Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 and 25mm f/2 lenses are now in stock

Two of the Zeiss Batis lenses for Sony E mount are finally in stock:

Zeiss Batis 25mm f:2 Lens for Sony E Mount
→ Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens (#ZE8518B)

Zeiss Batis 25mm f:2 Lens for Sony E Mount
→ Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 lens (#ZE2520BFE)

The Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens is still out of stock.

Update – more Sony E mount lenses in stock for the first time:

→ Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III lens for Sony E mount (#VO1545)

→ Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 lens for Sony E mount (#ZE2128LFE)

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Samyang announces their first AF lenses for Sony E mount: 14mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.4

Samyang 4mm f:2.8 50mm f:1.4 AF lenses for Sony E mount
Samyang announced their first AF lenses for Sony E mount full frame mirrorless cameras: 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC and 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC (check pricing and availability).

Autofocus test video:


Press release:

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New savings on the Sony a6000 and RX100 cameras

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B&H introduced two new deals on the Sony a6000 and RX100 cameras:

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Hackers have removed the 30 minute recording limit on Sony Alpha cameras

Hacker claims to have removed the 30 minute record limit from Alpha cameras, including the a7S

 

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Firmware updates for Sony a7R II and a7S II cameras released

Sony Sony a7R II mirrorless camera
Sony released firmware updates for the a7R II and a7S II cameras that enable XAVC S recording to SDHC memory cards. Here are the direct download links:

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Sony financial results for the 2015 fiscal year

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Sony announced their consolidated financial results for the 2015 fiscal year ending on March 31, 2016 (see the numbers for the Imaging Products & Solutions segment in the slides above).

Here is a recap from Reuters:

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