Pphotonstophotos.net measured the Sigma FP-L dynamic range and as you can see it clearly outperforms the Sony A7rIV. That’s a big surprise! What I don’t know yet is if Sigma is using exactly the same A7rIV sensor or ot. I guess it’s pretty much the same and that the improvements are due their own internal processing engine…

Philip Bloom tested the Topaz Video Enhance AI software with the Sony A7sIII. Here are the results:

You can try the Topaz Video Enhance AI for free and if you buy it you save 15% using our checkout code “RUMOR“.

Preorders: Sony 14mm f/1.8 GM at BHphoto, Adorama, Focuscamera, Fotokoch, Calumet DE, Park Cameras UK, Wex UK.

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphablog reviewed the new 14mm GM lens and concluded:

The Sony 14mm F1.8 GM (1600 euros) is a new masterpiece from Sony and a new demonstration you can achieve outstanding results in a very small from factors. All the recent GM are a demonstration of this level of excellence (Sony 35mm F1.4 GM, Sony 50mm F1.2 GM, Sony 24mm F1.4 GM…)

Image quality is excellent : excellent to outstanding sharpness wide open , corners are also very good to excellent, color rendition and contrast are excellent, distorsion is minimal, coma is minimal. background blur is quite soft for a wide angle lens. AF is fast , silent and efficient, Ergonomics are excellent (small, light, click or click-less aperture ring) and the price stay reasonable for a GM lens compared to the Sony 12-24 F2.8 GM (3300 Euros!)

The lens will also be at ease on all situations : Astrophotography, Landscape, architecture and will also perfom very well in video handled or on a gimbal or for Vlog to film yourself providing a big frame around you and allowing for an important stabilisation crop if need be

• The only competitor with the same specs is the Sigma 14mm F/1.8 DG HSM Art , at same price, that is 50% bigger and almost 3 times heavier ! for a sharpness that is clearly less good wide open and with corners that never reach the level of The Sony GM. If you like Sigma then the Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN Art will offer the same optical performance than the prime at a same price but with more versatility and much less weight and size
• If you own the Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM, you won gain a lot in term of image quality but you will gain in term of weight size and price
• The Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 FE (600 euros) is a good price/quality option for a 24Mpix camera or if 14mm is a focal length you won’t use often. but there is a clear image quality gap between the Samyang and the Sigma/Sony lenses a better alternative is the very good NiSi 15mm F4 (479 euros) , a manual lens with a more modest aperture but providing better sharpness , color rendition and very nice sunstars and compatible with classical filters (72mm thread)

A must have for pro Landscape / Architectural / Indoor real estate / Close Actions / Astro photographer or for vlog

You can now preorder the new lens at BHphoto.

Lenstip reviewed the new lens and concluded:

The Voigtlander Apo Lanthar 35 mm f/2 Aspherical has everything that is needed to be called a top-of-the-range, premium lens. Its build quality is excellent, its optical properties – beyond reproach. In many categories it is able to outclass its direct rivals. Still high quality costs and, accordingly you can hardly call this lens cheap as you have to spend about $1150 on it.

However the high price tag doesn’t change our assessment which is very favourable indeed; in this case we feel such a high quality is worth paying for. When a lens comes with a long list of assets and is practically devoid of flaws we always grant it our ‘Editors’ Choice’ badge. We feel the Voigtlander fully deserves it.

Spoiler: Would love to see an A7000 with EVF in the center and nice ergonomic.

Preorders:
Tamron 150-500mm FE at BHphoto. Adorama. Fotokoch DE. Parkcameras UK.
11-20mm E at BHphoto. Adorama. Fotokoch DE. Parkcameras UK.

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ThePhoBlographer published the full review and concluded:

A 500mm lens captures photos that smaller lenses simply don’t. The Tamron 150-500mm f5-6.7 Di III VC VXD has great reach. And while heavy, it’s not too heavy to wield without a tripod, thanks to stabilization. Despite making a big zoom compact, the lens does a good job of managing distortion and aberration. The center is sharp, and the colors are great. The long focal length and close focusing capabilities can still produce some good background separation.
But, the corners are soft and, while the center is sharp, at 500mm, you’ll be using higher ISOs. The lens also lacks weather-sealing. And I found the autofocus to be good but not great. (But again, this was partially from the camera body, not the lens itself.)
For about $1,400, the Tamron 150-500mm f5-6.7 Di III VC VXD does an impressive job of bringing distant subjects in close. While not perfect, I think wildlife photographers and hobbyist sports photographers will really love this lens — I know I did. I’m giving the lens four out of five stars.

And here two video reviews from Julia Trotti and TheSlantedLens:

Tony Northrup reviews several common Sony and Fuji APS-C lenses to determine which is sharper and the better value. We compare the Sony 16-55 f/2.8 GM to the Fujifilm 16-55 f2.8, the Sony and Fujifilm kit lenses to each other, the Sony 55mm f/1.8 to the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2, and the Sony 70-200 f/2.8GM to the Fujifilm 50-140 f/2.8.