For the first time the new 24-240mm FE is now in Stock in Europe at [shoplink 34395 ebay]Fotomundus Germany (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 34394 ebay]Richmondcamera UK (Click here)[/shoplink]. In Asia it’s in Stock at Digitalrev and soon at Sony Australia. A few new 24-240mm FE lenses are also already in Stock in USA on the [shoplink 34396 ebay]official Sony eBay Store (Click here)[/shoplink].
eBay listed a couple of Sony deals:
[shoplink 34253 ebay]$250 off on the Zeiss 24-70mm FE lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 34254 ebay]A3000 with kit lens and Photoshop Elements for $249 (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 34255 ebay]Refurbished NEX-5T with two lenses for $399 (Click here)[/shoplink].
$250 off on the Open Box A7r at [shoplink 33898 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$200 off on the Open Box A7 with kit lens at [shoplink 33901 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$150 off on the Open Box A7 at [shoplink 33900 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
$250 off on the Open Box A7s at [shoplink 34208 ebay]Samys eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Pantip just completed what is the first and only real world review of the new Sony 28mm FE lens. Pantip allowed me to repost some image samples. Many more can be seen on his site! Let’s start with his PRO and CONS list mentioned by the reviewer:
Pros:
– Very sharp straight from the maximum aperture. At f/2.0 is sharp almost ont he entire frame (with very little loss on corners)
– Negligible distortion
– Very compact lens
– When using the converter EXIF data gets correctly transmitted
Disadvantages
– close focus point could be…closer
– The fisheye converter on the 28mm lens is quite heavy
– Not really a very good bokeh (but that’s something the lens is not designed for)
And now let’s take a look to some of the more “explicative” images:
The indonesian agency Postel registered two yet unannounced new Sony digital still cameras. This means we can expect these two new cameras to be announced within the next 1-2 months already. That registration has to be done by Sony in advance before to sell Wifi capable devices to the public.
UDPATED: Those two new codes are for fixed lens cameras. But trusted sources confirmed “Big” stuff is coming soon. So far I can tell you that I got RX, QX and E-mount camera rumors only (no A-mount). More info on the new cameras hopefully coming soon on SAR ;)
P.S.: Postel info found by SAR and at the same time by Digicameinfo.
And if you have some “rumor” to share just send me an anonymous messages here:
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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!
A couple of SAR readers (Thanks Jochen, Marc and Josi) noticed that Sony Europe completely removed the 70-200mm FE lens from their sites. You cannot find it on any specific country site like Sony Germany, UK, Italy and so on…
UPDATE: A couple of hours after reading this post Sony quickly reacted and fixed the site. The 70-200mm FE lens is back :)
Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens review – for Sony Alpha 7 cameras
So far according to Amazon Lens sales ranking the new Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 is the “less” preordered of the four new lenses. It may have to do with the high price tag and with the fact that there are only very few tests seen with this lens yet. So let’s sum up what we know so far:
1) On top you see the video review from Whatdigitalcamera. They like the lens although they say it’s not perfect as it has some vignetting at wider aperture (but that may be something people likes to have).
For me, this is TRULY the 1st native “WOW” lens for the Sony full frame FE system. It easily surpasses the 55 1.8 for me as well as the 35 2.8 that I have been using since the launch of the A7 system, and those are both beautiful lenses when it comes to image quality. The 35 1.4 has such a beautiful character and rich rendering.
Optically it isn’t perfect, but the chromatic aberration is slight and I would actually rate the vignetting as a nice feature. In terms of resolution this lens is difficult to fault, and it is certainly one of the sharpness lenses we have tested for the Alpha 7 series, although the 90mm f/2.8 macro lens looks like it may well offer some competition on that front.
Having used the Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA lens for a few days, I am left with the impression that this is a lens with character. From the resolution and bokeh to the build quality and aperture ring, this lens has a certain something about it that makes it stand out from the generic 35mm lenses that roll off production lines.
The lens certainly has a very good optical performance. My only drawback is the size. But that’s because I personally prefer smaller and less intrusive lenses when doing street photography. If you do landscape, wedding or studio shooting this will certainly not be an issue.
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