Tamron’s financial report contains a hint about two future new DSLR lenses. A Wide anlge zoo and a new standard zoom (link found via Photorumors).
Optyczne found that image of the new Tokina AT-X PRO 24-70mm f/2.8 SD.
All new Tamron and Tokina lenses will likely be made for A-mount too.
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Yeah yeah, I know performance and ergonomics are much more important, but man that 24-70 is one ugly lens!
Not as nice as their older all metal lenses. But, it’s not bad either. I’d like to know the price on this guy.
A mount is dead dead dead. E mount is alive alive alive Unfortunately Tokina and Tamron didn’t get the message and are currently making only DSLR lenses.
Tamron & Tokina are just changing mounts from the same optical design in order to cut cost.
If they were to produce FE mount lenses, they need to redesign the lenses. Too slow to market for them.
I personally would like the Tokina to be in native FE mount with AF. 🙂
And why do these crackpots, with their “doom and gloom” messages always sound so high on drugs? 🙂
Don’t worry:
“We are currently working on our next project, the wide-angle IBEGON lens. With Sony releasing the new full-frame mirrorless A7/A7R camera, we have designed a high-speed telephoto APO mirror lens called the IBECAT, named for its sharp image capture, its lightweight construction and fast glass. Additional lenses are in development for full frame mirrorless cameras, including a tilt-shift lens and a compact fixed focal length lens.”
http://kipon.com/en/articledetail.asp?id=60
whatever ‘fast’ mirror lens means…
I do not know if they will succesfully build a fast light sharp apo IBECAT like they claim but if they can this would be extremely usefull.
I wonder if they can get together any funds to do further development after their first lens. I bet their first lens won’t sell at all. I can’t imagine any kind of person who would buy a 1.2kg heavy 60 1.2 equivalent lens for 2000k EUR from a no-name brand.
Their 12mm isn’t that tempting either given that both X-mount and E-mount already have quite decent WA offerings at the same 600USD price range.
So far, the only interesting optics seems to be the mirror lens and the FE primes, if they will really make some.
I would quess f6.3
Becauuse of the nature of miror optics anything faster than that would be difficult and expensive.
I do not however rule out the possibily that they could figure out an unconventional way to make something faster.
E mount will be discontinued very soon after A mount is discontinued.
E-mount fans keep thinking Sony needs to kill off a-mount so they get attention they think they so richly deserve. 🙂
DSLRs have been out for a long tume with huge number of bodies in users’ hands. Lenses designed for dominant DSLR makers Canikon easily adapted to Sony a-mount.
Even Sony realizes not much money in expanding e-mount cropped lenses because if its emphasis on FE bodies and basic FF lenses. Who knows, maybe soon Sony moves into m43 to make cameras even more tiny than axxx since tiny bodies is what that market is all about. 🙂
Notice report puts a lot of emphasis on surveillance lenses and cinema lenses in addition to pretty pictures of new traditional DSLR lenses. 🙂
Why would a-mount be dead? You don’t kill perfection. Everyone knows that Minolta lens design was handed down to mortal man as a sign of optical nirvana. Only those pure in heart my par-take of it’s buttery smooth bokeh.
I’m not mocking e-mount. No- far from it. Peasants need there own cameras too. Not everyone can take court with mighty alpha glass. There needs to be a stepping stone- a glimmer of hope if you will- for those that one day wish to obtain to a-mount bliss.
Hi Admin,
Any news on those RX rumours?
A mount is not dead at all … I have not even thought of switching to the E mount once!
I want a wide angle zoo! Diversity and all that… 🙂
After using Sony 18-250, I sold it and never looked back. Sure, I thought about 18-135 quite a few times, but thinking is about as far as I got. As far as zoom lenses go, its close to impossible to beat the price/performance ratio of Sony 16-50 with a 55-xxx zoom. Heck, even 18-55 kit lens with 55-xxx kit zoom beats any superzoom in all parameters except versatility.
Wish there was an edit feature.
I was talking about A-Mount lenses.
The only thing that I would swap my SAL1650 for, is Sigma 18-35/1.8
Admin
Is this a new 150-600 for E mount with VC or is this the A mount version with no VC?
Dear Tamron and Tokina. Please, Please leave the image stabilization in the A-MOUNT lenses or give us an E Mount with IS.
There is just one thing this post does not reveal – when will the 150-600mm be avaiable in A-mount.
Only Canon mount is currently released.
Nikon mount will be released very soon but no date given
Sony mount at least a couple of months..possibly April/May or later at best but Tamron will not make any official estimate.
Good news if Tamron are going to update their 17-50 2.8 with USD focussing. Nice alternative to the Sony 16-50 2.8.
Why would a company like tamron release lenses in A mount if A mount is dead? Tamron is partially owned by Sony. It would stand to reason that Sony would….encourage more e mount lenses to drive the product and no a mount to avoid long term losses, maybe keeping existing lenses in production.
I wonder, who told you that A-Mount is dead? The second A-Mount dies, E-Mount goes right after. Its A-Mount users that are keeping Sony Imaging department alive. Sony is yet to introduce a viable alternative to A-Mount. Sure, E-Mount is mirrorless, but thats about it. You can’t use OSPDAF on NEX5R, A6000 or A7 with legacy A-Mount lenses. If you use LA-EA3, the camera reverts to “slow as hell with legacy lenses” CDAF. Your only option is LA-EA4 with SLT. On top of that, the selection of lenses is, to put it lightly, small. And, to add insult to injury, there is no IBIS. Then egronomics of a camera like A6000 with a good lens like SAL1650 is just plain horrible.
As much as it is “fun” seeing people scream out “A-Mount is dead”, its getting old. First show me something that can replace my A65 in all parameters, then we can talk about A-Mount dissapearing.
A-mount system is not dead. Don’t feed the trolls. A-mount lens system is mature so it’s not as exciting as the FE roadmap. The a-mount cameras have been in a transitional state with the 1st generation of SLT cameras. We should know later this year if Sony intends to bring a 2nd generation of SLT or remove the mirror and bring further evolution to the a-mount body design. Hopefully the decision will be based solely on IQ & performance. Plus 4K video may be coming to a-mount this year as well.
To be honest. I don´t care if it looks my ex mother i law. As long as its a stunning good normal zoom. But i wonder what the prize will be
Admin:
You append a short note,
“All new Tamron and Tokina lenses will likely be made for A-mount too.”
OK, so Tamron has long been partnered with A-mount; KonicaMinolta owned about 10% of Tamron, and re-badged Tammy’s as KM lenses. Sony seems to have at least kept the re-badging partnership (dunno if the stock-ownership followed when camera-division was sold). So, new Tammy’s being available in A-mount seems more than likely… rather, “almost certain!”
But… Tokina???!? They made their (very nice) 11-16/2.8 available for a-mount, but that was their first a-mount lens in MANY YEARS! When they introduced the v.II version, they discontinued A-mount (not enough sales of v.1 to justify it), then decided include it again… but it’s STILL their only A-mount lens currently made. Not exactly feelin’ the “likely” here…