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Sony FE 35mm F1.8 Lens Announced, Priced $748, Available for Pre-Order

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Sony has just officially announced the Sony FE 35mm F1.8 lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras It is a fast prime lens with 11 elements, one of which is aspherical, and the internal focus system is driven by a linear motor.  The lens is made of both aluminum and composite materials and weighs in at just 280 grams (9.9 ounces). This new lens costs $748, available for Pre-Order at B&H/ Adorama/ Amazon. Continue reading

Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS Lens Announced, Priced $12,998, Available for Pre-Order

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Along with the Sony FE 200-600 F5.6-6.3 G OSS (B&HAdoramalens, Sony also announced the Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS lens. It is a super telephoto lens for the full-frame mirrorless camera, featuring three fluorite, one ‘extreme aspherical’ and three ED elements and two ‘XD’ linear auto-focus motors, a Nano AR coating, a fluorine coating,  an 11-blade aperture, a minimum focus distance of 4.5m and a maximum magnification of 0.14x. It supports 40.5mm drop-in filters and supports Sony’s 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. This new lens costs $12,998, first available for Pre-Order at B&HAdorama. Continue reading

Sony FE 200-600 F5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens Announced, Priced $1,998, Available for Pre-Order

Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G

Sony has just officially announced the Sony FE 200-600 F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens. It is a super-zoom telephoto lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, featuring 24 elements, including aspherical and ED glass, as well a Nano AR coating to reduce ghosting and flare, a Direct Drive SSM (linear) AF motor,  a manual focus ring with linear control, three customizable focus-hold buttons and three IS modes. The minimum focus distance of the lens is 2.4m and the maximum magnification is 0.2x. This new lens costs $1,998, first available for Pre-Order at B&H/ Adorama. Continue reading

Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM Lens: the Best Lens of the Year in Japan

Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM lens

Today, the Japanese Camera Press Club announced the Camera GP 2019 Award winners. Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM Lens (AmazonB&HAdorama) is the best lens of the year in Japan while Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R (B&H/ Adorama/ Amazon) is the best camera of the year, which got the total score of 100 tested by DxOMark. Continue reading