Sony issued a firmware update for the Sony A1 (download it here) and the A7sIII (download it here).
Our reader Michael Nguyen Faber spotted the new Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 FE lens prototype at the Berlin Photo Week (here is Michaels German youtube report). Michael told me this:
There were 2 copies of the lens there. One was in the case you can see in my video and one was mounted on a Sony a7siii on a gimbal. We were able to look at it but were not able to see any images from it yet. The rep told me it should be ready to launch towards the end of September.
The lens is listed at BHphoto:
Me an Christian inside our giant self made camera
It’s big rumor time here on SAR. And like you I was very excited to see the next new cameras. But yesterday my best friend Christian died unexpectedly. He was my photographer buddy, we had a lot of ongoing projects together. Like our 14 year old Cube project. I now suddenly feel lost and void. Death took away all our dreams.
I am writing this because I feel a constant pain, it’s hard for me to work. Death ripped off a piece of my soul, a piece I will never get back.
The next days I will spend a lot of time with his family. I will try to give my best and still work on SAR. But I wanted to let you know that I might miss reading your emails, miss to report a rumor or news the upcoming days.
Life is precious folks, don’t waste it.
Big hug to all of you,
Andrea
Our collection on Opensea (all earnings go to Christians family):
Til September 14 you save 25% on the Nik Collection 5 software (Click here).
And now available for preorder: ON1 Photo RAW version 2023 (Click here to see all features and preorder it for $99).
Sigma is clearly playing with the idea to launch a a wide angle Full Frame lens with constant f/1.8 aperture. The patent shows the specs and design of three slightly different versions:
If you wonder how BIG this lens would become, the specs say the length is about 16cm. That’s 4cm longer than the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens.
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via Digicameinfo
The new lens is now in Stock at Adorama (Click here).
This is one of the very first reviews of the new lens:
