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For those interested, I did a shootout comparison between this lens, the 35/2.8, the Loxia 35/2 and the new 28/2. http://backgroundblur.com/#!/articles/5528f2a4bc1317ac11f1f945
guys are you going to believe me if I told you that I’m getting the Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro next week ?
Long live A-Mount
So this is the lens that makes one betray A-Mount?
Lol .. when it comes to A and E mount fight .. I’m gay 🙂
There are a few. A 35/2.8 might just do it for me, but no 85/no 135 still keeps me thinking… Would have been nice if the A-Mount 85/2.8 would have been available in E-Mount as well.
A7II or A7s with 35 and 85 would be a nice starting point with FE gear.
Hmm. If the 35/2.8 is the lens that makes you switch the mount then your expectations are pretty low. I mean it’s probably a good lens from what I heard but notthing special.
The 90 macro on the other hand… *dramatic silence* … seems to be really stellar. I wouldn’t be surprised if this lens turns out to be the best ever made in it’s class.
Let’s wait for the reviews.
I like the size. Which is why I said that i need 85 in the same size as well. I can see E-Mount eventually being a Pro(egronomics-wise) and a P&S compact system for me, and starting point would be a medium wide and medium telephoto.
Until E-Mount gets a proper affordable DSLR sized body, I’m staying with A-Mount.
There are other quirks too, but i dont feel like being a broken record yet again.
E mount is dead
If latest Nikon rumors are correct Nikon is currently field testing a ff mirrorless f mount camera.
If this is true why would anyone buy E mount unless they are already lenslocked.
Already testing that’s interesting, so when do you think it will reach production another year or so.
Barry, trolling doesn’t become you and you’re loosing credibility with every new post.
All depends on the specs and features.
The rumor so far is No EVF.
That’s already a reason not to buy the new Nikon mirrorless.
F mount and no EVF means it is compromised from the start. It shows how scared the big two still are of hurting their DSLR sales.
No company can hope to make a decent dent in the mirrorless market by using a mount designed for DSLR.
If Nikon actually produces this type of camera they will need to deal with evf.
The nikon 1 for example has an add on evf for the v series.
This evf would probably work for this camera.
If this is native F Mount, what about the flange distance?
Flange distance is part of the mount standard.
F mount by definition defines the flange distance.
So it would be 46,5mm per definition preventing pretty much any other legacy or current lens to be adapted. Now this is lenslocked!
I have been saying, for a very long time, that Sony should find a way to allow full high sleed autofocus compatability…with appropriate adapter…for Canikon lenses…this would netralize the instant advantage Canon or Nikon would have with an F mount mirrorless Nikon, or a comparable new Canon camera.
This could be achieved by laea5 type adapter, or prefferably some electronically compatable non-optic adapter solution.
The ultimate solution would be to redesighn the af on sensor system and firmware so with the appropriate firmware /adapter the camera would automatically detect and adjust to the af system of the lens system in use.
Samsung currently makes a better sensor and superior apsc mirrorless camera than sony but thier lens systen is practically non existant.
If Samsung developes this solution before Sony does, that would not be good for Sony.
Samsung has not yet produced a ff mirrorless, but a solution like that would make it unnecessary for them to develope thier own fflens line and make them instant competitors for E mount.
At some point Sony will have no choice but to develope this sort ofcompatability, because someone else certainly will.
The only question is whether Sony will be first , and be a leader, or wait for the competition and try to play catch up.
I fully agree on better laea and faster third party af… but if this Nikon mirrorless will materialize anytime soon it’s nothing sony has to worry about. Look at the nikonrumor comments, extasy is something different.
In the Nikon rumors you see an abbundance of complaints…especially abought anything new and differrent…same as here and all the forums.
That has to be expected..many people believe that if something has not already been done it cant be, shouldnt be, and/or wont be done.
How many people believe we will put a permenant colony on mars in 2025…how many people believe it cant be, shouldnt be, and/or wont be done?
But many thousands of people have already sighned up!
V I D E O
You keep coming out with this nonsense, try engaging your brain before you type. Just in case you haven’t noticed, the industry is changing rapidly, if a camera company isn’t or won’t accept the fact that video is at least 50% of the imaging equation then they will be joining the likes of Kodak in the big darkroom in the sky.
Look at premium camera sales and you will see that cell phone camera sales have skyrocketed while other segments…especialy dslr segment decreases.
This means that the general average consumer is no longer going to be buying a real camera.
The specialized consumer is the one who will buy a high end camera.
I would agree that at least 50% like video..but they do not need 78mp.
This camera is for that segment that wants the best still pictures, and does not want to be handicapped by stuff that is of zero importance to them.
Future high end cameras must appeal to various specialized users, because the general everyday user is no longer thier main customer.
Yes build a good video camera, and a good low light monster, and a do everying camera too…but these differrent needs are best met with differrent cameras.
If you want to shoot 4k video your best camera is around 12mp…you should not be buying a 78mp camera for that use.
When 8k video comes out…then you may want a 78mp video camera, but we are not there yet..incedently 8k video will REQUIRE a 78mp camera.
So getting back to your original point:
>E mount is dead
If latest Nikon rumors are correct Nikon is currently field testing a ff mirrorless f mount camera.
If this is true why would anyone buy E mount unless they are already lens locked<
I think you now understand that quote was foolhardy. E mount is, and has always been, intended as a bridge mount between still & motion imaging. If you look at A mount, there's a pretty compelling reason why Sony didn't want to continue on with it reference VIDEO, its limited, maybe even a dead end!
Now, look at Nikon's AIS mount, reference video, its also a dead-end. Where do you think your "mythical AIS mount mirrorless" would fit in future development. I'd suggest nowhere. Nikon will either introduce a new video centric mount or "dabble" in the video arena until they do.
When Canon and/or Nikon enter the atena with mirrorless cemeras, comparable to E mount but fully compatable with thier more mature developed lens line…E mount is indeed dead, unless they become fully compatable too.
As for video…Canon rules the video game…not Sony.
What nonsense, how on earth are Nikon going to compete in the mirrorless arena, especially in video, when they cannot even fabricate a decent sensor. I see you are now bringing Canon into the equation, as your original point has been mooted……….Canon are the only serious contender where video/mirrorless is concerned, they at least had the common sense to dump their FD mount when the writing was on the wall many years ago. As you can see from Canon’s Cinema line though, its not offering any competition to Sony’s E mount, different user-base/market/pricepoint. Sony have however taken a large bite out of Canon’s EOS line with the E mount……….this stuff isn’t as black or white as you’d like to think it is.
>As for video…Canon rules the video game…not Sony<
I missed this point, what utter nonsense. If we're talking consumer video, its Sony, if we're talking prosumer video, its Sony, if we're talking pro-video its Sony. You've heard of ARRI I take it, they don't have a relationship with Canon.
Canon do however make superb Cinema cameras.
“Distagon FE lens in Sock at BHphoto. ”
Sure, why provide hard cases like in old times when you can keep you lenses in socks.
Sony A6000 with kit lens for $1177 (Click here)
Is it supposed to be a deal? Somebody is drunk. 😉
Just in case anyone wonders where does this name “Distagon” come from, there is an excellent series of articles from Zeiss: http://bit.ly/1GeyDJW
Very interesting to see MTF charts for the same lens on a camera with a thin filter in front of the sensor (like the Leica), and with a thick filter in front of the sensor (like the Sony A7 range). This was published before the Sony cameras were out, but it shows why the Loxia really needed a re-design to fit these cameras.
Not that they haven’t said that was why before, they have many times, it’s just interesting to see it in an older chart too.
The rumor suggests late 2015 or early 2016 announcement.