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2015年5月6日水曜日

Sony wanted to make a 85mm f/1.2 Zeiss. Was too big.

The same source who shared the correct Zeiss Batis lens specs back in January also told me that Sony had a Zeiss 85mm f/1.2 lens prototype. Sony decided to not launch it because it was way to big to be used on the FE cameras.
Zeiss made once such a lens for the Contax system. The Zeiss Planar 85mm 1.2 which now sells for more than $3,000 used on eBay (Click here). Just to say that the lens would not only have been big…but also rather expensive.

Zeiss Batis preorder in USA and Europe (UK/Germany)
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Lens shade for 85mm at Adorama, Bhphoto.
Lens shade for 25mm at Adorama, Bhphoto.

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Sony Tidbits…

Colby Moore: “Wanted to share this dark video I shot on a7S in NYC in March. http://ift.tt/1OZ6YRV“

Today there is a beauty seminar at Adorama from Miguel Quiles. And he created a tutorial video to go along with it:
Beauty shoot BTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BcBOg_ndRU
Seminar Link: http://ift.tt/1OZ71gn

The $15 Holga 25mm f/8 Lens Review (Ilovehatephoto).
New Sony deals at Jessops UK.
Sony Artisan Spotlight: Cristina Mittermeier – Protecting the mighty Amazon (Sony Blog).
E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS – Compact, Light and Surprisingly Sharp (SonyAlphaForum).
Fly with Sony ActionCam and GoPro (Actioncamerarumors).

Hans: “Hi, maybe a cool option for E mount and technical camera lovers. I’m an A mount guy and no relation to Cambo other then that I’m dutch too. http://ift.tt/1qWPqYC“

Iñaki: “Hi, I have made a timelapse made with Sony cameras. Sony A37, A850 and A7R. Lenses: Sony Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8, 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 Minolta, Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM. I hope you like it !!http://ift.tt/1aMYASw“

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2015年05月05日のつぶやきまとめを更新しました！

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Congratulations to the winner of the 2015 ZEISS Student of the Year Award Andr...

Congratulations to the winner of the 2015 ZEISS Student of the Year Award

Andreas submitted a project describing his idea of how doctors will diagnose and monitor eye diseases and symptoms using digital technologies in the future. Andreas convinced representatives of ZEISS during the personal presentation of his project. Andreas received the award at the Universum Awards Gala in Munich on 23 April. He also received a ZEISS VR ONE and an iphone 6 to go with it. Moreover, he is going to start an internship at ZEISS to further develop his idea at ZEISS.

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2015年5月5日火曜日

(SR5) New Sony teaser for a product announcement on May 15!

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The broken mirror teaser

Sony X Australia posted that teaser for a special event scheduled on May 15 (date info shared by a source). There is yet no other info a part of the text saying “stay tuned”. The broken mirror image could refer to a new mirrorless camera launch (rumored to be the A7rII and/or the A6100). But so far there is no 100% guarantee yet this is for the A7rII launch.

But this would fit with previous (SR3) rumors I got about a mid-May announcement. The new A7x and A6xxx camera May-June launch timeframe also got leaked on that Wikileaks document.

So far the A7rII will get the 5 axis IBIS and A7II body form. Not 100% clear if the A7rII will get the same 26MP sensor as the first model or an updated new 59MP sensor (See Zeiss leak). The A6100 will retain the current 24MP sensor and get XAVC-S recording.

Reminder:
Sony FE 28mm for the first time in Stock today at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Sony US.

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(SR3) New rumors about the A7rII having 50+MP sensor…

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The reflection in the eye of the Zeiss 56MP image may show the photographer holding the new A7rII

The following rumor comes from a new source. As with any new source please take the info with a grain of salt and not read too much into it yet:

Sorry to be anonymous, but i think the rumors of the 50mp A7R II are true. we exhibit at NAB, and are good friends with a lot of the vendors including Zeiss, Sony, etc. We were told by one of our sources “three months for the A7R II 50MP sensor” and that was all they mentioned. Could be more stuff, but the guy who told me also works for a related manufacturer.

Thanks again for sharing the info Anonymous source!

So far the A7rII is rumored to be announced between mid May and early June. I have no 100% confirmed info yet but I believe (my speculation and not a rumor!) it will be the third or fourth week of May…

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Sony Tidbits…

Manual 35mm Lenses with Mirrorless Cameras

Sacrificing small size for quality – The Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm F1.4 ZA Review (Mirrorlessons).
Comparison test between the new Sony Zeiss FE 35/1.4, Sony FE 28/2, Zeiss Loxia 35/2 and the Sony Zeiss FE 35/2.8 (Backgroundblur).
The Zeiss Otus 55: is it the Holy Grail of lenses? (DearSusans).
Street photographty and transitioning to Sony system from big dslr’s (Jorge Torralba).
Choosing the Ideal Macro Lens focal length (Ilovehatephoto).
Old Vintage Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm f 1.4 Still Shines! (SonyAlphaForum).

Joe: “Check out this beautiful Sony fs7 180 fps clip on YouTube: http://ift.tt/1GWTS3i”

Toy: “Lots of photo samples of SEL24240 + Sony A7S shot around Los Angeles on Flickr”

Gerry: “All you E-Mount people might be interested in this focusing demonstration… http://ift.tt/1GWvUCk”

Fernando: “It is the first time in the world. We made a timelapse as roasting a chicken. You’ll see how a chicken is roasted in 30 seconds. For the more curious, I leave the question in the air: Why did the chicken turns in the opposite direction as you normally do? The shots are made with Sony A7II and Zeiss Loxia 50 F2 http://ift.tt/1GWvUCo“

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