Here is a link to an album of Ultra HD images captured with the Sony FE 200-600 F/5.6-6.3 G OSS https://flic.kr/s/aHsmEsvPhd Images were mostly captured in low ambient light at high ISO to test focus acquisition and focus tracking. There are images in this album that use the 1.4X Teleconverter providing a focal length up to 840 mm
The German folks from Krolop&Gerst posted the world’s first full review of the new Tamron 17-28mm FE lens. It’s a 30 minute long video in German (activate auto translation if you don’t speak german).
In Summary this is what the reviewer had to say:
– Center of image: At 17mm the Tamron is as sharp as the Sony at 17mm in the – Border of the image: At 17mm the Tamron is sharper on the edges than the Sony at 17mm – At 28mm same kind of results – At 28mm the 17-28mm FE is as sharp as the 28-75mm FE – The 17-28mm FE is as sharp as the Sony 28mm f/2.0 prime lens (and the prime lens has more Chromatic Aberrations) – There is only little chromatic aberration (green and not magenta) – Color looks very natural – Autofocus is fast
SAR note: To be fair the Sony 16-35mm GM also has a much wider focal range which obviously makes it a bit more difficult to achieve absolute sharpness.
What a day folks! First we got 100% confirmation that Sony will soon announce the new 35mm f/1.8 FE lens. And now Sony registered a new camera model with the code “WW246025”.
This means we now have two new cameras and one lens that will be announced within 1-2 months:
WW245025 (probably a new RX or Cybershot camera)
WW716189 (High End E-mount camera with 5.8 GHXz WiFi which I believe could be the A9II)
Sony 35mm f/1.8 FE lens (SEL35F18F).
Exciting time ahead!
And don’t forget in July Sigma will have a major announcement too with the new 35mm f/1.2 FE lens and something more… ;)
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Nokishita confirmed our rumor (posted last year) that Sony will soon launch a new 35mm f/1.8 FE lens! There is no price and release info yet. But I guess the lens will be officially announced very soon!
UPDATE: This image that is going viral on the web is just a photoshopped images based on the current 50mm f/1.8 FE. But I guess the REAL lens will look very close to that :)
My dear EU friends: You save 380 Euro on the new Sony 200-600mm G if you buy it directly from Amazon Spain (Click here). You are a fool if you don’t grab that deal now. Even if Amazon made a mistake they will fullfill your preorder for that price! grab it before they notice their error :)
UPDATE: Amazon has now removed the preorder option. The party is over!
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