Voigtländer 35mm F1.2 Nokton SE review by Marc Alhadeff

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Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphaBlog tested the new Voigtländer 35mm F1.2 Nokton SE lens and concluded:

The Voigtländer 35mm F1.2 Nokton (1000 euros) is a special lens: it offers super soft background blur and smooth transition from the area in focus to the ones in the blur
It provide a very nice rendering for portraits with glow for close portraits shoots
Closed down to F2.8 , centre sharpness increase a lot and it keeps a nice soft background
Buyers of this lens will mostly use it between F1.2 and F2 for its unique rendering and will maybe complement it with a Voigtländer 50mm F1.2 Nokton , if you prefer a more classical large aperture 35mm like the excellent Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art

Pros
Very good background blur
Soft transitions
Glow effect at f1.2 if you like it
Excellent sharpness in the centre as of F2.8
Good bokeh wide open
Very good flare resistance
Nice sunstars including at F1.2
Low distorsion
Small and light
EXIF transmission
Build quality is very good
Vignetting very low as of F2

Average
Strong vignetting at F1.2 and F1.4
Bokeh in polygons when closed down to F2 and beyond

Cons
very Bad CA , still visible at F4
Corners sharpness
Price

You can preorder the new Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 SE lens at BHphoto.

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Some more A7sIII rumored specs and info

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A7sIII now listed at BHphoto and in Germany at Fotokoch

I got info from five more people who sent me rumors for the first time. So I am not sure all is 100% correct so take the following info with a bit more caution than usual. I posted this info today and on July 28 we will see whom of them was right :)

Source 1:

  • AF system is the almost the same as a7r4
  • The video record button is now on the top of the camera, places behind the shutter button.
  • 4K RAW output yes, but not sure if it supports 4K 120fps RAW output. Did not try but it says it’s 16bit RAW output.
  • I did not have a chance to test out the RAW output because the firmware is not available, apparently Atomos is working on it to support a7sIII’s hdmi signal.
  • dynamic range is 15 tested by Sony, so i guess it’s ard 13-14 in real life.

Source 2:

  • Dials: Looking from the back panel of the camera, video dial for video mode selection left to EVF, photo dial for photo mode selection right to EVF. Exposure dial unchanged.
  • Screen: Touch function available when navigating the menu.
  • Ports: Removable port door. Two usb-c, one micro hdmi, no flash sync port.

Source 3:

  • Here is something unfortunate, there will be a crop on the 4K. A small one, similar to a7s2.
  • Also, ONLY Up to 4k60 will be 10bit 4:2:2 internal.

Source 4:

  • They are claiming to not have overheating issues for at least 1hr even at the highest framerate.

Source 5:

  • I can confirm 4k60 10 bit unlimited recording time.
  • I can confirm at least 180fps 1080p with full AF and sound.
  • Downsampled 1080p from 4K, making this the best 1080p hybrid ever made! No line skipping or pixel binning.
  • No internal RAW.
  • New codec similar to FX9.
  • No 6K.
My guess is that most of the info is actually correct.

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$1399 Nikon Z5 announced. Here is the spec comparison with the Sony A7II and Sony A7III

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Today Nikon announced the cheapest Z camera in their range: the $1399 Nikon Z5. You can see a full spec comparison with the Sony A7II and A7III on that special BH comparison page. I don’t feel like Sony has to make a model to compete against it. The much cheaper A7II holds up well while the A7III has a BSI sensor (Z5 has not) faster frame rate (10fps vs 4.5fps) and definitely a much faster autofocus.

But there is one more Sony surprise:
If the rumors are true than Sony might announce a new sub $999 FF camera in late summer early autumn. But unlike the Z5 or A7 series it won’t have the EVF in the center and be smaller than all of them. But those are wild rumors for now and I hope to get more info about this camera after the Sony A7sIII announcement.

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Sony A7sIII specs confirmations: Full passive cooling (no vent), 12MP BSI sensor (no 48 Quad) and SDexpress Type A card support

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I can clarify definitively some points I wasn’t entirely sure about until today:

Sensor:

Sony A7sIII uses a new 12MP BSI sensor. There is no indication it uses the 48MP Quad sensor (downscaled to 12MP).

Cooling:

Sony A7sIII has no active vent. It only uses a pure new passive cool system.

Cards:

The camera has two slots. And each slot is capable of taking SD cards and the brand new CFexpress Type A cards.

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