Sony said to be testing a fisheye zoom, 400mm and 600mm primes, and 28mm and 40mm G lenses
The rumor
camerainsider (how2fly) lists Sony lenses in testing as engineering prototypes: an 8-15mm fisheye zoom, a 600mm f/6.3, a 400mm f/4.5, and 28mm and 40mm G primes, with no dates yet.
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The claims
- Sony 8-15mm fisheye zoomhow2flyPartly right
- Sony 600mm f/6.3how2flyRight
- Sony 400mm f/4.5how2flyRight
- Sony 28mm G primehow2flyOpen
- Sony 40mm G primehow2flyOpen
Scored when the product is announced.
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