Christian Schätzle proves the next Loxia lens will be around 1cm longer than the 21mm Loxia.

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As you may know Zeiss recently announced a new special case for Loxia lenses (available for $386 on BHphoto). The case is made to carry four Loxia lenses. Which means there is one more Loxia lens to be announced soon as we only have three in the range yet:
Loxia 21mm at [shopcountry 46456].
Loxia 35mm at [shopcountry 47046].
Loxia 50mm at [shopcountry 47047].

SAR readers Christian Schätzle got the chance to “test” the new Loxia bag and actually discovered a small interesting detail. The fourth “free spot” is actually around 1cm deeper than the 21mm Loxia spot (which is the longest lens of the three). This is another small indirect confirm that the next lens will be a tele lens (85mm likely) with 8cm lens length. Here is the video he shared today:

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(SR5) Kumamoto earthquake aftermath: No Sony ILCE camera shipment til late July in Australia

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A source working for a major Australian store told me that due the Kumamoto earthquake that halted the Sony sensor production for over one month we will get the following camera shipment delay:

1. Nikon DL compacts are delayed till October
2. Limited production and supply of D750, D810
3. Not expecting new shipments of all Sony ILCE until late July or August

That is very bad news. I guess this also means there will be no new A7m3 or A99II or A9 product announcement in June/July.

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Sony Tidbits…

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What’s In My Bag – Bob Krist | Artisan of Imagery | Sony

24-70mm GM lens review by ThePhoBlographer.
Best Cameras of 2016: RX10 III / ZS100 / A6300 (TheDigitalDigest)
2016 Roundup: Interchangeable Lens Cameras around $500 (Dpreview).
Northern Lights (Meteor, Satellite and Aeroplane) at SonyAlphaForum.
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Review at Movingelectrons.net
Sony Group to Provide Additional Support for Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts (Sony.net).
Best 300 mm f/2.8 & adapter for my A7R II (SonyAlphaForum).
Batis 18mm review by Naturewindowsphoto.

Josselin Cornou‎: “Yo sony bros, here is a new one from the A7r2 about antarctica. check more : http://instragram.com/untitledshot, to know more about the trip !”

 

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Zeiss 55mm FE lens for $699!

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Electronicsvalley is selling the superb Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 FE lens for $699 on eBay US (Click here). This is a grey imported item but it does come with full 1 year US seller warranty.

Reminder: Accessory rebate deals on six FE lenses. This is how it works:

  1. Select on of the FE lenses below:
    Zeiss 16-35mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 24-70mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Zeiss 55mm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 70-20omm at BHphoto or Adorama.
    Sony 90mm FE at BHphoto or Adorama.
  2. Once you are on the BHphoto page click on the green “Build Bundle” button (below the price info and add to cart button). If you are at Adorama click on the link above the price box.
  3. Now add the Sony accessories you like and enjoy the rebate :)
  4. Note that Adorama gives you an additional up to $100 free gift card on the lenses above and also on those lenses not eligible for the accessory deal:
    Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE at Adorama.
    Sony 24-240mm FE at Adorama.
    Sony 28-70mm FE at Adorama.
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Ten years ago today Sony acquired Minolta

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[shoplink 48351 ebay]7D[/shoplink] The image above shows the [shoplink 48350 ebay]Maxxum 7D[/shoplink]

Ten years ago Sony officially acquired Minolta (Source: DC.watch.). And since than a lot changed. Nowadays the Alpha DSLR system is struggling to survive. Sony focus is on the new E-mount system development. Sony keeps promising they want to keep the A-mount system well alive. It would have been a smart move from Sony to somehow launch some cool A-mount product today to bring back some excitement.

A bit of history:
The first A-mount film camera was the [shoplink 48353 ebay]Minolta Maxxum 7000[/shoplink] (February 1985).
The last digital Minolta A-mount camera was the [shoplink 48348 ebay]Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D[/shoplink] (July 15 2005).
The first Sony A-mount camera was the [shoplink 48349 ebay]Sony A100[/shoplink] (June 5 2006).

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(SR1) Next medium format rumor by CineMartin

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Alpa camera with the new IQ3 100MP System with Sony sensor

SAR readers sent me a link to a “rumor” from CineMartin. They claim they got an info via a Sony Japan contact that a medium format camera will be announced at IBC 2016:

Sony working to release new 65mm DSLR style camera to compete with Hasselblad. Email received from Sony Japan source. New Sony camera will provide 120MP photos, video at 4K 60p and +15 stops of dynamic range. Sensor to have a size of 51.10 mm x 27.11 mm. CMOS. To be announced at IBC 2016. Price to be in the range..

I found that rumor very unlikely to become true…

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