Sony today has officially announced a new lens adapter named LA-EA5, LA-EA5 is the newest A-mount to E-mount lens adapter. The US price for LA-EA5 is $248, now available for pre-order at B&H Photo Video. The release date for this lens adapter is expected in November, 2020.
According to latest rumors on SAR, Sony will soon announce a new full frame mirrorless camera for vloggers and Youtubers, the name of this camera now already confirmed, it will be named Sony a7C, it will be a very compact camera with a7 III specs and a6600 design.
Youtuber Jared Polin has posted the full review of Eye AF comparison on Sony a7R IV (B&H/Amazon/Adorama) and Canon EOS R5 and Nikon Z7. From the result, we can see that Sony a7R IV has very similar eye AF performance as Canon EOS R5. You can take a look at full review above.
After the announcement of Sony a7S III (B&H Photo/Adorama/Amazon), Sony has one unannounced camera code WW850128 got registered. According to latest rumors on SonyRumors, this new camera could be an entry-level full frame mirrorless camera Sony a5 or Sony a6. The official announcement for this new camera is expected in September next month.
Sigma today has officially announced the new 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Sony E-mount. This lens is a fast portrait prime for Sony E and Panasonic/Leica/Sigma L-mount. The lens features 15 elements, including one aspherical and five SLD (special low dispersion). It has 11 aperture blades and its focus unit is driven by a high-speed stepping motor. The minimum focus distance of the 85mm F1.4 is 0.85m (34″) and the maximum magnification is 0.12x.
The US price for this lens is $1,199, now available for pre-order at B&H Photo/Adorama/Amazon/Focus Camera. The release date for this lens is in late this month.
Sony today has released a new firmware for the Sony a7R IV (B&H/Amazon/Adorama) full frame mirrorless camera. This new firmware version is 1.20, now available for download here.
Here are first leaked product images of upcoming Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for Sony E-mount. This lens will be officially announced on August 6th, 2020.
Today, Tamron has officially announced the development of Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount. According to Tamron, this lens is world’s smallest and lightest telephoto zoom lens. The release date for this lens is expected in this fall.
Tamron will soon announce a new FE 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-mount tomorrow. Russian website Foto74.ru has just leaked the development announcement. The release date for this lens is scheduled in this fall. The size is φ77 x 148mm and the weight is 545g. The filter diameter is 67 mm.