First preview of the Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC Full Frame lens!

Matt Granger is the first guy who was able to take some shots with the new Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC Full Frame lens. He tested the lens on a Canon but the lens will be available for A-mount too. The lens has a new “super aspherical” element and Tamron’s goal is to beat the Canon 16-35mm and Nikon 14-24mm lens performance. And the 15-30mm will be cheaper than those (final price yet unknown).

Well, from what we see from Matt’s short testing that lens really looks like a winner. Let’s hope that unlike Sigma we will get the Tamron A-mount version the same day as the Canon and Nikon version release!

Reminder: Full Tamron press release can be read here: http://ift.tt/XOuKqi

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Sigma says they will yet not make FE lenses. Will keep doing APS-C E-mount and A-mount.

Kazuto Yamaki CEO from Sigma talked to Focus Numerique (translation by SigmaRumors). And there are a couple of news related to Sony stuff:

1) Sigma will not make lenses for the FE system yet

2) Sigma will keep making APS-C E-mount lenses

3) Sigma will soon update the 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM and the 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM lenses for A-mount.

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New Meika vertical grip for the Sony A7 cameras and new flash.

Scottlewisphotography spotted a new vertical grip for the Sony A7 cameras made by the Chinese company Meike. It should be on sale in two months for around 80 Euro. They will also launch a new external flash for E-mount cameras too.

Meike currently sells under water housings and adapters for Sony one Bay (Click here).

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from Sony (Japan)'s Facebook Wall

What you may have missed: Canon copied the RX100 :)

Image courtesy: CameraSize.

The last couple of years Canon proved tho have a very conservative approach on the digital camera market. And the best they can do now is to copy the best ideas

Latest example is their newly announced RX100 clone, the Canon G7x (specs here at Amazon). The Canon is cheaper but it doesn’t come with a built-in EVF (that alone makes up for most of the price difference). A good point for the Canon is that it has a wider zoom range (24-100mm). Well at least we have some competition and maybe Sony will lower the price of the RX100m3.

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