Four new Sony FE lenses announced and on preorder at Amazon US!

It took quite some time but at last they are here. Seven months after the Photokina announcement the four new FE lenses are on preorder at Amazon US:

Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 90mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 24-240mm FE at Amazon (Click here).
Sony 28mm f/2.0 FE at Amazon (Click here).

UPDATE: Amazon now removed the preorder links. probably because those links were supposed to go live on 5-6 am London time on March 4. That’s when those lenses will be officially announced by Sony.

Two new 4K mirrorless cameras to come soon: Panasonic GX8 and Fuji X-PRO2?

4K is one of the new Big words camera manufacturers cannot ignore. So it will not surprise anyone here that both next Panasonic and Fuji cameras will have 4K video recording:

1) The Panasonic GX7 successor (GX8?) will be announced in May and certainly feature 4K recording

2) The Fuji X-PRO 2 scheduled for a late 2015 release should become Fuji’s first camera with 4K recording (says Fujirumors). It will be interesting to see how Fuji will fix the X-trans weakness on the video front…

P.S.: Also Sony should announce a new E-mount 4K camera soon…

Sony FE pricing leaked in Europe!

The new Sony FE lens images and specs got leaked ahead of the announcement scheduled for Wednesday March 4:

Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 lens:
– Focal length: 35mm
– Dealing Aperture: f / 1.4
– Minimum aperture: f / 16
– Filter size: 72mm
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Focus on APS-C: 52.5mm
– Minimum focus distance: 30centimeter
– Weight: 630gram
– 1699 Euro

Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 OSS macro:
– Lens Mount: E-Mount
– Focal length: 90mm
– Maximum Aperture: f / 2.8
– APS-C distance: 135mm
– Minimum aperture: f / 22
– Filter size: 62mm
– Image stabilization: Yes
– Minimum focusing distance: 28 cm.
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Weight: 602gram
– Price 1149 Euro

Sony FE 24-240mm OSS lens:
– Focal length: 24-240mm
– Aperture: f/3.5-6.3
– Minimum aperture: f / 22
– Filter size: 72mm
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Focus on APS-C: 36mm to 360mm
– Minimum focus distance: 50centimeter
– Optica Steady Shot
– Weight: 780gram
– Price 999 Euro

Sony FE 28mm f/2.0 lens:
– Focal length: 28mm
– Max Aperture: f/2.0
– Minimum aperture: f / 22
– Filter size: 49mm
– Number of diaphragm blades: 9
– Focus on APS-C: 42mm
– Minimum focus distance: 29centimeter
– Weight: 200gram
– Price 449 Euro

via CameraTools.

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New Sony FE lenses now listed on eBay.

Some Hong Kong seller already listed the new Sony FE lenses. I don’t know if it’s bogus or not but Digicameinfo heard the 24-240mm FE lens is definitely going to be announced next week on March 4. Here are the links to the eBay auctions of the new lenses:

Zeiss FE 35mm f/1.4 for $1,729 (Click here to see it).
Sony FE 24-240mm lens for $1,099 (Click here to see it).
Sony FE 28mm f/2.0 lens for $459 (Click here to see it).
Sony 16mm Fisheye Converter for $319 (Click here to see it).