First real world images of the Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 VCM pancake lens

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Viltrox finally shows the first prototype of the upcoming 28mm f/4.5 VCM pancake lens. And yes, despite the super small size, this is a full frame lens with autofocus! The highlight is that this lens can be closed with the toggle switch on the side, turning it directly into a lens cap!

Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 VCM pancake lens specs:

  • Full Frame
  • Autofocus (VCM  coil motor)
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.32m.
  • all-metal built
  • no manual focus ring
  • has a lever with built-in cap to close the lens
  • Price in YEN is 799 (about $100)
  • Launch on August 26
  • Sony E and Nikon Z

Like I told you last week…this is the perfect lens for Sony A7C camera owners!

Viltrox exhibited a 28/4.5 pancake E-mount full-frame autofocus pancake, with a silver ring on the lens body, which should be a good match with a7c
The half-frame autofocus 56/1.7 will be launched on the 19th of this month, priced at 899, and the full-frame E-mount 40/2.5 will be launched on the 26th of this month, priced at 799! Both lenses are quite light and small.
In addition, products in the R&D stage such as 135/1.8 were also exhibited. ​​​

 

Viltrox also displayed AF56mm F1.7 APS-C and AF135mm F1.8 Lab Full Frame E-mount lenses.For the 135mm lens there is no pricing and launch date info while the 56mm lens will start shipping out on August 19 for 899  yuan (a little bit above $100)

This is the 135mm lens:

This is the 56mm f/1.7 APS-C lens:



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New Sigma patents discloses the design for a new 10-24mm f/4 Full Frame lens

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Optical design of the 10-24mm f/4 Full Frame lens

Asobinet spotted two newly published Sigma patents that includes the design of yet NON released 10-24mm f/4 Full Frame lens. Would love to see this one making it on the market!

Here are the specs of the lens:

  • Focal length: 10.35-23.17
  • F-number: 4.12
  • Half angle of view: 133.29-84.55
  • Image height: 21.63
  • Total length: 129.00-130.98

 

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Sony Q1 financial report: 10% jump in profits and +20% in camera sales!

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Sony just published the full Q1 financial report. The company as a whole reported an impressive 10% increase in profits, mainly due to increased revenues in gaming and imaging. The good news is that Sony also sold 20% more cameras and camcorders than last year!
And I am sure that with the future launch of new cameras such as the A1II, A7V, and hopefully the A7sIV, the numbers will go even higher!

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Sony Tidbits…

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Tamron 50-300mm Zoom Lens Review: The Ultimate Telephoto Range!

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Next set of WILD Sony A7V specs: 44MP, 4k120p, price close to 3000 Euro

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Trusted sources have confirmed that the Sony A7V will not be launched until 2025. They did not share reliable specs yet, but a new source shared this information today. Since it’s a new source, the rumor could be completely false. But it is based on the REAL IMX366 sensor, which could indeed be perfect for this camera. The new source wrote:

  • The A7 V schedule for early 2025 will finally use Sony the IMX366 44Mp sensor (sensor officially listed here)
  • 120 fps 4k no crop
  • will cost 3000 euros similar to A7 V.

The Sony A7IV was announced in October 2021 and had a price tag of 2799 Euro (now it’s 2200 Euro at Amazon). So I think it’s likely the price will be close to 3000 Euro.

As I told you at the beginning of this article, the source is new, so do not hold me responsible for this. However, if I may guess, I think it is possible that the sensor will be included in the A7V. The official features listed by Sony are:

  • 35mm full size back-illuminated CMOS image sensor
  • Input clock frequency 74.25 MHz
  • All-pixel readout mode *
    Horizontal/vertical 2/2-line binning
    Vertical 1/3 subsampling horizontal 3 binning
    Vertical 1/9 subsampling horizontal 3 binning
  • Window readout function
  • Rolling shutter function moving picture mode
  • All-pixel simultaneous reset supported
  • Electronic first curtain shutter
  • H driver, V driver and serial communication circuit on chip
  • +27dB gain in CDS/PGA on chip
  • Built-in 11-bit/12-bit/13-bit/14-bit A/D converter
  • 16 Lane SLVS-EC interface (2 LINK)
  • R, G, B primary color mosaic filter on chip

So what do you think, would an increase to 44MP be justified?

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