On June 4, Sony registered a new camera with the code “WW751104” with the Indonesian certification authority. Normally this means that a new camera is announced within 2-3 months. This is now the second camera registered by Sony that has not yet been officially announced:

• On March 25 Sony registered a camera with the code “WW293541″
• On June 4 Sony registered the camera with the code “WW751104“

The camera registered on March 25 is almost certainly the new ZV-E10II. I told you that the market launch has been postponed and that the camera will be delivered in August.

The latest addition is for a digital camera made in Thailand. But I don’t know what it could be yet… what’s your best guess?

via DClife

Reminder: Here is the camera registered in China:

A source (Thanks!) sent me this image including the specs and pricing of the 50-300mm FE lens that Tamron will announce on June 6.

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Basically this is a much more compact version of the existing Tamron 50-400mm lens. The wight will be 665g compared ot the 1,2kg of the longer tele lens.

Here is the leaked press text:

TAMRON’s new 50-300mm VC zooms provides a wide 50mm starting option. Although it extends to 300mm at the telephoto end, the 50-300mm F4.5-6.3 VC features an extremely compact size with a length of just 150mm (5.9″) and a class-leading light weight[1] of 665g (23.5 oz). The compact size also produces outstanding balance when paired with an APS-C camera for 75-450mm equivalent. The expert arrangement of special lens elements effectively controls aberrations and produces high image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The lens is equipped with a VXD linear motor focus mechanism that delivers excellent quietness and agile autofocus performance, while the VC image stabilization mechanism provides powerful support for every aspect of shooting. At the 50mm wide end, the lens attains an MOD of 0.22m (8.7″) for a remarkable maximum magnification ratio of 1:2 allowing users to enjoy the world of half-macro shooting. The 50-300mm VC is packed with features that support an enriched shooting experience, such as Moisture-Resistant Construction, Fluorine Coating, 67mm filter size, and the connector port for the dedicated TAMRON Lens UtilityTM software developed in-house by TAMRON. This Ultra Multi Focal Length all-in one zoom lens empowers users to enjoy serious photography in a user-friendly package and expands the potential for creative expression.

• Unique telephoto lens with 50mm at the wide end
• High-speed and high-precision AF with superb subject tracking performance
• Amazing half-macro shooting with an MOD of 0.22m (8.7in) at the 50mm wide end and a magnification ratio of 1:2
• Equipped with TAMRON’s proprietary VC mechanism
• TAMRON Lens Utility™ expands the possibilities of still photography and video shooting
• Proprietary software tool TAMRON Lens Utility for lens function customization and firmware updates
• Focus Set Button for lens function customization via the TAMRON Lens Utility
• Zoom Lock Mechanism
• Moisture-Resistant Construction and Fluorine Coating
• Ø67mm filter diameter for system convenience

[1] Among full-frame mirrorless compatible 300mm telephoto zoom lenses equipped with Vibration Compensation (As of June 2024: TAMRON)

I told you before that I still have no confirmation about the announcement time of the A7sIV. All I know for sure is that at least two new Full Frame camera(s) will be announced in Q3 (July-September).

To not let you get bored I am going to share a rumor I got from a new source. With “new” I mean that I have no clue yet if he is telling me the truth or not. So if you decide to go ahead and read and discuss this don’t hold me accountable :)

The “source” told me this:

The A7SIV is already in development and its features are now very different than the previous generation A7SIII and lower product positioning (more video-oriented A7IV) with lower pricing (2,799 to 3,099 USD).
The A7SIV utilizes a newly developed 24MP Exmor R sensor, which supports 4K/60p in full-frame 6K oversampling and 4K/120p in Super 35mm, and offers uncropped 4K/120p with pixel-binning sampling at slightly lower image quality.
Interestingly, the A7SIV does away with the well-received 9.44M-dot EVF in the A7SIII and replaces it with a 3.69M-dot EVF. Body stabilization has been upgraded to 8 stops and supports all new digital stabilization features.
The A7SIV will be available after July 2024 exactly.

The totally weird part of this rumor would be that it uses a 3.69M dot EVF instead of the current 9.44M dot EVF of the A7sIII. There are two possible explanation for this:

1. This rumor is completely BS
2. The 3.69M dot EVF has some kind of other advantages like crazy refresh rate or so

My “feeling” is that this is BS…

Sigma just posted this official live stream video scheduled to start on June 3 at 13:00 London time. We know we will get the new 28-45mm f/1.8 lens ;)

More info about that soon on SAR!