Reminder: Tomorrow Sigma will announce the new 30mm f/1.4 E-mount lens and MC-11 Full Frame E-mount adapter

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Tomorrow (Feb 23) Sigma will announce some exciting E-mount stuff! Be sure to be online on SAR to follow the announcement. Here is what will be announced:

1) Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DN APS-C E-mount lens

– Nine lenses in 7 groups (Double-sided aspherical lens with high refractive index and high dispersion glass)
– Aperture blades: 9 sheets (circular aperture)
– Filter Size: 52mm
– AF motor: stepping motor
– Shortest photographing distance: 30cm
– Maximum shooting parking rate: 1: 7
– Inner focus
– Total length: 73.3mm
– Maximum diameter: 64.8mm
– Weight: 265g
– Mount Sony E mount, Micro Four Thirds mount
– Release Date: March 18, 2016
– Suggested retail price of 51,840 yen (tax included). This is around 420 Euro or $460.
via Digicameinfo:

This is by far the most exciting lens of the DN line. This currently has three native E-mount lenses: [shoplink 45059 ebay]19mm f/2.8 E-mount (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 45060 ebay]30mm f/2.8 E-mount (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 45061 ebay]60mm f/2.8 E-mount (Click here)[/shoplink].

2) MC-11 electronic E-mount adapter for Canon EF or Sigma SA lenses

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It allows you to use full electronic aperture, IBIS and autofocus control!

3) Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 APS-C lens (no A or E-mount version. But you can adapter it with the MC-11 on you r E-mount camera!)

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APS-C format
15 elements in 21 groups,
82mm filter thread
Closest focusing distance: 0.95m
Magnification ratio: 1：6.7
Size: 170.7 x 93.5mm
Weight: 1490g
9-blade circular aperture
New HSM motor
Estimated price: 167400 yen
Available in Canon EF, Nikon F and Sigma SA Mount.
Available on April 22.
via Digicameinfo.

 

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Sony Japan says the 70-200mm FE GM lens will ship in June. Price €1979?

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Sony Japan confirmed the 70-200mm FE GM lens will start shipping in June. But they still didn’t unveil the price tough.

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And the Dutch site Fotobooms says the price of the lens is €1979. Not sure this si really the 100% correct final price. And the Danish site Kamerhuset priced it at 22.495 Danish Crowns (3.344 US Dollars in today’s currency).

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Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony A to E-Mount Adapters – Making the Right Choice

Voigtländer 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar review (Phillip Reeve).
Test – Sony PXW-FS5 : nos conclusions (Focus Numeriques).
20/4.0 Nikkor with Zhong Yi LensTurbo (SonyAlphaForum).

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.“

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Still hot: Sony A7rII for $2,499!

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That deal is still live but it’s ending soon: Save $700 on the Sony A7rII sold by [shoplink 45013 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but $700 off and 1 year US seller warranty.
And you get 3 year seller warranty on the [shoplink 45088 ebay]Zeiss 55mm FE lens for $699 (Click here)[/shoplink].

We also got some new refurbished deals:
[shoplink 45072 ebay]Sony 70-200mm FE for $1,199 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 45071 ebay]Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE for $549 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 45014 ebay]Sony A7sII for $2,699 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 45015 ebay]Sony A7II with kit lens for $1,499 (Click here)[/shoplink].

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(SR5) First images of the new 85mm and 90mm Tamron A-mount lenses!

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Those are the first images of the two Tamron A-mount lenses that will be announced on Monday. Some more details:

SP 90mm F / 2.8 Di MACRO 1: 1 VC USD (Model F017)
– Release date is February 25th, 2016
– Manufacturer’s suggested retail price of 97,200 yen which is around $860.

SP 85mm F / 1.8 Di VC USD (Model F016)
– Release Date: March 23, 2016
– Manufacturer’s suggested retail price 118,800 yen which is around $1150.

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via Digicameinfo

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