Tamron will launch six new lenses in 2024 !!!

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Tamron released the full financial results for 2023 and the forecast for 2024. The good news is that Tamron increased both net sales and operating income with particularly strong sales in China and Japan.

Financial key info:

  • In the photography segment Net sales increased from 45.5 billions YEN (2022) to 53 billions YEN (2023)
  • They report high growth in the Chinese market and also strong sales in Japan
  • In the interchangeable lens camera and lens market, the quantity remains flat, but the total amount increases due to the strong performance of high-value-added products YoY.

Forecast with six new lenses:

  • 6 new lenses coming in 2024
  • In future they might release 7 lenses per year

What to expect:
Tamron usually announces 5 lenses per year but in 2024 they will announce 6 new lenses. But don’t expect them to be all E-mount. Some of these lenses will be Z or X mount versions of currently available E-mount lenses. Still, I hope Tamron will release new E-mount lenses that are based on som of their exciting patents. Here is a list of patents I found:

Exciting right? Hope sources can soon tell me more about their E-mount lens roadmap!

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Curiosity: Someone just posted the first images shot on the upcoming Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 FE LAB lens

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Image of the Viltrox 135mm f/1.8 FE LAB lens

Viltrox will release three new autotofocus E-mount lenses in the next couple of months:

  • AF135mm F1.8 LAB
  • AF56mm F1.7
  • AF40mm F2.5

The images below are shot with the new 135mm FE lens which will be also their first “LAB” branded lens. This lens should be able to match the optical quality of the Sony 135mm GM lens but for less than half of the price. Sadly the images are only small size so you can’t really say anything about the IQ yet :(

Source: Weibo

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Sony Tidbits…

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New leaks and more info about the upcoming Sigma 500mm f/5.6 lens

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On top you can see the upcoming Sigma 500mm f/5.6 lens mounted on the Sony A1. It’s kind of an odd style…almost looks like it has some telconverter built-in or not? Anyway, I got some additional specs:

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
  • Announcement on February 21.

My guess it’s that will cost $1,500-$2000 less than the current Sigma 500mm f/4.0 for Canon/Nikon.

 

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