Also Sony is working on new organic sensor tech…

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Image by Fujifilm.

Today Fuji announced the X-M1 (fulls pecs and price at Amazon, news and reviews on MirrorlessRumors). Fuji is becoming a serious competitor in the mirrorless world and now offers a wide range of cameras (the X-M1 is their first entry-mid level camera).

Also on the sensor front they promised quite some innovations: Two weeks ago Panasonic and Fuji (Source: Fujifilm) unveiled the new organic sensor tech that in theory allows doubles the dynamic range of the current best sensor Sony 36 megapixel sensor used by the Nikon D800 (Source: Adorama). The Sony sensor has 15.3 EV while the new Fuji-Panasonic sensor achieves a theoretical result of 29.2 EV.

But as reported prevails on SAR also Sony is working on the same tech. And Egami just spot a brand new Sony patent describing the organic sensor design. And the new Fuji-Panasonic sensor is expect to hit the market in 2015 only. I believe that by then also Sony’s organic sensor will be ready for mass production.

 

 

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Sony Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F1.4 ZA SSM Review at Photographyblog.

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Photographyblog (Click here) posted the full 50mm Zeis lens review and gets Highly Recommended:

“If you can afford it, the Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F1.4 ZA SSM is a fantastic standard prime lens for Sony full-frame users, delivering imperious image quality with the minimum of fuss.”

The only listed “cons” is the high price. But if you wnat the best you can’t look at the price don’t you?

The Zeiss preorder are available at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and SonyStore USA (via AlphaCameraDeals). In Europe at Wex UK, Amazon DE and Technikdirekt DE.

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(SR3) More bits about the Sony i1. Has G lens? And interchangeable mount like on that patent?

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Image rendering (not the real camera) via Photoarena

Welcome to a very busy week here on SAR! As you know on June 27 (Thursday) Sony will announce the new RX100MII and the RX1R. We already know everything about these cameras except the price. But there may be one more surprise coming:

We never talked about smartphones on SAR. But now we have two good reasons to talk about the upcoming Sony i1:

1) It will be the first Sony hybrid smartphone-camera with 1:2,3 inch sensor and Sony G lens. And maybe an interchangeable mount too!

2) It could feature the new JPEG engine coming soon via firmware update on the A- and E-mount cameras

What is also interesting is that this kind of smartphones will slowly replace the compact camera business. Classic Cybershot camera development will be dramatically reduced. The future are these hybrid smartphone-cameras.

By the way, I don’t know yet how a camera like this can use interchangeable lenses. It may be that it has a sort of hybrid solution. A on camera fixed G lens and a mount ring around it. I don’t know if that patent (pdf here) has something to do with it…

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Also ePhotozine Highly Recommends the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens.

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You wanna read one more time how near to perfection the new Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens is? Just click over on the latest ePhotozine review. You just have to read what they say in their “cons” list:

“No real issues to report”

That’s if folks!

Preorderes in USA at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here) and in Germany at Foto Erhardt and Hifishop. More preorder links suggestions are welcome on the comment box!!! Thanks!

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Zeiss drops the “Carl”.

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Image courtesy: Fotointern

Ok this isn’t really a big news for us but for the first time since their foundation in 1846! Zeiss decided to drop their “Carl” name on lenses. The first lenses with the pure “Zeiss” mark only are the Touit. In their pre-production version they still had the full “Carl Zeiss” definition. But now it’s Zeiss only.

oth Zeiss Touit lenses, the 12 and 32mm primes are in Stock now at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

via Fotointern.ch.

 

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Some new image samples taken with the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4

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Image courtesy: Videoacademy

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It’s only a matter of a couple of weeks and finally the new Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 will be in Stock in worldwide stores. As I told you before the lens got a slight delay because the preorders were higher than expected. Some new image samples can be seen at Videoacademy. The Zeiss preorders can be taken at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and SonyStore USA (via AlphaCameraDeals). In Europe at Wex UK, Amazon DE and Technikdirekt DE.

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US deal of the day: NEX-3N with free $50 gift card and bag.

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With that deal the cheapest NEX gets—even cheaper! You can grab the NEX-3N with lens for $448 at Amazon (Click here). But you will also get a free $50 Amazon gift card and a free bag. The NEX-3N is really a very good camera and for that price it gets highly recommended!

Other Amazon Sony deals:
$100 off on Sony lenses (Click here).
Save up to $300 on Qualifying Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras (Click here).
Save up to $250 on Select Sony NEX Compact System Cameras (Click here).
Buy a Qualifying Sony Alpha NEX Compact System Camera and Save $50 on the Sony 20mm E-Mount Lens (Click here).
Save up to $100 on Select Sony Handycam Camcorders (Click here).

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