Tomorrow (Feb 28th) at 7pm Thursday GMT (that’s 19:00 London time) there will be special Sony live show at CameraDiner.com. It’s a unique chance to get in direct touch with Sony UK manager Joe Asai. You can follow the live session and ask whatever question you want. Or if you prefer you can also write your questions here by commenting this post. Paul Genge is reading us and will collect your question list!
Really do it! It doens’t happen often you can talk with Sony managers!
P.S: Don’t ask them questions about non existent products like the NEX-9…he will not answer you 🙂
UPDATE: HireAcamera.com are offering Sony bodies and lenses when hired in combination at half price for month of march, including 2x a99 and 3x a77 and e-mount nex6 and nex7. UK delivery only, no overseas.
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My Question : What is the future of A-Mount?
I’m willing to bet neither he nor Paul Genge know the answer to that question.
+1
This the THE question to ask.
A roadmap showing A-mount lenses and bodies is required for the next 24 months.
How are you going to shoot your pictures wit a road map? 😀 Roadmaps are very unstable beasts. A high level acknowledgment of commitment to A-mount development and a clear vision how to move forward would do for me…
That’s what a roadmap is.
A Sony UK manager low down on the pecking order saying something doesn’t compare to a published document direct from Sony Japan.
Joe Asai is a glorified marketing manager, take what you hear with a rather large pinch of salt. 😉
+1000 extremely important question..
+1
Yes, that would be my question too – whats going on with the alphas??
+100
I would also like to know about the future of the A-Mount. But more specifically, the future of MY A-Mount! As in. My camera. The one that I love and make my living with.
That said, my question is also somewhat about the demise of Optical Viewfinders.
Question 1: How long into the foreseeable future will SONY service a900 and a850 camera bodies. And even more specifically… How long will they continue to keep the parts around for servicing and replacing the shutter. My main camera body has likely already passed or is close to passing 100,000 shutter actuations, and I’d be interested in knowing if much like Canon can do for their pro users, will SONY pre-emptively replace the shutter mechanism in their professional camera bodies BEFORE it eventually fails. How much would that cost? And for how long will they be offering that service?
My follow up question being more of a rumour type question…
Question 2: Even though SONY has publicly stated that they believe EVF is the only route that they’ll be taking in the future with their DSLR-type SLT A-Mount cameras, would Joe Asai be willing to comment on their partnership with Hasselblad and whether that partnership might yield a possible upgrade path for professional A-Mount shooters who prefer Optical Viewfinders?
I’ll be tuning in tomorrow. See you all on the chat board next to the live stream!
Cheers,
Ben Welland, owner, byfield~pitman photography, Ottawa, Canada.
Just to underline your words “the future of MY A-Mount! As in. My camera. The one that I love”: Sony may bring out as many a230, a58, a99 as they like: I don’t care at all. MY A-Mount system of MY camera, which I LOVE is the one of the a900/a850, and this seemes to have died.
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Paul – Please ask Sony what they think of the consumer demand for cameras without AA filters and how they will respond. Also if they can please develop a vertical battery grip for the Nex cameras for times when we want better battery life/larger grip.
Thank you!
Will there be a new firmware upgrade fpr the a77 with one of the following points?
* Question Mark and Exposure Comp button customizable
* possibility to start AF-C with the AF/MF Button (not possible if AF decupled from shutter release)
* tethering
* Quick-Navi
My Question : What is the future of A-Mount? +1
When will global shutter feature comes to consumer camera?
Will there be any more firmware updates for the Sony a77? Other than the support for more lenses, any major updates?
Why don’t you guys introduce large MP cam like the D800?
+1, a Medium Format cam will be awesome.
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a medium format 30x30mm square sensor camera that accepts A-mount lenses would be a real tool for professional photographers looking to medium format digital, but being turned off by the high price of phase one and Hasselblad offerings, but at the same time remembering fondly their days of composing square images with Hasselblad film cameras (or Mamiya or Pentacon or Rolleiflex).
I’d buy one for sure!
Will E system ever have either in-boby or in-len image stabilizer?
Most Sony lenses have in-lens IS (called OSS)
No, sony is able to put aps-c in the nex because the lack of IS.
I read they chose in-lens stabilization to reduce camera size…
my question is why cant SONY cams (NEX, HX, etc) have a proper live view that gives the same picture before pressing REC too? (video mode)
this made me sold my NEX5n and im going back to Canon becasue of this.
if its a way of saving power/battery, imo its not a good idea..
thank you for the answer
I’d like to see Sony begin offering, as a choice, the .dng format on future cameras and, as a software update to current cameras.
my question would be: are they willing to sell high end products for a highly competing prices (hitting 2 birds with 1 stone): highly costumer satisfaction + super highly competition to canon and nikon?
are they willing to produce a real a900 successor without taking into consideration video stuff and bringing back the original a900/850 layout (no copying nikon for example on-off …)
cheers, peter
I just learned that by winning the best question of the week you get a free sensor cleaner.
Please let your friends from Nikon know about it, they need it!
look, if your pocket allows you to spend double the money on lenses that are optically and mechanically the same as the competitors, well congratz, but i do not think that we r all able to do so. keep in mind that most of the people tend to buy the old minolta lenses instead of buying the sony 1s coz the new lenses did not bring anything new as far as i know. so why to put 3 k on a lens if it is not worth the 3K?
+1
I would also love to see a REAL a900 successor.
But with regards to lens purchases. I’ve bought and been quite happy with the Minolta ones that are still considered to be excellent, and (up until the release of the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 SSM in May) haven’t changed optically, like the 100mm f/2.8 Macro, and the 50mm f/1.4, but I’ve also bought and been quite pleased by some of the under-rated (and now discontinued by SONY) “classics” of the Minolta era like the 35mm f/2.0, and the unique 500mm f/8 AF Reflex lens.
The modern marvels that outperform the Minolta lenses that I’ve bought and would recommend to every SONY shooter who’s shooting professionally, and to any amateur SONY shooter who can afford them are the Zeiss 24-70 f/2.8 SSM and the Zeiss 85mm f/1.4… They create truly wonderful images that are better than their Minolta counterparts in my opinion.
+100000
Question for Sony –
A65/A77 users have long been asking for a proper firmware update and requesting –
1 – A decent Jpeg engine.
2 – A less lossy RAW engine.
3 – Better ISO (if possible).
4 – The ability to use Jpeg fine when shooting RAW/Jpeg.
5 – Tethering (if possible)
along with various button capabilities etc. as mentioned by Maximus in a previous post.
Why do Sony refuse to support their existing customers, many of who are starting to move away from Sony because of this.
When working at Sony UK during the A77 launch, Paul Genge asked Sony Japan about tethering, you’d think he already had the answer to that one!
I am a A-77 user and I distance myself from these questions! I bought my camera knowing its features limitations!
I am an A77 user and I fully support these questions (not necessary in the order above).
Frankly, I will be happy just with the interface tune up:
– The ability to use Jpeg fine when shooting RAW/Jpeg.
– change the color of AF points from black to something more visible
and don’t forget more SSM lenses
I don’t know about the A77, but on my NEX-5 (1st gen) RAW+jpeg does use Jpeg fine.
Easy to test : put your camera in manual mode on a tripod, aim at something static.
Shoot in jpeg fine, then in RAW+Jpeg, and you will find that the two Jpeg have exactly the same size.
I also own an A77 and I support all these questions (with ISO performance on top).
Is it technically possible to update video codec in future firmware upgrades in cameras like A99, in order to improve quality?
+1
And is it possible to change the sensor readout (from line skipping to pixel binning or sth. like that) in 24p/25p to enhance detail and get less aliasing and moire)?
Question #1: Why wasn’t the new 70-400G II weather sealed?
Question #2: Why did you choose to discontinue the real 5x lineup, will the 6x lineup make up for it?
question #3: Will Sony consider making a similar 10-18 lens for the APS-C mount to come out with the new A78?
question #4: I know this won’t be picked but for us professional photographers will Sony make a A1x to compete with the Canon 1dx and the nikon D4, because I will buy that in a heart beat.
Also if you miss the live stream is there any way to know if you question has been picked and answered?
besides second one: very good questions. Would love to hear the answers for them. +1
well the second one I could have worded differently to ask,
Why the lineup change, and what benefits and new things can we expect from it?
+1 to Question #4!
When can we expect a mirrorless A mount camera?
+1
Better: When Sonly will introduce flip-up mode to SLTs?
(mirror flips up in single shooting mode to get most light onto a sensor, while in continuous mode and video mirror remains in place to get maximum speed and AF performance)
Why is SONY currently the most disruptive and exciting camera company! Also, given the RX1’s success and the “Leica like” approach to quality and branding has been proved in the market, will SONY attempt to repeat this success with new high-end models?
Will Sony continue to support Nex 7, with a very waited firmware concerning the automatic lens correction for existing lenses like 35mm, 10-18mm and upcoming lenses like 20mm and the high quality standard zoom lens ?
Thanks a lot
Yes please ask or suggest on getting the IBIS on nex. It will be gREat if ever implemented to it. Since it alpha family have this IBIS. Beside Iq wise, This feature is rather crucial especially coming from alpha family.
Any chance to have an A mount motorized zoom that keeps the focus while zooming? Nice to have for video!
Hi! I would like to know it is really true that Sony won’t make firmware updates regarding to 3rd party lenses for a99. Any other firmware update plans for this camera?
Why does the new 70-400 have no weather sealing?
+1 to this question.
+1
My question: When the PlayMemories Camera apps will available to NEX users in Malaysia? I would like to purchase a TimeLapse app for my camera. Sony please answer..
Taking bets that this will be the one question to get answered from here….. 😛
No offence to the OP but it will probably be an easy one to answer & no need to commit to much on a large company scale.
Will it ever be a Firmware update for the RX1?
What is the NEX line aimed at? Frome the lens line I would say street photography. Or is it Sony’s intention to broaden the lens line with longer lenses than 55-210? And talking about lenses is Sony going to bring the quality of E mount lenses at the same high level as their NEXes in the near future?
The lack of quality lenses and the lack of long lenses keep me from stepping in this more than promising line.
Questions:
1: Hey “plastic lens mount” I’d love to hear why they think that’s a good idea
2: Why are Sony ignoring users who want OVF DSLR’s
3: Why are there so many gaps in the lens range yet they come out with a crazy priced 50mm f1.4 CZ prime for £1300?
Not that I expect any great replies but hey there you go Paul enjoy!
From what I understand there are many kinds of plastic and some new improvements to plastic. I think because we here plastic we automatically think low quality but From what I can tell they have some very strong plastic just as good as metal.
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I’ve opted for the a900 system because if its — in my eyes — outstanding quality, next to perfect. This was accompangied by a lot of confidence in Sony that they will continue what they started with the a900. Now I feel orphaned — I have a really hard time to consider the a99 as an appropriate successor to the a900.
A high quality OVF is an integral part of my “addiction” to cameras: The pleasure to look through a HQ optical system.
Why Cybershot cameras are so good in video,
while the NEX serie’s video mode is awful ? (including NEX VG serie)
We were told that aliasing and moire are introduced when downsizing the 16mp sensor to a 2mp (1920×1080) resolution.
Ideally, the downsizing should be made with a good algorithm (Lanczos, Spline, …) but it requires huge amount of CPU power.
So instead, Sony uses line skipping (much faster, but crappy).
But isn’t it the same thing for my little HX9v ?
It too has a 16mp sensor that requires downsizing.
And yet the video is sharp, and without a hint of aliasing / moire
So what ? Is the video mode on Alpha line deliberately crippled because good video on APS-C sensor would kill your professional video camera line ?
Anyway, thanks for listening to us.
Cheers fom Belgium.
Question:
How many years is it between a point-and-shoot and a camera phone? I e how many years does it take for phones to reach todays quality in a good “real” camera?
It kinda sorta been done already. Nokia has some crazy ass phone that takes amazing pics. I forget the name but they even have groups on Flickr.
Is the A99 the last A mount full frame camera?
Why did Sony gave up the DSLR cameras?
Is any SLR planned in future?
I am in a way dissapointed, because the SLT technique
does not use the fully avayable light. Speed is for me no compensation for this lack.
I have read in many forums that the A99 tries heavely to compensate noise electronicaly,
and the rewievs were not so positive about it.
With the new 18-55mm II lens just released, will we see similar updates to existing SAM prime lenses?
+1
Another firmware question:
Will there ever be a significant firmware update for the NEX-7?
The NEX-7 was meant as a flagship model for the NEX line and its price suggested a longer support for this camera. Nevertheless, Sony barely reacted to user feedback in the web and did not provide any significant update, for example to extend the bracketing feature. If the NEX-7 wants to be a semi-pro camera, it should also provide those features that are commonly found in semi-pro cameras. When I bought my NEX-7, I knew about certain firmware limitations, but the critics were so loud that I was confident that Sony would extend the firmware.
Not caring about your past customers means loosing future customers.
Compatibility to Bravia TVs are nice but very few buy them. How about full compatibility to Samsung TVs?
I just want to know if they still shoot Sony ads with Canon cameras. Could someone ask that for me please?
They won’t take my other questions. Not fit for family audiences… each beginning with “WTF…?”
Loool! Gave me my best laugh of the day 🙂
Why is the A99 so expensive (compared to OVF rivals), just a note here don’t fob us off with the usual “it’s more advanced stuff” it’s a consumer FF body just like the D600
No, it’s not. D600 sits on A850 level, a budget cam, which has no successor yet.
FF mirrorless
– when
– what mount
– make it big (for average hands)
And frankly, I would like to see Leica M mount with contacts.
Frankly, M mount with electronic contacts would never happen. And I don’t understand the point of it. With E-mount, not only you get a bigger throat size, you also have the helicoid adapter for the M lens. Both offer huge advantage over the native M-mount. And not like Sony would develop lens profile for the M.
Many of the above are fair and good questions
What I might be concerned with is the ANSWERS
The interviewer should be “as disruptive as sony’s technology” to get a candid and honest reply, and don’t let the PR guy dodge the responses
+1 Jeremy Paxman style please 🙂
Question:
In lab testings, compared to the a580 how does the new a58 compare in regards to noise at high iso (1600, 3200)?
a)a58 has more noise
b)a58/a580 are about the same
c)a58 has less noise when compared to a580
There are many users who have stayed with the a580 (self included) because all of the cameras that have come after it (a99 excluded) produce noisier images. We are hoping this may change with the a58!
Grrrrr….. Why has my comment semingly vanished into the ether?
Android tethered shooting support for Sony A99, including LiveView with Sony Xperia or other Android devices.
It’s no problem with canon or Nikon cameras yet.
a) Will there be a A-mount replacement for the a99 when the time comes – i.e. does the fullframe A-mount have a future?
Give a good answer to this & I will go & buy an a99 🙂
b) A new 50mm 1.4 is very welcome as the Sony one shows its age. What were the Sony executives smoking when they decided that £1300 was a good price point to place a new 50mm 1.4?
The second question is a little cheeky so don’t mind it being ignored.
Hurrah!!!!! That only took 7 attempts…..
A77 users who want tethering why not get an Eye Fi card?
It’s not the same.
Also: The EyeFi cards are too slow for A77.
Look up tethering, it’s a LOT more than transferring files to your PC.
I also wanna know the phone number of the babe in the promo ad of this thread. Can we get that please?
Call the agency
My questions:
1) Will there be a firmware update for RX1? There are some obvious fixes that need to be made for this $2800 camera.
2) When will Sony have a competent, wireless flash system for NEX and cybershots? Sticking a giant flash on it doesn’t count since it completely defeats the purpose of a compact. This system NEEDS to be on the RX1 and RX100, so we can take advantage of their leaf shutters. (This alone would put you at least another generation ahead of Nikon and Canon.)
Will NEX-7 popup flash ever able to remotely trigger sony flash? E.G F43AM.
If no, is there a reason why Sony didn’t include this functionality on this so called flagship NEX camera?
Just to reinforce several others WHAT IS FUTURE OF THE ALPHA A MOUNT.
Not knowing the answer just makes me hesitate from buying new products like the 50mm SSM f/1.4 Zeiss.
Are you sure that whatever they say in this interview will reassure you enough?
Since he is only a marketing guy, no.
It is pointless having an ex-Sony UK marketing guy interviewing the current Sony UK marketing guy. Sorry, I mean “Product Manager”….
He’s not about to say that Sony are concentrating their future efforts on E-mount, is he! Only bringing out NEW A-mount bodies and NEW lenses will answer that concern, not re-hashes of old models.
To Andrea:
Is is eligible to ask questions that go beyond Sony’s photoindustry properly, that is, touch other products, the Vaio line, for instance? Thanks.
I have been a NEX user from the very beginning. There always have been two glaring issues i thought would be adressed as time goes by, but they weren’t.
1) Comprehensive implementation of auto-iso. Many people want to be able to set the minimum shutter speed (for A mode) as well as set auto-iso in M (or in a separate TAv mode like Pentax) inkl. exposure compensation. As long as these possibilities aren’t implemented, the semi-automatik handling of the three parameters shutter speed, aperture and ISO simply isn’t complete. It wouldn’t be an extra feature, it would be the removal of a bug.
2) I should RAW exclusively, but sometimes i want to use the cool scene modes like HDR, multi-frame NR and sweep panorama. Sadly, the potential of these modes is lost for me because setting a NEX camera to JPEG, shooting the picture and and then setting it back to RAW is just too cumbersome. Why can’t the camera record a JPEG (and a standard RAW, if possible) in these modes and switch back to RAW if in any other mode? This would be the most comfortable way, wouldn’t it?
*shoot RAW
Yes minimum shutter speed! +1
For me it makes no real sense for a form factor like the NEX7 in the “pro” range. With our big lenses (think e.g. of the Sigma 1.4/35mm!) a bigger body is much better and has more room for buttons and dials – it’s not easy or convenient to use a touch screen in stress situations or outdoors in winter…
But there’s also no need for SLT technology in the future as phase detection AF on the sensor becomes better.
So make a body the size (and grip!) of the A99 combined with NEX technology!
And in this bigger body there must be enough place for IBIS! Even if combined the E mount…
And in this bigger body and NEX technology there shouldn’t be any heating problems during video!
+1
I am a professional travel photographer. I make my living with my camera. Last year, I purchased a NEX-7 as a compliment to my full-frame Canon DSLR. The NEX-7 is a mile stone camera and an incredible piece of equipment. I sold it. The NEX-7 was created as a high end piece of equipment, but the high end lens support for it is extremely lacking. In my trade, faster zooms with sharp glass with IS/OSS is mandatory. Fujifilm’s XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS fits the bill nicely, but their cameras leave a bit to be desired. When will Sony come around and make lenses that cover wide to telephoto that are pro-worthy and can extract the best from the NEX-7 and it supposed upcoming replacement?
How does one get a job as a travel photographer or are you free-lance? Do you combine it with writing as well?
You speak for me here as well, brother. Thanks.
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Why is there a limit on the wireless flash shots on the SLT cameras? The A77 is limited to 15 wireless flash shots within a 2 minute period without a long refresh/cooldown time. Once you hit the limit, you must wait 8 seconds between each shot. The A35 has the same 15 shot limit. The A57 I think was 24 shots. There was no limit on my older Sony SLRs. Is this something we are going to be stuck with on future Sonys?
It may have something to do with the flash over heating. It may be a safety feature. Some flash guns can be triggered unlimited times but it will melt your flash. My old 58am suffered from what I thought was a overheating problem but turns out I was blasting off too many shots at once with too much power so it would shut down.
I agree heat may be the reason, but 15 wireless flash shots over 2 minutes is pretty low. The Guide Number on the A77 is higher than the A35 and yet they both have the same limit.
Shooting the A77 in manual mode with the popup flash set to 1/8 power (not in wireless mode), I got the same 15 shots. Shooting at 1/16 power I can get 32 shots. Does the wireless trigger signal need to be that powerful? Maybe this is so the wireless flash can operate more reliably at greater distances, but its a pain when you hit the limit. One shot every eight seconds till you let it “cool down” is extremely frustrating. If its not just an arbitrary software limit, they need to handle the heat better or lower the trigger power level.
My A550 was able to do 40 wireless signal flashes in under one minute in my test. Maybe that’s not a good idea, but mine didn’t burn up or melt. The more advanced A77 can’t even do half that in double the time.
I really liked the A77, but I returned it mainly because of this limit.
To Paul, Hi, will there be a mk11 version of the cz 16-80 lens?
I would like to know the answer to the following questions:
1. There is no uncompressed raw output. Why does Sony marketing claim 14-bit raw files when the latest Alpha and RX1 cameras only support highly compressed output, producing fixed size 24MB files effectively compressing the output to 7.5 bits per pixel, covering an 11 bit numeric range? Nikon has both compressed and uncompressed raw.
2. Why does Sony–or any other manufacturer–not produce an equivalent of a “raw shooter” menu mode that makes all the non-essential, jpeg specific, “fluff” functions (e.g. creative modes) just disappear, giving photographers more convenient access to essential functions that still count? This would give users a choice as to how many choices they want to see in their menus.
3. Why are most Sony models (e.g. NEX, RX1, RX100) so hostile to raw HDR bracketing support that is so easily added with nearly zero impact to the menus? The recent NEX-7 updates supporting +-3ev is welcome, but HDR shooters require up to 7 bracketed exposures, not just 3.
4. Why does Sony rarely issue any firmware updates, and have almost zero presence on photography forums, not seem to listen to users, and create the impression that however good their hardware, that Sony is not as committed to its users as some other manufacturers? More frequent updates and tweaks to firmware, especially in response to near universal feedback, would go a long way to creating a more loyal base of users.
Thanks for the opportunity. I am currently using NEX-7, and except for a poor menu system which could be fixed in software I would think simply by allowing more controls to be assigned, I love this camera and the capability for high quality images in a small package.
The perfect next Sony camera for me would be a aps-C sensor in an RX-100 type body but with NEX-style viewfinder. Mate a very high quality fast zoom lens 18-70, or even 18-55mm, and I would be willing buy it at a serious price. A camera like that would be of much greater use to me than the RX-1 which I considered and decided not to buy. It would be the camera I always have with me.
Question: Is anything like that in the works or even being considered?
+1
WILL THERE BE FASTER ZOOMS FOR NEX?
My Question: Will there be any apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone to control the SLT camera serie? Like Live View?
If you not a fast enough, will you guys loose the marked. Trippertrap is a app to control the camera, and is support Sony Alpha. So you gonna be fast.
Can we expect 4k video for the next pro NEX (nex 7n) ?
I ALSO WONDER WHY THE NEX 6 HAS MORE ALIASING AND MOIRE THAN 5N AND 7? IS IT ANOTHER SENSOR?
Does sony have any plans to incorporate more high-end video features (higher frame rates, advance stabilization, better audio) into DSLR’s or mirrorless cameras?
If so, when?
– Is there any plan to join Olympus on a mirrorless project similar to RX1, maybe using a Zuiko lens instead of Zeiss brand?
– Why RX1 is so expensive in Europe, even given taxes?
– I’m curious to know why Sony didn’t put an EVF on it: this made my decision to save (a lot of) money and not to buy it..
Thank you in advance!
Dear Sony,
1. How do you expect to gather enthusiast / professional photographer support when you make your flagship products obsolete every 1-2 years by releasing entirely new bodies instead of fixing / adding features that could be easily implemented via firmware? Not every photographer is willing to shell out $3,000 every year or so to get a much-wanted feature that could easily implemented by a few lines of code via REAL firmware updates.
2. Why keep releasing firmware updates for lens profiles which require the user to shoot JPG to take advantage of while knowing your JPG engine is terribly outclassed by 3-4 generation old competitor’s products?
3. Why does Sony relentlessly market heaps of nice features (which can only be used in JPG mode) and not improve it’s JPG engine to acceptable standards of modern cameras (and no mention anywhere that you can use practically none of these features in RAW mode (the only way to get around horribly compressed low-quality JPG images)).
4. Sony stated that a motivating factor to move from DSLR to SLT technology was price savings. I have not seen any recent Sony SLT cameras with ANY price advantage over their competitor’s – the exact opposite is usually true. Sony prices are consistently and considerably higher for products aimed at similar target groups. Where are these “price savings” going because they’re surely not reflecting in your pricing schemes?
5. Sony also stated that an advantage of in-body stabilization would be cheaper glass. While I do enjoy image stabilization on my cheap-ish primes, I’ve yet to see a SINGLE Sony lens without image stabilization that costs less that it’s Canon / Nikon counterparts which include image stabilization.
6. The proprietary flash mount has been an absolute headache when it comes to getting remote flash accessories, and the ones I can find are considerably more expensive than their Canon / Nikon counterparts (assuming I can even find any). It took quite a while for TTL capable flash triggers to show up for the Sony platform (many months behind competition). Now that Sony has a new (semi-standard)shoe, is there sufficient 3rd party support to ensure that Sony users once again won’t be an afterthought when it comes to designing flash accessories?
7. Why is there such a huge price premium on Sony products when compared to others on the market? Sony doesn’t offer professional services support, has little SLR / SLT marketshare, accessories are grossly overpriced and near impossible to find, lens updates are few and far between. Yet the a99 is priced hundreds of dollars more than well-established and highly regarded D800 / 5DmIII.
8. When will Sony start listening to actual PHOTOGRAPHERS instead of their marketing departments when building out feature lists for new products? Every photography forum on the Internet is filled with requests for useful features, yet we get lens profile updates and the ability to disable a button via firmware for your supposed “flagship” APS-C camera that’s woefully lacking in other areas. Releasing the a78 is not a valid answer (in case you were curious).
chapeau bas Brian, great comments.i totally agree with u.
i hope that DoesItMatter would read without posting the free sensor cleaner and that Nikon users will need it!
cheers, peter
+1 Excellent questions.
+1 Bingo!
+100 Brian. Great questions mirroring my own but more eloquently put. We can only hope we get answers, unfortunately I’m certainly not holding my breath for getting action 🙁
+1
Really great questions.
Those are excellent questions Brian and very politely asked (albiet very direct). I wonder if any will get answered directly.
+1, In every word you say I agreed totally.
Please Sony do some real fixing here.
+1 Great list! Thanks Brian.
Thanks for the kudos gentlemen. After some thought, I have a few more additions to my above list:
9. Why not open your firmware and let the users develop and implement features themselves? Other camera manufacturers have thriving hacking / modding communities that have brought real useful features that the manufacturers overlooked. Open source it, let your userbase develop the features, and roll the ones you like into future official firmware updates. Show some love to the people have already invested in your system for a change.
10. What is the future for professional / serious hobbyist Sony users? It seems that with every generation of cameras you’re moving your focus more to “soccer moms” that will likely only buy a body and kit lens, shoot on automatic, and offer you zero residual sales nor brand loyalty. Professionals invest into a SYSTEM, not a new body every year. Keeping your serious photography customers happy is paramount to building market share (we’re the guys going to events and advertising your goods, putting down serious cash in Sony goods to stay on top of the field, sharing our experiences and recommending equipment to others).
11. Can you please release official roadmaps more often to put heavily-invested users of your equipment at ease with their purchases / potential purchases? I bought into the NEX system when the original NEX-5 was released and have had to wait literally years to have a half-assed selection of lenses (by which time the camera was already made obsolete with the release of 174 other NEX bodies). Had I known this at the time of purchase, that $1,200 would have been much better spent elsewhere.
12. I’m craving an a99 (to get some return on investment on full-frame glass and accessories and finally have respectable high ISO performance (oops, new hotshoe mount, scrap the accessories comment)) but am reluctant to purchase because of the uncertainty of the A mount’s future (also item #11 above). I sincerely hope more lens updates are in the works because I’m a bit underwhelmed by non weather-resistant G zooms and horribly overpriced Zeiss primes. 3rd party glass is hit and miss. What’s coming down the pipeline for AFFORDABLE quality SSM lenses with weather sealing?
13. I’m also closely watching the forums to see when / if the remote flash delay issue (among others) is handled before I dive into being another unhappy beta tester of not-quite-ready-for-public hardware / software. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR EXISTING USERS WHO HAVE HEAVILY INVESTED IN YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE CONSIDERING ROLLING OUT 15 NEW CAMERA BODIES THAT PRIMARILY ADDRESS SOFTWARE ISSUES / FEATURES.
when will get new 35mm/f1.4 for alpha mount??
+1
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 SSM is on my wishlist too.
+1,
One should be a FF lens to replace the existing one & put SSM feature.
Second copy it should be lower price 35mm f/2.0 w/ SSM too.
And a new nex 7 firmware with automatic lens correction for all e mount lenses available in 2013 ?
1. Are you planning to provide pro level support for pro level users? Canon and Nikon have pro support networks.
2. Are you planning to fix the A99’s inability to automatically switch from card 1 to card 2 when card one is full? Every other dual-slot camera in the universe does this, why not the A99?
3. Are you planning on providing long-term support for pro/semi-pro bodies? Fixing the problems with a new model does not send a good message to pros looking to invest in your system?
When is the new 70-200 f2.8 g ssm ll coming?
My question:
Does further development in on-sensor-phase-detection auto-focus make the SLT design obsolete and with this the A-mount? Is a future of small (NEX-like) and big (SLT, SLR like) E-mount cameras thinkable?
We need PDAF for third party NEX lenses,, we need fw upgrades!
How come that the price difference between Europe and US/Asia is so big? VAT couldn’t be the whole answer.
Why can’t Sony make AUTO and AUTO+ modes on its DSLTs work at least as well as it does on point and shoots?? THE FLASH IS ALWAYS TOO BRIGHT any plans to fix this?
Dear Sony,
Is it possible to fix the wireless flash delay on the a99?
How about the flash sync issue with radio triggers!
Also, a better more flexible bracketing system and more customisable auto-ISO would be most welcome.
How about allowing SLT models to switch from raw to jpg mode temporarily if a JPG only mode is selected?
Can we have an updated beer can and a 24-1xx/f4 zoom please.
Can we have an a88 a bit cheaper than the a99 please?
will Sony include GPS ability in their NEX line down the road? I love that convenience since I use Lightroom 4 and enjoy seeing where I took my pictures. Automatically having that data included in the EXIF file would be such a time saver and convenience. As far as the DSLR market to me, that is one feature that, still to this day, sets the Sony cameras apart from the competitors.
Why don’t you simply use a track-logger (e.g. Navin Minihomer or your smart phone). Then you simply load the track-log in LR, click on “assign positions”, and that’s it. Plus: You have the full trip recorded and it works with each and every camera, even with those of your friends and family members who joined the trip: All you need is a correct time stamp in your EXIF data (take a shot of your aligned wrist-watch).
FW updates for NEX-6
Can we please have:
– the rear dial to be custom set to Exposure Comp in A and S modes
– auto-switching to jpeg when using HDR mode
– not having to have a visible overlay of the PDAF area when it’s switched on
– custom limits for Auto ISO
– dedicated video ‘mode’ so that WYSIWYG before pressing the shutter button
Thanks!
I have two questions / requests:
1.Will the Sony SAL-50F14 lens continue to be available, since now there’s the new Zeiss SAL50F14Z? If yes, can it eventually be upgraded with a SSM AF motor?
2. This is a request: On the SLT-A99, I’d love being able to choose, either by menu or any of the existing assignable buttons, for the Transluscent mirror to flip up when using Manual Focus with Peaking! Is that an option possible to be introduced by firmware? I’m sure several SLT-A99 users will enjoy having that option!
Thank you
I like your mirror-flip-up suggestion for the a99. It would eliminate the light loss and be great for low light. Only 2 problems:
1. The hardware would have to be integrated into the camera to allow it to electronically release. It can’t on its own right now.
2. They’d have to develop a non-mirror-based live-view because the translucent mirror is what diverts the light to the viewfinder. So really, they’d need two live-view systems, or just make it all sensor based like NEX.
In other words, it’s a major work-around and would probably be something seen on a next-gen camera.
Don’t believe you are correct there. I may be wrong, but the mirror is just for fast AF to video. Folks have successfully removed the SLT mirror altogether, and EVF/LCD both work fine… with peaking.
Correct. The mirror is used for the AF system. The EVF/LV takes its feed from the sensor, that’s why you get what you see.
You can remove the mirror from any SLT and it will still work in manual focus.
But AF is lost for everything.
The new A mount lens are being introduced, When will the new Sony 18-270mm A mount be introduced?
Hello,
I want to know, why the A99 sensor integrated AF has no supporting elements for the middle primary AF group? What is the idea behind it? I would have expected that especially the middle sensor group get some extra supporting AF elements for higher precision.
My second question is: Why does the A99 have 2 AF systems when the NEX5R and NEX6 and the upcoming NEX7N can live with only sensor integrated AF elements? I dont think that this is a lens issue, but simply a design restriction. When can we expect an Alpha camera without translucent mirror? Something like a NEX with A-mount and Alpha body?
Thank you and continue innovation!
Aps sensor lenses are supported by the small af block in the top of the camera and the 102 pdaf sensor based is for larger lenses. is My guess. It’s the best of both worlds, but most do not see it that way
How many years sony need to fix a77?
It’s been a year and half. What’s the beef?
It’s been a year and half. What’s the beef?
I would like to ask Sony if they intend to be more focused on the customer and not abandon the product so quickly
Pioneers of the SLT like myself have been left high and dry with no firmware updates to address things like the Focus Peaking on the A55, improve JPG compression, etc I am sure this can be implemented as my Sony Nex received it at the time.
Please Sony stop releasing cameras every 5 minutes and focus on making your reputation as a customer focused company
Focus peeking maybe hardware based.
It’s “peaking” and I very much don’t it’ll be anything more than software. All it is doing is highlighting areas of contrast.
Would there be a firmware update to allow US market RX1 to choose PAL/NTSC like those in Asia market?
I’m a traveling shooter and got serious flicker problem that compromises the goodness of such great camera.
Thanks.
A real question i want to know the answer is : why the focus area of a99 is so small for a camera of this price?
If you have done any business in Japan you would know that they don’t have any common sense at all with so called “westerners”. And they can’t understand a single sentence in english. It’s just how they roll…
Is the overheating issue fixed in these new cameras? And can people that were affected by this get a new one?
Thanks
I agree with people .Sony should focus more on the customer support and market strategy too. The US sell is poor and a lot of stores don’t carry their produce so a lot of people don’t even know Sony make good cameras or don’t trust the produce.
The A77 basic is a good camera for the price but it has some issues of focusing. The back and front focusing cause the IQ lose.Is it because Sony using phase detection in the sensor?
Also the spot focus is not small enough for pinpoint object.
The biggest problem of Sony’s high ISO still not as good as Canon and Nikon, so Sony has to wrk hard on that.
Is Sony aware of the delay in wireless flash on the A99 (see Gary Friedman’s blog and on youtube), and if so are they working on a solution?
Thanks
There is perhaps a workaround : I read on dpreview forum that the lag disapears when you use ‘FEL’ (Flash exposure lock ?).
The thread is ‘A99 Sony Wireless flash lag’.
Is there a future for professional photography centric equipment, instead of releasing soccer mum P&S camcorders that can take photos?
+1
Ohhh and can someone please ask Joe Asai which brand he would prefer to use for Professional photography, Canon or Nikon? ….
I switched from A-mount to E-mount because of the smaller form factor and being an outdoor photographer. I have the CZe24 and Sel50 1.8, CZ16-80 with amount converter, and Contax G 90. I love the 2 Emount lenses I have on my Nex7, getting the E11-18 soon…looking forward to the mid-range Gzoom….Question…Will there be a line of high quality constant 2.8 or 4.0 zooms to go with the 11-18? 70-200 f/4 and the like? Also being an outdoor enthusiast, will there be enthusiasts long telephoto zooms or primes with stabilization(200-400/500 f/4-5.6)? I didn’t like my Amount converter with the 70-400G. I don’t want to carry both Amount and Emount.
What are the differences between the new 70-400 and the old one? Any differences to the bokeh? How about weather sealing? What are the upgrades?
why the APSC cameras needs mechanical shutter?
why are they so loud?
Q1: Why are Sony lens so much more expensive now? What factors has management taken into consideration when pricing it?
Q2 Any plans to offer a cheaper Fullframe line up (ie Canon 6D or Nikon D600) and cheaper lens line up? At the moment Sony fullframe users have little to choose from. ie if we want a 50mm, we will have to buy the Zeiss (which most won’t afford to), the old 50mm f1.4 (which will be discountined) or good for Sigma. We have no 50mm f1.8 for fullframe s compare to Canon and Nikon. Would there be more “easy choice” for fullframe similar to the 85m f2.8?
One more question: Don’t you think that metabones speedbooster might kill you NEX FF strategy and instead of having NEX APSC with LA-EA2 and overpriced FF SLT with A lenses customers like me will switch to NEX + Canon FF + Canon EF lenses. Later switching to EOS M + EOS EF combo?
Common give us fair prices in Europe or … die 🙂
Hello
Some improvement I would be very happy to see on my NEX-6 and RX100 :
Nex-6 :
-Set the rear control wheel to operate the exposure compensation in A and S modes (for the moment it does the same job as the one around the mode dial !).
-Allow the customisation of the rear key in the middle of the wheel (which doesn’t seem to be assigned to anything in shooting mode).
-Allow the flash compensation to be set in one of Fn button’s slot (like with RX100).
-Allow the use of the camera while connected to the power adaptor like with Rx100 (would be useful for time-lapse or remote shooting without draining the battery).
-Add an option to go back to the focal length the SEL-P1650 lens was set to before the camera goes into sleep mode (annoying when the camera wake up and set the lens to 16mm while shooting remotely with wifi app).
-In playback mode : when viewing a magnified part of a picture, use one of the wheels to change the picture (to compare sharpness between two pictures).
RX100 :
-Decrease the amount of rotation needed to operate zoom and focus with the lens ring.
-Power off : don’t wait for the buffer to clear before retracting the lens !
-Display the focal length when using the zoom lever (it is shown only when you use the lens ring to zoom, for the moment).
Let’s talk about file formats: The argument from the manufacturers is always that new sensors require new formats to cope with the better quality of the new sensor. Another argument is that manufacturers store proprietary information in that file that they don’t want to disclose.
But: What’s the idea of saving secret data in a file which (with a view to the large number of third-party raw converters) obviously nobody needs/uses and which can not be expressed in a well documented file format?
Why camera manufacturers do not document their file formats (which third party raw converter read anyway by reverse engineering) and agree on a common format, like they do with their JPEG files and EXIF data?
For comparison: HTML is now 24 (twenty four) years old. Since then, a lot has changed in the computer- and internet world. But despite those huge changes in content, the HTML file format has seen only minor changes in comparison and every browser can render the pages from 1989. Will I be able to read my a900 files in 24 years time like I can still render my web pages from 1990 today?
I think manufacturer give their RAW specifications to software developer like Adobe. I don’t know if they charge a fee for that. According to Sony representative(can’t remember who) they make propriety raw because the sensor tech keep on changing, so do the readout data and I believe him.
Let’s assume, you are right: Which sense makes it then, that Adobe takes the unpublished specs and converts (and thus publish) the all the data in the RAW file to DNG (introduced in 2004!), independed of camera, sensor, manufacturer, and year, nullifying exactly this argument that each new sensor needs a new file format to represent the higher resolution, larger dynamic range and faster read-out-times of the sensor?
A simple format, a describing header followed by a data container, could contain all possible data coming out of a sensor. It is not the changing sensors. Above all it is ideology. They have almost never made anything open or compatible. Batteries, chargers, mounts, sockets etc. Even between their products many times. The few existing (tripod socket is one) were there decades ago. They cannot understand why Google opened its OS and market. Why their market is falling to them.
If he is going to read this question…then here it is.
I know that after the a900, something like 6 months passed between the a900 announcement and the a850. So…! Are we going to have SLT-a85 or what?
When will Sony come out with a fine art high res sensor 36 mp or larger
thnx
i just want to know since the 58 took over the entry level and part way covers the mide range will there be a true mid range and not the A77 replacement that to me is semi pro/pro crop sensor ( i dont need the A77 but something between the A57 and A65 woudl be great )
Can they make other colours bodies for NEX 7n or 6 series in future? Black mirrorless body sales is bad. I had too much black nex f3, 5r and nex 5n in my shelf and store, as 60 percent of the lenses are silver it doesn’t go well with a black body, modern players do not like black bodies especially when it comes to mirrorless. It would certainly boost sales with a Silver or white Nex 7n. Thanks.
1. Is the A58 UHS-1 compliant? If so, up to what speed? Will a fast enough card be able to compensate somewhat for the shortened buffer?
2. Any particular reason the buffer length was cut so short? Any technical reasons that this had to happen? Or was it a strategic move to cut cost? I’m worried it’s so short that it could actually interfere with successive shots, outside of using continuous shot. I don’t want to be waiting on my camera to catch up.
There is a nice standardzoom (SAL 16-50 f2.8 SSM) for A-Mount.
My Question:
Is there a chance you extend the APS-C Range with a 50-150 f2.8 SSM telezoom?
Background for the question:
The old Sigma 50-150 is very offen asked for in the “sonyuserforum.de” and people pay nearly the orginal price for a 4 year old lens. Many would be happy to get such a lens (advantage over the fullframe SAL 70-200 f2.8 SSM: less weight and size, 50mm starting is for many better then 70mm). Because Sony don´t need the stabilizer in the lens it would be cheaper to produce and more light, then versions for other brands.
(Even Panasonic can offer 12-35 f2.8 + 35-100f2.8 !!)
Please build such lens!
+1000
A DT 50-150 f/2.8 SSM the size/weight of a 70-300G would be perfect !
The old Sigma (replaced by an OS version which is now the size and weight of a 70-200/2.8… and isn’t avaiable in Sony mount) did just that and such a lens would be perfect along the DT 16-50 f/2.8 SSM.
What is the species of Sony NEX-7N ?
– Is Sony aware of the significant demand for a A-Mount fullframe travel zoom in good quality, like a f4 24-105 G or Zeiss?
– Why does A99 not have a function to brighten up the shadows in the viewfinder, for example when pressing the C button? This could be easily done because when you activate DRO5 and press the stop down button you get exactly that effect in the EVF (but spoil your image if you don’t want to have the DRO5 in your JPG). Black shadows without any details are the biggest issue of electonic viewfinders and could be easily solved.
Hello,
I own NEX-5R. Copying images to Smartphone with Play Memories via Wi-Fi is so nice feature.
Apart from the three available options
– This Image
– All Images on This Date
– All Images in The Device
it will be so nice to have 4th option where the user can tag all the images you want to copy to a smartphone.
Can I (we) expect in the near future, the proposed functionality?
Thank you.
Regards
I had the same concern with a NEX-6 but… actually you can choose any picture you want :
-Choose ”All Images on This Date” or ”All Images in The Device”
-A thumbnail of all your pictures (or all the pictures of one day) will be shown on your smartphone screen (it is quick).
-You can select WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE the pictures you want to download !
The trick is that you choose your pictures on your phone and not on the camera (It took some time before I figure it out ^^).
OK. Thanks for share your knowledge. (I have this camera just 4 days … I agree, need time to catch details 🙂 )
That functionality is OK when you need to transfer images to your own smartphone.
But it is unpleasantly when you intend transfer images to ather pearson smartphone … I mean, it’s uncomfortable to ask the person to give you his phone to chose which pictures I want to copy.
It is true that it would be better to be able to check the picture to send to a smartphone on the nex. When you want to delete several pictures, you can select them by ticking a box. I really don’t understand why they didn’t add this option for wifi sharing…
Will Sony make at least one usable and “pro” application for nex cameras? For example timelapse with RAW + bracketing and ability to change exposure during recording. Same with remote to phone where there is no RAW.
Will Sony fix major failure of A99 soft and details less video?
Regarding A99 video:
– Is Sony working on improving the aliasing, moire, and softness?
This has been confirmed by many people, so there is no point in just denying it.
– What about the stills buffer? Can it be improved? It looks like Canon managed to do it through a firmware upgrade.
– Does Sony work on a replacement 70-200G?
– Any plans to upgrade the CZ 85 and 135 to SSM?
Thank you!
I totally agree that the video performance is sub-par for a video oriented full-frame camera.
I think (and I hope) that the problem is on the compression algorithms.
With my Olympus Om-d I can achieve far superior results on camera, with better contrast, better sharpness and less arifacts in the shadows at the same iso speed.
Finally the question for Sony:
– Will you address the problems with the video compression algorithms on the Sony A99?
Since Walt hasn’t asked yet – when is the replacement for the A700 coming?
🙂
LooooooooooL
RX100: Don’t display all the disabled settings on the LCD.
They are flooding the LCD view.
Today I see “Smile off”, “D-R off”, “Face off”,
“Picture effect off”, “Drop sensor off” and “auto portrait framing off”.
Just show icons for features that is enabled.
At least an option to hide icons for disabled features/settings.
RX100 v2 wishes:
– F1.8-F4.0 aperture (even if this makes the camera a bit bigger)
– Electronic view finder (even if this makes the camera a bit bigger)
And… Sony is the most interesting still/video camera maker today.
Keep up the good work! Thanks!
Any new nex 7 firmware for automatic lens compensation for all new 2013 Sony emount lenses ?
Thanks a lot
I’d like to ask what he thinks of the RED lawsuit against Sony, any comments?
Hello
I have another questions :
-Does SONY plan to improve the AF coverage on next high-end SLT (A7x and higher). It is really annoying for me to have all the AF points in the middle of the frame (when you compare to a D7000, D300s or to the new D7100). It is even worse on the A99 which looks like it has the AF sensor of A77 which just covers the center of the full frame sensor.
-Will next high-end APS-C SLT have Wifi sharing and time-lapse features (like NEX-5R and NEX-6 offer via some app) ?
-Why did SONY not chose to use the same menu arrangement on its NEX line than on its SLT and RX lines ? It is really easier to navigate into settings arranged in different tabs (DSLR, SLT, RX), than to have to scroll down again and again and again before you find the setting you are looking for (NEX).
Does Sony find that 8 apps in a 6-month lifespan are enough for an application store?
Does Sony feel that a market with a single developer, without competition, can work just fine?
Why camera’s application API is secret? Does that help on anything mid-term?
What about the phase detection AF of the new SEL18200Le ? is it definitly dead or can we expect a firmware like for the old SEL18200 ?
Thanks everyone for your great questions. I can see many of you have some burning issues you want to be resolved, and other have requests for future products.
Considering we have only 60mins airtime, we wont be able to approach all of these topics, however rest assured we will cover any that we can, and all others will be passed directly to Joe to feedback internally.
During the live show we cannot pressure Joe to divulge confidential information of future developments or to confirm/deny rumors directly. However, we can all impress him and Sony senior management for the desire for products such as a Full Frame NEX etc. Thereby giving them the confidence that the Sony photographer (their consumer) will purchase such a camera.
Please tune in live tonight at 7pm (GMT) and watch the show, participate if you would like to. You might even win a VisibleDust cleaning set.
Register now on http://www.cameradiner.com to gain access – login required to watch live.
Thanks again :o)
Hi Paul, thanks for organising the show. I’m just a bit confused now: I remember a certain Paul Genge of Sony UK, who wasn’t tired to stress not to touch the sensor by any cleanig kit if we don’t want to get the sensor destroyed….
So, I’m wondering now, what’s the aim of winning such a cleaning kit… 😉
Hi RB,
You remember well. And if you win the sensor cleaning set you receive it with a compliments slip that strongly recommends you watch the VisibleDust demonstration/training video before using it. Paranoia runs through my veins. :o)
Many users are concerned about the future of A Mount. I myself have almost no interest in a full frame NEX or the NEX product line (not to pour cold water on it but I’m an A mount user)
So really I’d like to hear from Sony that they are committed to A Mount and are listening to users needs/desires (ie SLT products are nice but we would like DSLR’s too)
There have been a lot of changes from Sony, new proprietary hot shoe, SLT technology but many A mount users feel that the company lacks direction and seems more interested in NEX products.
When is the A78 coming out? What will be the main improvements vs. A77?
Hi, I have recently bought one of your alpha 77 cameras and am very impressed, but have 2 questions.
1) I have had a SAL70400G on order since December. Can you confirm details of the G2 lens ?, When it will be available ?,(I am getting desperate now). How much will it cost ?
2) Due you intend to improve the A77 firmware further, eg tethering etc. or other features. Have you looked at the customer feedback on this camera ?
My wishes (well, just a few of them…).
Should be possible with FW upgrade:
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1) Better JPEG rendition in A77 (and preferably for my old A550 too). I’m told that both RX1 and A99 has got improved JPEG.
2) I can take any old analogue camera and it is ready to shoot when I put it in front of my eye. I can even shoot instantly from my hip if I want.
I want my digital camera to be ready to focus and shoot at least when I have raised it to my eye.
3) Good Tethered shooting AT LEAST from A77 and up, and preferably for all other models too (Canon has). When developing this, involve pro studio photographers in the process.
New hardware needed – A78?
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4) Less lag and slide show effect when shooting fast bursts (I suppose that this will need sensors with faster readout rate than the current generation).
5) This should also make it possible to put in larger buffer sizes – higly in demand.
6) Cross AF sensors only, no single sensors. OK (for me) if the total number of AF points would decrease a little. Can you throw in one central cross 1:2,8 sensor too? And perhaps one cross 1:4,0 also, for all those lenses already out there, and hopfully more from Sony to come in the future? 🙂
Finally, don’t get discouraged if your OLED / EVF / SLT cameras woun’t sell in good numbers yet. Initially when using these cameras, you’ll stumble on its drawbacks only, and the OVF / DSLR cameras look more appealing. But now after four months of using the A77 I have found more and more of its good points, and quite a few which are truly superior! I have to say – there is no going back. Your SLT line is the future – no doubt about that!
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So, what I got from the show: Sony is going to built video cameras, only, and has dropped PHOTOGRAPHY completely. Time to switch the system…. 🙁
What new NEX lenses are in the works? and will there be G lens made for the NEX system
*fingers crossed for a mini 75-300G*
I use A900 with a handful of great glass and would like to receive v3 software that will improve jpg quality up to current standards.
A99 failed to be its replacement for my needs as I really need OVF, zone balancing, raw+small jpg modes that were abandoned in A99… So long live A900, but then one day have to buy Canon and sell Sony stuff away.
Hi Admin,
I really think you should have TWO different views in SAR. One for A-line and one for NEX-line. This should minimize or at least lower user misunderstanding that is almost close to “hate” sometimes. At the moment You can’t mention some goodies for NEX without cries!
When we get e-mount fast zoom ??? 18-55 f2.8 with oss ,please sony .