Good Morning!
In case you forgot it, we are ten days away form the next big Sony announcement. Every image and spec of the new camera and lenses have been already leaked. The image on top shows the roadmap from Sony. As you can see it’s Sony’s goal to strengthen the Middle and High Alpha range within the year. I was hoping that Sony would show the A99 prototype too but it’s unlikely that this will happen.But let’s see…miracles can happen from time to time!
P.S.: The NEX-7 is marked as “new” because massive shipment started in March only 🙂
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So, NEX-7 being considered new does not bode well for a refresh of the 7 within the next year. Do people think a NEX-5 refresh announcement is coming in the summer? I’m a little pessimistic since the 5N is selling pretty darn well and has so few complaints about it. (i’m personally either buying a used 5N or new F3 in May)
I hope the NeX 7 isn’t replaced for 2-3 years and they spend their time and money developing e mount lenses instead. We have enough bodies!!!!
+1 I bought a NEX 7 and don’t want updates either. It’s still class leading, and will be for some time to come. Just more lenses please Sony!!! (especially fast compact primes)….
Please, be fair. This really feels like a right camera (although there are couple of things that could be better. For example, having one wheel in front of camera would be nice. The lack of hardware EVF-Back LCD switcher is annoying. The movie button was horrible idea since the beginning). But, still, it doesn’t operate like a right camera. It just doesn’t good enough to justify it’s price: it’s sensor is just a joke, combined with even native E-mount lenses: color shifts with 18-55 kit and 16. Significant drop of resolution with each lens that is wider than 50mm. The sensor itself is great, especially in good light, but it’s a shame they utilized it without proper adjustments.
So, -1 for all sony fanboys raving about it. But I believe the second generation of NEX-7 styled bodies will be much better. Especially with FF sensor within 🙂
Just like the fox and the sour grapes story…
I agreed with you most of the points about the hardware, but then you went on how the sensor is a joke. I guess you have not shot with one (or even long enough) to see what a great sensor it is. I’m on my 7k mark and I have not regretted one bit about getting camera. The only reason I would sell it later is for a full frame. There is no other APS-C or smaller camera on the market that is enticing enough.
Don’t bother, Denis has issues with the 24mpix sensor and also whines about SLT cameras too. Broken record….
whats wrong with tis chart? how is a77 and nex7 “professional”???
And it’s not? lol
If you actually LOOK at the chart, you will see that both the A77 and NEX7 are positioned just below the “professional” band! In any case, who says that a camera is for professionals or not? The only differences are matters of price, functions, build quality and image quality. A good professional can get brilliant images from an “amateur” camera, just as an amateur can produce lousy images from a “professional” camera. The constant droning on about so called professional cameras is just boring.
Thats even worse! Zero professional cameras! Hahahaha. Whats the point of drawing that triangle and then have to put youself at the bottom of the triangle
Who cares whether they call it professional? They could call it a walnut for all I care so long as it takes good pictures.
pathetic daves cok! my iphone takes great pics for facebook. therefore who needs anything more “professional” than an iphone for a model shoot? who need medium format when iphones are great? they are all downsampled anyways. yes that is exagerating, but thats the point, if you care enough about your client. i sense your budget…
Nice strawman arguement.
the difference between a professional and a non-professional is if you are paid or not, not the camera you use.
matgay, what the hell are you on about? You completely failed to comprehend, or chose to take out of context, Dave Cox’s comment.
mat you completely missed the point
John’s right!
A camera is deemed more ‘professional’ with much more Buttons and dials… Something you wont get in lower entry models.
Looks to me like both the a77 and NEX7 graphics point to a area just below the “professional” top of the chart.
The very top is colored red, then black.
The a77 and the NEX7 pointers are at the bottom of the black, leaving a good deal of room for a new 8-series and the top of the chart 9-series bodies.
With all of the rumors of a lower priced full-frame, I would not be surprised if the a99 this summer didn’t turn out to be an a87 with a replacement to the 7-series by the December holidays to compete with the new Nikon d3200.
The D3200 does not compete with the 7 series. They are COMPLETELY different classes for COMPLETELY different users.
…even though same sensor.
I would very much like the C3/5N/F3’s 16MP sensor in a NEX-7 body. Sony can call the NEX-7 “pro” and the 16MP version rank amateur (and price it accordingly 😉 )- I don’t care. right now the tiny, cheap NEX-C3 sees more action than the NEX-7 because it has such a superb sensor though it lacks all the buttons and dials of the 7.
it’s a lineup chart, NOT A ROADMAP!
Agreed. But why does Admin show this line-up chart in relation to the coming announcement? Maybe because the announcement is only about the A37/F3? Because that are the only new things left for this year? Since the A99 is said to come in August, we can at least expect some hints/prototype/information at the coming announcement.
Oh people… sometimes you terrify me.
Sony is showing which model evolved from which, and on what level it’s placed, as well as what they did already to strengthen middle/high range line-up.
Admin is showing it because this picture was shown to people who went on first unofficial presentation of A37 and NEX F3.
Is that really SO complicated to comprehend?
It doesn’t have anything to deal with Sony plans on future.
Colouring books and dot to dot games should be available for the slower amongst us here…
Wow, ever since I posted that we have around 10 new people complaining about the “roadmap”.
LOL
People always bother to whine, but never bother to read…
Maybe the A99….. ohhh wait, Sony hasn’t sold Nikon their new 24MP sensor on a 12 months exclusive deal.
Sony has to wait until Nikon test their new sensors before releasing their own cameras….
Ohh wait…
Maybe Nikon and Canon would be nice enough to let Sony sell their cameras exclusively re-badged for 12 months before Canon and Nikon sells it too…
Oh wait, maybe Wth had something sensible and/or worthwhile to add to the discussion…
No, same old trolling.
think about it…
Think about what? Your comments make no sense what-so-ever!
*sigh*
Just as Sony sells their sensors to Nikon to be used exclusively. It would be nice if Nikon or maybe Canon can allow Sony to sell their cameras exclusively for a limited time…
Still no news about Full Frame???? Why ????
erm, because there is NEVER any official news before the official announcement. Official being the key word here.
Where’s Sony NEX D3, and E3?
I mean… jumping all the way to F?! Isn’t that an overkill?
“D3” is taken by Nikon or is too close to “3D” I guess. 😉 I am surprised they used the letter F. Can’t really use G, H3 would imply it is a gas guzzler. F is better than nothing I guess…
o m g ….. “Axx” is coming !!!
We’ll see A17, A27, A47 before we’ll see anything Full Frame. Come to think of it, how cool would a camera with just M/S/A/Auto + ISO 100-1600 with maybe 4 total function buttons, 4 dial options, no bells or whistles at the $299 price point be? No video, good IQ, decent FPS… I’d get one.
A camera without video would not sell.
depends on your market and price, but realistically, since Sony have adopted SLT tech, video is pretty much free anyway.
Leica seem to do ok with their videoless cameras..but thats different..
Joe’s comment was about the beginner end, no video, no sale.
LENSES WE NEED MORE LENSES SONY!!!!!!!!!
I want a 10mm f/2.8 (equivalent to 15mm f/4) and a 200 f/2.8 (equivalent to 300mm f/4). Both light and with decent image quality especially wide open.
There’s already a perfectly good 200/2.8 in our mount. Or do you need SSM?
I do not need many new lens models. I need much more money to spend for all their >$2K lenses 🙂
When will the 16-50 / 24-70 G Zoom be available for NEX? Any hints? I just hope it’s quite smaller than the 18-200 🙁
STILL Waiting for the 4 lenses supposed to be released by 2012…well, thinking more about it…Announced in 2012 and released by 2013 worldwide. Not that I’m optimist at all since in the roadmap it was announced that 3 or 4 lenses of 2012 will be zoom and the other one a prime but hope this time they release something fast, something to boost the low light capabilities of NEX-series. Just changing ISO isn’t enough.
Kirk Tuck, pro photog in Austin, Texas uses two A77 as his main cameras. See his blog.
“Every image and spec of the new camera and lenses have been already leaked”
I’m confused. So the anticipated “new” e-mount zoom to be announced in Mid-May is the 18-200 in Black? Seriously?
e-mout lenses please !!! we need more lenses !!!!
Well at this time, would Sony show a A99 prototype? If they did people would laugh at Sony for being slow.
But we can hope for some type of miracle. Picture of final production model?
The forward slash between middle and high means that they can strengthen only the middle or high or both. It does not automatically mean both classes will be strengthened. That is just my take on the roadmap
may be good for new DSLT http://www.gizmag.com/graphexeter-ito-alternative/22344/ .
That is one terrible Powerpoint slide.
The shown roadmap make me sad.
For me it looks like Sony has no fortune to fill the black triangle (professional). The slide states that Sony has not a single professional camera, at the moment. And there is no indication that they are planing to release a camera for the professional sector.
I am confused. Is that Roadmap or Dead-end?
Based on Sony 2012 strategy chart displayed nothing new (other than Nex F3) is coming out atleast in 2012 – especially FF A99 or Nex 9 (Full Frame Nex)
Are we waisting our time by dreaming?
Who is Kazuo Sawachi in that PPT- is he from Sony HQ or from Indonesia?
where’s the new Nex -5? Surely that’s due this year? If only to properly fix the clicking during video
maybe the new nex 5n will have a faster Auto focus, and a touch shutter like Panasonic and olympus ??!! Also one more dial !!?? Anyhow I’m really just waiting for the 4 lenses the roadmap suggest it will be out on 2012 !!
“Massive shipment”? Did you mean “mass shipment”? Because Nex7 shipment was never massive.
Maybe Sony should stick with making tv’s
Maybe you should STFU!
Im a professional photographer and the A77 is my camera of choice for Weddings and portraits. My Nex-7 is my professional choice for outings . So tell me, how are they not “professional”?
Im a professional photographer and the A77 is my camera of choice for Weddings and portraits. My NEX7 is my professional choice for outings
I use a Sony A55 for weddings. That is a step up from my A100 and Tamron zoom.