CIPA released the worldwide camera shipment data for Japanese camera manufacturers. And January 2021 started even worse than the already very bad 2020 year. Still, I do not expect 2021 to be as bad as 2020. As you can see from the graph 2020 had a sever drop due the Coronavirus outbreak. Hard not to beat that performance in 2021.
You can already preorder the new lens at BHphoto.
And here comes the next Japanese journal speculating about a possible Nikon exit from the camera business. They base their guess on this fact: Techno System Research analyzed the mirrorless market share and that’s the result:
Sony … 35%
Canon … 30%
FUJIFILM… 12%
Olympus… 8%
Nikon … 7.5%
At the end that’s all just wild rumors btu it’s interesting that it’s lasting for quite some time now in Japan…
via DClife
Image on top shows one of the Sony mics that will be announced on March 96h
SAR reports that Sony will have three announcement events in March:
Still no sign of the A7IV :(
There was a joint CP+ live stream to explain the future of the L-mount system. If I got the google translation right than these are some of the key info:
For the CP+ show Venus Optics announced five new lenses (3 FF, 1 MFT and 1 APS-C). Here they are:
LAOWA MFT 25mm F0.95
Focal length: 25 mm
, maximum aperture ratio: F0.95
-angle: 46.7 °
– Lens construction: 8 groups 14 sheets (1 aspherical lens, one special low-dispersion lens, including three high refractive lenses)
– Number of aperture blades: 9
・ Minimum shooting distance: 25 cm
・ Maximum shooting magnification: 0.17 times
・ Filter diameter: φ62
mm
・Dimensions: φ71 mm × 86 mm・ Mass: Approx. 570 g
・ Compatible mount ・ Compatible format: Microforcers
LAOWA CF 33mm F0.95 APO
Focal length: 33 mm
, maximum aperture ratio: F0.95
-angle: 46.2 °
– Lens construction: 9 groups 14 sheets (1 aspherical lens, one special low-dispersion lens, including three high refractive lenses)
– Number of aperture blades: 9
・ Shortest shooting distance: 35cm
・ Maximum shooting magnification : 0.125x
・ Filter diameter
: 62mm ・ Dimensions: φ71.5mm × 83mm
・ Mass: Approximately 590g
・ Compatible mount: Sony E / Fuji X / Nikon Z / Canon EF-M
・ Supported formats: APS-C
LAOWA 35mm F0.95
Focal length: 35 mm
, maximum aperture ratio: F0.95
-angle: 63.4 °
– Lens construction: 9 groups 14 sheets (1 aspherical lens, one special low-dispersion lens includes four high refractive lenses)
– Number of aperture blades: 15
・ Shortest shooting distance: 50cm
・ Maximum shooting magnification : 0.1x
・ Filter diameter
: 72mm ・ Dimensions: φ76.8mm × 103mm
・ Weight: Approximately 755g
・ Compatible mount: Sony FE / Nikon Z / Canon RF
・Supported formats: Full frame
LAOWA FF II 45mm F0.95
Focal length: 45 mm
, maximum aperture ratio: F0.95
-angle: 51.3 °
– Lens construction: 9 groups 13 sheets (1 aspherical lens, one special low-dispersion lens, including one high refractive lenses)
– Number of aperture blades: 15
・ Shortest shooting distance: 50cm
・ Maximum shooting magnification : 0.12x
・ Filter diameter
: 72mm ・ Dimensions: φ76.8mm × 110mm
・ Weight: Approximately 850g
・ Compatible mounts: Sony FE / Nikon Z / Canon RF
・Supported formats: Full frame
LAOWA FFII 12-24mm F5.6 C-Dreamer Ultra Wide Zoom
・ Focal length: 12-24mm
・ Maximum Magnification : F5.6
・ Angle of view: 121.9 ° -84 °
・ Lens configuration: 15 elements in 11 groups (including 2 aspherical elements and 3 special low dispersion lenses)
・ Aperture blade Number of
shots : 5・ Shortest shooting distance: 15cm
・ Maximum shooting magnification:
0.4x ・ Dimensions: φ69.4 × 74mm
・ Mass: Approx. 497g
・ Compatible mount: Leica M / Nikon Z / Sony FE / Canon RF
・ Compatible format: Full flame
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Sigma streamed a new CP+ chat video. And they made it clear that a new “DG DN” Sports zoom lens is in development. Could be the 70-200mm f/2.8 that was rumored for some time?
And a couple of days ago in another interview Sigma said “we may see some Sigma X-mount lenses in 2021”.
