Tokina updated their 2020-2021 lens roadmap

Press text via Tokina:

Dear customers. Thank you all for supporting Tokina brand.

On March 6, 2020 in commemoration of the 70th Tokina anniversary we made a development announcement of Tokina new lens line-up 2020 that thankfully attracted great attention of amateur and professional photographers. We received a lot of supportive messages from all around the world that is greatly appreciated.

The development process is constantly changing, so here we would like to update the lens roadmap as below. We are doing our best to introduce our new products to the market as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

 

Canon patented an impressive RF 120-700mm f/4.5-8 lens

Canon patent application 20200174234 (US) discusses optical formulas for two telephoto lenses for the RF mount: 100-600mm f/4.5-7.1 and 120-700mm f/4.5-8.

RF 100-600mm f/4.5-7.1:

  • Focal Length: 103-00mm
  • F-Number: 4.6-6.8
  • Half Angle of View: 11.86° – 4.98° – 2.07°
  • Image Height: 21.64mm
  • Lens Length: 241mm-331mm
  • Backfocus: 17mm-97mm

RF 120-700mm f/4.5-8:

  • Focal Length: 123-700mm
  • F-Number: 4.6-8.0
  • Half Angle of View: 9.98° – 4.22° – 1.77°
  • Image Height: 21.64mm
  • Lens Length: 246mm-370mm
  • Backfocus: 14mm-107mm

Source: CanonNews  Via: CanonWatch.

Sony is rumored to launch the As7II successor and 12-24mm GM lens by end of June

After 5 very long years we might finally get this damn new As7III :)

The camera is rumored ot be announced at the very end of June along the new 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens. There is no info on the possible specs yet but I don’t think it will have 8K like the Canon EOS-R5. Afterall the A7sIII is aimed at professionals and they surely prefer to have a high quality 4K video than crappy 8K.

Next two announcements: Sigma lens on June 18 and Sony press event (public?) on June 26

Sigma will announce their new 100-400mm E and L-mount lens and the 16/30/56mm F1.4 DC DN APS-C primes on June 18.

The bigger new is that Sony invited the press for an even on June 26. We are going to get the 12-24mm GM and likely also a new Sony A7sII successor. But it’s unclear yet of the press will have to sign an NDA or if the camera+lens will be announced to the general public on the very same day

Nikon says that adding autofocus on their 58mm f/0,95 Z would have increased the size of the lens “beyond imagination”


Image of an early mockup of their 58mm f/0,95 Z lens

In an interview released at Xitek Nikon said that they actually hoped to implement autofocus on their 58mm f/0,95 Z-mount lens. But the autofocus was slow and lens size increase “beyond imagination” :)

Here is the google translated text:

Of course we have also studied AF, and driving the focus lens itself can be done. But the action is quite slow, not as fast as manual operation. At the same time, the increase in size is far beyond imagination. It cannot be driven by the existing ultrasonic motor, and a larger actuator must be arranged outside the lens.
Therefore, if you really want to achieve AF in the F0.95 lens, this optical type will not work. You need to reduce the focus lens and use the internal focusing method. But using this method will result in a longer overall length, which means that peripheral components will also increase, and the lens will still be larger and heavier than it is now. Even if such a lens is made, even if the product is very special, it may not be established as a product, so we gave up AF.