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When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:01:54 GMT

I love my A7 with the Zeiss 35mm.

But I wish there was more full frame optics available. Perhaps a bit cheaper too.

Are Sigma and Tamron launching any FE-optics within the near future soon?

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

photosonic — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:03:27 GMT

Sonyalpharumors presented a roadmap the 4th of Desember , they claimed that zeiss would

launch several manual focus lenses with electronical support (probably expensive)

Ther were also mentioned several other zeiss and Sony lenses.

Samyang are going to launch five lenses but these are originally designed for DSLR so they are bigger and

heavier than if they had been designed as FE lenses from the start.

The Samyang lenses are :

14 mm f 2.8

24 mm f 1.4

24 mm f 3.5 tilt shift

35 mm f 1.4

85 mm f 1.4

Voigtlander and Sigma was also mentioned as possible producers of proper designed FE lenses.

Prices and launch dates was not mentioned , lets hope for the best.

I'm sure that 2014 is going to be an excitng year , and expencive too - the 24-70 zeiss is already pre ordered.

But personally i also wish for a bright 21mm and a 75 or 100mm macro.

I almost forgot - i'm also very satisfied with the a7 / 35mm combo.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:54:41 GMT

I think Samyang is out of the picture for me. I want dedicated FE-optics. Not just converted old lenses.

How long does it usually take before we hear from Sigma on these matters?

I am hoping for a 10-20 FE with F2.8 or max f.4. Or just fixed focal length at 10mm.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

photosonic — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:12:40 GMT

How long this will take ? It's not easy to predict.

Anyway the article can be found on : Sonyalpharumors.com ,

There you can search for : roadmap and the article fom 4th of december

posted in news tells about what FE lenses to come.

Samyang is out of the picture for me too , i will see what Zeiss ,Voigtlander and Sigma

comes up with before i can decide anything.

By the way i also on the Sonyalpharumors site read about a new lens called Mitakon,

it's a 50mm f /0,95 built as a FE lens , probably announced mid 2014 , prize unknown.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:20:11 GMT

Im sorry but is Voigtlander a third party manufacturer of lenses? Can we expect them to make lenses for Sony?

And you also have Tamron, which I´ve seen more and more lenses from over the last couple of years.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

photosonic — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 11:45:04 GMT

Voigtlander already makes lenses for other manufacturers.

MFT lenses (Olympus,Panasonic) :

Nokton 17,5mm f/0,95 ASPH

Nokton 25mm f/0,95

Nokton 42,5mm f/0,95

SL II lenses for Nikon (Ai-S mount) and Canon (EOS)

Color Skopar SL II 28mm f/2,8

APO-Lanthar SL II 90mm f/3,5

Color Skopar SL II 20mm f/3.5

Ultron SL II 40mm f/2,0

Nokton SL II 58mm f/1,4 -Nikon only

Information about the lenses on the Voigtlander homepage: www.voigtlander.com

So maybe as mentioned on the Sonyalpharumors site they can make some FE lenses as well.

After all they are far more affordablle than Zeiss.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:27:16 GMT

Anyone from Sony engineering here? I wish Sony would announce their upcoming lenses in the FE range for the near future. I´d much rather have a 16-50mm than a 24-70mm standard zoom.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

on_caffein — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:42:13 GMT

I would like to have a 16-35mm f2.8 and an 21mm f1.8

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:21:42 GMT

Disappointed to see Zeiss presenting new 12mm wide angles on CES but not with FE mount.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

Watashiwateshdes — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 01:44:21 GMT

From heading over for Sony's 2014 presentation evening, there are a few lenses on the cards and they are planning to continue being released for some time. I will try and gather more info on this.

As for third parties, it all depends on how interested they are. Realistically the FE market is still quite small considering it is a new product and it will never sell as many compared to the E mount products so for them its a bigger cost to develop and manufacture so most likely they would be looking into the feasibility area first. I highly doubt with the market being that competive that they will want to miss up on quite a unique opportunity, I just cannot see someone like Sigma releasing anything just yet.

My concern is more over cost since if you look at full frame compatible lenses from other brands, they are not cheap so just because its a smaller body, I am unsure how small the price tags are going to be.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:48:16 GMT

From what I hear in my country, the A7 has been a gigantic sales success, and it would really surprise me if this is not prioritized in the optics business.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

Watashiwateshdes — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:32:57 GMT

Hmm well it may be some time before other companies change thier mind. Sigma I know at the end of 2013 had no desire to make any FE lenses and out of all the third party companies, they are the only other brand I use and would have expected to join the lens list but maybe they will have plans for this year or next depending on how sales continue.

If you look at the premium lenses FE lenses, they are not cheap so i suspect profit margins are not as large vs standard lenses. I would be surprised if Sigma/Tamron etc actually do start down the route of releasing FE lenses anytime soon. I would be glad if they did since Sigma have made some nice lenses in the past and still do.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

photosonic — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:53:54 GMT

I've mentioned earlier that samyang is releasing five lenses for the FE mount.

The 85mm f 1.4 is now available according to Sonyalpharumors.

And there will be four more lenses for the FE mount to come.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 21:27:17 GMT

TOo bad Samyang is a cheap brand which only rebuilds existing SLR lenses.

Re: When are third party FE-lenses coming?

mariuswm — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:27:37 GMT

I wish Sony would announce the coming FE lenses of this year soon.

I think there is little to chose from at this point, and I´m hesitant with buying the 24-70mm.