First leaked images of the new Sigma 15mm and 500mm lenses!

Here you have the first leaked images of the two upcoming Sigma lenses that will be announced on Feb 21 at 2am Berlim time (Feb 20 at 8pm New York time).

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • Sadly frame rate is still limited to 15fps (that’s Sony’s fault and I hope Sony will change this policy)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • Doesn’t take teleconverters
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Price just under $3,000 and around 3500 Euro.
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras

Sigma 15mm f/1.4 diagonal fisheye lens

  • The lens looks nearly exactly like the current Sigma 14mm f/1.4.
  • Same shape, similar weight.
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras

Scary prospect: AI Generated Videos Just Changed Forever!

This week OpenAi released a demo of Sora (Click here). It’s their text to video generation tool and the samples are impressive! If you are a photographer and/or filmmaker you have to take into account the devastating influence those tools will have on the industry. We have to learn from these tools how they work so that we can adapt are business. Don’t worry, AI is not going to replace the entirety of photography and filmmaking. But if your business is doing stock photography/filmography you might be in trouble :(

Find your camera if it gets stolen: PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap with secret AirTag compartment!

PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap you can buy now at BHphoto (Click here) and at Amazon (should be listed soon). It has a secret storage for Airtag or SD card or CFexpress card. I would have ZERO doubts that it would be best to store your own Apple Airtag (here on discount at Amazon). It’s your best chance to find your camera if you get robbed!

This is how it works:

The second option to keep track of your camera is to buy this Quick Release Plate for AirTag from Smallrig (here on Amazon). I kind of prefer this solution because I usually have a lens on the camera.

 

First leaked images of the Leica SL3

Here you have the first leaked images and full specs of the Leica SL3.

 

Specs:

  • Same sensor as M11/Q3 60/36/18 MP
  • 15stops dynamic range
  • Smaller body than SL2
  • Improved ergonomics
  • 3.2-inch 2.3 million dot tilt monitor
  • 5.76 million dots OLED viewfinder
  • Maestro IV processor with L2 technology
  • ISO 50-100000
  • 6.5 steps of image stabilization
  • Hybrid AF system
  • Not 9fps
  • FHD, 4K, C4K, 8K
  • MP4, MOV, H265, ProRes 1080p
  • Crop 8K 30p, 4K 60p
  • Full width 4K 30p
  • CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II
  • timecode interface
  • HDMI 2.1A
  • USB-C 3.1
  • 3.5mm input
  • Bluetooth 5.1・Wi-Fi 6 2×2 MIMO
  • IP54 dust and splash proof
  • BC-SCL6 battery
  • Apple MFi
  • 769g
  • New DC coupler/charger
  • new grip
  • Announced around March 7th
  • Content authentication similar to M11-P
  • less than 8000 euros

via Asobinet via LR