The A7r Stock sold by Amazon itself but there are still cameras in Stock via third party resellers (Click here) at Focuscamera (Click here) and at [shoplink 23318 ebay]BestBuy (Click here)[/shoplink]. The camera is now slowly climbing the popularity ranking at Amazon (Click here) but I guess the Stock is still not large enough to get on position one.
There is a huge $80 price drop on the Sony QX10 at Rakuten (formerly buy.com).
First Zeiss 55mm lenses are for sale on [shoplink 23311 ebay]eBay Hong Kong (www shipment)[/shoplink].
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New camera roadmap rumors are not consistent… shall we expect news at CES? Or do we have to wait even longer?
Sony built two cameras basically the same except with a higher and lower resoljtion sensor.
The pupblic has clearly spoken A7R they want the higher resolution not the lower res.
I have answered to over a yaer of critisism flom SAR pixel phobics about how no one needs more pixels. To those critics I give you back your own words…
You are a small minority….get over it….sony will not make a camera just for you….
That felt good..Ive waited a long time to say that.
the more data the better
Yes: Resolution rules! – and, ultimate resolution rules, ultimately!!!
But, for these mounts (with short flange distance) coupled with the size constraints of a 35mm 2 dimensional sensor, I would actually prefer 24MP – sans AA & PDAF. Oh well, probably next year (or, “forced” into a7r in the meantime ;-)).
I went for the A7R because I like the look of files without an AA filter – but am really paying in the corners with some of my favorite lenses.
The A7 really does have an important place in the line for a lot of reasons.
What do you say Bart? Do you think it’s time to update your profile pic to the A7R instead of that old Leica that’s in your hands.
Give me the 54MP MONSTER!
The one with the Barry Sensor
The Amazon breakdown is always interesting. Having just looked at it, the A7r is #3, the A7 is #23, and the A7 with lens is #28. On the Camera Bundle portion (this is a different category), the A7r is #21 and the A7 is #98 and #99 (there are two different A7 bundles.)
Apparently UnicornsbyBarry has some inside information that the rest of us don’t have and is ready to gloat because of superior intelligence. Now if only he could show us his superior intelligence by learning to type and spell :/
well said.
The Amazon ranking apparently doesn’t prove your point but could serve to prove his. Rankings from major resellers are highly unlikely to be of any indication on which cameras are “better”, since budget buyers make up the majority of any market, and most buyers aren’t educated enough to see through advertisements and really choose the best. So most of the time mid-to-low-end models should dominate the ranking, and they’re there more because they’re cheaper than they’re better. So in this matter, it could be that most people want higher resolution, or it could be otherwise, but either way the major inhibition factor is the price.
However, if you pick out only very closely related and closely positioned models and compare their sales numbers, the ranking could serve to reveal the needs of a specific group of consumers that both products cater to, and could then answer a question like “How much resolution does the average high-end mirrorless buyers need?”. From this perspective, judging from the Amazon rankings, low-res users are indeed a minority among people using high-end mirrorless.
You didn’t read what I said here very carefully. I did not say that one camera is better than another or that one camera is outselling another. What I said was that Amazon has so many categories, it is difficult to say what the rankings mean. Obviouslly the A7R is getting most of the attention so will probably sell more than the A7 initially. Just like the A77 probably outsold the little brother A65 when they were first released. According to Amazon rankings now, it appears that the A65 is outselling the A77.
I bought the A7 because that is what I could afford, just like I bought the A65. Yes, the A77 was a better camera as far as features were concerned, but it had the same sensor as the A65. I could take the same quality of photograph with my “cheap” A65 for less money.
In the long run, will the A7 outsell the A7R because of price as the excitement wears off? I don’t care because my A7 with a full frame is a killer camera.
Sorry, about the “better camera” issue, I actually meant that under optimal(and of course impossible to achieve) conditions, the better the product, the better the sales, but I didn’t clarify on that.
You’re right that the Amazon rankings don’t mean much, except if you keep your eye on it long enough for statistically significant results.
It didn’t come to me that A7r had more attention, I first thought that A7 had more attention because it’s the cheapest FF to date with more all-rounded features (not so torturing shutter noise/better AF/less heat issue) and actually plays better with most lenses. It should appeal to a wider audience but according to Amazon it’s actually selling less. Maybe semi-pro users are more hesitant to try out new technology.
I have trouble with my smartphone.
Apparently with all of the typos on “smart phones” we should rename them “dumb phones” 😉
I call them ” not so smart phones “
At the same rate of depreciation as the QX10… A7R will be $1474 in february. Great news!
Prices on new cameras will continue to decline in 2014.
As seen in the 54mp sensor article new sensor technology will replace bayer sensors in 2015 or 2016.
The prices for bayer sensor cameras will continue to drop because this technolgy will soon be replaced.
Prices on photographers is declining too… am I to be replaced also?
Better ask your partner about that
Newer is not necessary better. Especially from Sony. I still have a 3rd gen VAIO Z that I like much better then VAIO Pro (I had that one for a week and then returned).