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In October we had that big A7-A7r announcement. But it won’t be long until we will get our next big Sony event:
A trusted sources already unveiled to me that Sony will launch new APS-C and Full Frame cameras in Q1 2014 already! He couldn’t unveil more details, he only added one hint: One of the new cameras will be very loved by the SAR community 🙂
Note: From February 13 to 16 there will be the big CP+ show in Japan. Sounds like the right time for such an announcement!
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189 Responses
Z-axis sensor AF !!!
+ 1000
With IBIS a – e mount on a full size camera body….also want higher resolution but dont expect to see that till 2015.
+1. IBIS, Hybrid A/E mount, and at least 36MP.
This!!
…in the body of the minolta dynax 7
The new camera loved by SAR community looks like NEX-7 successor to me.
So far NEX7 successor got 4th place, so… perhaps it is loved, but not by a majority 😉
I voted for New FF A-mount as I’m an A-mount user. Majority of SAR community are NEX users, so logically should be NEX 7 successor, could be wrong though.
Yes it is. I’ll wait for this before switching to A7 from NEX 7. With some new sensor tech the NEX-7 could be as good as the A7r maybe with some less Megapixels. New EVF, Wifi, new sensor, new body is what I expect
I think also…
A6: APSC (Nex7/Nex6 successor)
I thought it would be the long awaited alpha 950 ;). Or should i say a alpha 900 with an improved sensor and a more user friendly software? Please give us a choice within the brand! OVF (A-Mount) or EVF (E-Mount) or an hybrid viewfinder similar to the Fuji X-Pro 1.
I would like to see a NEX-C3 successor with a quiet shutter.
Quiet shooting modes on all the alpha cameras would be nice.
Agreed! 🙂
Too many people prefer fast shutters. Fast = loud. I could easily and happily live with a 1/1000 cloth shutter.
Sure you can, if you’re taking pictures at F16/ISO100 in bright light…
Thanks, but no thanks, unless i see the need for depth of field, which is rare, i’d rather have an ability to shoot with a nice bokeh, rather than limit myself. A65 and A77 have quiet shutters, with 1/4000 and 1/8000 shutter speed respectively. Its about how you make it, things like vibration damping, etc, which directly translates into the Db level of your shutter.
I thought the 3N was the successor or the C3.
Slt or mirrorless a-mount?
Most likely SLT.
If slt should be flip up….sony has a patent for a flip up slt mirror.
+1. I hardly can imagine it otherwise (though Sony is more than capable of being disappointing).
One of them will be loved? Gotta be the NEX-7 successor. Weather seal and wifi is a given. Probably removal of AA filter. Hopefully a more robust body. Question is what else. Although I preordered the A7r, I am not giving up on APS-C E-mount. Small zoom lens such as the 10-18/4 will keep APS-C in my bag. I’ll use the FF with primes only. A FF equiv of the 10-18/4 would be huge.
No matter what sony makes some sar readers will cry…no no dont make that.
You can’t be serious!
NEX-7 replacement is long overdue.
Personally, I won’t go FF before Sony has enough FF E-mount lenses (that I want and that I can afford) or they have IBIS.
Hybrid AF
Same 24 M sensor
Wi-Fi + NFC
Weather sealing
A7 like controls
Alpha menu system
I doubt there will be IBIS.
Unfortunately, Sony probably don’t think that the NEX-7 is long overdue, as they released the NEX-6. And I agree with your list, except the A7 controls. I don’t need a weirdly placed shutter, the NEX-7 controls are just fine.
Well you’re right Vlad.
To be more specific, I want NEX-6 successor with 24 M sensor, longer battery life, a bit faster AF and NEX-7 build quality and body texture. What comes to controls I want 2+1 wheels (either like on NEX-7 or like in A7) and a mode dial. Fn button and custom buttons are welcome as well. Shutter can stay where it is 🙂
I think you’ll get what you are asking for. The problem is when, as the NEX-6 was announced just an year ago.
Of course I would also settle for a 36 M FF NEX-7 with super fast hybrid sensor shift AF, IBIS, 300PPI touchscreen and 3.6 M build-in EVF, bundled with LA-EA4 with the price around $1500.
Sensor shift AF, what else!
A77 successor thank you.
Personally I think that cheap Full frame (D610/6D competitor) would be more urgent, but A77 successor certainly would meet very warm welcome (especially if they finally added mirror flip-up mode).
I’d be happy with either to be honest…
A900 with the new 36mpx sensor and Bionz X and Weather sealed
+1 on that : )
But sadly it will never be : (
Yes, Photo only Retro Style DSLR – A900r
+LV n Play Memories Mobile
For the OVF lovers!
+1000
Don’t even say that!
Now you have me thinking of a new A900 – the best camera Sony has ever made.
YES!!!!
36mp or more without aa filter
1/250th flash sync or more…1/320th or 1/500th 🙂
Full camera control in nfc (200′) via ipad/phone/ etc. shutter aperture and all basics
PLEASE!!!!!!
Easy Pleasey,,, would love this too, too bad it could have been released 2 years ago with relatively low effort, oh well better late than never.
I wonder why he said “one of them will be loved by the SAR community”?
An NEX 5 body Full Frame with IBIS would be the dream that dreams are made of….
E mount + IBIS!!!
A new and innovative a-mount aps-c a77 replacement. The NEX/FF crowds already have a replacement in the A7 (albeit probably via a cheaper second generation version down the line).
I’d rather want some affordable lenses first. Like Canon or Nikon have… 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8,… nice if they can be used for FullFrame and the price is similar to Canikon… maybe some additional bucks for OSS…
for now I am waiting for the 5T to get a heavy discount X’D
Affordable lenses will mostly be from non camera manufacturers like sigma and tamron…..
Sony cannot compete for low price lenses…a few however will be made as kit lenses.
For a moment I was like: What?! But Sony got all of these!
Than I realized you talk about NEXes.
hahaha
the cheap 85mm is only 2.8 ^^, too. I love the Canon 85mm 1.8. I want the same for NEX or Alpha or both XD
True. But it’s tiny and light 🙂 As small as 35 🙂 And it’s sharp even wide open.
FF in Nex form factor, 5 or even better 7 with A7 sensor. Or some Nex with IBIS, though that makes sense on FF.
nex6 with a newer sensor, same megapixel count and in a3000 like improved body with an evf :).
An A3000-like body is not my idea of an improved NEX-6.
+1
+1
Full frame Nex-6
Make a rangefinder with FF and no AA filter, even if its the 24 mpix variety, all my other cameras become paperweights.
Looking to the current portfolios updating trend, one can easily say that;
A99 Successor
36mpix sensor
25 AF points (all in the center) 🙂
3 fps at full resolution
WiFi
NFC
+1
However, I don’t care about WiFi or NFC. Instead, I’d love to see 6 FPS, maybe even more, without EVF lag.
And I’d also like to have a higher resolution display. Today we have “Retina” in every phone or tablet PC, why not having it in a camera?
A99 is a pro grade camera so won’t get replaced so fast. If the rumors posted here are correct, then looks like it is a budget FF (A88?) with 36mp sensor (I thought more pixels mean higher model?)
Not according to Sony. None of their current line up is “pro” level. All are “mid level”. Check their website.
Yah, two pro models coming – one for fast action sports and one for video. If A88 really comes with 36mp I think this is truly a value-for-money budget FF.
A99 is nowhere near a pro grade camera. AF is terribly lagging behind.
I’d like a 50mm RX2, but I feel lonely in this.. 🙂
You are not alone 🙂
You guys are alone. 24mm 🙂
Vlad, the 24mm is the RX2R Landscape-Photography version! 😉
A 50mm RX2 for me as well!
I’m actually surprised they didn’t introduce the RX1 with a 50mm lens right out the gate. Aiming the model towards enthusiasts and pros, isn’t 50mm the most popular prime lens people buy? Personally I’m a 35mm shooter and do see the benefit with sticking that lens on their first FF compact since it offers more versatility when you’re stuck with one lens. But totally, I can see Sony introducing a 50mm version. If they don’t, that could be a missed opportunity there as I am sure you are not alone in wishing for that focal length. The market right now is completely flooded with FL around 35mm prime compact models (APSC sensors of course) so Sony has the opportunity to snatch up the crowd looking for a more focused FL and with FF capability.
I think 35mm FF-Sensor with a 35mm Focal Lens is… Zen-like
Fullframe NEX with RF shape and IBIS.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS (I also voted for a RX2)
I kinda hope it will be good, I am on the edge to try out/switch to an OM-D. I guess a weather sealed NEX with a nice sealed tele zoom or prime will hold me back…
E mount i IBIS!!!
FF E-mount with IBIS! Don’t care what is looks like! Can be bigger than A7 even!
I’m getting tired of hearing about the next big camera announcement. Seriously Sony, your cameras are fine; give us lenses.
this, even the lifecycle of the RX1, a high-end camera is too darn short.
Give use FIRMWARE!
None of the above: I want an A mount FF hybrid with CDAF/PDAF on the sensor and IBIS.
– A mount for the really fast lenses (fast starts at f/1.4).
– IBIS for the low light.
– No translucent mirror for accurate focus with the fast lenses, and better noise performance.
Yes, I live in the dark.
“One of the new cameras will be very loved by the SAR community”
FF E-mount without bump (EVF integrated in rangefinder style design) and with IBIS, 10 bit 4K60p and organic sensor.
Add sensor z- shift auto focus and high resolution and Im in.
uh, yes. And please don’t forget the 1200 PDAF pixels.
I doubt Sony would release another FF compact/rangefinder/”NEX” ILC so soon after A7, but then again it’s Sony and most of the things they do don’t make any sense.
uh, yes. And please don’t forget the 1200 PDAF pixels.
How about a77 Firmware Updates for us people that have ALREADY BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCT? How about a77 Firmware Updates for us people that have ALREADY BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCT? How about a77 Firmware Updates for us people that have ALREADY BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCT? How about a77 Firmware Updates for us people that have ALREADY BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCT? How about a77 Firmware Updates for us people that have ALREADY BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCT? How about a77 Firmware Updates for us people that have ALREADY BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCT?
+10^9
I’m afraid Sony doesn’t care about people who already bought their cameras.
I would love to see Sony surprise everyone and introduce thier new stacked..new technology sensor NOW…before the competition is ready with thiers.
It should have extremely high resolution, z-shift af, ibis and a/e mount.
The body should be shaped like a video camera laid on its side…
That would allow maximum room for sensor travel along the z axis without making the body huge.( it should not be a compact camera.)
If sony introduced this now instead of waiting till 2015 , when the competition will be ready for them, they will score a home run…posdibly a grand slam!
Nikon will launch one next year. There will be a 2 year wait before it can be seen in a Sony cam. Just look at what has been happening in the past years.
If canon or nikon launch thier organic sensor before sony…no one will have reason to switch to sony and the opportunity to increase market shre will be gone.
Unless sony BOTH makes it possible to buy a sony to use with non sony system…AND makes people want to switch by producing a sustantially better sensor…they will not succeed in substantially increasing market share.
Half efforts wont be good enough.
TBH: If Sony would release new type of sensor: I for 100% wouldn’t buy it. Sony got a very long history of screwing 1st generation of innovative cameras – it’s but better to wait for 2nd or 3rd generation.
But it’d certainly be a good sign for future. 🙂
What long history? a100 and a700? a900? a580? a55 maybe? a77 or a99? I can’t think of a model that screwed people over. And they haven’t been making the alpha model long enough to have a long history.
A55, A99, A900 (to a limited degree), NEX3, NEX7 (famous overheating drama), and now seems like A7(r) repeats the story (corner sharpness & lenses drama).
ps. A100/700 were mostly K-M designs.
a A7R successor would be nice!
The A7R is looking very dated already, 36mp FF mirrorless is so October.
Who need lenses when you can have new camera very few months.
I hope you are joking
I like nex-7, but it’s time is over. It is new the time for A7. A7 is at the same pricepoint and brings more camera.
NEX-6 will likely be the King of APS-C
I wonder if this was Sony’s intention all along, introduce a model that has the same format factor and built-in EVF as its older brother, but limit it in build quality and the beloved trinav interface to prevent aping the aging king.
Then again, does Sony ever look that far into the future and plan their products accordingly? Probably not. If they really did, I would’ve thought that their high end e mount lenses like the 24mm Zeiss would already be FF compatible since they originally designed th e mount to be FF compatible anyways.
A A7(r) with a silent shutter would be suffisant for me. Or a RX1 with a tiltable screen.
Why is there always a discriminent factor in all offers?
I would love a rx1r2.. Flip and or touch screen 36mp!
Maybe the will introduce a new A7r that has the ability to actually focus, has a touchscreen, quieter shutter, supports tethering, can bracket more than three frames and has more than two lenses.
I keep hearing rumblings of a 4K video capability camera (SLT?) – can anybody shed any light on this? Sort of makes sense if Sony wants to drive 4K acceptance at a consumer level.
Technically, A7(R) are already capable of 4k video, HDMI-only.
Seems like the problem stays in memory (recording speed), not camera.
I read somewhere that Sony is waiting for H.265 to be ratified before camera’s like the A7(R) get 4k. I don’t think the FF 4k rumors have said if the camera is like the vg900 or if it’s SLT.
I bet there will be NEX 7 successor. But NEX 7 styled FF E mount camera will even be better!
Hope we’ll be seeing reliable rumors by late Dec.
I’m not going to buy any camera of those listed. A7 is on my wish list. But I will probably skip it now and buy an A-mount prime instead.
Cheap NEX-5 like FF camera with EFSC and I am in 😉
Could not select that already patented NEX-5 styled FullE-Mount Camera, you’ve posted here recently, but I’d definetly voted for that.
I think it will be a pro FF a-mount body. Since the professional service programme by Sony is going to be launched next year globally. To compliment this, or vas versa, it shall be a pro camera.
That’s what I’m hoping for. I just bought the 50mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar SSM lens and I’m starting to feel like it’s out-resolving my a900’s sensor! It’s hella good. The images have an almost medium format feel to them, especially in the bokeh department!
My wish list for their stills focused, pro camera is as follows:
– Full Frame A-Mount
– 36 MP (with an AA filter) (release an “r” version for those who don’t want it)
– a built in vertical grip
– a much improved EVF with no viewfinder lag
– a better buffer and/or Bionz processor so that there’s no viewfinder blackout (especially when shooting in bursts)
– a higher magnification ocular and/or a physically larger EVF so that manually focusing becomes easier with a “big view”…
– heck, scratch those last 3… Just give us the a900’s excellent pentaprism and an OVF if current technology can’t exceed it yet!!! (let those who want an EVF attach the same accessory EVF that the RX1 uses to the multi-interface hot-shoe!)
Oh yes, and…
– the sensor should have a native ISO of 50 (so that one can shoot at f/1.4 without having to use an ND filter outdoors!) plus a truly usable ISO 6400…
+1000
I also bought the excellent ZA50/1.4, nothing to complain except the barrel distortion.
Please Sony give us a DSLR as an interim solution so you can buy time in developing EVF and OSPDAF technologies!
A fast & accurate double-cross centre AF that works in all lighting conditions (just like the A900) is all I need!
just curious – what’s the benefit of not being able to detach the grip?
Better sensor cooling, more space for memory, more space for internal electronics (what might allow better / more CPUs), more reliable body, etc.
I know NEX users might not understand it, but let’s not pretend that it doesn’t give any advantages.
Plus… If the grip isn’t detachable, SONY won’t have the option of attempting to sell us a “bundle” that includes the camera body & the grip (and a shitty flash) when it’s a year or three down the road after the camera’s release. You know… Around the time that the other camera manufacturers are lowering the prices on their camera bodies…
What about a built in Tripod!? 😛
Sony Germany just called my on the phone to tell me that my A7 will be delayed until the end of January 2014 due to high demand!!! I guess I’ll try to get it from a dealer. They are also keeping my money for the whole time, they have it already, unless I cancel the order. Funny!
How about releasing some lenses instead? I love Sony’s sensors, but offering more camera bodies than lenses is somehow ridiculous.
Lol there are plenty of lenses to choose from. Just open your wallet. We need an a900 upgrade.
Sony is on fire!
They may have to change the Alpha logo colour from ‘burnt orange’ to ‘flaming red’
Hmmmm?? Let’s see, he said that the SAR community would love the new camera release, so then it must be a lower end full frame that is 16 mp or 24mp. Probably apc size sensor and has the form factor of a pair of spy glasses!!!!
Ok, I know some people don’t like the A7 design and preferred the NEX 7 design and wished the FF Nex followed it but why the heck would Sony release another similarly priced FF E mount just with a different design, one being the film SLR style camera vs rangefinder style camera? But this is Sony after all and some things they do doesn’t make any sense.
My bet is it’ll be the long awaited Z-Axis Sensor shift A Mount, ILC-A, probably will be mirrorless.
With Sony’s numbering system (NEX3, 5, 7) and the introduction of the A7/7r maybe there’s room for an A5 and A3 FE mount camera?
LCD only (no evf). Maybe less video features. Possibly not weather-sealed.
Priced at $1299 and $999?
Sony is using shotgun tactics. There is no logic in that.
Certainly has to be IBIS. I always hear that one. That would open up a whole new world of telephoto lenses for the A7/7R. Although, I’m not sure how they currently perform on adapted NEX bodies because I’ve never looked into putting a giant 70-200/300 on my NEX body.
It would also be great for video.
NERWS: Sony A7R DxOMarked!
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Database/Sony/A7R
Overall Score 95
Portrait
(Color Depth) 25.6 bits
Landscape
(Dynamic Range) 14.1 Evs
Sports
(Low-Light ISO) 2746 ISO
Still – a bit behind D800E in DR/noise
It got posted last week on SAR. Not really a news.
After introducing FF I will be more frequent on SAR then 🙂
One of the new cameras will be very loved by the SAR community
Through all the years here on sar ive seen the most people cried about loosing theyre OVF.
So i guess there will be a new camera with OVF.
I vote FF, light and small size a-mount. something like a7+ la ea4.
Unless Sony is planning to trash the A mount any time in the near future and move its customer base towards e mount, I too, would be very interested in a compact A mount body. Just remove the mirror and why stick to such a large form factor? Even if they had to compromise on that particular model by not including the rumored five axis stabilization in future models, I think it would still be a very compelling option since you would already have the a mount ecosystem to work with rather than waiting by the sidelines in e mount land, hoping Sony will release the lens you need. That’s my current situation and it is no fun. I’m anxiously waiting for some telephoto primes to complement my 24 and 50 that I use every day 🙁
Mirror doesn’t have anything to deal with size of a camera. They can leave SLT intact. Just copy the size of Minolta SLR (say: XD or at least: A7), minimize amount of electronics, and bang! You have it. 😉
I’d love to see a bigger camera, not a smaller one…
Me too. The pro grade A-Mount lenses balance terribly on the a99, even with the a99’s grip attached. I’d hate to see how badly they balance on the A7…
Obviously the most fascinating feature would be Z-Axis AF. This would revolutionize the camera world: Basically that would mean every SLR le s from any maker (if adapter exists) could work on those in AF mode. Even if it is not the fastest and needs roughly prefocussing, it is still better than manual focus.
I’d love to see a FF NEX-7 style camera–or not because I’ve got the A7 on order despite its faults. Realistically it will be a FF SLT or A-mount mirror less.
I think it will be cheap FF SLT – the last of its kind like A580.
Here is an oddball thought of a new camera. What if they introduced that recently rumored NEX5 FF camera but with a low res sensor like 16-20mp and it instantly became the high ISO king of the camera world. Unless you live to regularly print large, how many mp does one normally need anyways. They have the A7r for those that are looking for ultimate resolution, what about a camera for ultimate noise free images?
I’m not personally wishing for this type of camera but I think the concept in itself may be a game changer as it completely goes the other direction versus the latest cameras.
That would be interesting.
I vote for a
1- 36MP FF with optional AA filter
2- Rangefinder form factor with optional EVF (RX1 or Fuji or Leica aesthetics)
3- Touchscreen of capacitive type. It should be possible to manage all camera functions through the touch actions
4- Improved menu interface (based on icon button rather than lists)
5- Hybrid AF system (improved to the same level as Olympus)
6- Standard flash hot shoe (like A7/r)
7- Better video compression rate (like Panasonic m4/3 cameras)
with optional uncompressed video through HDMI
8- Option to attache external third party microphones (through an XLR adapter like A7/r)
9- USB 3.0 (it’s been around for a couple years by now)
10- Improved and usable Play Store applications
11- (Ideally) an absolutely electronic shutter curtain (crossing fingers for the technology to mature up for this soon)
12 Network connectivity
13 In body image stabilization (cameras doesn’t have to be super compact just like Olympus). IBIS can be activated in crop mode if necessary.
Sony should not wait for other manufacturers before adding useful features such as touchscreen and USB 3.0 to all its cameras. This would make Sony an ‘Apple’ for the world of cameras so that people are convinced Sony is the symbolic icon of pioneering engineering.
“Improved and usable Play Store applications” – wow. people really got their priorities messed up these days.
Why do you say so?
1- fair enough
2- might be an interesting departure for Sony
3- Touchscreen – not terribly fussed. Fingerprints & changing functions with my nose put me off a bit.
4- God please no!!!
5- ok but harder to implement due to larger sensor
6- as have had all new Sony cameras since the a77/nex7…
7- If thats what tickles your fancy but I doubt it will be that important to many
8- same again – exactly what percentage of buyers will find that important?
9- yup
10- Really???!!! So they can charge you for things that the camera should be able to do in the first place… Great!!!
11- Hope this comes soon too. Opens up a whole new world of feature design.
12- Not interested.
13- Definately on my list too.
Nex-7 with 5 axis IBIS, 32mp, kit lens the new coming Samyang 50mm f1.2
ok i like the news of new cameras and an FF at best … but prices it’s to high for an ordinary person to grab to ..^^
Loved by us? Let’s see…
-flip-able SLT
-NEX-7 shaped FF
-OVF
-IBIS
NEX-7 FF is unlikely because they just released A7 series. How about OVF camera with an on-sensor PDAF for video and LV or..OVF-EVF hybrid with dual-mirror mechanism? That would be truly revolutionary.
Would this dual mirror mechanism that you envision allow for a pellicle mirror as well as a standard 100% light reflecting mirror? I’m all for an OVF option coming back. Especially if it was some kind of hybrid viewfinder!
Pure fiction at this stage, but possible. They(or Nikon?)have a patent for that if I’m not mistaken. A7 body style/size is a plus.
Sony has a patent for a flip up slt mirror.
It does not appear to work like a slr…either use it as slt or flip it up and dont use it at all.
It is not.fiction because sony actually does have a patent and therefore it does exist.
We do not however know if sony will actually produce it or just produce the same old slt that everyone complains they dont want, including me.
I’ll be pissed if they announce an a7 like camera with IBIS right after I get an a7
I think that will happen!
That’s exactly what’s going to happen bud and a NEX-7 successor of your dreams!
Makes me seriously consider cancelling my pre-order and wait to see what happens. I’m not interested in A mount so much (just because I don’t want the weight), but I would really like IBIS so I can actually use the LEA-4 and turn the mirrorless body into a proper A mount camera. This would let me use A mount lenses if I wanted, and get full, proper AF.
Canon lenses are usually better and you can get the OS to work, but even with an adapter the AF isn’t going to be up to par. IBIS is really the way to go if you’re going to make a camera compatible with a wide range of lenses. Of course, sensor shift AF would be huge too.. but that sounds complex and potentially problematic.
I have an NEX-6 in the meantime, I guess.
The big problem with the lens lineup is they’ve split their lens market. You can’t really use alpha lenses fully on the FE because of the lack of IBIS on the NEX. While shorter focal lengths would be okay, it’s still not the same as if you were shooting on an alpha mount camera.
Canon can easily claim you can use all their EF lenses on the mirrorless body. I don’t think Sony can make quite the same without IBIS on the body or more OS alpha lenses.
The poll choices were poor, the only valuable choices would be those with Olympus 5-axis IBIS. Admin, this is what we need to make sure Sony understands is important to produce.
The Poll is about type of camera not features
Hope Sony will reveal a Nex 6 with touch screen for all my manual lenses 🙂 It’s the only thing missing to make the Nex 6 the perfect camera for me. And I hope for more flashes which will work with the new Nex 6 hot shoe.
Full Wish List:
• 36mp or higher A mount Full Frame.
• Better pro level customer support
Thats it.
Every other feature I’ll accept.
I’d love to see an a-mount camera without the slideshow effect during burst shooting. Even if I can’t afford it, at least they will have proved it can be done…
HYBRID A\E MOUNT!!!
Agreed. This would be interesting. I’d like to open myself up to Canon adaptors so I can acquire a 400mm 2.8.
With a Canon 400/2.8 it is probably better to use a Canon 1Dx or 7D mk2 when it comes. Nikon’s offerings are more affordable with better cameras, but wait for a Sony mirrorless for these lenses sounds strange to me.
Btw, Sigma is rumored to release a 400/2.8 OS Sports during 2014…
I dont think there will be a low cost d610/6d competitor. Sony seems to go the other way and try to become a higher price higher quality brand. They have a long way to go, but they won’t buy market shares with cheap cameras.
My guess is a high resolution FF SLT with 48 megapixel and a manually flippable mirror. This means A-mount only, unless they are really innovative and combines it with an integrated adapter. Or make it E-mount mirrorless and bundle LA-EA4 (5?).
And on top of it they add something extra that no one ever had imagined or asked for that unfortunately has a major drawback 🙁
Well nobody knows. Just guessing, but I am pretty sure tvat there will be a very high resolution model.
Unless Sony fixes the problems with TTL flash metering, I will not go back to Sony fat cameras, but stick with Nikon DSLR that is truly great with their CLS.
Sony keeps us waiting.
+1
It’s never something 100% up-to-date… or 100% bug-free… or 100% crippled-feature-free from Sony.
Rather, it’s always about that new untested technology that Sony itself will abandon with the next iteration.
And, yes, we keep waiting for that 100% camera… thanks to SAR.
What’s with all the specs masturbation? How about a camera that just makes it possible to take great pictures? Oh wait, just about every modern DSLR, mirrorless ILC and advanced compact camera can do that, if only the photographer knows what he’s doing. I guess that’s the problem with people who constantly desire the next great camera release – they lack the skill and talent to take a decent photograph, and they blame it on their equipment.
I’m a sports shooter, so I’d love to see a d4 / 1dx competitor from sony. But I’d settle for updated a99 / a77’s.
Well, you can actually like new technology, clever features and hich performance and still be a good photographer. You dont need lousy equipment to take good pictures. I agree that most DSLRs of today are good and that a skillful photographer can take great pictures without having the latest and greatest gear, but it will not probably be worse with even a better camera.
I for one like the photocraphic technolocy a lot.
If you are satisfied with what already exists, good for you.
“What is the camera you are hoping to see in February?”
Sensor shift AF APS-C NEX-7 styled E mount camera. With IBIS.
Well, I don’t really hope anything other than that Sony accomplishes to deliver something without any major faults. They need to address the flash metering and AF functionality.
My guess is that it will be a very high resolution SLT (~50 mpx)with 4K video.
Sony is coming out with a camera sar readers will love……must be a new 3 megapixel camera.( yes i said three)
Barry, would you buy a 36/32 apsc nex 7 successor?
Not a nex because it does not have ibis.
I would consider a mount with ibis
I would also consider hybred if it has ibis and sensor z shift focus.
Since a really high res ff will probably not be out till 2015 (this is what I really want) I do not want to wait that long for it.
If a higher res c comes out that is fully compatable with my a mount lenses and the price is rite I would buy it.
I would not buy it if it is too expensive because for me this would be an interim camera to temporarily meet my needs until the camera I want is available.
You know you can take pics at 36 megapixels and downsample by a factor of 12 and get awesome noise free, crazy-sensitive 3 megapixel images? Some cameras (I don’t remember if my NEX can) do it in body for you!
This is popular in astrophotography. Makes even real noisy pics look awesome.
We just want a small body E-mount camera designed just for video – not a hybrid. How about:
10 bit
better codec so we can have more room for grading
global shutter
more dynamic range (film level)
more options for fps (time lapse and slow mo)
Personally, I do not care about 4k. Just give me really good 2k.
Give us something that beats Black Magic or Digital Bolex. The existing NEX cameras (including the video cameras) do not supply what the market wants.
Panasonic has a rumored GH4 with:
4K/24/25/30fps
16mp sensor with full pixel readout
10bit 4:2:2 codec (likely AVC Ultra)
200Mbit MP4 ALL-I and 100Mbit IPB options
Adapter that sits on the camera has 4x 3G-HD-SDI and 2x XLR
Up to 30fps in 4K mode
OLED monitor, 1 million dot
21mm OLED viewfinder, 3 million dot
Form factor similar to the GH3 but slightly larger, all output jacks facing out of the left side
Time code
Sony can do better.
Things that would make me cancel my A7 order.
– Rx2 same as RX1 35mm (with tilt screen, wifi, hotshoe and PDAF)
– A7 with IBIS
– A7 without EVF bulge or in Nex body.
– A7 with built in flash
No f1.4 lenses, and Sony has no answer to Leica Noctilux, the Lord of Low Light Lens
Does this seriously surprise you? Since when was Sony in the business of making $5,000-10,000 lenses? If you’ve got that kind of cash and are itching to spend it on a lens or two, buy a Leica. Or buy a Leica lens and use it on your NEX.
Update to RX1 (RX1 Mk II, or RX2) is great!
Update to NEX 7 is fine.
A new FF NEX is even better.
But:
No wide angle FF fast prime (35mm f2.8 is not fast enough,
and furGadsake, why release a 55mm??)
No Ultra Wide angle (14mm – 21mm)
from Sony/Zeiss.
Sony Zeiss forms a great partnership. The new A7 is a masterpiece of miniaturization engineering but:
it is 2 steps backward when the 24-70mm f4 (!) is one big honking lens that overwhelms the body
Engineering will always improve. Physics can’t be overcome, however. Good quality, full frame lenses simply will be bigger than poor quality and/or APS-C lenses. There’s a few, but not a terribly large number of exceptions.
A new and state-of-the-art NEX-7!! With the PROPER SOFTWARE!! WITH A CLEAN AND SHARP LIVE-VIEW!!
I will save my money for February 😀
Hope for:
$1200 or less body
full frame
simplified, not full of gadgets and excess features for non photographers
pentaprism (yep!) so the battery lasts longer (trade off worth it to compete with others)
competes with Nikon D610
appealing to pros and photo students (like the D610)
a pentaprism in a mirrorless camera? do you want to glue it to the lcd screen???
He never said mirrorless. Sounds like he wants a 6D/D610 competitor.
nex-5 with FF sensor please. =(
is this a camera site only? i dont see camcorders, id hope sony adds 4k on their vg series, maybe make a pocket 4k 1/3 w/interchangable lens. black magic contender.
Will there be an RX1 successor? Or is that the Alpha 7?