What’s going on with those “missing” lenses: 24-70mm GM, 70-200mm GM and Batis 18mm

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Many readers may have noticed that three of the new lenses are not in Stock or not even available for preorder. So here is the situation:

  1. Sony 24-70mm GM lens:
    As reported by Sony a month ago the lens got an unexpected high demand on preorders. But Sony did not specify when the lens will be shipped in larger quantity.
    Currently only some [shoplink 47915 ebay]UK-Asian eBay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink] and Digitalrev (1-2 weeks shipment) do have the lens in Stock. The German store Calumetphoto says it will take 1-3months(!) to get the lens. In USA Amazon, B&H, Adorama share no info at all about the possible shipment date.
  2. Sony 70-200mm GM lens:
    Sony said the lens would “be available in May”. But it’s easy to guess now that this won’t happen. Sony did not share any official info about the price and new shipment date of the lens yet. But it’s easy to guess that Sony wants to first deliver the 24-70mm GM lens preorders before to start taking orders on the tele zoom.
  3. Batis 18mm:
    As usual with new Zeiss lenses it’s hard to find their new E-mount lenses in Stock. Some EU and Asian stored do have a few of copies in Stock on [shoplink 47045 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] . It’s unclear when US stores like Amazon and BHphoto will ship them.

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New Elinchrom HS System for Sony

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Elinchrom launched the new Skyport Plus HS for Sony and two ELB400 HS

John Wilhelm tested the Skyport Plus HS and two ELB400 HS with the Sony A7rII. He used the Elinchrom to “freeze something fast in action”. If you check out his website you will see the interesting effect created with the new tool. His verdict is:

“It works, it rocks, it’s easy to handle, it is flawless in my opinion. If you’re looking for a great flash system just go for the Elinchrom HS stuff. Swiss quality ;)”

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The EL-Skyport Transmitter Plus HS is currently available for Canon and Nikon (with Sony to follow). Street Price: $249.95 USD / €249 EUR / £199 GBP. The full product presentation can be found at Elinchrom.ch/announcements/Skyport-Plus-HS.html. Here is a video introduction of the new Skyport Plus HS:

Note: The video mentions it’s compatible with Canon and Nikon. But it’s also compatible with Sony :)

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony a7S II Hands-On Review – featuring the Canon 50mm f/0.95 “Dream Lens”

Sony Alpha 7 Aktion: Bis zu 80 EUR Rabatt auf ausgewählte Objektive at Amazon.de
JUPITER-3 1,5/50mm M39 (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony a6300 vs. a6000 – The 30 Differences (Mirrorlessons)
A6000 FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens or the FE 70-200mm f/4 (SonyAlphaForum).
Sigma MC-11 test at Ascii.jp.

Tomiga: “Second part of my overview of e-mount lenses for APS-C cameras. This time about zooms. (orignal post is in Polish)
https://tomiga.wordpress.com/2016/05/08/przeglad-obiektywow-e-mount-obiektywy-zmiennoogniskowe/”

TechLeatherCraft: “Just wanted to share a product we make, that several Sony camera owners are buying from our website. Since most Sony cameras require charging through a USB cable, had several people buy our Cord Holders, to keep their cord managed/untangled in their camera bag or pant pockets.
A customer suggested I email you guys (and Sony Forums) to let Sony users know about our Cord Holders. Here is the link/video:
http://techleathercraft.com/product/3-pack-leather-cord-holders/
https://youtu.be/PSRPl_yeIzc
If you think they would bring value to your readers, I would appreciate it, if you shared with them.”

 

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(SR4) Zeiss says next Loxia (Telephoto?) should be due at Photokina in September

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Zeiss managers do not keep secrets their plans about the Loxia lens range. A SAR reader wrote me this:

I was chatting with a Zeiss customer representative about choosing the right portrait lens a few months ago (shortly after the Milvus line came out). First he recommended the Batis 85, and I indicated I really enjoy the Loxia 50 which I have since autofocus on my first gen A7’s stink. After going back and forth for a while he recommended [shoplink 46212 ebay]the 135 APO[/shoplink]. He also hinted that if I liked Loxia that much I’d have to wait until Phototinka 2016 for a portrait option. So, in regards to your recent rumor that Zeiss is releasing 3 new lenses around October, I would expect/hope one of them will be the Loxia telephoto Zeiss has hinted at before. No idea what specific focal length is being considered though.

I guess that next Loxia will be a telephoto lens…85, 105 or 135mm???

Links to all Batis and Loxia lenses:
Batis 18mm at [shopcountry 47045].
Batis 25mm at [shopcountry 45790].
Batis 85mm at [shopcountry 45791].
Loxia 21mm at [shopcountry 46456].
Loxia 35mm at [shopcountry 47046].
Loxia 50mm at [shopcountry 47047].

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Sony is “investigating” the possibility to make new fast f/1.8 APS-C E-mount primes

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The last APS-C E-mount lens got announced on August 27 2013. It was the [shoplink 46941 ebay]Zeiss 16-70mm lens[/shoplink].

It’s nice Sony is still committed in making great APS-C E-mount cameras like the A6300. But they really need to focus back on making APS-C E-mount lenses too! I know we can use FE lenses on the A6300 but these are bigger and more expensive than “natively” designed APS-C E-mount lenses. I hope Sony will find some time and resources to make some of these new lenses. There is some hope as I just got this from a source:

I had the chance to talk with a street photographer in Japan who says he participated as a photographer in a Sony marketing research focus group. Those in the group used A6300 with all current APS-C and full-frame Sony lenses and were asked to complete questionnaries and answer interview questions about their experience and about their wishes for future lenses. The questionnarie and the interview asked about their preferences for prime vs zoom, focal lengths, max aperture, use of OSS stabilisation, low price vs high image quality, and whether they want and are prepared to pay more for depth-of-field scales and for pancake designs. They were also asked about their thoughts on specific hypothetical lenses, they were told these lenses don’t exist nor is Sony working on them but the marketing team wanted to know what they had to say assuming such lenses existed, these imaginary lenses were described in the questionnarie as an APS-C 23.5mm f/1.8 OSS and an APS-C 18.5mm f/1.8 OSS both with a price and image quality similar to the 35mm f/1.8 OSS.

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