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Sony news 2016

Last update: 12/02/2016

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42 Megapix FF Sony RX 1R II
42 Megapix FF Sony a7R II
Four FF Sony lenses
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 and Zeiss 25mm f/2
Lens shaped Sony camera, new Zeiss 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2 Loxia Sony E-mount lenses, Sony lens rebates at BHphotovideo
Samyang 50mm T1.5
Sony a5100 is coming
Sony FDR-AX100E 4K Ultra HD Camcorder
Tamron 150-600 review link below

3 Sony GM (Master) lenses announced

Sony announced 3 new master lenses, two zoom and a prime. The lenses are the following: The Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM, the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM and 70-200mm f/2.8 GM. read more about the Sony G master lenses

Sony a6300 announced

24 MP, 4K/UHD video, HD video at 120 fps. Read more about the Sony a6300 here

Sony news at CES

There is new camera or lens from Sony at CES. Nikon released to cameras the Nikon d5 and the Nikon d500. Both are action cameras with sophisticated af and high iso of 3,2 and 1,6 Million respectively. Both with 20 Mpix Sony sensors I guess.

Sony will buy Toshiba ?

Seems Sony will buy Toshiba’s sensor division for 165 M USD. Sony had 40% market share in sensor business in 2014, while Toshiba around 2%. Sony’s biggest rivals are Omnivision and Samsung, both with around 15% market share.

42 Mp Sony RX1 R II camera is coming

Sony RX1R II
42 Megapixel Full frame sensor, fixed Zeiss sonnar 35mm f/2 lens.
Variable optical low pass filter
14 bit Raw
Price 3300 USD – Read more about the Sony RX1 R II here

42 Mp Sony A7 R II announced

Sony announced a new Sony A7 R II for 3200 USD. The camera has a 42 megapixel Full frame BSI CMOS (Back illuminated) sensor. High resolution, high dynamic range, in camera stabilizer. The camera has 399 autofocus points.

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2

The lens is designed for Sony E mount. The lens feautures 10 lens elements in 8 groups. There are plenty of exotic glass here aspherical and Ed glasses as well. The minimal focus distance is 0.2m (7.87 inch).

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8

The lens has 11 elements in 8 groups. The lens has an optical image stabilizer as well.

Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM II

New versions of the Zeiss lenses for Sony. The lenses can be used on A-mount and SLT system cameras. The lens has new sealing against dust and moisture. The lens has two aspherical and two Ed elements for the better optical performance. The lens has 9 aperture blades. The filter size is 77mm and the lens has an SSM drive for better autofocus performance. The closest focusing distance is 34cm (1.12′).

Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM II

This lens is also for Sony A-mount and SLT cameras. The lens has one super ED, one Ed and three aspherical lens element for better, higher quality imaginery. The closest focusing distance is 28cm (0.92 ‘). The ultra wide angle lens has much quicker focus, which is also an SSM drive as the predecessor according to the manufacturer. The lens weigth is 872g (1.92 pounds). The maximal magnification is 0.24x.

Software upgrade for several Sony cameras

Sony issued an firmware for the following cameras:
Sony A7 II, Sony A7 S, Sony A7 R, Sony A7, Sony A6000.

The new firmware support the new lenses below. The version numbers are ver. 1.2 ver 1.02.

4 new Sony Full frame lenses coming

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Sony announced 4 new Full frame lenses. Sony was often criticized not manufacturing lenses, while other manufacturers makes good profit on lenses for Sony cameras. Seems they want to change this. These lenses seems quite nice from outside, one of them manufactured by Zeiss.

The following lenses are coming:

Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro OSS

The Sony FE 90mm macro lens is compatible with Sony E mount Full frame and Aps-C cameras, see the picture above. For better image quality the lens has UD and super Ud lens elements. The lens has a focus hold button which can be used to fix the achieved focus and also can be used for preview if the function is assigned in the custom functions menu. The bright f/2.8 aperture and 9 blade iris helps to make nice blurred background with circular shaped highlights in the bigger apertures (f/2.8 – f/5.6). The lens has ultrasonic focusing and in built image stabilizer as well. The lens has sealing against dust and moisture as well. to speed up autofocus the lens has a focus limiter as well. The price of the lens is 1100 USD. Preorder link at BH

Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS

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The Sony 24-240mm lens is started from a nice wide angle and goes until a telephoto. The lens 1 Ed and 5 aspherical elements to provide superior optical performance. The lens has a filter size of 72mm and has a 7 circular aperture blades. The lens price is 1000 USD. The lens has a linear focusing motor and has a dust and moisture resistant design. The lens is compatible with Sony E mount cameras. Sony 24-240mm lens Preorder link at BH

Sony FE 28mm f/2

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The Sony 28mm f/2 is a bright wide angle lens from Sony. The lens feautures ED, Asperical and AA (advanced asperical) elements as well for better imaginery. If the lens has a very good performance this lens is very interesting. For Canon or Nikon these type of lenses costs huge sums. The lens has a 49mm filter diameter. The price of the lens is 448 USD.
Preorder link at BH

Sony Distagon FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA

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This lens is made by Zeiss, or at least Zeiss is written on the lens barrel. The 35mm is very useful especially on Full frame cameras, where it is a moderate wide angle. With the f/1.4 bright aperture it can be a very useful multi-purpose lens. The lens costs 1700 USD.
Preorder link at BH

Introduction – Sony news

Sony company was founded in 1946. Sony is a giant company that makes Bravia TV-s, mobile phones, electronic games, playstations, laptops, chemicals and other products. I remember in the 80’s the most cool thing was a Sony TV. It was like something as I consider a part of the top of the life experience. Later I bought one, not LCD, 50 hertz. The quality was very good, nothing needed to adjust just see it. Still working today, in excellent condition.

Sony news – photography

Sony cameras 2014 comparison table

This article mostly concentrates on the newest Sony cameras, I also add some other Sony product news as well at the bottom of the page. Sony bought Konica Minolta in 2006. Older Minolta lenses are also can be used on the Sony camera system, such as the interesting 50mm f/1.7 or the fantastic Minolta 200mm f/2.8. Sony also collaborated with Carl Zeiss with some of it’s lenses. Sony produces cameras in a very fast speed compare to other suppliers. Sony focus on innovation very much, and wants to give new solutions. Sony supply sensors for Pentax cameras as well, earlier for Nikon as well. Some Phase one camera also have Sony sensor. According to me the most interested products are the former Nex line and the Full format mirrorless cameras. The excellent Full format sensor gives very good image quality. In picture processing engine department I think Canon and Nikon has a little advantage over Sony.

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Sony deals at BH

Sony pj 790V 96 GB HD handycam with projector on BH (998 USD)

Sony pj 650V 32 GB HD handycam with projector on BH (700 USD)

Sony a77 on BH for 549 USD

Sony a7 II available for pre order at BH

Seems the new Sony a 7 II will be available 10th of December 2014.
The new Sony a7 II can be ordered for 1698 USD at BH for at below link:
Sony a7 II pre-order here

Sony’s main income nowadays comes from three solid sources:

1. imaging sensors,
2. video games and consoles
3. Studio in Hollywood

Seems the mobile division struggle from fierce competition, as well for camera division also hard to grow in volume. The three leading areas though they expect to have bigger income for the following years.

Just announced the Sony a7 II camera

Full frame, 5 Axis in-body image stabilizer.
Read more about the Sony a7 II here

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II A mount lens

Together with the Sony a7 II Sony announced the new Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II lens.

New Full frame Sony cameras in 2015

New Full frame mirrorless camera can come in 2015. There is no detail yet, if it will be a small 12 Megapixel camera with excellent low light feautures or 24 or 36 Megapixel camera with High Dynamic range for landscapes.

New GoPro Hero 4 camera is coming with a 4K video ability

The very popular GoPro Hero camera newest incarnation will come soon. The GoPro Hero 4. If you want to make cool videos from the motorbike or ski this is what you need.
GoPro Hero 4

Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens

A new Full frame ultrawide Sony lens is coming, made by Zeiss. The price is 1349 dollar. The lens has ED and other special lens elements. The filter thread is 72mm. The lens has the Sony “E” mount. The lens has optical steady shot image stabilization.
Vario Tessar 16-35 f/4 G lens on BHphotovideo pre-order

Sony PXW-X200 XDCAM CAMCORDER

The new professional Sony PXW-X200 XDCAM CAMCORDER has a 17x (29.3-498.7mm equivalent) zooms lens, three 1/2″ Sony Exmor CMOS sensors, HD 1920*1080 at maximum 60fps frame rate. The camcorder has dual Sxs memory card slots, and 10 bits XAVC Intra/Long and MPEG HD422, HD420, IMX, & DV Codecs codecs. The camcorder has Wifi remote control via the included module. The camcorder has 3G-SDI output, Genlock in, Timecode in-out functions. The expected availability is end of October 2014. No price information yet.

Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS Lens

News Sony lens announced with Full frame coverage. The beginning price of the lens is 2499 dollar for pre-order. The lens has 9 circular aperture blades. The lens designed to fulfill 4k video requirements.
Sony 28-135 f/4 G lens on BHphotovideo pre-order

Two new lens coming for Sony mount – Sony news

Seems two new Sony zoom lens is coming, the Sony 16-35mm F/4 ZA OSS made by Zeiss and the Sony 28-135mm F/4 G OSS lenses. The price of the new lenses are 1350 and 2000 EUR respectively. The both lens coming with a stabilizer, the second has a powerzoom option as well. Both lens comes for Sony E mount, with Full frame coverage. The camcorder has a Wifi remote control.

Lens shaped Sony QX30 camera – Sony news

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A new lens shaped compact camera coming from Sony. A lens shaped camera. If you want something fancy for your smartphone, here it is. The camera price will be 348 dollar. The camera has a focal length range of 24-750mm and features 1/2.3″ sized 20 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor. The has Wifi and NFC connectivity, can record HD videos at 30/60 fps frame rate. The Camera clips for smartphone and shoots uncoupled. The camera has a Steady shot image optical image stabilizer. The camera can be controlled and adjusted from the smartphone. The camera has IOS and Android compatibility and uses Playmemories mobile app to use the smartphone for operation and composing the pictures.

Sony QX30 lens shaped camera on BHphotovideo

200 dollar rebate on select Sony lenses at BHphotovideo – Sony news

If you want lenses, now you can buy much cheaper.
Sony lenses rebate on BHphotovideo

Zeiss Loxia lenses for Sony E mount cameras – Sony news

Zeiss lenses announced: Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* (899 USD) and Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* (1299 USD). The metal lens hood for these lenses must separately purchased for 84 dollars.

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* specs

-Manual Focus lens design
-E Mount Lens / Full-Frame Format compatible
-Aperture Range: f/2 to f/22
-One Anomalous Partial Dispersion Element
-Biogon Optical Design formula
-Zeiss T* type Anti-Reflective lens Coating
-Manual Aperture Ring Can Be De-Clicked
-Electronic Interface Transmits Lens Data to the camera
-All-Metal Lens Barrel,
-Engraved Scales
-Weather-Resistant Lens Mount Gasket

Expected availability: December 31 2014

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* specs

-Manual Focus lens Design
-E Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format compatible
-Aperture Range: f/2 to f/22
-Planar Optical Design
-Zeiss T* Anti-Reflective lens Coating
-Manual Aperture Ring Can Be De-Clicked
-Electronic Interface Transmits Lens Data to the camera
-All-Metal Lens Barrel,
-Engraved Scales
-Weather-Resistant Lens Mount Gasket

Expected availability: September 30 2014

Sony Loxia lenses pre-order link

SONY PXW-X70 PROFESSIONAL XDCAM COMPACT CAMCORDER

The new camcorder is coming from Sony.

Samyang 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Cine Lens for Sony A and E Mounts

A new Samyang cine lens is coming. In the US under the name Rokinon. In cine lenses the use T-numbers(transmission value) which is more precise, instead of f-stops. The price of the new lens is 549 dollar. The lens is available in multiple mounts: Canon, Nikon, Sony A and E, and Micro 4/3 mounts.
Expected availability: September 05, 2014
The lens is Full frame compatible. The lens design includes one Aspherical and one Hybrid aspherical lens elements. This is a manual focus and manual focus aperture lens as usual up to now from Samyang. The aperture can be adjusted between T1.5 and T22. The minimal focus distance is 1.5′. The lens has UMC multi-coating and de-clicked aperture control ring. The lens has a filter size of 77mm, and features 8 disphragm blades. The lens design included 9 elements in 6 groups. The lens weigts 575g (20.3 oz).

Sony a5100 is coming – Sony news

Seems a new Sony a5100 is coming for 700 USD with lens, 550 dollar in body only option, with the 24 Megapix sensor. The ISO range of the new camera is 100-25,600 insteaf of 100-16,000 of the older unit. This is the series formerly called Nex cameras. The 1080p HD videos can be recorded with frame rates of 60,30,24 fps. The camera has a pop up flash with a guide number of 4.

Compare to the older Sony a5000 camera, the newer camera has 24 Megapixel resolution instead of 20 Megapixel of the older unit, 921k higher res LCD compare to the older 460k dots LCD, and got the 179 point hybrid Autofocus system of the Sony a6000 camera. The 180 degree tiltable LCD is now a touchsreen. The new camera capable of the XAVC S video format as well.

Sony FDR-AX100E 4K Ultra HD Camcorder (PAL)

A new 4K ultra HD camcorder from Sony. It is available for 1998 Dollar at BH. A new Sony camcorder has a 1″ Sony Exmor sensor, with 12x optical zoom, and 24xclear image digital zoom. The camcorder has a Zeiss Vario Sonnar lens. The camcorder has Wifi NFC connectivity, records XAVC S, AVCHD, and MP4 format.
Sony FDR-AX100E at BH

Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens is available for Sony

The excellent Sigma 18-35mm lens is available for Sony. See my review on below link.
Sigma 18-35 f1.8 review

Just posted: Tamron 150-600mm review

The new Tamron is simply excellent and much more affordable than the other options, see in more detail in the review. Now I checked the Canon version but sooner or later comes to Sony as well. The Canon version I checked is simply excellent, perhaps better than the Canon 100-400 L which is not a bad lens either. On top of that is much cheaper, unfortunately not so much in Europe.
Tamron 150-600 review

Tamron 28-300 Di VC PZD f/3.5-6.3 – Sony news

A new Tamron superzoom coming for Sony. First for Canon. The lens is compact and has lots of exotic glass elements Vibration control, PZD drive, and Full time manual focus. The price is 849 dollar, the minimum focus distance is 0.49m. The filter size is 67mm.
Tamron 28-300 DI VC PZD

Sony experimenting with curved image sensors – Sony news

Today’s image sensors are flat. Sony now produce curved sensors, which they claimed better, because more adapting to lenses. They make a Full frame and smaller sized variant as well.

Sony collaboration with online 500 pix photo community – Sony news

New Sony Bravia 4K TV’s will have an accessibility to 500pix photo community to see the high quality photos on Bravia TV’s in 4K format.

Sony still cameras are able to transform high res image to 4K format in order to see on TV – Sony news

Newest Sony cameras the “α5000″ and Sony RX10 Sony α7 and Sony α7R” will be able to convert high resolution photo data into 4K (3840×2160) format on the camera and display it on a 4K TV via HDMI cable.
The photo data can also be transferred wirelessly to Wi-Fi compatible TV models.

Tamron 16-300 is now available for Sony – Sony news

Tamron 16-300 III

Tamron 16-300 is now available in Sony A on B&H Photovideo for 629 USD.

Lens specification – Sony A mount

-Sony A Lens Mount
-Aperture Range: f/3.5-f/22 (wide end)-f/6.3 to f/40 (long end)
-One UXR, XR & Four Aspherical and two low dispersion elements
-24-450mm (full-frame equivalent)
-Magnification Ratio of 1:2.9

Lens features

-Vibration Compensation (image stabilizer)
-Piezo Drive Autofocus System (almost silent but not ring-type)
-Minimum Focus Distance: 30cm (15.3″)

Tamron 16-300 is now available in Sony E Mount on B&H Photovideo for 739 USD.

Lens specification – Sony E mount

-Equivalent to 27-300mm Lens
-Lightweight 16.2 oz Lens
-Stepping Motor for Improved AF
-Designed for Use With Sony NEX Cameras
-High-Powered 18-200mm Zoom Lens

Tamron 16-300 mm lens order link on B&H Photovideo

Sony RX-100 III camera is announced – Sony news 2015

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Sony has announced the new Sony RX-100 III camera. The new camera has a “1” (13.2×8.8mm) sensor.
See more about the Sony RX-100 III camera here

Sony a77 II camera is announced – Sony news 2015

Sony has announced the new Sony a77 II translucent mirror camera. The new camera has a 79 points AF system with a 24 Megapixel gapless CMOS sensor.
See more about the Sony a77 II camera here

Sony lenses – Sony news 2015

Sony lens lineup is surprisingly quickly broadened. Older Minolta lenses are also works flawlessly on newer cameras as well. If you want to find out which are the best Minolta lenses the below article can help.

Best affordable lenses for any mount

Sony Alpha 7S Full frame mirrorless camera

The Sony alpha 7s Full frame cameras was just recently announced. It will be a 12 megapixel camera equipped with 4K video with an ISO sensitivity of 409,600. A very interesting camera. The camera is really small, only 489 gramm.

Sony A7 and A7 R Full frame mirrorless cameras

Sony made some interesting Full frame sensored mirrorless cameras. The Sony A7R has one of the best sensor available today.
Sony Alpha 7 detailed specification
Sony Alpha 7R detailed specification

Sony alpha A6000 24 Mpix mirrorless camera with a viewfinder

The Sony A6000 is a successor of the Sony Nex6 camera. Sony gets rid of the Nex name, and calls this cameras Alpha instead. The new camera has Hybrid af system with 179 phase detection, and 25 contrast-detect focusing points. In most parameters the Nikon A6000 is better than the Sony Nex6, expect viewfinder quality, which is better on the older camera.

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Sensor: 24.3 Megapixel Aps-C Sized CMOS sensor
LCD: 920k dot, 3″ 180 degree tilt screen
ISO range: 100-25,600
Focus points phase detection:179
Focus points contrast detection:25
Image processor: BIONZ X?
Continuous shooting: 11 fps
Video resolution: 1920*1080 HD /60,24 fps
Viewfinder: OLED with 1.44k dots
Evf magnification:0.7
Battery life:420 shots
Other: Built in pop-up flash
Lens: Sony 16-50

Sony alpha A5000-20 Mpix mirrorless camera

Sensor: 20.1 Megapixel Aps-C Sized CMOS sensor
LCD: 460k dot, 3″ 180 degree tilt screen
ISO range: 100-16,000
Weight:210g without lens
Image processor: BIONZ X?
Continuous shooting: 4 fps
Video resolution: 1920*1080 HD
Other: Built in pop-up flash
Connectivity: NFC, WIFI – One touch remote, One touch sharing
Colours: black, white or silver
Functions: Automatic crop for portraits, automatic corrections of vignetting, distortion, and chromatic aberration
Lens: Sony 16-50

Sony news 2015 – Sony camera specifications

See some Sony camera specifications below:
Sony a99 detailed specification
Sony Alpha 7 detailed specification
Sony Alpha 7R detailed specification
Sony Alpha a3000 detailed specification
Sony Alpha a5000 detailed specification
Sony Alpha a6000 detailed specification
Sony SLT a57 detailed specification
Sony SLT a58 detailed specification
Sony Nex 6 detailed specification
Sony Nex 5T detailed specification
Sony Nex 5r detailed specification
Sony Nex 3N detailed specification
Sony Nex F3 detailed specification
Sony SLT a37 detailed specification

Sony news – Sony camera history and Sony lens lineup

Sony dsrl camera bodies to date – Sony news

Sony A-100
Sony A-200
Sony A-290
Sony A-330
Sony A-390
Sony A-580
Sony A-850
Sony A-900

Sony dsrl camera lenses – Sony news
Sony dsrl A-mount lenses – Sony news

Sony 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT
Sony 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens
Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 DT
Sony 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT
Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM Vario-Sonnar T* Lens
Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens
Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM DT
Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM II DT
Sony 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 DT
Sony 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 DT
Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens
Sony 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT
Sony 18-135mm f/ 3.5-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens
Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 PZ OSS
Sony 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DT
Sony 20mm f/2.8
Sony 24mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss T*
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Lens
Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss T*
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens
Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 Alpha A-Mount Standard Zoom Lens
Sony 30mm f/2.8 SAM DT macro
Sony 35mm f/1.4 G
Sony 35mm f/1.8 SAM DT
Sony 50mm f/1.4 – Sony news
Sony 50mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* ZA Lens
Sony 50mm f/1.8 SAM DT
Sony 50mm f/2.8 macro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens
Sony 85mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* Prime Lens
Sony 85mm f/2.8 SAM
Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro
Sony 135mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss T* Telephoto Prime Lens
Sony 135mm f/2.8 [T/4.5] STF
Sony FE 70-200mm f/4.0 G OSS Lens
Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G SSM II Lens
Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 SSM G
Sony 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6 DT
Sony 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DT
Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G
Sony 300mm F/2.8G II Telephoto Prime Lens
Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 SSM G Telephoto Zoom Lens
Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G2 Telephoto Zoom Lens
Sony 500mm f/4.0 G Telephoto Prime Lens

Sony dsrl E-mount (Nex) lenses – Sony news

Sony 10-18mm f/4 OSS
Sony E-Mount SEL16F28 16mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle
Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Alpha E-mount Retractable Lens
Sony E-Mount SEL 1855 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Sony 18-105mm f/4 G OSS
Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 – Sony news
Sony 20mm f/2.8
Sony SEL24F18Z 24mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar
Sony 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens
Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS
Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens
Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

Other lenses for Sony/Minolta mount

Carl Zeiss, Sigma, Tamron and Samyang also produces lenses for Sony mount.

Tamron lenses for Sony mount

-Tamron 60mm f/2 Macro
-Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro
-Tamron 180mm f/3.5 Macro for Sony a-mount.

Sigma has plenty of lenses for Sony a-mount:

-Sigma 4.5mm f2.8 fisheye
-Sigma 10mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM Fisheye
-Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM
-Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM
-Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 D EX DC HSM Lens
-Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye
-Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM
-Sigma 20mm f/1.8 (D) EX Aspherical DG DF RF
-Sigma 24mm f/1.8 (D) EX Aspherical DG DF Macro Af
-Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG ASP HSM II
-Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro HSM Lens
-Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM – this is a very good lens
-Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM AF
-Sigma 28mm f/1.8 (D) EX Aspherical DG DF Macro Autofocus Lens
-Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM
-Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM this is a very good one
Sigma 24-105mm F/4 DG OS HSM
-Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM AF
-Sigma 50mm f/2.8 (D) EX DG Macro
-Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro
-Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
-Sigma 105mm macro
-Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS Macro
-Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro
-Sigma 180mm f/2.8 APO Macro EX DG OS HSM
-Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 II DC HSM Lens
-Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM Lens
-Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM
-Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM
-Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro
-Sigma 300mm f2.8 Ex Dg AF
-Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG APO OS HSM
Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM
-Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO
-Sigma 500mm f4.5 Ex Dg APO

Sigma has several lenses for Sony E-mount (Nex) as well:

-Sigma 19mm f/2.8 DN
-Sigma 30mm f/2.8 DN
-Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN

Sony SLT camera bodies using a traslucent mirror – Sony news

Sony SLT-A33 14.2 Mp Aps-C sensor
Sony SLT-A37 16.2 Mp Aps-C sensor
Sony SLT-A55 16.2 Mp Aps-C sensor
Sony SLT-A58 20.1 Mp Aps-C sensor
Sony SLT-A99V Full frame

Full frame mirrorless – Sony news

Sony DSC-RX1 lens 35mm f2
Sony DSC-RX1R lens 35mm f2

Other Sony products

Sony was founded in 1946. Sony also makes Bravia TV-s, mobile phones, electronic games, playstations, laptops, chemicals and other products.

Sony non camera and photography news – Sony news

Sony is a leading company of innovation. Sony run lots of projects.

– More than 7,000,000 PS4 (Playstation 4) unit sold worldwide(May 2014), this number grows very quickly.
– Expansion of Sony 4K Bravia TV lineup, new generation 4K media player prototype
– No more Sony notebooks at the moment
– New compact “FDR-AX100” 4K Sony consumer Handycam®
– Sony developing a 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector featuring a furniture-like design. Utilizing space itself, it can be placed near most walls and has the ability to cast a 4K Ultra High-Definition image up to 147-inches, turning unused space into a display and introducing a whole new viewing experience in the home
– Sony develops pico projector module that enables smart phones to project “focus-free projection” high resolution crisp image on walls, or curved surfaces, the projector use laser beam scanning technology “LBS”. Resolution 1920*720, 16:9 ratio.

“FDR-AX100” features a 14.2 effective megapix back-illuminated 1.0-type Exmor R™ CMOS sensor, and captures images with the realism, detail and depth that only 4K can deliver, all in a compact, handholdable body.
Records in the XAVC S format, enabling approximately 130 minutes of 4K video recording (when using a 64GB SDXC memory card Class 10)
In addition to recording 4K footage, the FDR-AX100 is capable of down-converting 4K images to very high quality 2K (Full HD), using the enormous amounts of data in every 4K frame for spectacular results. It also allows the user to freely select and cut out part of a 4K image to be “trimmed” and then enjoyed on a Full HD 2K TV.

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