We heard from our sources that Sony will announce new lenses on May 26. One of these lenses is certainly the 55-200mm tele zoom for NEX.
Now one of our readers (Thanks “DNicholas”) noticed that Sony Service Canada does list the Sony 30mm f/3.5 macro lens for E-mount. Go to https://www.sonyservice.ca/ServWebII/modelSuggestedPriceSearch.do and click on “Download Model Price List”.
You can find that code:
“SEL30M35 E-mount 30mm F3.5 Macro 4W”
Keep checking the list. You might find other new products 😉
P.S.: Sony has already a 30mm f/2.8 macro lens for Alpha mount. Check price and specs at [shopcountry 6706].
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Great find! I hope it will be affordable 🙂
P.S. do you know why can’t I change my user avatar? It says there’s an error with the GD library
http://www.camara.fr/sony+30-3,5+macro+sel30m35+nex-954732.html
Thanks Clement!
Nothing surprising there. Sony has already annouced a 30 mm E-mount macro for 2011 last fall on Photokina.
i have nothing against the 30mm Macro lens, but why this one first?
i think a lot of NEX user is waiting for either a Fast zoom with F2.8 fixed, or prime like the Zeiss 24mm F1.7.
why not push a product out that everyone wants?
I’m starting to understand that what the consumer want’s is often not the same as a photography enthusiast. To many “users” the NEX product is a upgrade to the camera on the cell phone.
I was walking through Golden Gate Park in San Francisco yesterday and watched many people enjoy photography by taking pictures of flowers and other small close targets…………… and a 30mm macro f3.5 is a perfect lens for them!
a Sony NEX and this lens is still a lot of money for someone now doing photography with a cell don’t you think?
I still avoid NEX line because absence of 30 or 50mm compact AF prime. Just I don’t like wide and MF. 30×1,5 is almost 50mm standard on FF. Wonder it is the same IQ as Sony 30mm f/2.8 DT Macro SAM, because it is worse than 30mm 1.8 or 50mm 1.8.
Sony in my view has yet to market an acceptable 50mm prime for use on a FF.
All it takes is one or two top notch prime lenses and one or two zooms to make a good camera a great platform!
And sony could do that today………..game-over!
The current a-mount product will also show its flaws even more on the next generation 24MP cameras soon to be released.
many are just a warmed-over Minolta film lens designed in the 1980’s
I know because I have most of them.
The 35mm G for the alpha is better than the 50mm f1.4 but not great
I wish Zeiss would release ZA mounts of MF primes like they done for Nikon and Canon………….I bet its Sony that keeps that from happening.
I agree, Steve. Sony needs to launch a CZ 50/1.4 and CZ 35/1.4.
And why on earth is this lens a 3.5 instead of a 2.8? I imagine Sony isn’t going to launch another 30 or 35mm prime any time soon. And a fast prime in that range is exactly what the NEX system needs.
I agree! A fast normal prime with SSM for FF is pretty much the only thing holding me back from buying a A850… Sony also needs to update their outdated macro primes with SSM!
you can buy a Sigma 50mm F1.4 with HSM to pair with the A850?
Sure but I don’t trust Sigma’s QC. Anyway, Sigma doesn’t have a 50mm 2.8 macro with HSM…
Good question… I would prefer F2.8, too. Maybe they needed to artificially downgrade their existing design to justify a 10 Euro lower price tag.
> “I wish Zeiss would release ZA mounts of MF primes like they done for Nikon and Canon………….”
+1
I’ve found that in the txt file:
NEX3AS NEX3AS Silver with 16mm lens 33W000649.99
NEX3KB NEX3KB Black with 18-55mm lens 33W000699.99
NEX3KS NEX3KS Silver with 18-55mm lens 33W000699.99
NEX5AS NEX5AS Silver with 16mm lens 4W000749.99
NEX5DB ZZ NEX5DB Black with 16mm & 18-55mm lens000949.99
NEX5DS ZZ NEX5DS Silver 16mm & 18-55mm lens 000949.99
NEX5KB NEX5KB Black 18-55mm lens 4W000799.99
NEX5KS NEX5KS Silver with 18-55mm lens 4W000799.99