Sony CEO Hirai got spotted testing the new Nikon D5 and D500 DSLR cameras at the CP+ show. Beside the pure gossip nature of this “event” I really do hope Mr. Hirai recognizes the need of “bigger” cameras. For better balance, improved handling options, larger batteries and so on. We really want to handle those A9 and A99II cameras at Sony’s Photokina booth!
The massive Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 displayed at the Cp+ show (Source: DC.watch).
Matthew Durr (Click here) posted the most detailed Sony Cp+ booth report I have seen so far. The United States Navy stationed him in Japan so he find some time to visit the CP+ show:
Sony is so confident in these lenses that they had their own live photo studio set up with multiple A7RII’s and 85mm f/1.4 GM’s, complete with two moving models and props galore. The GM lens lineup brings up the problem many mirrorless shooters are seeing with these cameras—as Sony and others release faster and larger lenses to compete with the big and bulky DSLR lenses, they cannot beat the laws of optics that tend to determine a lens’ weight.
I wish nothing but the best for Sony when the lenses get into the hands of reviewers and real-world testers to see what’s marketing fluff, and what is true performance. I’ve got a feeling Sony is doubling-down on these to help secure E-mount’s future in the pro segment, and they really have put their money where their mouth is. Time will tell.
Take time to read his whole article if you want to get a “feel” of what it means to visit the CP+ show!
Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
Sadly this won’t be just a bad April 1 joke but a real thing: Sony will really(!) increase the prices in Canada on April 1 exactly. Canadian readers better buy their stuff before this date at Newegg.ca, TheCameraStore, Amazon.ca, eBay.ca or any other store!
Thanks Ori, Sour and all other people who sent this info!
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The following two E-mount deals are about to end soon:
Save $700 on the Sony A7rII sold by [shoplink 45013 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Zeiss 55mm FE for $699 at [shoplink 45312 ebay]GetDigital (Click here)[/shoplink].
Deal correction:
I forgot to mention the coupon code in my yesterdays post for that deal: If you click on our Rockynook RX100m4 book link (Click here) and insert the coupon code “RX100” you get a 40% off!
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.
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!
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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
