There won’t be an A9II mirrorless competition from Canon any time soon

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Via Mirrorlessrumors:

DPreview interviewed some Canon managers and DP clearly stated:

“It looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer before we see an EOS R model aimed at sports and action shooters”

And a Canon manager explained why they didn’t make a mirrorless version of the 1DX:

Of course some professional photographers are asking for a mirrorless solution. But as of now, we also see a lot of demand from photographers asking for DSLRs, specifically [because of] the benefits of an OVF. So this time around we decided to go for a DSLR. Of course we understand that there are huge benefits to mirrorless, and we implemented, or combined as much of that [technology] as we could into the [EOS-1D X Mark III].

So it looks like the Sony A9II will not get a competitions from Canon in the near future…

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Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE – Review at Opticallimits: “The resolution is among the best that we have seen in this lens class”

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Opticallimits tested the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens and concludes:

To be very honest with you – we didn’t have the highest expectations but the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE smashed them – mostly. The resolution is among the best that we have seen in this lens class. It’s already sharp at f/1.4 and downright superb from f/2. Lateral CAs are very moderate, less so LoCAs (Bokeh fringing) albeit that’s still rather normal these days. Distortions are next to non-existent when using image auto-correction but just on a medium level in RAW mode. Vignetting is visible at f/1.4 even with auto-correction (much more so in RAW mode) but not much of an issue beyond. The quality of the bokeh is good but not brilliant. This is not limited to the Samyang though – the Sony/Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA is actually worse in this respect.
The build quality is impressive but stays just short of professional-grade expectations. Namely, weather-sealing is absent and the finish doesn’t feel premium. That being said the all-metal construction is solid. The AF speed is fast and it’s near-silent. While the focus ring is very smooth to handle, the actual focusing is a bit on the coarse side in manual (by-wire) mode.
Overall Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE represents an outstanding value and it’s awesome to see that Samyang aims to provide this level of quality in a high-speed lens to a broader audience. Just watch out for sample variations.

Samyang really stepped up the game and  their latest FE lenses are a great choice!

Links to all Samyang/Rokinon FF E-mount AF lenses:
14mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
18mm f/2.8 FE at BHphoto, Adorama.
24mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
35mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama. Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
45mm f/1.8 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.
85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon. Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

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Last day of the Amazon Europe special “hidden gems” deals

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Today we got the last day of the Amazon EUROPE “hidden hems sale” on those special pages at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Italy and Amazon Spain. Few examples:

Stark reduziert: Speicherprodukte von SanDisk und Western Digital (Amazon DE).
Save on Gobe filters (Amazon DE).
Up to 25% off Anker Powerbanks, Cables, Chargers and more (Amazon UK).
Up to 25% off Anker Soundcore Speakers, Powerbanks and more (Amazon UK).
Lexar : jusqu’à -40% sur des cartes mémoire (Amazon FR).

Reminder:

At Amazon Germany and Amazon France you get up to 200 Euro Amazon coupon code for free with a lot of Sony gear. Click on those links and than be sure to check the line I marked on the screenshot on top to see what you get from Amazon:

Sony A7III sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 24-105mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 24-240mm sold at Amazon Germany.
Zeiss 24-70mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 90mm FE sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 70-300mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.
Sony 28mm sold at Amazon Germany and Amazon France.

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Sony Tidbits…

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Sony A7R4 (A7RIV) | 100-400 GM – Birdphotography in “Le Teich”, France in 4K

Sigma Art 35mm f1.2 / 14-24mm f2.8 review: TRANSFORM Sony and Lumix S! (CameraLabs).
Sigma 45mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary for Sony E-Mount Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Mirrorless or DSLR? 2019 Edition (Explora).
Zhiyun-Tech Weebill S Gimbal in Detail (Personal View).
SONY E 16-55mm F2.8 G Full image review (Shaiful Baker).
200-600mm FE test at DC.watch

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Rumor recap: Sony A7sIII, Tamron and Rumiere lenses

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Time for a rumor recap:

Sony Cameras:
RUMOR: Sony A7sIII might have 4k120p and a cooling vent (70% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: Sony 8k sensors and new codec specification (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: Quad Bayer FF sensors from Sony (90% reliable – article here).
RUMOR: FX6 camcorder will  be announced in early 2020. Basically an FX9 but with SDXC cards and XAVC-L only (90% reliable – article here).

Sony Lenses and accessories:
FACT:  Sony’s GP-VPT2BT shooting grip with Bluetooth remote control function has been registered in Asia (article here).
FACT: Sony said f/1.2 FE lenses are a possibility (article here).
PATENT: Sony patented new 100mm f/1.4 and 500mm f/4.0 lenses (article here and article here).

Third party lenses:
RUMOR: Yongnuo will also announce new 35mm f/1.8, 35mm f/2.0 and one 24-70mm FE lens this year! (90% reliable – article here)
FACT: Tamron said they have SIX more FE Lenses on their roadmap (article here).
FACT: Rumiere APO 75mm f/0.95 FE lens coming (article here).
FACT: Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 E-mount lens to be announced soon (article here).

TWO more things:
PATENT: Sony patented a new drone camera (article here).

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