A7-A7r in Stock status:
The Sony A7 body or kit version is now in Stock in may US stores: Amazon (via third party), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here), FocusCamera (Click here), [shoplink 23175 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 23176 ebay]Cameta (Click here)[/shoplink], Sony Store US (Click here) and so on.
The real problem is that only a very limited quantity of A7r cameras have shipped yet. According to SonyStore US (Click here) the A7r will ship from December 17. You can find a couple of A7r cameras for sale form time to time via third party resellers at Amazon US (now sold out).
FE lens in Stock status:
Only the Zeiss 35mm is in Stock at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
The 55mm Zeiss will ship End of December says Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and SonyStore US (Click here).
The 28-70mm zoom will ship from January according to BHphoto (Click here) and SonyStore US (Click here).
The Zeiss 24-70mm lens will ship End of February says BHphoto (Click here).
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The A7R page at Adorama says:
“Please Note! This Item is on the way to our warehouse and is expected in a few days.”
Any info about when this will ship?
My B&H order has had similar words but it actually says in-stock for the last 6 days yet no shipment.
I received an email from Adorama Customer Support this morning. They told me the A7R would ship in the fourth week of December (depending on manufacturer supply). A couple hours later I received a shipment notice for my order. 🙂
A7R is in stock at Adorama as of this moment. I ordered yesterday and it shipped today!!!
http://www.adorama.com/ISOA7R.html
Received my A7 from BH yesterday. Going to play around with it during my lunch break today. 😀
Hi,does anyone have any info on supplies of the Zeiss 35mm in Europe . I bought the A7 body only as I didn’t want the kit lens but now can’t source the lens ..annoying .
I have the same problem. I just got a Nikon adapter and am using my Nikon primes. Works fantastically and manual focus is a breeze with this EVF.
I was lucky enough to get the 35 on the day I picked up my camera, but I can concur about the Nikon adapter. It is very easy to get great focus. The focus zoom and focus peaking are great.
Has anyone received pre-ordered A7 from Focus Camera?
Hi guys. Would like some advise on purchasing the A7. Hope its ok to ask it here. I do not have many friends who are into photography, especially now with everyone off working at different regions.
I’ve been contemplating on getting the A7 for a while and I am extremely hesitant at getting it. Bordering afraid I guess. I’m worried I would not be using it enough to justify the purchase.
I have been using my dad’s VG10 for about 3 years now, not for anything serious. He’s not using it as much as before. I’ve been doing just the occasional family videos and trips with friends and editing it when I can and stuff. I’m really liking the camera as it gives some good photos and videos (some might not agree but this is coming from a novice). The most recent event was my cousin’s wedding which was a dramatic change of environment.
I have the SEL18200 kit lens, the SEL30F35 macro (was it f3.5?) and recently the SEL35F18 (which I really like for the low light boost).
I’m working now and do not have time for this sort of stuff aside from the weekends and the odd holiday. I would like to get a camera of my own. I’ve looked into the A7 twins and the A7 seems to fit me more than the A7R. However, would this camera be a little too big a jump? I mean it is practically a pro camera. Would it be suitable for my purposes and my skill level?
Very confused right now. Would appreciate some advice if anyone can provide some.
You seem more into videography than photo. Although the a7 cameras are capable of capturing nice video, it is not their strongest feature.
I don’t think these would be much better than the VG10 itself.
A7r would do a better video then the A7. But photographically it’s kinda overkill if you don’t know much or just begun to learn about photography. As long as you’re willing to learn to use the manual mode, I don’t see what’s the problem regardless if it’s a beginner or pro camera as manual mode is well, manual. And if you got the money and feel that the A7 would encourage you to go out and explore, so be it 🙂
Though if you’re looking for a video camera, I’m pretty sure by now you would’ve heard of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera which would be perfect for those who’s into doing video only.
But if you just into learning the craft and would prefer a camera that can do both feature instead of one, the A7/r would be of a better pick.
Sorry for the lateness of my reply guys. It was 0030-0100 here when I posted my question. I’m in Malaysia XD.
Thank you so much for the advice.
I do find myself in video mode often, though I actually use it as a “dslr” more. The video is a bit….mushy….I guess. I’ve seen what the 5DmIII can do (a friend has it in Oz), quite jealous XD. I mostly use the camera in full manual mode, especially focusing. The thing just seems to love focusing on the background a lot and remains stuck there >.<" And the moire DX
I've seen the lad tests of the A7 twins for video mode. I was surprised that the A7r had less moire than the A7. It was a bit counter-intuitive for a camera with no low pass filter. Would anyone know why that is so? Its just bizarre when I here the filter might aid in video.
I've heard of the BMPC Camera. Quite the beast. I didn't look at it because most retailers here do not have it. I was wrong. There's a shop nearby which stocks it -_-". I'll have to look at it into more detail to understand its capabilities.
I'll deliberate over it and decide some…time soon. Yeah. Its quite the leap if I do get it. Not to mention I'll be in crop mode with my lenses T.T
Once again, thanks for the advice guys XD
Much appreciated ^_^
JoJoJo – have you taken a look at the RX10. It may just the thing for you if you like to shoot a lot of video.
I have seen the RX10 too. Its looking very interesting. Especially the full sensor read out. Its does better(?) video than the A7s (I think?) and takes some stellar shots too from the samples seen and hands on by TCS (love their hands on). Almost the perfect all-in-one camera.
The price is the sticky point. Just shy of the A7 body only. And it’s just recently available for preorder here in Malaysia >.<"
The question is will it be worth the price? DX
Thanks for the suggestion XD
So I guess the A7r sold more than A7 hence the delay on A7r and abundan stock on A7.
People who had purchased RX1/RX1r won’t buy the A7 and buy the A7r instead. For those people who owns RX1/r either sell it or keep it as a backup. It has a nice and fast lens.
I’m not sure why they would make the lenses available before the cameras.
You have no built in flash in A7 and A7r
So think twice before the jump !!! We need light to get pictures and sony din’t remenber that need
Just imagine you looking for a cobra while “the fantastic scene” is gone for ever…
Maybe you who the one that doesn’t remember that sony has HVL-F20S. Light, compact and yet way better than any built-in flash you can find.
Even the Cobra will look at you and pose.
I mean Sony HVL-F20M. It’s a nice compact flash
With the last 2 cameras I have owned (5D mk II & D800) I have never needed to use flash for any situation, then again not everyone is taking the same type of photos. Honestly built in flashes are not the best, most people I know who do use them only do so to trigger other off camera flashes if they don’t have some sort of remote trigger already. If you bought this camera without realizing there was no flash, you can not blame Sony for that, only yourself for not reading the product details.
That’s a good feature in my book.
You, Sir, need the light. I have the sun, with me. Every day.
a7R status at Adorama has just been updated to “Packed”.
Ordered late in the day Oct 16 after one too many wines reduced my will power to zero….
Now shipped…
Items Being Shipped
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY
ISOA7R Sony Alpha a7R Digital Camera, Full Frame 36MP, 2.4 million dot OLED Viewfinder, Wi-Fi sharing 1
Mine was also shipped today.
I preordered my camera from precision camera in Austin Texas. And I am receiving it Thursday. They have 6 in hand and I don’t know if they have been paid for. Its worth a try! If you pay ahead of time you are priority on their list.
Precision told me they had 20 pre-orders…
If you are waiting for your order to be filled from Amazon or somewhere else that hasn’t charged you yet, sony store has them in stock online and will waive the expedited shipping, just call them and speak with a photo rep. I cancelled my amazon order yesterday and did this and it shipped out the same day, should be with me tomorrow. Just a heads up because Amazon is being lame with their delivery estimations.
I also ordered mine from Sony and it shipped in less than 24 hours, it is being delivered today! The website currently shows in stock but estimated ship date of 12/17/2013.
Really poor business practice to subvert your primary distribution channel like that. If you are a manufacturer and you are going to sell your own product while expecting your distributers such as Adorama, B&H, etc wait, you are going to just piss off the very businesses you need to make the product successful.. Really, really bad business practice.
For all we know, the winter storms last week disrupted the distribution to some stores vs others.
Boy does that look front heavy.
Hunt’s Photo and Video has 3 unsold A7R’s in stock at this moment. My A7R is being shipped today. They have some buyers waiting for the A7. They have not received the 35mm FE or 55mm FE lenses yet. Hunt’s is located in Melrose, Mass.
Just received my A7r today from Amazon.com, shipped last night with 1 day Prime shipping. I got my Zeiss 35mm on Monday though.
Anyone know of a good dual channel battery charger to go with the NP-FW50?
I saw this one on BH:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/837349-REG/watson_d_4228_duo_lcd_charger_with.html
But it has no reviews and cost 4 times as much as as the single battery charger from the same brand, which has 10 positive reviews.
Yeah, saw that too. Not willing to pay $70 for a charger. Not like I need the fancy LCD screen either.
By any chance, anyone used this before?
http://www.amazon.com/Kapaxen-Channel-Battery-Charger-Batteries/dp/B00DTWGBHW/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386103078&sr=8-1&keywords=kapaxen+np-fw50
Little wary about this since I could not find any review on it.
I ordered this one earlier this week, it is on the way now:
– http://www.bestbatt.com/Sony-NP-FW50-Dual-Channel-Battery-Charger-p/bbdcnpfw50.htm
I have seen this one via Amazon and Ebay:
– http://www.amazon.com/DUAL-ion-1000mAh-NP-FW50-Battery-Charger/dp/B005LS5M9A
– http://www.bestbuy.com/site/revive-replacement-sony-np-fw50-ac-and-dc-dual-camera-battery-charge-for-nex-3-nex-5-nex-6-and-more/1306047980.p?id=mp1306047980&skuId=1306047980
– http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-Channel-Battery-Charger-SONY-NP-FW50-NPFW50-BC-VW1-NEX-3-NEX-5-NEX-7-NEX-C3-/261102795003
I can’t wait till third party manuals come out because the one provided is horrible. I am still trying to figure out if I can zoom the image to ensure focus with a third party lens attached via an adapter… on an A7
Shawn D – Have you tried switching to manual focus? I think if you do that you will be able to magnify and get focus peaking.
I pre-ordered A7R on Amazon on Oct 15th. CC was charged and it says 1 day shipping delivery Dec 5th 🙂
Can’t wait to mount my Canon 200mm F/2 IS L to it 😉
Oh, delivery date has changed since an hour ago, it’s now tomorrow 🙂
Hey Admin,
Are these straps only available in Korea. These things look amazing and rare. I want to order one, any ideas on where else to get them. Sony Store USA doesnt have them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Carl-Zeiss-Strap-Limited-Edition-for-A7-A7R-/251394784785?pt=US_Camera_Straps_Hand_Grips&hash=item3a884bfe11
Man, that is beautiful, I just don’t like how it says both a7 and a7R, also very pricey. Is there any more information on these? I can’t find anything.
Someone told me they are special edition and were sold as an option at release. I’m not if its true but I guess theyre super limited. I have friend trying to get me one in Korea
I just bought one from that same guy in Korea… He had a couple. I think I bought his last one. A bit pricey at $97, but so sexy.
Received the A7r and 35mm lens via Fedex a few hours ago!! I pre-ordered through Sony.com about a month ago. Cant wait to really play with the little bastard tomorrow!
In stock huh. That’s good. I hear the best pictures it takes are from inside the box. Maybe they’ll discount them when they collect an inch of dust on top of the boxes. I hear they work wonders as a paper weight as well. LONG LIVE THE ALPHA!!!!
I recommend counseling.
Being a hater isn’t going to get you closer to more Alpha mount products. Wishing for success on all of the Sony camera products so that the photo division becomes wildly profitable and successful gets you a much higher chance of continued funding for Alpha mount products.
Maybe true. However I had a dream the world was ending and only one camera survived…..it was an alpha.
If you’re in NYC and want to pick up an unopened A7R today, email me. No price mark-up. Just retail+tax.
Got a relative in Japan who said the are selling the A7R for 1850 no tax USD- even sent me pics of him holding it. Now for that price or 1350 for the A7 I’M ALL GIDDY. To bad the whole damn menu is in Japanese. Anyway around this?
No way around that.
At least since the Nex, Sony sells bodies with hardcoded languages depending on the region (their firmware update files are the same for all regions, so you can not hope to switch to english or another language using a firmware update).
Their pricing is very aggressive in Japan, but they make it impossible to change the language to prevent exportation. Learned this the hard way when I was contemplating getting a very cheap Nex 5 over there. 🙁
Thanks for the feedback- that’s actually a lot of help. At that price I had a hard time telling him not to pull the trigger so I guess I’ll wait.
Any idea on the SEL55f18Z pricing?
Got delivery of a A7r yesterday from B&H. Ordered the first day they were taking pre-orders. Seems to work great w my Leica M lenses. Only had a chance to take a few test shots. So far look better than my NEX-7. Noticably more detail from the Leica 90mm F2.8.
Just noticed the A7 has no built in flash. I rarely use flash, but now and then do need one. The small flash on my NEX-7 is adequate for most situations. So what is a recommended flash for occaisional use in an A7? Thinking small, easy to carry in a pocket, not a big powerful unit. Good to 12 ft would be ok.
You ordered an A7R without knowing that it had no built in flash???
My A7r shipped from B&H last week and arrives tomorrow. It’s been sitting in the local UPS facility for the past few days. I guess B&H didn’t want it delivered until tomorrow for some reason. I pre-ordered within minutes of the Sony announcement on 10/15.