Within 24h we got five new E-mount lens announcements…including a 900mm telephoto!

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Within 24 hours we got five new lens announcements:

  1. Venus Optics 25mm f/0,95 APS-C E-mount lens (preorder at venuslens).
  2. Meike 35mm f/0,95 APS-C E-mount lens (preorder at Amazon US&EU).
  3. Kenko Tokina 300mm f/7.1 APS-C E-mount lens (should be available soon at Amazon US&EU).
  4. Kenko Tokina 600mm f/8.0 APS-C E-mount lens (should be available soon at Amazon US&EU).
  5. Kenko Tokina 900mm f/11 APS-C E-mount lens (should be available soon at Amazon US&EU).

An overview of the lens specs in my latest video:

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Sony A7rV has 693 phase detection points and AI assisted WB

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Two days to go until the A7rV announcement on October 26. In the meantime I got two additional confirmed specs:

  • A7rV has AI assisted auto WB
  • 693 phase detection points

Sony A7rV specs summary:

  • 61MP sensor (95% chance this is a new BSI sensor with better light gathering performance).
  • New BionZ XR processor
  • TOTALLY New Autofocus system with AI deep learning
  • 693 phase detection points
  • 8k 24p (cropped)
  • 4k60p 4k24p (full read out)
  • heat sink design of the Sony A7sIII (up to 30min 8K recording without overheating)
  • S cinetone is available
  • AI assisted auto WB
  • 8 stop IBIS
  • improved buffer up to 88 uncompressed RAW (at least with 2x CF Express A),
  • in lossless RAW you get large / medium / small full frame file sizes
  • New Pixelshift function with movement correction
  • Fully articulating LCD screen
  • Body looks like a mix between the Sony A7sIII and Sony A7IV.
  • A7rV preorder page will be up on those links at BHphoto and Fotokoch.
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Firmware update for eight Sigma FE lenses

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Sigma issued a new firmware update fro the following lenses:

[Applicable products]
[Benefit of the update]

AF assist function during video recording is now supported.
*Only SONY camera models with AF assist function are supported.

[Applicable product]
[Benefits of the update]

AF assist function during video recording is now supported.
*Only SONY camera models with AF assist function are supported.
The focus distance shown on the screen during manual focus has been optimized.

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