourishes and emerges. This world that saw the end of the Anthropocene vibrates to the sound of a new language, that of light. A grammar made of colors, pulsations and gradients takes birth here. The digital vocalizations of the machines are the new sound identity of these places. We are witnessing the beginnings of a renewed and ingrained life in which the era of man seems to be over.

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The full new generation Sony 8K sensor and codec specs

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Sony is ready to launch a bunch of new 8K sensors and a new 8K codec in 2019. This post sums up all the many info we leaked the past weeks:

New XEVC 8K codec (article and detailed images here):
8k at 24fps, 12 bit and 240Mbps peak bitrate.

New Full Frame sensors:
IMX435 is a new 36Mp 8K sensor (article here)
IMX551 is a new 60MP 8k sensor (article here)
IMX455 is a stripped down version of the IMX551 (article here).

APS-C sensors (article and detailed specs here):
IMX510: 32MP, 16 bit…
IMX571: 26MP, dual gain ISO, 16 bit stills

All the sensor mentioned here are open for sale to third-party manufacturers. But To use the full potential you need to buy the rights to use the Sony proprietary SLVS-EC interface. Sony itself might use those sensors or a customized variation of those sensors.

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New Voigtlander 110mm FE reviews by Marc Alhadeff, Fred Miranda and Photographyblog

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Voigtlander 110mm f/2.5 FE lens is in Stock for the first time at BHphoto.

Marc Alhadeff writes:

We retain exceptional sharpness of the 65mm but we add a better focal length for macro and a 1:1 ratio
The lens can easily compete with the Sony 90mm F2.8 macro G OSS (1100 euros) and does even a little bit better in term of sharpness.
For real macro where you are anyway in manual focus its focusing ring is more precise than the Sony thanks to its 360° rotation from 70cm to 35cm
The lens is also very good at portraits with beautiful blurry background but the lens is maybe too sharp for portraits

Fred Miranda writes:

The highly anticipated Voigtlander 110/2.5 APO Macro-Lanthar hits the market, and scores a win.
After putting the apochromatic telephoto (capable of 1:1 macro) under great scrutiny, it delivered exceptional macro performance while maintaining IQ at all distances. At infinity and f/4, it’s even slightly better than the Batis 135/2.8 APO – which is one of the top Sony E-mount lenses.
The 110/2.5 APO is a great all rounder. The lack of color aberration, high resolution/contrast and telephoto focal length, make it a solid option for macro, portraits and landscapes.

Photographyblog reviewed the lens and writes:

The Voigtlander 110mm F2.5 Macro APO Lanthar is a stunningly sharp macro lens that offers true 1:1 magnification and a useful working distance from your subject. Boasting the same stellar build quality that we’ve come to expect from recent Voigtlander lenses, this new optic is a real gem.

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Today only super hot Sony E-mount deals in Europe!

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Plenty of E-mount cameras and lenses are on discount today only at Amazon Germany (Click here). In detail we got:

Sony A7II for 1019 Euro.
Sony A6500 for for 1059 Euro.
Sony RX100II for 349 Euro.
Zeiss 16-70mm for 709 Euro.
Sony 18-200mm for 545 Euro.
Sony 70-30mm FE for 999 Euro.
Zeiss 35mm FE for 599 Euro.
Sony 10-18mm for 609 Euro.
Sony 24-240mm FE for 715 Euro.

Note that you will get an additional cashback on some of those items (see details on that Amazon DE page).

Reminder: The price of the superb 85mm f/1.8 FE lens dropped down to 575 Euro at Amazon Germany (Click here). You will get an additional 60 Euro cashback too!

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