Jim Kasson recently said that this lens shows a “spectacular performance”. And Voigtlander did just slash the price by $60. You get it now for $999 on Amazon and BHphoto.
Also the new Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE lens is now in stock at Amazon and BHphoto.
A full overview can be found on that special BHphoto page.
Full Frame E-mount cameras:
$500 off on the Sony A7rII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$300 off on the Sony A7sII at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
APS-C E-mount cameras:
$70 off on the Sony 6300 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Sony 6000 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$100 off on the Sony 5100 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
$200 off on the A6000 dual kit at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Focuscamera.
Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for $799 at BHphoto (Click here).
SLRclub posted a set of images shot with the new Rokinon lens. Hard to judge from those images how good this lens is.
Fred Miranda published their full Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE lens reviews:
Voigtlander knows it has something unique with the CV 40/1.2 and priced it accordingly. It renders a special look being moderately wide while capable of high amount of blur and smooth rendering.
One can get a lens capable of similar or higher blur but it won’t match its combination of IQ, wide focal length and size. On top of that one gets full Sony E-mount native electronics.
Cinema5D posted their full Sony RX0 review:
The Sony RX0 is a great concept and a true technical achievement. I’m sure that it can shine in other types of filming scenarios, but for me as a documentary film shooter it leaves a lot to be desired. Sony would be wise to implement autofocus during video recording in the future (probably at the expense of an even shorter battery life) and to try to reduce or control the noise patten currently found in the picture.
Sony Japan issued a statement for a free repair service on the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 FE lens. Lenses with the serial number between 1800001 and 1810699 and the lenses with serial number between 8300001 and 8300119 are affected by a fog issue that appears in certain conditions.
A chinese reader just noticed that Sony registered a new camera code “WW541200” in Asia.
This means we now have two new codes:
WW541200 (no info on original registration country)
WW940439 (Original registration in China)
It’s important to note that cameras registered first in China are usually RX or compact cameras. While System Cameras are registered first in Japan. This means the “WW940439” code is likely for a new RX camera that will be announced soon. No guarantee yet on what the other two codes are about…
Model name/Code name/Registered by Sony Japan
? WW541200 ?
ILCE-9 WW361847 Japan
ILCE-6500 WW213019 Japan
ILCA-99M2 WW067022 Japan
ILCE-6300 WW906746 Japan
ILCE-7SM2 WW898259 Japan
ILCE-7RM2 WW325951 Japan
ILCE-7M2 WW328278 Japan
ILCE-7S WW328274 Japan
ILCE-7R WW328261 Japan
ILCE-7 WW328262 Japan
ILCE-QX1 WW024382 Japan
Model name/Code name/Registered by Sony China
?WW940439 China
DSC-RX10M4 WW173777 China
DSC-RX0 WW620081 China
DSC-RX1RM2 WW843944 Japan
DSC-RX10M3 WW411000 China
DSC-RX10M2 WW136512 China
DSC-RX10 WW808143 China
DSC-RX100M5 WW605351 China
DSC-RX100M4 WW481040 China
DSC-RX100M3 WW808161 China
DSC-HX90V WW247506 ?
DSC-HX90 WW408340 China
DSC-WX500 WW220188 China
DSC-KW1/KW11 WW808162 Japan
DSC-HX350? WW158299 China
On Sunday Sony will launch up to $600 rebates on Sony cameras and lenses. On the Sony A7rII you will get a full $500 discount. If you plan to buy new cameras or lenses just wait til Sunday!
New deals and in Stock info:
The new RX10m4 is in stock at BHphoto (Click here).
You can finally preorder the new Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for $799 at BHphoto (Click here). That’s exactly half the price of the Sony-Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE lens.
Voigtlander did just slash the price of the 65mm FE macro lens by $60. You get it now for $999 on Amazon and BHphoto.
The new Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 FE lens is now in stock at Amazon and BHphoto.
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In Australia new A7 rebates have just been launched:
The Polish site Optyczne posted the content of an interview with Sony. Here are some key highlights:
Rotating lCD screen on future E-mount cameras:
The A9 does not have the same A99II rotating LCD screen to keep size down. However, Sony said they “understand the needs of consumers and perhaps we will use another mechanism in the future.“Sony A9 touchscreen:
It would be possible to increase the touchscreen features on the a9 via firmware upgrade. But at the moment this is not a high priority.Menu redesign:
Sony is listening to users feedback but for the moment you should not expect Sony to release a new menu designSony A-mount:
Sony promises to never stop the production of A-mount lenses. At the moment they think the current A-mount line up is well suited for photographers. While Sony’s E-mount lens line up need to be extendedSony medium format:
We are currently not planing to launch a medium format system cameraFuture Sony E-mount lenses:
Sony said “After launching α9, customers expect longer telephoto lenses and we intend to develop our offer step by step. What is not so easy because the user expectations are very high.”3 layer sensor tech:
At present Sony does not plan to use 3 layer sensor tech in new models of cameras.
