Sometimes I have small info-rumors that I don’t know how to….place on SonyAlphaRumors. Here is a short list of info-rumors:
1) The HVL-MT24AM Macro Twin Flash has been discontinued (See at Bh). A replacement should be announced this year.
2) I got this rumor about an upcoming new video technology: “Sony is working on an interesting project. It’s a software that uses two different exposed 1080p video files out of an 3D Camcorder to get a stunning high dynamic range picturestyle.” This sounds pretty interesting! Thanks anonymous source!
3) Don’t know how this is possible but the first 50mm f/1.8 lens for NEX can be found [shoplink 11003 ebay]here at eBay Germany[/shoplink]. The lens is still not for sale in any store so I am wondering how that guy got the lens! The lens shipment is supposed to start in February or even March only! Check the lens preorder options at [shopcountry 8448] (Those are search links, you may will NOT find the lens at all).
That said I am working on a bunch of important rumors. There is one bad news I will post soon and a couple of good news. Just give me the time to double check everything with other sources. Be patient!
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The ebay guy said, that he got the 50mm as kit with a nex 7…but i think this is probably fake
It is excellent news that the aweful twin macro flash is discontinued! 🙂
I would expect a wireless flash (like the Nikon R1C1) to replace it. I hope that Sony would also make a NEX-7 fit small but versatile flash like the one on the Nikon V1. Add bounce, swivel, tilt and a modeling light with commander function. Should not be difficult. Even Samsung have decent flashes for their NX line!
HVL-20?
Not good enough for me. Nikon have shown that it is possible to have a swivel/tilt/bounce feature plus a video light in a tiny flash.
The HVL-F20AM is a “dumb” flash. Especially considering the feature packed NEX-7.
Well, HVL-F20AM is not all that powerful, but at least twice smarter than nikon SB-N5. I mean look at that puny 8.5 GN, only 1.5 more than built in Nex-7 flash. Sony’s also has wireless capability, built in bounce(the mechanism is inside and only tilt vertically) and it can be tilted for storage which is a big deal for compacts.
It’s a shame 7 can’t use my HVL-F20S which is not all that powerful too, but a lot more compact.
For the perfect size:performance ratio, I think it would be Oly’s very own FL-36R which is the smallest full fledged manual controllable with LCD and swivel-head. It has every feature you can think of. The only weakness, the small GN, is not all that tiny either. I’ve used it for fill flash daylight shooting or high roof indoors and it work perfectly fine. The price wouldn’t hurt either. HVL-43 is a bit too big for me.
It reminds me how everyone was pushing the NEX-5N as the camera to have until a really useful NEX-7 showed up. 😉
Worry about the “bad new”
according to the guy selling both a NEX 7 and a 50 mm he ordered both two NEX 7 and two 50 mm lenses long before Xmas and received both and now sells one of them.
As he hasn’t posted a photo of his actual lens, I’d be extremely wary about bidding.
andrea 😀 more info about new carl zeiss 50mm f1.4 please 😀 thank you ^^
uhm.. bad news= no NEX FF?
That would not be something new but a long awaited verification.
Not really bad news. Since only people on this site were actually expecting that to be true anyway.
I think the bad news will be more delays. 500/f4 delayed, or the a99 won’t be around until next year. Something like that. But the good news will be that the products sound good. It’s what happened with the a77.. delayed all the time, but every time there were more and more promises about features.
I agree (and humbly hope) that the “bad news” is actually what I wrote. What I actually care is that A99 will be on time and awesome..
Unavailable at shop != discontinued.
On the Sony Japan web site, the HVL-MT24AM is still marked as current model.
Bad news, production stopped on the A77
Moving on to the next gen of dslr cameras.
That’s my guess
That’s ridiculous. What could possibly make you think that?
It’s brand new, not to mention that it is supported by the biggest Sony launch and advertising campaign in memory. They’ve put serious investment into it. Plus it has EXCELLENT reviews and user testimonials. The only problem is that it’s sold out everywhere.
lol, yes.. of course..
HDR video remember-me of Magic Lantern for Canon
http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Firmware_Wiki
Look at the video http://vimeo.com/33987353
Bad news = delay on A99. 🙁
That would suck esp with Cannon and Nikon releasing new FF this spring.
Sony will probably replace the twin macro flash with a LED light for video. End of any macro flash as they never continued the excellent Minolta 1200 macro ring flash and deliberately disabled using the ring with the controller included with their twin macro version of the Minolta 2400 twin macro. The original from Minolta was a single controller that ran either the 2400 twin macro heads or the macro ring flash. All parts were separate so you could choose what you needed. And it was a excellent macro flash system. Some folks here don’t seem to understand what’s needed in a macro flash.
Undoubtedly this also means that future sony cameras won’t work with even the Sony twin macro.
Yet another area where Sony fails to support macro photography. And both Nikon and Canon do support with their flashes.
YES,that was a great flash and I still have it for use with my old Minolta 9000 film camera.
Yes, the Minolta 1200 “ring” flash was excellent. I would expect Sony to come with an LED lighting for macro. It is possible to have high CRI lighting- both continuous as well as flashing with the current state of the art LEDs.
You really would be better served by Canon or Nikon then, Walt.
I do some macro stuff and own this flash and it works well for macro if you know how to use it and make your own light softeners.
Now having said this, I do hope that Sony will decide to replace this flash with a product ergonomically similar to Nikon’s, and Really Right stuff in San Luis Obispo, CA will then make attachment hardware to support mounting the lights to the Sony cameras. And then it would be wonderful if Sony would market a new high-quality macro lens around 150-180mm.
I know Christmas is over, but still….
“..I do hope that Sony will decide to replace this flash with a product ergonomically similar to Nikon’s..”
Yup! 🙂
Hello Admin,
Speaking of discontinued products, have you heard any words of a replacement for the Sony 28mm f/2.8, which has been discontinued for some time? I am really hoping that Sony plans to release a new 28mm prime (hopefully f/2 of faster)
Sorry, it’s just my sence of humor.
Just a word of caution on ring flash.
The ebay Delta DRF-14S Sony dedicated ring flash (goes by other names like Marumi but the model number is the same) does not work on my A77, it does on my A700.
Looking it up I read that it does not work on the A55 either, so something has changed in the flash firmware/circuitry on the SLT cameras. Sony changed the lens mount so Sigma have problems and also now I discover a non-Sony flash breaks too! 🙁
The sellers claim they can’t test them due to not having access to a SLT, but to be fair don’t list the SLT as being compatible, they just don’t highlight the problem…
For macro, to deal with the micro vibration blur found there one needs a flash duration of shorter than 1/25,000th a second, sometimes even shorter. The Minolta macro ringflash goes to as short as 1/56,000th of a second, one of the reasons for the excellent results with it. Standard flashes don’t have this high speed flash design, neither do most if not all third party macro ringflashes. Nikon and Canon macro flashes do have this design. Nikon and Canon understand the needs of macro, Sony most certainly does not.
Note that LED, even if you make them “flash” don’t come anywhere close to the motion stopping short duration flash offered by electronic flash, let alone what’s needed for macro.
But, since Sony is only really interested in improving video, which requires continuous light, one can expect anything out of sony to just be a useless LED light, no motion stopping ability at all. That is why they discontinued the 1200 macro ringflash for their awful LED ring light.
Folks who say putting video in still cameras does not harm still shooting are dead wrong.
Yawn, give it a rest Walt, you’re like a stuck record in all the forums…
“There is one bad news I will post soon”
Andrea, now you’ll cause most of us to be sleepless until you make that post…
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I have had a little barter with the bloke on ebay and i have bought his lens, iv spoke on the phone with him and he says he got them from china in person. He has the other lens up for auction on ebay, i really cant see this being a fake auction and he sounds very geniune, hopefully! So i have just asked for a picture so ill post it on here for you lot so you can have peace of mind on bidding! 🙂