The video above is actually the world’s first video showing the autofocus performance of the new Sigma MC-11 electronic E-mount adapter. I cannot recognize the lens used but you can see how fast it focuses.

Sigma’s new MC-11 adapter cost $249 and will ship in April according to BHphoto (preorder here).

And below you can see the official Sigma MC-11 presentation video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dys6BjMUPm0

Thanks Gonzalo for sharing those videos!

P.S.: New Sigma 30mm E-mount preorder links at BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK and Calumet Germany.

CP+ 2016: Hands on with the Voigtlander 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III E-mount from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

We are getting to learn a bit more of those new Vogitlander FE lenses thanks to the CP+ report from Newsshooter. As you know just a couple of days ago Cosina Japan finally released the official price info (in Yen only) and shipment dates of the new FE lenses. But there is still no official price info in Euro/Dollar yet:

1. 15mm f/4.5 will be released in April and cost 115,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,000)
2. 10mm f/5.6 will be released in May and cost 155,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,380)
3. 12mm f/5.6 will be released in August (price not revealed yet)

There is also a 10mm FE lens hands-on report by the Spanish DSLRmagazine site.

Seems like Kai does is slowly becoming a big Sony fan! He just posted his RX1rIi review and concludes that this is a “hugely attractive camera“.

And you can make the camera look even more special with the newly announced Alcantara RX1rII case. You can buy it on [shoplink 45328 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon US (Click here).

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Sony 85mm G Master vs Zeiss Batis by Matt Granger

Here is a new roundup of Sony A6300 and GM lens hands-on and tests.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NphQ6QPYhM
Sony G Master 24-70 f/2.8 Real Hands On Model Shoot w/ the A7Rii & Rotolight Neo by Jason Lanier

Sony A6300 FAST ACTION, Tracking Moving Objects REAL WORLD Focus TEST by Jason Lanier

Sony A6300 HIGH ISO Real Hands On, Day and Night Test, Ranges 1,000 to 51,200

Sony A6300 REAL, HANDS ON, Focus Test w/ FAST ACTION, Tracking Moving Objects by Jason Lanier

Sony A6300- Landscapes, Panoramics and a Quick Weather Water Test by Jason Lanier

Mike Colón & Sony GMaster 85

70-200mm GM lens hands on in Spanish by DSLRmagazine.
images from the Laowa CP+ booth (DC.watch).

Sony FS5 Firmware 1.11 Test – Proof of Improved Picture Quality from cinema5D on Vimeo.

Cinema5D and Newsshooter tested the new FS5 1.1 firmware that fixes two critical issues and improves image quality. Here are their two test videos (one above and one below).

Newsshooter FS5 version 1.11 firmware tearing test from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Sony FS5 store links at [shopcountry 45244].

We know very little about the new 70-200mm FE GM lens. Today Matt Granger posted that short hands-on video directly from the CP+ Sony booth. He says:

1. It’s not a huge amount bigger than the f/4.0 FE.
2. Focus seems very very very fast. But not as fast as the Nikon 70-200mm (keep in mind this is a preproduction version)
3. It handles well and the balance is not too bad.

He also shortly tested the new 24-70m FE GM lens:

And Techradar posted this: 10 things we never knew about (Sony) lenses.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
70-200mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto.
Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter at BHphoto.
Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter BHphoto.

Thanks Joe!

DxOmark (Click here) posted their Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens test results. As you can see it beats the F-mount Zeiss Distagon 25mm lens by a single point but it’s not as super razor sharp as the new Loxia. DxO writes:

If you need a wider field of view, the Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 offers improved sharpness of 27 P-Mpix compared to 22 P-Mpix for the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2. The Batis is still outstandingly sharp, however, and offers a faster maximum aperture with better light transmission, as well as marginally better results for vignetting and chromatic aberration than the Loxia 2.8/21. All in all, the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 is a champion wide lens and that’s why it currently sits at the top in our database.

It’s still a challenge to find a Batis lens in Stock. There are a few ready to ship on [shoplink 45273 ebay]eBay (click here)[/shoplink]. But most stores do not have them in Stock now:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.

One more thing: Sony Alpha Training – Learn from a Pro. Shoot Like a Pro. with Rob Shelley at Samys in Los Angeles (details here).