You can now get the new Lensbaby composer II and the new Lensbaby Double Glass II at BHphoto. You can see some image samples at Explora .

With the latest two 50mm announcement we now have 58(!) 50mm E-mount lenses according to this BHphoto database . Still, the new Sony and Sigma additions are welcome as both have very high quality and offer a tiny bit of differentiations: The Sony is super compact while the Sigma is a top choice when it comes to balance performance with price. Check out Chris take on both new lenses!

Sony 50mm F/1.4 GM at BHphoto . Amazon . Adorama .

In an interview with CineD Hiroyuki Tachikawa from Sony explained the newly announced Sony’s Creators’ Cloud Service

At the Tokina booth following interesting products have been displayed:

Tokina SZ Mount Converter EF-FE adapter:
The release date is March 24th. The suggested retail price is 41,800 yen (tax included). What’s unique is the presence of a “mode switch”. Mode 1 for still image AF and mode 2 for movie AF.

There are three new deals:

• $350 off on the Sony E 10-18mm at BHphoto .
• $60 off on the Sandisk 512Gb SD card at BHphoto .
• $150 off on the Sandisk 1TB external disk at BHphoto .

Photorend talked to Sigma manager Yamaki and here are some takeaways:

• Just like Sony, Sigma wants to develop Multi-group AF which helps increase focusing speed as well as image quality.
• Full Frame lens demand is strong, APS-C lens demand is in decline and MFT lens demand in sharp decline.

And here now to the very interesting part:

We intend to release more innovative and one-of-a-kind lenses . We have in our portfolio all the “basic” optics; also, we will be

This is the new Kamlan 70mm f/1.1 manual focusing APS-C lens for Canon EF-M, Sony E, Nikon Z, and Fujifilm X mounts.

At the Cp+ show Laowa displayed the new Laowa 28mm f/1.2 FE lens! Dc.watch posted those images and some specs. I also got additional info from my source which I included here:

Specs summary:

• Laowa 28mm f/1.2
• Full Frame E-mount
• manual focus
• lens construction is 13 elements in 7 groups.
• number of aperture blades is 13
• shortest shooting distance is 500mm
• maximum shooting magnification is 0.073x
• Supports click

On Sony’s press releas e for the Creative Cloud app you can read the following line:

Creators’ App will be compatible with Alpha 7 IV, ZV-1F. Spring 2023: FX3, FX30. Alpha7 IV, Alpha 7R V, FX3, FX30 will need software update.

Probably a confirmation the A7IV firmware update is coming soon?

Thanks Kevin!