Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary Coming October 19th


Nokishita has leaked the majority of details about the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary which should be announced on October 19th.

It seems that the reservation start date for Sigma “18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary” at overseas retailers is currently set to October 19th. Announced around 21:00 on October 19th?

Sigma “18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary”
13 elements in 10 groups
minimum shooting distance 12.1cm (wide angle) / 30cm (telephoto)
maximum shooting magnification 1: 2.8( Wide angle) / 1: 5 (telephoto)
filter diameter 55mm
size φ65.4 × 74.5mm (E-mount version φ61.6×76.5mm)
weight 290g.

via Nokishita

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Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD AF Testing/Review


The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD AF is a very unique and attractive lens, but how well does it move all its f/2 glass around? From the below videos it looks like it works pretty well, but what do you think?

Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony to Exhibit at CEATEC 2021 ONLINE


Sony to Exhibit at CEATEC 2021 ONLINE
Showcasing Imaging and Sensing Technologies Under the Theme of “see, sense, and fascinate the world with clarity”

Tokyo, Japan — Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) announced today that it will participate in CEATEC 2021 ONLINE from October 19 to 22, 2021, offering an exhibit on the theme of “see, sense, and fascinate the world with clarity.”

This year’s CEATEC will be held online based on the theme of “Connecting Society, Co-Creating the Future.” Ever since bringing Japan’s first transistor to market, Sony has been creating unique products and markets by building upon its semiconductor technology. Later, Sony developed CMOS image sensor, a high quality imaging technology that delivers emotion by providing all-new imaging experiences on cameras and mobile devices, as well as sensing technology, which gathers and utilizes a variety of information, and have also contributed to safety and security of mobility, solved industry challenges, and contributed to society and the environment.

For this year’s CEATEC, Sony’s theme is “see, sense, and fascinate the world with clarity.” The exhibit will showcase imaging and sensing technologies, which have helped achieve Sony’s Purpose, to “fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.” The 22 videos scheduled to be available at the event include six mobility-related videos, eight videos on social and environmental initiatives, and eight entertainment-related videos. The videos will be offered in advance to the media on October 18, 2021, after which they will be accessible for viewing by registered guests of CEATEC from October 19 to 22.

Showcased initiatives

Mobility:

  • VISION-S
  • SPAD Depth Sensor for Automotive LiDAR
  • Image Sensor for Automotive etc.

Social and Environment:

  • Edge AI Sensing Platform
  • Intelligent Vision Sensor
  • Event-based Vision Sensor etc.

Entertainment:

  • Full-frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera α1
  • 5G Flagship Smartphone Xperia 1 III
  • Image Sensor for Mobile
  • Time of Flight Image Sensor for Mobile etc.
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CEATEC 2021 ONLINE website

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New Tamron Lens Shortages: Tamron 35-150mm, 28-75mm G2, and 18-300mm


“35-150mm F / 2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) for Sony E mount”
“28-75mm F / 2.8 Di III VXD G2 (Model A063) for Sony E mount”
“18-300mm F / 3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (Model B061) for Fujifilm X mount ”

Apology and notice regarding supply
Thank you for your continued patronage of Tamron products.

Scheduled to be released on Thursday, October 28, 2021, new products “35-150mm F / 2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) for Sony E mount” “28-75mm F / 2.8 Di III” For “VXD G2 (Model A063) for Sony E mount” and “18-300mm F / 3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (Model B061) for Fujifilm X mount”, we received reservations that greatly exceeded our expectations. Therefore, it is expected that the number of production will not keep up with the customer’s request.

We thank you for your many orders, and we deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to all concerned parties, including customers who are waiting for the product to be released.

Delivery to some customers who have already made a reservation may be after the release date. In addition, it may take some time before the product is delivered because it will be delivered to customers who make reservations in the future.

We will do our utmost to deliver the product as soon as possible, and we appreciate your understanding.

Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Lexar 2000x / 1667x Savings and More


Amazon currently has 128GB Lexar cards on sale as 2000x and 1667x cards. It’s very easy to way overspend on SD cards that your camera can not fully utilize and the price of 250MB’s cards is plummeting right now so that is the sweet spot for price and performance at this time. The only reason to shoot a 2000x card in my opinion is if you fill the buffer of your Sony a9/a7R regularly or if you like to buy the fastest card you can for how they will perform in future cameras.

I currently use Lexar 1667x and 1000x cards in all of my cameras, but I have a pair of Lexar 2000x cards for when I am shooting rapidly moving subjects at 20-30fps.

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Viltrox Red Finish Lenses Announced, But Not For Sony?


Viltrox announced its limited-edition red lenses, but they are currently only available in X-Mount directly from Viltrox. These lenses have APS-C lenses have been very popular and represent a great value for there high level of performance and very low price. We should hopefully see these for E-mount too, but no word on that yet, and most of the press indicates XF mount. It would certainly be surprising if Viltrox decided to ignore Sony’s large portion of the market, but at least we have the full lineup on E-mount. They are only making 500 of these lenses so it is unlikely they will have them at the typical retailers like the rest of the lineup below:

VILTROX 85mm f/1.8: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon

via PhotorumorsFujiAddict

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