Sony Tidbits…


Rokinon AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II now available for preorder at BHphoto

You can preorder the new lens at BHphoto .

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Skylum announced HDR Merge for Luminar Neo

Skylum announced a new HDR tool (Click here to see the full features and order it) .

Press Text:

Skylum announces release of first-ever Luminar Neo extension
Welcome HDR Merge, a fresh Luminar Neo extension for stunning HDR photography.

Powerful HDR Merge technology is coming to the award-winning Luminar Neo software as a paid extension. Designed for all fans of HDR photography, HDR Merge compiles multiple exposure-bracketed images into a single HDR image. It can merge up to 10 photos and deliver a spectacular


Just announced: New Samyang 85mm f1.4 AF MK II

Samyang announced the new updated 85mm f/1.4 FE II. The product page is available here: samyanglens.com/en/product/product-view.php?seq=588

Samyang writes:

Meet the AF 85mm F1.4 FE II lens, the second edition of the AF 85mm F1.4 FE that has been loved by many people since Samyang released its first autofocus lens. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Samyang


Press text: Tamron announces the development of 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (Model A067) for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras

It’s official! Tamron announced the development of the new 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD FE lens. Here is the Press Text:

Game-changing ultra-telephoto zoom starting at 50mm
50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (Model A067)

July 28, 2022, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (


Feiyu collected 26744% more money than it needed to produce the world’s first all-in-one Gimbal

Feiyu collected 26744% more money on Kickstarter (Click here) than it needed to produce the world’s first all-in-one Gimbal.

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Sigma will announce two new FE primes on August 8th at 13:00 London time

Digicameinfo reports that the new Sigma 20mm and 24mm f/1.4 FE primes will be announced on August 8th at 13:00 London time. There is also info about the pricing in Japan:

  • 20mm F1.4 DG DN | Art: 152,900 yen including tax ($1100)
  • 24mm F1.4 DG DN | Art: 132,000 yen including tax ($9

Curiosity: Sigma’s new Full Frame Foveon sensor will be production ready by end of the year!

Sony patent ( JP-A-2017-174936 )

For many years Sony keeps patenting three layer RGB sensors (Sigma names them Foveon). But we ain’t any closer ot get this tech on Sony Alpha Cameras. But today Sigma CEO said that they Full Frame Foveon sensor will be production ready by end 2022.

This will be interesting to see because on paper this new design would allow to get full RGB info for every single pixel. Moreover the


For EU readers: Save 250 Euro on the Sony A7IV sold by Amazon Italy

EU stores usually sell it for 2799 Euro. But it’s now 250 Euro off at Amazon Italy (Click here) .

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Tokina’s rebranded Viltrox lenses are now discontinued

Two weeks ago I leaked this image (see above) of the Tokina 11-18mm f/2.8 APS-C lens that will be on market in September. This will be Tokinas first own designed E-mount lens. And today they officially confirmed that they will abandon the past strategy of rebranding Viltrox lenses. Their current Tokina E-mount lenses will be discontinued. A good move!

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