Tamron’s financial report contains a hint about two future new DSLR lenses. A Wide anlge zoo and a new standard zoom (link found via Photorumors).
Optyczne found that image of the new Tokina AT-X PRO 24-70mm f/2.8 SD.
All new Tamron and Tokina lenses will likely be made for A-mount too.
First of all, this is a rumor coming via Kakaku and not from my sources. So take it with a grain of salt. Japanese sources at Kakaku claim to have got reliable info from Sony that these will be the next Sony FE lenses:
16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss
35mm f/1.4 Zeiss
90mm Sony G macro
All reliable info I got from my sources is that there is a new Sony announcement in about 4-6 weeks. And one anonymous sources told me two new FE lenses will be released by then (the wide angle zoom and the fast prime). I would definitely buy the 35mm f/1.4 Zeiss if they release it! And you?
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The Australian CameraPro is the first worldwide store that gives us a clue about the price of the new Sigma 50mm f/1,4 ART lens. The lens is priced at $1,499 AUSD. USing the current conversion this is about 1000 Euro or $1350. Of course prices in US are expected to be much lower. That’s quite a good price considered that Sigma aimed to match the quality of the 4 times more expensive Zeiss Otus lens! Now let’s hope reviews will come out soon to tell us if Sigma really achieved fulfilled the task.
store link found via Sigma Rumors.
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The Nikon F, Canon EF and Leica R Baveyes 0.7x adapters are now in Stock and shipping for the first time on [shoplink 24353 ebay]eBay (Click here to check price and details)[/shoplink]. These Baveyes work just like the Speed Booster but do cost much less. Of course we will have to see if they are almost as good as the Metabones. Let me know if you find some test and samples. Thanks!
Info about the Baveyes:
DxOmark (Click here) posted the Tamron 150-600mm lens test. They used the C-mount version but as you know there is an A-mount version too (prerder here at BHphoto). DxO confirms that this is the best superzoom they have tested to date:
If Tamron built this lens to outperform the Sigma offering then they succeeded with full frame cameras. The gain in performance over their rival’s offering is less noticeable on the APS-C cameras. Despite that, the image quality is a slight improvement over the Sigma. Given the longer range and similar price, it’s a pretty impressive achievement.
The Tamron even outperforms the pricier Canon lens on the full frame Canon EOS 5D Mk III though it’s less convincing when compared with the Canon EOS 7D. There’s likely too little in it to switch but for first-time buyers the new Tamron is attractive proposition.
Great lens!
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Last year we reported that Samyang will make autoficus lenses for the E-mount system. Well, within the next couple fo days Samyang will officially launch the new logo you see here on top. And they will also announce the development of their first autofocus lenses! Great news for all E and A-mount camera owners because Samyang is well-known for their high optical quality and relatively low priced lenses.
P.S.: Currently Samyang sells their lenses under different brands. Don’t know if they will get rid of that confusing strategy. Here are the brands linked to ebay lens search results:
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[shoplink 5755 ebay]Walimex[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5756 ebay]Rokinon[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5757 ebay]Opteka[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5758 ebay]Falcon[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5760 ebay]Vivitar[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5761 ebay]Bower[/shoplink]
via Photorumors
SLRgear tested the Zeiss 35mm FE lens and writes:
Optically, this lens is a stellar performer, as many Zeiss lenses are, with very sharp images on both the new full-frame cameras as well as sub-frame Sony cameras. Other factors like chromatic aberration and distortion are practically nonexistent with this lens, but there is some vignetting and a minor amount of corner softness, particularly on full-frame cameras at wider apertures — a pretty small price to pay for outstanding performance otherwise.
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS T* Review at ePhotozine.
Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens Review at ePhotozine.
Zeiss 55mm lens tested at SonyAlphaLab.
Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Lens – First Impressions at Soundimagesplus.
P.S.: SLRgear title via Imaging Resources partner site.
Zeiss 35mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT,
Zeiss 55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT
