Current E-Mount camera owners can now buy thet $4490 or expensive and worldìs best lens ever Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4. The lens can be preorderd at BHphoto with Nikon mount (Click here) or Canon mount (Click here) version. There is no plan to make an A-mount version of this lens. But the lens will be perfect for those A7 camera owners that want to get the most out of their cameras!
This s the full official Zeiss press text:
Edward Tsui
“Angel”
Sony A7 + Zeiss Sonnar 55mm f/1.8
Model: JMD http://www.modelmayhem.com/2967560
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.ilovehatephoto.com/
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An image taken by the newly-developed camera using infrared light in the dark (right) and an image taken by an existing camera (source: Sony)
Nikkei reports that Sony will announce a new BSI sensor 10 times as sensitive than the previous generation. The sensor suits perfectly for security cameras and capable of shooting subjects in an environment with an illuminance of zero lux! Another interesting feature that we may see in photography cameras is that one:
Moreover, the cameras synthesize two images taken at different shutter speeds for the same frame and, therefore, can take images by preventing blown out highlights and crushed blacks.
Sounds damn good!
found via Image Sensor World.
Sigma Japan officially announced the new 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM APS-C A-mount lens. Price is 60.000 ¥ (around $570).
Sigma announced the new 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM weather sealed Sport zoom! For now it’s available for Canon/Nikon/Sigma only but Sony A-mount version is expected to be announced in six months. Price is yet unknown but you here are the specs:
| Manufacturer | Sigma |
|---|---|
| Model | 150-600 mm f / 5-6.3 DG OS HSM |
| Lens Type | Telephoto zoom |
| Focal | 150 – 600 mm |
| Light intensity | f / 5 – 6.3 |
| Field of view | 16.4 – 4.1 for |
| The focus of | 260 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1: 5 |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 9 |
| Auto focus | AF / MF |
| The design | 24 elements / 16 groups |
| Filter Size | 105 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Stabilization | Yes |
| Available mounts | Canon EF Nikon F Sigma |
| Dimensions | 290.2 x 121 mm |
| Weight | 2860 g |
| Additional Information | Release date: 05/09/2014 |
And this is the MTF chart:
More images of the lens and charts can be seen here (Click on them to enlarge):
Found via Optyczne.
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If you are mad for speed there is nothing better than get the newly updated Speedmaster 50mm f/.095 “Dark Knight” edition that is for the first time in Stock via Hong Kong sellers on eBay:
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And it will ship soon at BHphoto (Click here) too.
As reported before these are the improvements of the new version:
1. Improved lens coating, which makes the lens have better performance
2. Filter thread changed to 67mm from 58mm
3. New bayonet lens hood to prevent light flare and improve “back light “s situation performance.
And here is the first unboxing video of the enw Speedmaster Dark Knight edition:
I am among those people who highly praises Sony effort to innovate but actually wonders of gadgets like the ILCE-QX1 actually will really drive $cash$ into Sony’s pocket. Well according to the latest Amazon US sales ranking (Click here to see them) Sony is actually taking many orders of those QX1 cameras! It scores third in the mirrorless ranking beating “hot” mirrorless cameras like the Fuji X-T1 and the Sony A7 series. P.S.: Note that the ranking counts both sales and preorder numbers and changes hourly.
UPDATE: Sony also updated the Playmemories app. You can get it here on iTunes or Google Play.
I am also surprised our readers actually like the camera. See the poll results here (if you didn’t vote…vote to see them):
Loading ...Preorders of the new QX cameras (Click on store name to open the exact product page in a new tab):
E-mount QX1 in USA at Amazon, SonyStore US, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.
E-mount QX1 in Europe at Sony DE, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony ES, Sony IT, Sony NL, Sony NO, Sony BE, Sony PT, Sony SE, Sony FI.
E-mount QX1 in Asia at Digitalrev.
QX30 in USA at Amazon, SonyStore US, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.
QX30 in Asia at Digitalrev (Click here).
