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In The Field with the Sigma 300-600mm F4 DG OS


First leaked image of the new Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 APS-C E-mount lens!

Here are the first leaked images of the new Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 APS-C E-mount lens that will be announced on June 17!

This will give you the light gathering capability and bokeh of a classic Full Frame f/2.8 zoom! Impressive!

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False Alarm (and very weird): Felipe Dana mysterious box teaser was the FX2 :(

This is super weird and unusual. Sony Alpha Ambassador Felipe Dana first teased a box containing a “mysterious” new camera. After getting a ton of messages he had to unveil that this box only contains the already announced new Sony FX2.

So folks, rather disappointing “teaser” campaign from Felipe :)

But do not despair, facts are facts and Sony did register two new camera in May! So for sure we can expect some new Alpha models to be announced within 3-4 months!

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UPDATED: Sony Ambassador teases a new Sony Alpha camera…is it a new FX6/FX9 successor?

AP photographer, Pulitzer winner and Sony Ambassador Felipe Dana just dropped a bomb teaser on his Instagram stories account . He shared images of a box of what he calls a new “mysterious” Sony Alpha model. He writes this is a new Sony model named “Xxxxxx”. On the box itself you read “Xxxxxx Xxxx XXX”. I have no idea yet what this stands for yet.

UPDATE: A good guess from our reader BT Hathaway:

This is not hard to figure out. I just looked at the


Sigma US price increases now official: +10% on all lenses

Sigma has increased the price of all its lenses. You can check out the new 10% increase on these pages at BHphoto , Amazon , and Adorama . In nominal terms the biggest price increase is obviously on the 300-600mm lens which now costs + $600.

Since the political situation is completely unpredictable at the moment, it is difficult to speculate whether tariffs will soon be abolished or whether the situation will worsen further with the introduction of even higher tariffs…

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Venus Optics announced the world’s first zoom Fisheye lens: Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FE

The world’s first zoom Fisheye lens is now available for preorder at BHphoto (Click here) and Venus Optics (Click here) .

The official product video:

Here is a review from Albert Dros :

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Just announced: TTArtisan M01 Flash Light in film roll look!

The new TTArtisan Mini Flash Light is now available for preorder at Amazon (Click here) .

A detailed review can be read at Phillip Reeve .

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Two-month waiting list to get the Sony A1II :(


Full specs of the new Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 FE lens

The Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 FE lens will be announced on June 17 at the BildExpo event (register here) . Here are the leaked specs:

  • The lens adopts 11 groups and 15 elements, including 3 ED lenses, 9 high-refractive index lenses,
  • 11 circular aperture blades,
  • minimum focusing distance is 0.79 meters,
  • filter thread is 77mm,
  • equipped with self-developed dual VCM motors,
  • weighs about 800 grams.

One more thing: