The most cruel April’s fools joke shows a nearly perfect 16-35mm f/2.8 GM FE lens!

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Sony Photographer Hidema Nakajima shared this image of the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM FE lens with the following text:

I am introduce SONY new wide zoom lenses that I have assisted in developing. I had a NDA with SONY till March 31th. So, today April 1st I can say SONY FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM coming soon!

As you know today is April’s fools day :)
But that 16-35mm GM lens image looks so much real that it’s by far one of the best fakes I have ever seen on the web!

UPDATE: Hidema just commented on this post and shared this video where he xplains how he created that image:

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Sony Tidbits…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpEFgCLfTCo
Camera Angles and Movement: Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother

Wet technique a7rII sensor cleaning (SonyAlphaForum).
Ikan Releases Two 4K Field Monitors and Two Teleprompter Kits (Explora).
How To Become a Portrait Photographer (Adorama Learning Center).
Tokina Firin test at Mapcamera.
Stop your lens FOGGING UP! (Condensation) by Matt Granger
These were the most sold cameras during the month of February in Japan (MirrorlessRumors).

James: “By popular demand I made this video about how to expose slog2 properly, enjoy :) https://youtu.be/85CDJMZioGI Harv Video/Audio Stuff”

Kjew: “There are some new testshots (3xvideo) from 100mm stf on youtube from mobile1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijRwhRCM1kk“

 

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Ending tonight at midnight: The up to $300 savings on Sony cameras and lenses

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The up to $300 Sony saivings are ending tonight. An overview can be found at BHphoto (Click here). In detail we got:

Sony A7rII:
Free Lightroom 6 with the A7rII sold by Amazon and Adorama.
Various A7rII kits with free grip and cards at Amazon and Adorama.
Free 2 Terabyte USB 3.0 drive with the A7rII sold by BHphoto.
Free Adobe Creative Cloud 12-Month Subscription with the A7rII sold by BHphoto.

Sony A7sII:
Various A7sII kits with free grip and cards at Amazon and Adorama.
Free Rode VideoMic with the A7sII sold by BHphoto.
Free Bag and SD card with the A7sII sold by BHphoto.

Sony A7II:
Various A7II kits with free grip and cards at Amazon and Adorama.
Free bad, SD card and battery witht he A7II sold by BHphoto.

Sony A6500/6300:
Free bad, SD card and battery witht he A6500 sold by BHphoto.
Free bad, SD card and battery witht he A6300 sold by BHphoto.

The new Sony FE lenses are now in Stock:
85mm f/1.8 FE at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, and FocusCamera.
100mm STF at Adorama, Amazon, and FocusCamera. It’s also shipping out at BHphoto.

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(SR5) These are the full Batis 135mm f/2.8 specs. It has in lens stabilization!

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Image above shows the 135mm f/2.8 prototype lens tested by Zeiss Photographers

As we told you weeks ago the new Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 lens will be announced next week on April 5. The lens specs are:

  • Minimum focus distance: 0.87 m (working distance: 0.74 m)
  • Maximum shooting magnification: 1: 5.3
  • In lens stabilization
  • Filter diameter: 67 mm
  • Maximum diameter: 98 mm
  • Focus ring diameter: 81 mm
  • Weight: 614 g

The price is about the same as the Batis 18mm lens ([shopcountry 56821])

via Nokishita

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Two new A7rII vs GFX tests (close battle)

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Two reviewers compared the new Fuji GFX medium format camera with the Sony A7rII. Those are their conclusions:

DearSusans writes:

My conclusions are that the GFX feels a tiny bit less electronic at 100% and colours seem a bit better. On the other hand the A7RII seems a little sharper. But the real conclusion is that, in terms of IQ, both are so close as to make no significant difference, other than colourwise. So, coming from a Sony A7rII corner, it’s hard to see anything compelling enough to make a switch. Moving up from a different system, your mileage may vary.

Jim Kassons concludes

The Fuji is markedly sharper except at the very corners, where the Sony comes close. I messed around with sharpening on the Sony images, and I couldn’t get them to look anything like the Fuji ones, except is the cases where they were very close to begin with.

Quite two different conclusions :)

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D’ho! Notification regarding iris blades issue on the Fuji 18-55mm T2.9 E-mount Cine Lens

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Fujinon Cine 18-55mm T/2.9 E-mount lens at BHphoto and Adorama.
Fujinon Cine 50-135mm T/2.9 E-mount lens at BHphoto.

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D’ho! Fuji just issued a statement because their new 18-5mm E-mount Cine Lens has an issue. The iris blades do not move correctly:

Notification regarding iris blades on the MK18-55mm T2.9

Dear Valued customers
Thank you for using Fujifilm products.
We have received feedback from a few customers that the iris blades did not move correctly when the iris ring was rotated.

As a result of our internal investigation, we found the potential risk that the MK18-55mm lens produced in a partial production lot, in rare cases, would cause the above problem.

Therefore, our technical staff will inspect your MK18-55mm lens with the following mentioned serial numbers free of charge. For more information, please contact your shop or dealer where you purchased the MK18-55mm lens to make arrangements to have your MK18-55mm lens sent for inspection.
We do apologize to any of our loyal customers that may be affected by this inconvenience. Please rest assured of Fujifilm’s absolute commitment to quality and service excellence.

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Serial number :
From 75A00001 to 75A00354

  • * You can find the serial number near the ring on the lens mount side (see image on right).
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