Here’s a list of the two Sony cameras and the many E-mount autofocus lenses announced for 2024. Time to choose the winners!

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We have our own Facebook camera groups you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony Alpha group. Sony A1 group. Sony A9 series group. Sony A7r series group. Sony A7s series group. Sony A7 series group.

The Sigma 24-70mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, WexUK.

Sigma just issued the following statement:

To our valued SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art customers

We sincerely appreciate your continued support.

We have confirmed that some SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lens when focusing on the wide end, may not be able to focus to infinity or may experience reduced focusing accuracy.
We would like to inform you that we will begin providing re-adjustment of the focus position free of charge starting today.

Please note that this phenomenon will not occur with SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lenses with serial numbers other than those applicable.

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers and all concerned parties.

We kindly ask for your continued support of our company and products in the future.

[Affected Products]

Please enter the serial number of your SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art lens on this page to determine whether your product is affected by the issue. This phenomenon does not occur to lenses with other serial numbers that are not applicable.

[Confirmed Issue]

Regardless of the focus mode, when shooting at the wide end, the lens may not be able to focus to infinity or the focus may be soft.

[Treatment on this issue]

Customers whose SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art has been confirmed to be affected are requested to contact their local authorized SIGMA Service Station at
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/corporate/world-network/.

For further information, please contact your nearest authorized SIGMA subsidiary / distributor.
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/corporate/world-network/

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Imagine Sony would make a 50mm f/0,95 lens like this Canon but with autofocus!

No camera manufacturer is perfect, and we often complain about some of Sony’s strange camera strategies. But honestly, when it comes to lenses, Sony is second to none! In recent years almost every lens they’ve released has been a success. They are optically the best in their class and still lighter than the competition.

Just recently Jeremy Gray from Petapixel wrote and article with the title: Sony Has Nearly Every Lens It Needs, Now It’s Time to Get Weird:

It’s exciting to imagine what Sony could do with its optical expertise, in-house camera system, and significant financial resources if it prioritized not filling gaps, but making lenses nobody has ever seen.

I invite all SAR readers to comment on this post with their lens suggestions! I will collect them in a POLL and let the community decide which is the most popular idea. I’m sure Sony will take note of your ideas! I will start this brainstorming with lenses that I divide into three categories: Lenses that the competition has and Sony must have, Lenses that no one has made yet, and CRAZY lens with new technology!

1) Canon and Nikon lenses I want Sony to “copy”:

• Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
• Canon 85mm f/1.2 L USM
• Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR
• Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S

2) Lenses nobody ever did yet (ordered from wide to tele):

• Sony 20mm f/1.2 GM
• Sony 20-150mm f/4.0-6.3 travel zoom lens
• Sony 50mm f/0,95 GM autofocus(!) lens
• Sony 70-150mm f/2.0 GM
• Sony 100-500mm f/4.0 GM

3) Lenses made with completely new tech:

• Make the first E-mount metalens. It’s a new tech with some limitations. But you can make a couple of few millimeters thick fast prime lens!
• Lenses designed for an E-mount camera with curved sensor. Those lenses are sharper, have no artifacts and are a about 30% smaller than normal lenses

Your suggestion:

Now you can comment on this post with your lens suggestions. I will collect them for a survey that will be published after Christmas!

Viltrox announced the new 35mm f/1.7 APS-C autofocus lens. You can preorder it on Amazon US&CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Pergear. Review at SonyAlphaBlog.

Reminder:

Viltrox launched a major discount on all their E-mount lenses:

• $135 off on the new 135mm f/1.8 LAB FE lens at Amazon, BHphoto.
• $87 off on the 16mm f/1.8 FE lens at Amazon, BHphoto.
• $87 off on the 75mm f/1.2 E lens at Amazon, BHphoto.
• $60 off on the 85mm f/1.4 FE lens at Amazon, BHphoto.
• $43 off on the 23mm f/1.4 E lens at Amazon, BHphoto.
• $15 off on the new 28mm f/4.5 pancake at Amazon, BHphoto.
• $9 off on the new 20mm f/2.8 FE lens at Amazon, BHphoto.

ditch full frame, this is Sony’s best value beast.

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We have our own Facebook camera groups you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony Alpha group. Sony A1 group. Sony A9 series group. Sony A7r series group. Sony A7s series group. Sony A7 series group.