UPDATED: Viltrox announced two manual lenses for Sony Full Frame E-mount cameras!

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Image on top shows new 85mm f/1.8 manual focus lens

Well we got an unexpected lens announcement: The chinese company Viltrox launched two lenses:

85mm f/1.8 FE manual focus lens
20mm f/1.8 FE manual focus lens

Images and specs via Optyczne.pl.

Viltrox PFU RBMH 85 mm f / 1.8 for Sony FE (manual focus)

construction: 10 elements in 7 groups (1 ED lens)
minimum aperture: f / 16,
field of view: 11.32 degrees,
the minimum focusing distance: 0.8 m,
maximum reproduction ratio: 1: 8,
focusing: MF
the number of apertures: 9,
filter size: 72 mm,
dimensions: 79 x 92 mm,
Weight: 665 g,
HD Nano antireflection coatings,
EXIF data support and electronic iris adjustment,
price: USD 200.

Viltrox PFU RBMH 20 mm f/1.8 dla Sony FE (manual focus)

  • konstrukcja: 12 elementów w 9 grupach (1 soczewka asferyczna, 4 soczewki ED)
  • minimalna przysłona: f/16,
  • pole widzenia: 56.31 stopnia,
  • minimalna odległość ostrzenia: 0.25 m,
  • maksymalna skala odwzorowania: 1:8.3,
  • ogniskowanie: MF
  • liczba listków przysłony: 14,
  • rozmiar filtra: 82 mm,
  • wymiary: 76.8 x 102 mm,
  • waga: 775 g,
  • powłoki antyodbiciowe HD Nano,
  • brak styków,
  • płynna, manualna regulacja przysłony
  • cena: 280 USD.

UPDATE: Viltrox clarified that the 85mm autofocus version will be available for X-mount only for now.

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(SR5) Zeiss will announce a new Full Frame fixed lens camera and the new Batis 40mm FE lens tomorrow at 19:00

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There is one more thing at Photokina: Tomorrow (Sept 27) Zeiss will announce a new Full Frame fixed lens camera with 35mm lens and a new Batis 40mm CF. I have been told the event starts at 18:30 Berlin time and we can expect press release to be official at 19:00 or max 19:30.

The Full Frame Zeiss camera will have a Sony sensor and Sony electronics. But the body design and lens design (35mm probably f/2.0) are from Zeiss.

And of course there will be the new Batis 40mm FE lens:

 

 

Distagon optical design
The shortest shooting distance is 0.24 m
With focus limiter (Full / ∞ ~ 0.4 m / 0.5 m to 0.24 m)
Filter diameter is 67 mm
size is φ 91 mm 93 mm. Close to the 85mm Batis
magnification is 1: 3.3
Price is 1299 dollars / 1299 euros
Ships in October

via Nokishita

Links to current Batis lenses:
Batis 135mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 85mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 25mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.
Batis 18mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

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First test of the new Sigma 56mm f/1.4 E-mount lens

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The new Sigma 56mm f/1.4 E-mount is an exciting ASP-C lens that will cost you 429 Euro only. One of our readers shared this first picture of the lens mounted on the Sony A6000. Below you can also see some lo resolution samples he shot with this combo. He told me this:

I was at the announcement yesterday. This lens is very compact. My initial impression is that the bokeh is very good as shown in the attached photos. It’s too soon to judge the image quality since I have no pc right now but it looks sharp on the camera screen and the longitudinal CA is quite low. However the autofocus isn’t the fastest. The hall is very dark so maybe it’s A6000’s fault. Today I have chance to play it again.

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