BCN published the official camera sales number for the full 2017 year. Sony raised their share by 2,3% but remains behind Olympus and Canon. Yes…Canon! Canon has nearly no lenses in their EOS-M range and still manages to be ahead of Sony. Go figure out why…
Also the fixed lens camera ranking has one surprise. Casio managed to be ahead of Sony:
No surprise here:
Meike just announced their new MK-A9 Pro Battery Grip for the Sony A9 and A7rIII. You can preorder it now at Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK.
It will ship starting from January 31.
Click further to see the full presentation page: http://www.mkgrip.com/goods/show-237.html
On Weibo Sigma confirmed they will launch many new products at the CP+ show (starts March 1 but product announcements are in late February). And they also spilled the beans on what’s coming. A follower asked Sigma if there will be a new 35mm FE at Cp+ and Sigma’s official answer is “not only this one“.
UPDATE: Sigma China now remove the post on Weibo after we reported it here on SAR. Good sign that we found something that is probably correct :)
Their comment matches our previous rumors from solid sources that Sigma is ready to launch a bunch of newly designed ART lenses for the Sony FE system. One of them should be the 35mm f/1.4 FE.
And from China I also got this image. Don’t know yet if that is going to be an official Sigma teaser or not:
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Seems like all older german brand names are being revived to cash in on Kickstarter :)
Of course, if this is a good lens we all are happy about this! We now got the new Schacht Travegon 50mm f/2.5 E-mount lens on Kickstarter:
The Travegon 50mm f: 2.5 is the fascinating combination of a close to perfect optical system, designed for mirrorless cameras in a compact lens housing. The ultimate goal when designing this lens was to create an outstanding image, optical and mechanical quality at an attractive price so that the increasing popularity of manual photography would meet the appropriate modern lens which allows to take full advantage of the technological innovations of modern mirrorless camera bodies. All lenses will be handmade in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, to ensure the highest quality but sourcing of materials will be done internationally to enable an attractive price point. This is a unique combination taking full advantage of globalized supply chains and German know how to the advantage of the backer.
The Travegon 50 was developed with the uncompromised goal to meet the most stringent quality demands for analog and digital photography. The Travegon 50 shows outstanding performance when it comes to contrast, resolution, structure and tonal depth.
The Travegon is a lens for people who want the extraordinary but do not want to spend extra. It is for photographers who see the bigger picture, who look beyond the obvious, question the average and recognize the significant in everyday things. They want to enlarge their own horizons but not to empty their pockets. All of this calls for the Travegon – a lens that goes beyond the undistinguished but is affordable for all.
via MirrorlessRumors.
We havent’ seen many 24-150mm FE lens review so far. This one got just posted by Photographyblog:
Despite only being a “G” designated lens, rather than a more expensive “GM”, the new Sony FE 24-105 f/4 G OSS is certainly one sharp optic, both through the focal and aperture range. Compared to the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM, you lose an aperture stop, but gain some very useful extra reach, save some weight, benefit from built-in OIS, and pocket an awful lot of change – just over £1000 / $1000 to be precise – whilst offering very comparable image quality, build and performance. Unless you really need f/2.8 rather than f/4, which admittedly is pretty compelling once you’ve tried it, then we’d definitely recommend the new Sony FE 24-105 f/4 G OSS for most photographers. Compared to the FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS, which is a little smaller and lighter, we’d again recommend the new Sony FE 24-105 f/4 G OSS because of the extra reach, although being a brand new product it is slightly more expensive than it’s older sibling. perhaps the elephant in the room from Sony Inc’s pint of view is the excellent Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM, which is substantially cheaper than the FE 24-105 f/4 G OSS, even when you factor in the cost of an MC-11 adapter to go with it, although it is as big and heavy as the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM.
Overall, we really like the new Sony FE 24-105 f/4 G OSS. It’s a well-thought out, well-balanced and well-executed standard zoom lens that will satisfy a lot of people’s needs at a price that isn’t too eye-watering. Overall, highly recommended!
Sony 24-105mm G FE at [shopcountry 66153].
Reminder: Don’t forget we from SAR are giving away one 24-105mm FE lens for free! Check this article to learn how to have a chance to win this lens.
Today European readers can grab that Gold Box special deal on the Sony A7 at Amazon Germany (starts at 8.25 for prime members). The A7 is priced at 750 Euro which makes it the lowest priced FF camera in history yet. Also because on top of the deal you also get a 100 Euro cashback from Sony (Amazon Germany special page, Wex UK, Sony Netherland, Amazon France.)
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