The Federation of Independent Photographers assembled a list of upcoming lenses for E-mount on Weibo. The full translated list is below: Taking stock of the Sony E-mount autofocus lenses that may be launched: -Sony FE16-25mm F2.8 GM, released on April 16/17. -Sony FE24-70mm F2.0, release time to be determined. -Sony FE85mm F1.4 GM II, expected […]
Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G was first expected around May 24th by B&H Photo. Now B&H Photo believes the lens will ship on May 10th, but Sony put out a press release in Japan about moving the date forward to April 19th, which you can read below: Notice […]
Sony’s optical system patents such as “12mm F2.8”, “14mm F2”, “20mm F1.8”, etc. overview Patent 7428179 [Registration date] 2024-01-29 [Publication date] 2024-02-06 [Name of the invention] Optical system and imaging device [Application date] 2020-03-18 [International release date] 2020-10-22 [Patent Holder] [Identification Number] 000002185 [Name] Sony Group Corporation BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, digital cameras […]
Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 is yet another great value from Sigma and Optical Limits posted its full review which is very positive. You can read the full Optical Limits review here or look over the excerpt below: The Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary is a bit of a surprise. […]
New SG-Image 35mm f/0.95 APS-C lens coming from China looks like many other fast 35mm f/0.95 from China – details below: APS-C format lens, 12 elements in 9 groups 12 aperture blades Minimum focusing distance of 0.35m All-metal material Weight: 393 grams For Sony E, Nikon Z, Fuji X, Canon EOS-M, Canon R, MFT, and […]
It seems Sony has decided that it can make more money by focusing on image sensor development going forward so they have decided to sell their camera division to Fujifilm. It is unclear at this time if Fujifilm will continue Sony’s APS-C line of cameras, which was in doubt under Sony too, but the move […]