First 70-200mm f/2.8 FE GM lens hands-on by Matt Granger: surprisingly fast autofocus and more compact than expected

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We know very little about the new 70-200mm FE GM lens. Today Matt Granger posted that short hands-on video directly from the CP+ Sony booth. He says:

  1. It’s not a huge amount bigger than the f/4.0 FE.
  2. Focus seems very very very fast. But not as fast as the Nikon 70-200mm (keep in mind this is a preproduction version)
  3. It handles well and the balance is not too bad.

He also shortly tested the new 24-70m FE GM lens:

And Techradar posted this: 10 things we never knew about (Sony) lenses.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
70-200mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto.
Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter at BHphoto.
Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter BHphoto.

Thanks Joe!

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For SAR readers: DENOISE PRO Software now 72% off (exp. Feb.29)

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That special SAR readers deal is edning soon: You save 72% on the DENOISE projects professional software (Click here to get the discount and see the final price).

This software, 100% developed in Germany, removes all forms of image noise: luminance noise, colour noise, banding, hot pixels & more. It can be used as a stand-alone Program or Plug-in (on both, Windows or Mac).

You can  learn more about the software here and order it here.

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Nikon F Lens to Sony E-Mount autofocus adapter is now available on eBay

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Nikon F lens owner can finally grab their autofocus E-mount adapter on [shoplink 45278 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Compatibility
1. Exif Transmitting, Aperture Control functions supports nearly all Sony E-Mount Cameras (Excluding Sony Camcorders)
Notice: This function is only for EMD and Pull-rod Aperture lens (Such as: G Type, E Type, and Partial D Type Lens)
2. AF Function(Current V02 Firmware) supports ‘Phase Detection Mode’ only of Sony A7RII, A7MII (A7II , A7MKII) Camera.
Notice: This function is only for AF-I, AF-S lens those come with internal lens motor (Such as: G Type, Partial E-type Lens)
3. VR Function supports all VR lens(The lens comes with VR function) and Non-VR lens(The lens comes with no VR function but can reach VR through activating Camera’s VR ).

Full description and NIkon F compatibility list can be read on the [shoplink 45278 ebay]eBay auction page (Click here)[/shoplink].

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found via Brian Smith

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Batis 25mm lens got DxOmarked. Says it is a “champion wide lens”!

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DxOmark (Click here) posted their Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens test results. As you can see it beats the F-mount Zeiss Distagon 25mm lens by a single point but it’s not as super razor sharp as the new Loxia. DxO writes:

If you need a wider field of view, the Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 offers improved sharpness of 27 P-Mpix compared to 22 P-Mpix for the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2. The Batis is still outstandingly sharp, however, and offers a faster maximum aperture with better light transmission, as well as marginally better results for vignetting and chromatic aberration than the Loxia 2.8/21. All in all, the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 is a champion wide lens and that’s why it currently sits at the top in our database.

It’s still a challenge to find a Batis lens in Stock. There are a few ready to ship on [shoplink 45273 ebay]eBay (click here)[/shoplink]. But most stores do not have them in Stock now:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.

One more thing: Sony Alpha Training – Learn from a Pro. Shoot Like a Pro. with Rob Shelley at Samys in Los Angeles (details here).

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Cosina announces the pricing and shipment date of their three new FE lenses! First video with the 10mm lens!

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Cosina Japan finally released the official price info (in Yen only) and shipment dates of the new FE lenses:

  1. 15mm f/4.5 will be released in April and cost 115,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,000)
  2. 10mm f/5.6 will be released in May and cost 155,000 YEN (at current conversion this corresponds to $1,380)
  3. 12mm f/5.6 will be released in August (price not revealed yet)

Actual selling prices will tend to be below the list prices given in the press releases. Full lens spec sheets can be found at voigtlaender.com/e-mount.html. Newsshooter posted thw world’s first video shot on the 10mm E-mount lens:

At CP+ in Japan, Voigtlander have shown the World’s widest rectilinear full frame lens, the Heliar Hyper Wide 10mm F5.6 Aspherical. The lens is available in Sony E-mount and features CPU integration that allows manual focus assist, focus distance information, lens correction data and support for five-axis image stabilisation to be passed through to the camera

Newsshooter at CP+ 2016: Voigtlander announce the World’s first rectilinear 10mm F5.6 lens for full frame from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

 

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found via Digicameinfo.

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Sony surpassed Canon and Nikon in the German Full Frame market!

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German photo market: DSLR sales in RED. Mirrorless sales in Grey (Unit sold in tausend).

The German site Heise.de reports that Sony confirmed that in November and December they sold more Full Frame cameras than  both Nikon and Canon. Sony sold 34% of all FF cameras and surpassed Nikon and Canon for the first time.

Recently an interesting and extremely detailed analysis of the German market has been posted on MirrorlessRumors. In very short it shows that:
– The DSLR market is shrinking
– Lens sales are dropping too
– Mirrorless system camera market is slowly growing
– Action camera market is booming

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Thanks Anton for sharing the Heise news!

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