CameraBeta leaked the specs and video presentation of the new LAOWA FFII 58mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X.

• Sony E / Canon RF / Nikon Z / Leica L
• Maximum magnification: 2x
• 13 elements in 11 groups ( 3 ED lenses 3 high refractive index lenses)
• Aperture blades: 13
• Minimum Focus Distance: 18.3cm
• Shortest working distance: 5.8cm
• Filter diameter: φ67mm
• Size: 74mm x 117mm
• Weight:

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SonyAlphaBlog reviewed the new lens and concluded:

Compared to the Tamron:

• Sony E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS : 900 Euros, lighter , less range less good optically
• Sony FE 100-400mm GM OSS F4.5-F5.6 (2900 euros) :

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At the beginning of this video you see the camera in the mirror. And at minute 5:21 he openly makes it clear this is a new kind of unannounced camera. He always shoots Sony and it’s highly likely this video was shot on the FX30 don’t you think? All we can learn from this image is that it has a fully articulating screen…

FX30 specs:

• 26MP APS-C sensor
• similar FX3 body and similar FX3 specs
• same FX3

You can buy it now for $55 only at TTartisan (worldwide shipment) , Pergear , Amazon US , Amazon DE , Amazon UK .

Hi folks! An important correction on my rumor. A trusted source had told me the FX30has basically the same FX3 video specs. This is true, but I assumed this meant same sensor resolution too. The source now corrected me and said the sensor has 26MP!

Additional note: I am 100% sure about the resolution as I got a “proof” of that by now. And today a first image of the camera will appear on SAR  ;)

A trusted source shared some FX30 info:

• 12MP APS-C sensor
• similar FX3 body and similar FX3 specs
• same FX3 interface (from latest firmware)
• unconfirmed: Price around $2,500
• announcement in late September

More info about cameras and lenses in this new video:

Monsteradapter announced it will launch their new  “LA-VE2” (Minolta Vectis V-mount lenses to Sony E-mount) adapter on Indiegogo on September 10:

The first 50 will be priced at US$179, the next 150 will be US$199, and the rest will be US$219. After the crowdfunding ends on October 10th, we will start selling at the regular price, which will be 249 USD.