PetaPixel says that Sony can’t do in camera image stacking because of patent limitations
According to PetaPixel, Sony cannot have in-camera image stacking or electronic LiveND because OM System owns the patents. If this is the case, I hope Sony can come to an agreement with OM Digital, because it is really annoying not to be able to use some functions directly in the camera. I know OM Digital is not doing very well financially, so maybe they would be happy to collect some money for licensing their patents?
Viltrox 40mm f/2.5 and 56mm f/1.7 will be announced in April
Viltrox will announce those two new lenses in April:
- 40mm f/2.5 Full Frame autofocus lens for Sony E, Nikon Z and Fuji X
- 56mm f/1.7 APS-C autofocus lens for Sony E, Nikon Z and Fuji X
via Weibo
Rumor correction: This is the REAL leaked image of the Sigma 50mm f/1.2 lens
Sorry for the confusion guys. But a trusted source told me the previously “leaked” image was fake. He was fooled too because indeed the new Sigma 50mm f/1.2 looks nearly exactly like the current Sigma 50mm f/1.4. He shared an image of the real lens (see the small “crop” image above). It has the same 72mm filter size like the f/1.4.
Sigma 50mm f/1.2 lens specs:
- 38g lighter and more compact than the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM (Sigma weights 740g and the Sony 778g)
- The size and chassis is about the same of that of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4.
- 72mm filter size
- The lens aperture has 13 blades (50mm f1.2 GM got 11 only)
- More affordable than the Sony
- Comes for Sony E and Leica L
- Announcement on March 26 at 21 Tokyo time (that’s 13:00 in Berlin and 8:0 New York time)
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Surprise: Sigma will soon announce a new “compact” Full Frame autofocus f/1.2 prime lens!
A source just some more info about the next lens that will be announced by Sigma within the next few weeks:
- It’s a portrait prime lens
- it’s f/1.2
- autofocus
- lighter and more compact than any autofocus lens from the competition!
- price below the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM, and below the Canon 85 and Nikon 85 competition
- Coming for both Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
What do you think about this lens? This could be winner lens if it’s indeed that small…