(SR5) Rumors about a new Sony E-mount product launch event!

Share

Sony patent showing an entry level E-mount FF (will it ever become a real thing?)

Sony E-mount product launch event:
Usually 1+1 makes 2. And so if two trusted sources do tell me that they got “invited” by Sony for some major “showcase” …well it means there could be an announcement soon! One of the sources who actually knows everything but only tells me little (for obvious reasons) told me “this is an E-mount” related event.
Of course we know Sony still has to announce the 70-200mm FE GM pricing. But I got the feeling (from the kind of message I got) that there could be more than just that lens price announcement.

Guessing what’s coming…
I am trying to squeeze out a bit more info from those sources. In the meantime we can only guess what Sony could eventually announce in the near future: On April 16 the major NABshow is taking place in las Vegas. The next E-mount announcement could be related to this event (new E-mount camcorder? Or first 8K E-mount camera?).
But we also can guess the A7m3, A5xxx are probably the next cameras on the roadmap. I would be surprised if Sony would announce a new A9 High End Camera or A5 entry level FF.

Anyway stay tuned, I hope to get some more details soon! And by the way, Zeiss will announce a new Batis 18mm lens soon too!

Stay tuned on SAR and subscribe the newsletter to get info when it matters:

[wysija_form id=”1″]

To not miss any rumor quickly subscribe our social network:
RSS feed: http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/feed/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonyalpharumors
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SonyAlphaRumors
GooglePlus: https://plus.google.com/104216500156717934391/posts

If you have some “rumor” to share just send me an anonymous messages here:
at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com or use the contact form you see on the right top of this site.

Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

Share

Watch how the $10,000 Leica Noctilux finally does autofocus(!) on your Sony A7rII.

Share

[shoplink 45128 ebay]noctilux[/shoplink]

The impossible happened and there is a new Techart autofocus adapter for Leica M lenses. We reported about it first here on SAR (read here). Now as a world’s first we can show you how you can finally autofocus with the [shoplink 45128 ebay]$10,000 Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 lens[/shoplink]! Her is the lens tested on the Sony A7rII:

A more detailed report can be found at MXcamera and full test at Dcfever.

And here are more new test videos on M-mount lenses:


[shoplink 45139 ebay]Leica leitz elmarit 90mm f/2.8 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Techart AFM lens adapter (Beta) AF test


[shoplink 45101 ebay]Voigtlander VM 21mm f/1.8 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] Techart AFM lens AF Speed Test

 


[shoplink 45102 ebay]Voigtlander VM 28mm f/2 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] Techart AFM lens AF Speed Test


[shoplink 45103 ebay]Voigtlander VM 35mm f/1.2 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] AF speed test with Techart AFM adapter


[shoplink 45104 ebay]Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] AF speed test with Techart AFM adapter


[shoplink 45105 ebay]Minolta Rokkor-M 28mm f/2.8 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Sony a7II with Techart AFM adapter test


[shoplink 45106 ebay]Canon LTM 50mm f/1.4 (lens here on eBay)[/shoplink] on Sony a7II with Techart AFM adapter

Share

Sony Tidbits…

Share


Christopher Frost reviewed the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro Lens. (Sony A / Sony FE mounts available)

The New Version of Photo Ninja for the A7RII Is Here (SonyAlphaForum)
Introduction to Lens Mounts and Lens Adapters (Explora).
A comparison of the Zeiss 85 Milvus and Batis 85 (Jorge Torralba).
New Jupiter 3+ tested on the Sony A7II (Dc.watch).

Joathan:Pregnancy photoshoot BTS Sony A7rii & Zeiss Batis 25mm https://youtu.be/13EpeG5m_38

Swen:https://vimeo.com/154962255 – here is a short film about a trip to the coastal brittanny in france. the whole movie captured with the handheld RX100IV in the different filming modes. the water scenes were shot in the meikon underwater housing.

SAR deal:You save 72% on the DENOISE projects professional software (Click here to get the discount and see the final price). This software, 100% developed in Germany, removes all forms of image noise: luminance noise, colour noise, banding, hot pixels & more. It can be used as a stand-alone Program or Plug-in (on both, Windows or Mac). You can  learn more about the software here and order it here.

Share

For SAR readers: 40% off on the new RX100m4 book.

Share

If you click on our Rockynook RX100m4 book link (Click here) and insert the coupon code “RX100” you get a 40% off!

Deals reminder:
Zeiss 55mm FE for $699 at [shoplink 45312 ebay]GetDigital (Click here)[/shoplink].
Save $700 on the Sony A7rII sold by [shoplink 45013 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

New preorders:
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Sony E at BHphoto, Adorama.
Tamron 90mm SP A-mount lens at BHphoto.
Sigma MC-11 Mount Adapter for Canon EF Lenses to Sony E Cameras at BHphoto.

Share

World’s first test video with the new Sigma MC-11 electronic E-mount adapter

Share

The video above is actually the world’s first video showing the autofocus performance of the new Sigma MC-11 electronic E-mount adapter. I cannot recognize the lens used but you can see how fast it focuses.

Sigma’s new MC-11 adapter cost $249 and will ship in April according to BHphoto (preorder here).

And below you can see the official Sigma MC-11 presentation video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dys6BjMUPm0

Thanks Gonzalo for sharing those videos!

P.S.: New Sigma 30mm E-mount preorder links at BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK and Calumet Germany.

Share

Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III E-mount hands on by Newsshooter

Share


CP+ 2016: Hands on with the Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III E-mount
from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

We are getting to learn a bit more of those new Vogitlander FE lenses thanks to the CP+ report from Newsshooter. As you know just a couple of days ago Cosina Japan finally released the official price info (in Yen only) and shipment dates of the new FE lenses. But there is still no official price info in Euro/Dollar yet:

  1. 15mm f/4.5 will be released in April and cost 115,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,000)
  2. 10mm f/5.6 will be released in May and cost 155,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,380)
  3. 12mm f/5.6 will be released in August (price not revealed yet)

There is also a 10mm FE lens hands-on report by the Spanish DSLRmagazine site.

Share

This week SAR readers photos selection.

Share

Bildschirmfoto 2016-02-27 um 16.11.29
Mark Galer
FE 85 F1.4 G Master @ f/1.6 (1/3 Stop Down)
I feel that f/1.6 is the sweet spot for this lens – fabulous Bokeh and Tack Sharp
Captured with the A7RII
https://flic.kr/p/Dzf8W3

1) Submit your picture with a message and picture here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors or on the SonyAlphaForum image section.
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers here: facebook.com/sonyalpharumors/photos_stream?tab=photos and on SonyAlphaForum.
3) A selection of most liked pictures by the community and by me SAR admin will be posted weekly on SAR.

Note: When sending a pic feel free to also add a link to your site to promote yourself!

Share
Read more