What should be the next three FE lenses announced by Sony-Zeiss?

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2016 will definitely be remembered for the many new lenses we got from Sony and Zeiss:
Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM (here at [shopcountry 54086])
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS (here at [shopcountry 54087])
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM (here at [shopcountry 54088])
Sony FE 50mm F1.8 (here at [shopcountry 54089])
Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS (here at [shopcountry 54090])
Sony Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA (here at [shopcountry 54091])
Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro (here at [shopcountry 54092])
Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8 (here at [shopcountry 54093])
Zeiss Loxia 85mm F2.4 (here at [shopcountry 54094])

And that list doesn’t include the many new lenses we got from third-party makers. But now it’s time to look ahead. There are still many missing lenses in the FE range and this is what Sony would I (and maybe Sony too) would like to know from you:

Please write down in the comment system the three FE lenses you would like to get from Sony/Zeiss in 2017. I will collect your suggestions in a POLL to be posted in 1-2 weeks.

 

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Suggestion: A7II, A7rII, As7II Firmware Manual Focus Improvements That Are Easy To Implement

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SAR reader Philip sent us this:

Firmware Manual Focus Improvements That Are Easy To Implement – Sony a7II, Sony a7sII and Sony a7rII

I would like to be able to compose the shot and magnify focus at the same time. At the moment, you can only do one of those at any given time.

There are multiple ways to achieve this:

  1. Create a small magnified square (like a loupe) around the point the user has selected to focus on and magnify said square when the focus ring is turned
  2. Create a small magnified square (like a loupe) in the centre of the frame that magnifies the point the user has selected, this method is similar to the first except the square remains in the centre of the frame at all times
  3. Split the screen into two halves and use the left half for composition and the right half for 100% magnification or vice versa

I have a few other ideas to improve the manual focus experience as well:

  1. User selectable magnification amount upon the lens being turned i.e. the user no longer has to press a button after turning the focus ring, to magnify the shot further, as it can go straight to 14x magnification when the lens is turned
  2. Facial recognition such that the selected focus area goes towards the subjects eye when the manual focus ring is turned and an eye is detected
  3. The same focus options available to autofocus should be available to manual focus (where applicable) e.g. if the user wants to have only a few different focus areas to select from, to speed up the process of selecting a focus point, this should be available
  4. The manual focus button (usually used for autofocus lenses) should act as a lock and will prevent magnification while the lens ring is turned–this would be particularly useful for video usage when the user simply wants to rely on focus peaking

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