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My experience of the rumor [sic] sites down the years is that they rarely have any insight. In general they speculate for clicks, rather than having any proper info. I have seen them wildly wrong in their predictions of items I have already shot.

However, I am inclined to believe this one.

I think an ultimate-quality macro from Sony is overdue. I had hoped they may also choose a focal length that would differentiate it from their existing offerings (100 vs 90 is not really different) - but I also see how 100mm is probably the sensible choice for them when competing with Canon and Nikon.

It's a little off-topic, but not too much. Many updated versions of lenses are coming out (and honestly, some were not needed). But the fisheye lens is still a missing piece. Also, the old Canon 8-15 mm lens is no longer made.

In the good old days of M43 cameras, both Panasonic and Olympus quickly add their fisheye lenses to their catalogs. IIRC, Olympus even had a PRO version. There must be a curse because Panasonic has never made a fisheye lens for its L-mount full frame cameras.

It's a conspiracy! 😆

Sony should upgrade the 50mm macro first including IF and faster AF mechanism.

34 minutes ago, Davide DB said:

But the fisheye lens is still a missing piece. Also, the old Canon 8-15 mm lens is no longer made.

Sony and Nikon shooters have the best fisheye made, RS 13mm. There is no need to invent the wheel again?

28 minutes ago, Nikolausz said:

Sony should upgrade the 50mm macro first including IF and faster AF mechanism.

This is where the rumored Laowa lens comes in.

Lovely if true. About damn time.

5 hours ago, Sokrates said:

Sony and Nikon shooters have the best fisheye made, RS 13mm. There is no need to invent the wheel again?

This is where the rumored Laowa lens comes in.

Perhaps, but first you have to find one and keep it alive. T here's no substituent for a proper AF fisheye IMO and a fisheye zoom is just so versatile, which is why people are mucking around with using Sony 2x on on an adapted Canon 8-15.

With the Canon 8-15 being discontinued it means that even if it's replaced by an RF version it only helps CANON RF users and won't be adaptable to Sony. Nikon still seems to be making their 8-15 for now though.