SonyAlphablog reviewed three unusual lenses for Sony…
SonyAlphaBlog publishes three reviews of rather unusual lenses: Mitakon 135mm F2.5 (review here), Lensbaby Obscura 16 (review here), Mitakon 85mm F2.8 1-5X Macro (review here).
Last day on the Amazon EU deal on Sony lenses
LAST DAY: Europeans save big money on twelve Sony E-mount lenses sold by Amazon Germany (Click here to see them all). You also save big money on Sony Audio products, and on the Sony Tough SD card!
These are the hottest deals:
- 130 Euro off on the superb Sony 200-600mm.
- 250 Euro off on the Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM.
- 150 Euro off on the Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM.
- 60 Euro off on the Zeiss 55mm FE.
Now in Stock: New Pentax K Lens to Sony E-Mount Monster Adapter
For those of you owning Pentax lenses: The new Pentax K Lens to Sony E-Mount Monster autofocus Adapter is now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).
Here is how it looks:
Tokina releases SZ Super Tele 500mm F8 Reflex MF
Full press text here: tokinalens.com/product/sz_super_tele_500mm_f8_reflex_mf/
Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF worldwide sales date announcement
Jan 21, 2022
Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of the Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF lens. With the debut of the SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF, the SZ series offering a range of exciting products with specific features and valuable advantages.
Sales will commence on February 18, 2022.
Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF is a 500mm super tele lens that adopts catadioptric type optical design with a constant F8 aperture. The lens offers a compact alternative to standard tele photo lenses as more and more photographers are looking for easy-to-carry gear. Keeping in mind active travel photographers that seek outdoor landscape, wild nature or birds, the 500mm F8 Reflex MF is designed as a compact and lightweight mirror lens – a type of lens to be rediscovered in this new era of also compact but high-tech mirrorless cameras. The Tokina SZ SUPER TELE 500mm F8 Reflex MF adopts a T-mount standard (pitch 0.75mm, thread 42mm) that allows the lens to be attached to any camera by using mount adapters.
Highlighted Features
- Extremely compact and lightweight super tele lens.
- Macro shooting with 1 : 2.86 magnification.
- Specific donut-shaped and super smooth bokeh.
- Easy and precise focusing.
- Super compression effect.
- Versatile mount system for 6 camera mounts including 4 mounts for mirrorless cameras.
Two days left on the Amazon EU deal on Sony lenses: Save 250 Euro on the Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM
Two days left: Europeans save big money on twelve Sony E-mount lenses sold by Amazon Germany (Click here to see them all). You also save big money on Sony Audio products, and on the Sony Tough SD card!
These are the hottest deals:
- 130 Euro off on the superb Sony 200-600mm.
- 250 Euro off on the Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM.
- 150 Euro off on the Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM.
- 60 Euro off on the Zeiss 55mm FE.
First rumors about possible unexpected Sony camera surprise…
I told you a couple of times that for sure this year we will get the A7RV and A9III. Both cameras will be on market for the second half of the year only due the worldwide sensor chip shortage. But last in December I also started to get some “hints” about unexpected new E-mount gear. And now that I got the same “hint” from three different sources I will share with you what this is about:
Basically there is a chance that Sony might introduce something “different” and “new”. Not a successor of a current existing camera. The sources didn’t tell me what this might be. So don’t read too much into it for now. The last time we rumored about something “new” we got the Sony A7C that didn’t really meet the high expectations. I hope to get more info about this model soon…
Loading ...Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM II review at Photographyblog: “it is a step above its predecessor in virtually every regard”
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Photographyblog tested the new 70-200mm GMII lens and concluded:
The FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS is the first ever G-Master lens that Sony have decided to update, and while the original version was itself no slouch, it’s clear that this new Mark II edition is a step above its predecssor in virtually every regard.
Offering even greater sharpness, more pleasing bokeh effects, faster auto-focusing, improved weather-resistance, a closer focusing distance, more controls including the very welcome aperture ring, and a much lighter construction, Sony have really gone to town on making this their best possible 70-200mm lens.
It delivers outstanding sharpness in the centre of the frame throughout virtually all of its entire aperture and zoom range, distortion and vignetting are well controlled, and bokeh is noticeably nicer than on the original.
Other than a tendency for exhibiting a little too much flare when shooting directly into the sun, there’s almost nothing to complain about and lots to like when it comes to image quality.The Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens offers very fast and very reliable auto-focusing on the A7R IV camera that we tested it with, again being noticeably better than the Mark I lens.
Although some shooters won’t be overly interested, instead preferring to use the cameras’ control dials, the aperture ring is a great addition, especially as it can be de-clicked for video recording.We’re sure that everyone will appreciate the Mark II’s weight loss, with Sony somehow managing to make it weigh 29% less than the original despite being virtually identical in size.
Which leaves the price as being the only real downside of this new lens – £2600 / $2800 is even more than the original version launched at, although the Mark II offers so many improvements that the moderate price hike is justified.
You can still buy the original version, but if you’re going to spend this kind of money on a 70-200mm F2.8 zoom, please make sure that it’s the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II that you’re ordering – you won’t be disappointed…