Sigma US price increases now official: +10% on all lenses

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Sigma has increased the price of all its lenses. You can check out the new 10% increase on these pages at BHphoto, Amazon, and Adorama. In nominal terms the biggest price increase is obviously on the 300-600mm lens which now costs + $600.

Since the political situation is completely unpredictable at the moment, it is difficult to speculate whether tariffs will soon be abolished or whether the situation will worsen further with the introduction of even higher tariffs…

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Two-month waiting list to get the Sony A1II :(

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If you order the Sony A1II at Adorama today…you will get it only in August. BHphoto only shows the note “Back-ordered” while Amazon is still not taking preorders.  Same story outside of the US with no delivery time unveiled at FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Clifton, CameraPro. Sony Australia.

This does not seem promising for the announcement of the Sony A7V. I do not believe Sony will announce a new Alpha camera if it cannot keep up with production of its flagship model.

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Full specs of the new Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 FE lens

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The Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 FE lens will be announced on June 17 at the BildExpo event (register here). Here are the leaked specs:

  • The lens adopts 11 groups and 15 elements, including 3 ED lenses, 9 high-refractive index lenses,
  • 11 circular aperture blades,
  • minimum focusing distance is 0.79 meters,
  • filter thread is 77mm,
  • equipped with self-developed dual VCM motors,
  • weighs about 800 grams.

One more thing: The 85mm f/1.2 LAB lens is due to be released by late 2025!

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sirui 20mm T1.8 S35 Autofocus 1.33x Anamorphic lens review

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