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Sony has been on a roll recently , the A9 , launched as a Nikon D5/Canon 1DX rival has so far been the darling of many reviewers and professionals alike , and on the other hand , we have the recently announced Sony A7RIII which has also been making headlines as it changed the playing field which otherwise would have been mostly a duopoly between the Nikon D850 and the Canon 5DMk4 . With Mirrorless sales slowing chipping off DSLR sales ,its quite evident that Sony will release more Full frame cameras in time to come , the rumor mill , which so far consisted of only the upcoming A7SIII suddenly went into overdrive as news of a successor to the "Basic model" A7II were leaked , the camera ,which was initially thought to be a watered down version of the A9- with one SD slot and no rear joystick are all "fake news" as they are all present in the new A7III. The camera , designed around a new 24MP - Full frame BSI image sensor with 5 Axis IBIS image stability ,f...

Zeiss has officially announced a new compact -manual focus prime lens for their FE mount Loxia range , the new Loxia 25mm f2.4 is the fifth member of the lineup which consists of a 21mm F2.8, 35mm F2, 50mm F2, and a 85mm F2.4. The lens , designed with great precision , features 10 elements in 8 groups and features 1 APD element and 2 Aspherical elements with a special T* nanocoating . The new Zeiss Loxia 25mm f2.4 is expected to retail at $1299 and will be available from March 2018 . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - DPreview

Sony has officially released a new zoom lens for their APS-C E-Mount cameras . The new 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 features Sony’s Optical Steady Shot (OSS) as well as a quiet linear motor for silent AF . The lens ,designed for cameras such as the A6000/6300/6500 and possibly a future A5xxx successor will give an equivalent focus range of 27-202.5mm (35mm eqv) . The lens weighs 326g and has 16 elements in 12 groups (including 2 ED elements ) and has a 7 bladed aperture system . Pricing for the new lens is said to be about $600 . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Petapixel Preorder link - Bhphotovideo