The launch of the Sony A7V is postponed and another E-mount full-frame camera is expected sooner!

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Back in December and in January Sony did register two new camera codes. Usually this means we should get an official announcement within 3-4 months. But now I have a bad news (and two small good news):

The very same sources that gave me correct info about the just announced two new 16mm and 400-800mm G lenses told me that the Sony A7V launch has been likely postponed by a few months. I made a quick summary of what they told me:

Source 1 (long time trusted source):

The Sony A7V is ready but Sony is waiting for Canon R6III to make the first pricing move in this segment, and are willing to postpone the A7V launch if they have to.

Source 2 (new source, but I believe he can be trusted):

The Sony A7v will be delayed, unfortunately a lot.
It could be so bad that it won’t come until the end of the year, late autumn at the earliest. This is information I have received from the depths of Sony.

Source 3 (trusted source):

Sony is still having problems producing enough Sony A1II cameras. This is also a reason why they are waiting with the launch of the new A7V. The production of the A1II should reach the targets by the end of March/April.

Reminder:

Sony OFFICIALLY registered two new cameras in December and January,  and I think one of those might be the A7V. This is another indication that the A7V would indeed be ready for launch, but Sony prefers to wait.

TWO good news:

  1. Another new camera coming: One of the sources also told me that now that the A7V has been delayed, Sony is planning to introduce another E-mount full frame ‘niche’ camera in the spring. I should have some information about this camera soon.
  2. A stunning GM lens coming soon: One trusted source told me about a “stunning” GM lens that should be announced in Spring. More about that soon on SAR!

Recap:

It’s disappointing to hear that the A7V is coming later than expected. I hope that at least the long wait will be worth it and that the specs will be great and it won’t be another ‘lukewarm’ update like we had with the Sony A1II. But I hope to be able to bring you some joy with rumors about this next “other” camera and the GM lens ;)

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If you have rumors to share send me a message using this contact box, SIGNAL, or at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

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Curiosity: I have made ZERO pre-orders for the Zeiss Otus lenses through my affiliate links. What’s going on with them?

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Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.
Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.

I just realised that not a single SAR reader has pre-ordered a single Zeiss link through my affiliate links. And in general, store managers told me that reorder numbers were extremely low. I suspect there are a number of reasons for this:

  • These lenses are expensive lenses with manual focus.
  • Meanwhile, there are many extremely good lenses that cost less or/and have autofocus (like the Sony 50mm GM or the Sigma 50mm lens).
  • Some said these are just Cosina lenses with a Zeiss logo on them. While I suspect Cosina makes these lenses, I’m pretty sure Zeiss is behind the design of these lenses.

I would ask you to comment on this post and let Zeiss know why you have not reordered the new OTUS FE lenses.

PetaPixel review:

P.S: Some new videos from the CP+ show:

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New DxO PureRAW 5 announced with DeepPRIME 3 Ai technology

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DxO announced the new PureRAW5 software (see all new features here). You can now preorder it here.

Press text:

DxO has made some very exciting changes to the best preprocessing and denoising software ion the market. With this version of DxO PureRAW 5 you will get:

DeepPRIME3 now incorporating three processes that improve image quality for discerning photographers. These are:

  • Demosaicing
  • Denoising and now
  • Chomatic Aberration, which fixes residual chromatic shifts at the pixel level, as part of the raw conversion process.

For the first time in PureRaw 5 you get Local Adjustments enabling photographer to target their sharpening and denoising processes this is particularly useful for working with the shadow areas of high ISO images.

Brand New Interface – with a new workflow including new presets to speed up your workflow. The intention with DxO PureRAW is that as it is at the first step of your image workflow it has been designed to be fast.

“PureRaw as it is at the very start of your workflow it should be as fast as possible to bring you immediately to the best starting point” Fabrizio Dei Tos – DxO

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Samyang and Schneider Kreuznach have formed a new partnership to produce this 14-24mm f/2.8 full frame FE lens!

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Samyang has just announced a new partnership with Schneider Kreuznach. Together they have developed a new 14-24mm f/2.8 full frame E-mount lens! Here are the images of the lens that was unveiled today at the opening of the Cp+ trade show.

Key Features of the Schneider Kreuznach 14-24mm f/2.8 FE lens:

  • World’s first 14-24mm (Sony E) compatible super-wide zoom lens allows front filters (77mm filter size)
  • Enables ultra-close-up shooting at just 0.18m
  • Jointly developed with Schneider-Kreuznach
  • Compact and Lightweight
  • Weight: 445g Only

As you can see from the images this lens is indeed very compact!

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