Fresh look at the upcoming Laowa 200mm f/2.0 FE! Official release set for October 1st!

The new Laowa 200mm f/2.0 FE lens release is set for October 1st! Matt Granger just published a teaser about his upcoming review. Below you can see more images of the lens:
Laowa 200mm f/2.0 FE lens specs :
- Full Frame Autofocus lens
- Fn button, AF/MF switch, focus limiter
- drop in filters
- weight is 1,6kg a
- Coming for E/Z/EF mount.
- Coming soon, price unkown
The Sony USA up to $500 rebates are back!
Curiosity: First batch of the $7400 Hasselblad X2DII sold out in a few hours!
I think all SAR readers are curious about what’s selling hot—and what’s not—these days. I can report from reliable sources that the first batch of the new Hasselblad X2D II medium format camera ( B&H Photo , Amazon , Adorama ) sold out quickly. The cameras have already shipped out, and anyone placing a preorder now will likely have to wait until at least the end of September to receive theirs.
Just imagine how a Sony medium format camera would sell if it had
Photographer Patrick M.R calls on Sony to release a 500mm f/4 GM lens
In a recent video, photographer Patrick shares his excitement for Sony’s latest telephoto lenses—and makes a compelling case for the next one Sony should build: a 500mm f/4 G Master .
Patrick praises the outstanding performance of the Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS and the new Sony 50-150mm f/2.8 G Master , calling them “game-changing” for sports and wildlife photography. He’s already planning to bring
Reminder: Join the BHphoto Creator Roundtable on August 31
On August 31 at 2pm eastern time you are kindly invited to follow the new BHphoto Creator Table event (Click here) :
B&H presents the Creator Roundtable: Video Podcasting 101, an educational workshop on how to successfully podcast with video. Join established creators, Diana Gladney, Heather Ramirez and Cat Mulvihill for an afternoon full of creative insight, inspiration, video podcasting tips, techniques, and the best gear to help you kickstart your video podcasting journey
Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount lens coming on August 30

On August 30 Viltrox will launch this new 56mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount AF lens. This lens is likely to be priced close to $600 just like the current 27 and 75mm f/1.2 E lenses :
Hasselblad X2D II officially announced – A tech marvel with Sony’s 100MP sensor, world’s best IBIS, and LIDAR AF!
Hasselblad X2D II at B&H Photo , Amazon , Adorama , FotoKoch , Foto Erhardt , Calumet DE , WexUK .
DJI owned Hasselblad has officially unveiled the new X2D II medium format camera ( B&H Photo , Amazon , Adorama ) with the well known 100MP Sony sensor (Press text on Explora ). But this new release is absolutely worth your attention because of a couple of exciting features:
- 10-stop IBIS – That’s right. The X2D II
Sony released a massive firmware update for the Sony FX3 and FX30

The Sony FX3 got a massive firmware update! Here are the info from Sony.com :
Benefits and Improvements
- Adds a home screen ( BIG6 ) where you can easily review the shooting settings and equipment configurations when shooting movies
- Adds a Fixed/Variable mode that supports S&Q shooting settings by directly specifying the shooting frame rate without needing to set the S&Q mode
- Adds support for the Focus Magnifier and Auto Magnifier in MF settings while using the Bright Monitoring feature
- Adds 1.5x and 1.6
Curiosity: Sony A9II photographer interrupts Match point play at US open by walking into the court :)

With its global shutter, the Sony A9 III erases motion distortion—though it won’t prevent a photographer from motion himself into the shot at the US Open 🙂
Here is the video showing what happened:
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