Sony Alpha digital cameras

(SR5) UPDATED: First image of the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4

September 5, 2014
rumors
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UPDATE: The lens can be preorderd at BHphoto with Nikon mount (Click here) or Canon mount (Click here) version.

The Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus is said to be the best Full Frame lens on market. And here is the first image of the next Otus lens…the Zeiss 85mm f/1.4! This lens will be available for Canon/Nikon but you can obviously use it with adapter on your A7 camera too.

UDPATE: A source just told us the image quality of the new 85mm lens surpasses even the 55mm Otus. The size and build are nearly identical to the 55.

via Digicameinfo.

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New monster lens from Sigma: 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM weather sealed Sport zoom!

September 5, 2014
news
123 Comments

Sigma announced the new 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM weather sealed Sport zoom! For now it’s available for Canon/Nikon/Sigma only but Sony A-mount version is expected to be announced in six months. Price is yet unknown but you here are the specs:

Manufacturer	Sigma
Model	150-600 mm f / 5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Lens Type	Telephoto zoom
Focal	150 – 600 mm
Light intensity	f / 5 – 6.3
Field of view	16.4 – 4.1 ^for
The focus of	260 m
Maximum magnification	1: 5
Minimum aperture	22
Number of diaphragm blades	9
Auto focus	AF / MF
The design	24 elements / 16 groups
Filter Size	105 mm
Macro	No
Stabilization	Yes
Available mounts	Canon EF Nikon F Sigma
Dimensions	290.2 x 121 mm
Weight	2860 g
Additional Information	Release date: 05/09/2014

And this is the MTF chart:

More images of the lens and charts can be seen here (Click on them to enlarge):

Found via Optyczne.

First Speedmaster PRO “Dark Knight” FE lenses in Stock (and first unboxing video).

September 5, 2014
deals, news
50 Comments

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If you are mad for speed there is nothing better than get the newly updated Speedmaster 50mm f/.095 “Dark Knight” edition that is for the first time in Stock via Hong Kong sellers on eBay:
[shoplink 28563 ebay]Breguet Camera (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28562 ebay]Imake store (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28564 ebay]Qy Camera (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28565 ebay]Roxen store (Click here)[/shoplink],
[shoplink 28566 ebay]Muchmall store (Click here)[/shoplink],

And it will ship soon at BHphoto (Click here) too.

As reported before these are the improvements of the new version:

1. Improved lens coating, which makes the lens have better performance
2. Filter thread changed to 67mm from 58mm
3. New bayonet lens hood to prevent light flare and improve “back light “s situation performance.

And here is the first unboxing video of the enw Speedmaster Dark Knight edition:

(SR5) E-mount 4K FS camcorder to be announced on September 12.

September 4, 2014
rumors
26 Comments

Sony PRO marketing department scheduled an announcement for September 12th. This is very likely going to be the new E-mount 4K camcorder leaked a couple of days ago via Filmaker.cn (see image below). It has the same resolution, sensor size and codec as the [shoplink 28410 ebay]$30k F55 camera[/shoplink]. But the new camera will cost around $10,000 only and it’s said to be a C100 and C300 killer!

Sony Uk invitiation found via EosHD.

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New Zeiss Loxia image samples and MTF comparison with ZM lenses.

September 4, 2014
reviews
72 Comments

Reminder: The worldwide first Zeiss Loxia Full Frame E-mount lens preorder are now running at BHphoto:
Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens for Sony E Mount (Click here).
Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* Lens for Sony E Mount (Click here)

Cinema5D had the new Loxia lenses in their hands and posted some image samples within their short preview.

For me, the two Loxias were the last missing pieces to make the A7s a perfect “go-anywhere-with-me” camera. They are built as nicely as the camera itself (metal housing) and the full package feels very much like a much more expensive Leica rangefinder camera. The nicest touch about the lenses is their very small size (apart from their built quality) – and I think that was the priority when they were designed. Typically for Zeiss, the lenses are extremely sharp and have hardly any noticeable distortion or vignetting (which can’t be said about all 50mm photo lenses on the market – I used the Canon f/1.4 50mm on the A7s before and while the image is very nice, the lens vignettes heavily when shooting wide open).

And the Korean site Dicahub compared the lens performance of the new Loxia with those of their “original” the [shoplink 9808 ebay]Biogon T* 2/35 ZM (here on eBay)[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 9809 ebay]Planar T* 2/50 ZM (here on eBay)[/shoplink].

September 4, 2014
deals, news
25 Comments

I am among those people who highly praises Sony effort to innovate but actually wonders of gadgets like the ILCE-QX1 actually will really drive $cash$ into Sony’s pocket. Well according to the latest Amazon US sales ranking (Click here to see them) Sony is actually taking many orders of those QX1 cameras! It scores third in the mirrorless ranking beating “hot” mirrorless cameras like the Fuji X-T1 and the Sony A7 series. P.S.: Note that the ranking counts both sales and preorder numbers and changes hourly.

UPDATE: Sony also updated the Playmemories app. You can get it here on iTunes or Google Play.

I am also surprised our readers actually like the camera. See the poll results here (if you didn’t vote…vote to see them):

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I expected much worse poll results :)

Preorders of the new QX cameras (Click on store name to open the exact product page in a new tab):
E-mount QX1 in USA at Amazon, SonyStore US, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.
E-mount QX1 in Europe at Sony DE, Sony UK, Sony FR, Sony ES, Sony IT, Sony NL, Sony NO, Sony BE, Sony PT, Sony SE, Sony FI.
E-mount QX1 in Asia at Digitalrev.
QX30 in USA at Amazon, SonyStore US, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera.
QX30 in Asia at Digitalrev (Click here).

(SR3) More tidbits about the Full Frame 45-46 megapixel (A-mount?) camera!

September 4, 2014
rumors
259 Comments

I got some more tidbits about a possible Sony Full Frame 45-46 Megapixel camera. I am yet not 100% sure but the camera could be released very early 2015. Don’t know if Sony will eventually show a prototype version at Photokina already. And from what I heard it’s an A-mount camera. But I would not exclude Sony will also use such a sensor on an RX…

…I am digging…be patient :)

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