An anonymous source told me that Sony is about to announce a whole bunch of new A and E-mount lenses for the Photokina show in September. But he also pointed out that most of these lenses will be native E-mounts.
In the past months I posted some lens info like the 16-35mm f/4,0 FE Zeiss, 24-105mm A-mount, the fast FE prime, the four (or five) manual focusing FE Zeiss and so on. I hope to have a SR5 confirmed list of the new lenses soon.
I thank the source for sharing the info and I hope he can spill out some camera info too 😉
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Will there be any TCs in E mount for the slow zooms? Also, any news on the T/S lenses for any mount?
You know there are 2 Schneider T/S lenses avalible for A-mount ?
https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=1822
There are Soviet TS lenses. There is a Mirex T/S adapter as well. None are from Sony. Canon and Nikon have their own TS lenses, in addition to the 3rd party options, for example.
Your point being?
Unless you need it for work if not the price is out of reach for most of us.
Sony would be foolish to release a T/S lens at this point. Especially when the few users who would buy them (at OEM prices) can buy any of the current ones in the market.
Correct me if I’m wrong here, but aren’t most T/S lenses manual focus already? Why not just get a legacy T/S lens for a quarter of the cost you’d likely spend on a Sony one and be done with it?
They will always demand what they can’t have, but never buy it if it were available.
If you are talking about me- FYI- I buy every single Sony lens. If I keep all/any is a different issue.
Just waiting for a 85mm or 135mm 1.4/1.8/2.0 lens. Currently I’m thinking to get me a Fuji X-T1 and the 56mm/f1.2 and the upcoming 90mm/f2 if Sony isn’t going to give what I want 😀
That’s nice, you do that 🙂
Lose the AF and enter abundance.
lens updates for the new AF system?
What about cine-FE, like 28-135 f/4?
It’s already on the roadmap to be announced this year. Pretty well certain they will announce all their lenses for 2014 in one hit (photokina)
With the FE35, FE55, FE70-200, all I need is the 16-35 and I’ll be happy. I don’t understand the total absence of communication from Sony regarding lenses…
It’s Sony…
It’s buisness/marketing, Same thing here I don’t need a fashion presentation just the lens!
So the one lens you are waiting for has already been detailed and this is bothering you why?
Detailed ? Who detailed it ? Do you know when the lense will be released, and most of all, available for purchase ?
No ? I thought so.
Hmm, let’s see: August, September, October, November or December – take your pick. Do people really need daily reassurance?
No price, no release date, no dimensions, no weight, not even a single picture. No need for daily reassurance, but sticking to their own roadmap would be nice.
And they haven’t yet? Are those waiting on this lens going to buy something else if it is a few grams or few mm’s bigger / smaller than they are expecting?
No, they haven’t. The UWA is clearly shown in the first half of this year on the roadmap.
As to your second question, I am not sure I understand you.
Really? Maybe you should count the pixels on the roadmap to pinpoint the exact second it will be announced? Well, once you have the details are you going to buy something else instead, like one of the alternative UWA zooms in E-Mount?
Zorak and me aren’t understanding the lack of communication from Sony and this, for some reason, really drives you crazy. Got up on the wrong side of the bed?
Can you tell me what is the point of that roadmap then, if it is going to be off by months? If you are so sure of yourself when saying that the lens will be only a “few grams or few mm’s bigger/smaller” than “our” expectations, feel free to share with us the technical details and let’s see how close you’ll manage to get, when the lens is actually announced.
I am certainly looking at that roadmap when making my purchasing decisions, because that is the only thing we have right now. And, yes, depending on its dimensions, weight, filter thread and plenty of other considerations, I might very well not buy the lens and go the adaptor route, plenty of alternatives there. Not sure, what’s so difficult for you to understand here.
The lens isn’t announced because it isn’t ready. It’s really quite simple. Only slow f@rckin’ Sony users have trouble figuring that out. If Sony was ready to be selling it today, don’t you think they would be? When the product is finalised and ready to ship, specs will be given. It’s really THAT simple. Did Canon have a roadmap for the 16-35mm f4 IS that their users demanded to know the exact specs of before release? Does anyone? Would you like Sony to wipe your bum for you as well? If you want to buy something else, go for it man. Freakin’ age of entitlement, geebus!
You are joking, right? Asking Sony to stick to their own roadmap is ‘entitlement’ now? They made this roadmap and they showed the status of the 16-35 as ‘updated’ in the beginning of May. If it isn’t ready, they can just say so, that is the communication Zorak and me are talking about. Now, THAT is simple. According to you, we should discard the roadmap and just wait until Sony is ready, however long it takes, one month, three months, a year. If that is ok with you, fine. Not ok for me. Entitlement, lol. Freaking age of straw man arguments and people venting on the net. Grow up.
Seriously man, you are making assumptions based on when YOU think it should have been released. I see no dates on there other than 2014 and 2015. You are just guessing and getting antsy. When was the exact day of launch on the Canon roadmap? When did Sony say they were releasing this lens? Oh that’s right, other than 2014 they haven’t. Get over yourself, you are not important, you are not a beautiful and unique snowflake princess. You will get the info you want when they are ready to give it to you.
Haha, mate, I could say exactly the same for you. Not much of an argument what you have there.
I don’t care about Canon’s roadmap, I don’t use their products. On Sony’s roadmap the lens is shown to be announced in the first half of the year ( see how polite I am? I am repeating myself just for you ). Rather logically, I am expecting that it will be actually announced around that time, all specs at least. You say that doesn’t make sense, then I am asking you again – what is the roadmap for? So, the only communication Sony has with its users, the roadmap, failed, no matter how you look at it. Is this the end of the world? No. I will probably adapt some lens and Sony will probably lose a sale and we’ll move on. What I am discussing here is that Sony would benefit from communicating better with its users. You, apparently, are vehemently against such communication for some unknown reason.
I’m expcting… Sony should (because I say so)… I want… I need…
I don’t care mate.
As for me, Sony have said they will be releasing this lens this year, that’s all I need because I’m not an insecure little princess.
If you don’t care, what was that all about then?
Tired of people complaining about what they’ve made up in their heads. I don’t care what you want, and I don’t want to have to hear about it. Do you notice that there is not one single positive post in this thread? Not one. SAR readers are a big bunch of whinging babies and for a complete lack of enthusiasm here I like to call people on it. Entitled little girls is all I read, whether it be from sad old geezers talking about stacked sensors because they think they should have them, to the constant complaints about not being given what they want NOW on a silver platter… oh but it can’t cost more than a dime because they are also cheap skates.
Ok, now that is really becoming a waste fo my time, so I’ll just let you ponder over the irony of your last post.
Serioulsy, if you don’t know how to read, don’t go online. Please.
Did I tell in my post that I was waiting with anger ? No, I didn’t.
It’s just that I would like to know when, at what price, what caracteristics, etc, and that I think Sony could communicate more on the subject. That’s all. So stop assuming, and learn to read, thank you.
Don’t get your panties in a bunch. What anger? Just tired of the same sulking, year in year out.
Did I put a gun on your head, forcing you to answer my post ?
After you realized you answered incorrectly my post, because you didn’t read it, did I force you again to fight against this terrible “sulking” ?
All I said, I repeat again, is that I’m happy with what I have, that now the only lense I’m waiting for is coming, but I don’t understand why they keep this lense lineup so secret.
Now if you finally manage to READ correctly, I’m sure you’ll find that your help is needed somewhere else online.
I am having trouble with all the grammatical errors and complete ineptitude in your ability to understand even the most simple concepts.
I think you should get laid, it seems urgent. You completely missed my point, several times, and still come back with agressivity. So release the pressure, buy a sextoy if needed, do something.
Agressivity? Seriously, gets annoying when people make big claims about others ability to read and yet write made up words like that!
I’m sorry “caracteristics”? Yeah, maybe I wouldn’t have so much trouble reading if you could actually write. Moron.
Lol, you’re so bitter. And english is my fourth learned language, what’s your excuse ?
I suspect Sony is trial ballooning to SAR ideas to see what lenses are most popular with fans. Yeah, I get admin is hinting at Photokina announcements but the source is so vague it could just be another proposed roadmap Powerpoint slide running through the end of 2016.
Please: Sony A mount: 85 1.8, 70-200 f4, 35 1.8 full frame, 100mm f2, 100 2.8 macro SSM; Sony E mount 85 1.8
35/1.4, surely?
Doubt we’ll be seeing any f/1.4 emount lenses at all. Too big.
Well, wouldn’t be high on my list if I were an A-Mount shooter still with Sigma 35mn Art available.
Add to that: 24mm f2 easy choice DT A-Mount and maybe a 135mm f2.8 FF as well (just reintroduce the Minolta one with in lens focussing). E-Mount add a 21mm f2/2.8 (plus the 16-35, 28-135 and Macro we already know about).
I fear that the A-mount lenses will be warm-overs of existing lenses. The e-mount stuff – please just look at the Fuji X line, Sony. Give us something half a good as that and it’ll be pretty good.
Nah, whatever you do Sony, do NOT turn into Fuji. Thanks!
The Fuji APSC lens line is indeed very nice, lots of fast primes. However, nothing for fullframe.
What about a-mount camera?
Sony should make some sort of official statement sbout the future A mount cameras…having to guess if Sony plans to fully support A mount with the latest technology…only give us hand me down technolgy years after everyone else is done with it…or eliminate A mount completely..really sucks.
So far Sony has basically only been giving us hand me down technology years after everyone else is done with them.
From the A77II press release
“it reinforces our dedication to the A-mount camera lineup and shows that we are pushing the limits of innovation in all aspects of the industry.”
http://www.sony.com/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-electronics/2014/sony-electronics-introduces-the-speedy-new-77-ii-i.shtml
They also reiterated this back when the a7 was announced.
Words only..as the little old lady in the Wendy’s commercial used to say…WHERE’S THE BEEF?
Uhm, so one asks for an official statement, when provided with it you want something else?
Unless it comes from his Sony executive contact, he doesn’t believe it.
This may come as a surprise to you..although it should be obvious
I actually want a new technology stacked high res sensor in a camera in my hands so I could actually be taking pictures with it now instead of just talking about it.
Perhaps my couple of thousand comments havent been clear enough.
And I want a jet pack so I can fly to work. I don’t care what you want and I certainly should have to read about it thousands of times. Over and over. Please stop spamming us. Go buy a Sigma SD1, there is one you can buy right now. Go do it. Right now.
Barry wants a gazillion megapixel camera for A3500 prices.
This. But wants it in A-Mount, as it is a superior mount… somehow.
Get a Sigma then. The fact remains that the stacked sensor tech from Sony and any other of the big three is a little ways off still. It’s not ready for prime time, otherwise they’d have sold it already. If you think they’re just sitting on tech for years and years in order to not cannibalize an already slow market, you are probably confused Barry. There’s a reason no company other than Sigma has released stacked sensors, and that’s because they currently have some serious downsides. Give it a little while and let the tech mature to the point where it’s a viable alternative, rather than screaming that you want it now over and over again.
Not gonna happen.
Has Sony ever said anything OTHER than that they are supporting and continuing to develop A-Mount?
Sony has said far too little and its actions demonstrate even less.
Years after its introduction still no 36mp sensor….when and if it finally comes to A mount it will be old technology.
What about the new technology stacked sensors? Will A mount see it first or will we have to wait years for the trickle down technolgy we now have?
And the big question…. will Sony phase out A mount and try to stick us with their semi-useless E mount system with no ibis and only full compatable with native E mount lenses…while trying to brainwash us into thinking its a universal system compatable with everything.
As always the discussion comes full circle to stacked sensors, Barry you’re certifiable.
The good news is since Sony is a major sensor manufacturer the future of the a-mount is always available as a Nikon. But I’m pretty sure the a99II is forthcoming and an a88 is likely though not a sure thing.
When I saw the headline about plenty of lenses, I knew the a-mount side of the fence would be a joke and it is. Sony is trying to fill out it’s FE line-up as its future. I’d hoped to see something about the rumored 400mm f/4 Sony marketing just trial ballooned to SAR but crickets on it makes me think Sony realizes they’re so uncompetitive in the great white space why bother. Since a 400mm f/4 is aspirational for me more than a real need I guess I’ll shrug it off.
At this point, I’ll keep grumbling like everyone else how much Sony’s line-up of lenses sucks but, frankly, I’ve got so many lenses now (over a dozen) it’s ridiculous anyway. Most of them are dirt cheap old Minoltas like a 50mm f/1.7 I picked up Friday for $40 shipped and played around with this weekend.
From my perspective, if Sony keeps the a-mount bodies alive I’m fine with it. I’m seriously interested in the a99II/a88. The only new lenses I’d really be in the market for is a long lenses to replace my ho-hum Tamron 200-500mm and maybe an ultra-wide if I go FF because my Sony 11-18mm is strictly APS-C.
“So far Sony has basically only been giving us hand me down technology years after everyone else is done with them.”
What? In my price range it appears to me that it is CaNikon dSLR with their flappy mirror, dim viewfinders, useless video AF and barely adequate AF performance who are lagging behind Sony in the technology stakes.
Sony has been spoon feeding us technolgy at the slowest pace thier competition will allow them too.
Correction..make that eye dropper feeding us…
Yeah of course they do Barry….
Sony has given several statements supporting the continued development of A-Mount. Apparently it’s not enough (and never will be) for the sky is falling contingent of SAR.
Nothing eill be enough. When they finally do close down A-Mount, they will say ‘I told you so!’
Troll go somewhere else
Barry, Quit listening to troll-crap
The A-Mount is 30% of Sony’s imaging divisions revenue. It earns more than the E-Mount. It’s market share is growing at a health pace.
Its A77II just trashed all APS-C cameras ever constructed. Its A99II will likely do the same to all Full Frames DSLRs.
So listen to someone that has a business degree. The A-Mount is here for a very long time, because its a viable, growing, and profitable.
This is really long overdue !!!
Sony has amazed the planet with their camera innovations. Clearly Sony can crank out cameras that astonish. However, not sure what sustainable business model supports building new and improved camera technology yet pay scant attention to building a proper Emount lens support system native or 3rd party? Apparently, Sony feels they can ride the “adaptability” marketing message to sell their numerous camera achievements ? Adapters are okay for what they are for many who need them but the added cost and feature compromise can be a PITA and no match for native lenses. Let’s hope this rumor is true and Sony is using their VAST resources and market influence to close this gap quickly. Maybe Sony can stop producing so MANY new TV models every year apparently at a tremendous loss, and refocus some of those resources on a proper lens system. Viva Emount! Let’s have an equally impressive lens system please!
Yes, because you can just switch production from TV’s to Camera Lenses, as they are almost exactly the same thing right? Just have those TV technicians go and make lenses, problem solved!
Don’t forget they have to cost 59c and be optically perfect… oh and fast, really fast. oh and they have to be perfect wide open… And probably only wait until it’s on sale after nobody bought it, because 63c was too much.
Admin: APS-C E-mount lenses as well or only FF E-mount lenses?
I hope only FF E-mount lenses, they are the future in my opinion
in case any of the mentioned lenses will be announced, how many months usually before it will be released? if the 24-105 f4 will be announced, i should return the 24-70 then.
Why? There are already 24-105mm A-Mount options…
Yeah, but they’re not brand new, and they look a little dated. How are we supposed to take good photos with a dated looking lens??? OUTRAGEOUS!
Indeed, that Sigma 24-105mm Art is SO yesterday 😉
I will be surprised if Sony announce the Zeiss Manual focus lenses. If they are a Zeiss project as per the ZF and ZE mount versions. I imagine That will be a Zeiss announcement at Photokina…..I assume.
I agree that the manual focus lens will be announced by Zeiss. If you look at this old link it was a Zeiss presentation that mentioned them. But unfortunately it looks like they won’t be available until next year if that chart is still right.
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/zeiss-presentation-hints-new-lens-line-guess-its-the-ff-nex-zeiss-lens/
Unless there’s some ZA lenses we don’t know about, I’m guessing Sony might feel confident enough to announce those as they actually make them, despite the badge 🙂
The only trigger for Sony making e-mount lens noises is expansion in Fuji’s ever expanding lens range. Sony has not extended or developed full frame E mount lens in any notable way. Sadly. A camera is more than the sensor or body.
Uhm what? Because Fuji added to their roadmap? Sony are set to release more lenses, much more in fact, than Fuji over the next two years. Sony also already have lenses for FE that Fuji users are still waiting for. But as always, Fuji are great and Sony sucks.
But Fuji has a 2.8 standard zoom, ha!
Do they? Well even when they finally do, it’s only f4.2 on Full Frame.
2.8 would give the same shutter speed on all formats, so that’s gotta be better than what a slow f4 would give. (Given the same ISO)
Sony should release 2.8 zooms though. That 24-70 f4 isn’t great for the price.
24-70 f4 has made me over 20k this year 😉
Who cares about full frame, I assume the majority of people are still on APS-C.
Uhm, well considering this is a discussion of FE FULL FRAME lenses being launched, I think it’s kind of relevant 😉
Nice, probably something like this, xx-aa/F4.0, dd-kk/F4.0, SS-FF/F4.0, HH-LL/F4.0, and so on. Hope they will find out that something else then F4.0 exists and that APS-C is still alive.
Announcement is one thing; availability is another one thing 😀
plenty = 5 E-Mount + 1 A-Mount = year of A-Mount
Sony’s a-mount strategy is not only a pathetic dribble of refreshes with no new additions they’ll jack up the already unaffordable price of an existing lens by 1/3 while offering minor tweaking. ;^)
So why not just purchase one of the myriad lenses left over from the Minolta days? It’s not like there’s a dearth of fully functional and decent lenses for A mount.
Agree, I guess we get caught up in the wining at times but actually have some good choices and affordable ones with the great old Minolta’s, most I have work like new still, amazing.
LOL
Haha, can’t believe it, I was going to post the exact! same line…. You are a genius Mr Higgins :-D, Actually I would not be surprised if there were 0 a-Mount lenses but sounds like we shouls get at least one token lens.
You all are spoiled brads, complaining about Sony:
Oh Sony did not tell us for the 10.000th time the A-mount is still alife.
Oh Sony did not give me the lens I want for cheap
Oh Sony does not have as much lenses for their half year old E-mount FE system as Canon has after 30 or more years
Oh Sony lenses are not the one I like
Oh sony lenses are to expensive.
Lets wait and see what Sony is realy comming up with. This SR3 rumor (look up the meaning of that word please) tells us nothing. What is a whole bunch? are that 3 or 4 lenses or are that 10 or 20 lenses? What lenses will be announced? The once we allready know that will come, or will there be surprices too?
Again lets wait and see…
One thing is certain…It doesn’t really matter how much “a whole bunch” is, it will never include every individual’s favorite rare and specialized focal length/F stop combination and therefore everyone will complain that Sony is leaving them high and dry and doesn’t care about the customers, as is always the case here.
+1
+10,000
The roadmap Sansmirror posted (via Luminous Landscape) would be ideal
16-35mm f/4 Zeiss OSS (2014) (announced May 1, 2014)
85mm f/1.8 Zeiss OSS (2014)
100mm f/2.8 Macro G (2014)
35mm f/1.4 Zeiss (2014)
24mm f/2 Zeiss (2014)
28-135mm f/4 G OSS (2015) (announced May 1, 2014)
135mm f/2 Zeiss (2015)
21mm f/2.8 Zeiss (2015)
35mm f/2 G OSS (2015)
50mm f/1.2 Zeiss (2015)
Tele FLs too, but we know that Sony will actually just release loads of slow zooms.
Give me a 24-70 2.8 and I’ll be 50% happy.
For FE mount I forgot to add
Not ideal.
35/1.4 and 135/2 would complete my FE collection. But I’d prefer the 35/1.4 to be AF and I suspect it won’t be.
Covers the popular FLs first. I’d assume the market looking at the FE system would go for something like this, right? Suggestions? I would like a 24-70 2.8, but highly doubt it. Teles, I don’t know about.
Doubt we’ll see fast zooms until they’ve made a decision on the future of the a-mount (which I guarantee we won’t hear about)
Hasnt this roadmap been debunked?
Dunno, this is only theorised by Sansmirror. So basically a rumour.
thats a terrible road map.
Really. so many primes of close proportion too close to each other.
What would make more sense is a premium line of Sony Zeiss primes around the current price point of the 35 and 55mm, together with more affordable G primes with oss.
I wish Sony could finally understand the camera market. We talk about enthusiast ILC here and an abundance of lenses are not just “customer care” – it is a great source of revenue over the years. Think CaNikon sold 100 million lenses each….
No more average zooms please! The FE 24-70 must be the worlds most expensive flaw lens. Excellent cameras with excellent imagine engine REQUIRES excellent lenses – very simple dear Sony. You are the only one not to understand that!
One average zoom and it will be mentioned on every thread.
The big problem is expectation management. People want a lightweight, fast, sharp, distortion free, full frame lens with a decent zoom range. Thry get upset when they can’t have it all… Personally I’d be more than happy to ignore the zooms and have more of their exceptional FE primes (assuming oss puts in an appearance at some point).
You are so right, Sony does not understand that we need High quality FE lenses! Look how crappy the 55mm f1.8 lens is. At DXO it ends just under the Zeiss Otus lens Under that lens, Sony how could you?
Then the 35mm f2.8 lens, again it is not the brightest lens, ok maybe very sharp, but comeon f2.8. And then that crappy 70-200mm F4 lens. OK again the sharpest lens, but look at the price and why not F2.8?
In short Sony is making exelent FE lenses.
The 55/1.8 is super – I own one. The 70-200 seems very nice, the 35/2.8 too. Consider buying them. But where is a short tele? Where is a real wide? Means Sony lacks the basic lenses for the A7 line. Let us hope it will be corrected soon.
i wait sony to add FE 24mm/2 and FE 18mm/3.5
I’d like a 24mm f1.8 DT as good as the 35mm and similar price.
MIRORRLESS guys, Mirrorless. You still seem to forget that you can even put an empty bottle on it and still take a pciture.
I was on the search for native lens this morning. Unfortunately, the high prices discourageed me to buy any of them (sony, canon/nikon via adapter) , I am more than happy with my FDs, Minoltas, nad nikkors.
Ohhh and one more thing, thank you for not buying them and increasing the demand, so that I can still enjoy the low prices for much better performance ;).
I Love my FDs too and the Takumars.And I still make people not to buy these so that I can buy them cheap too…
Clearly a very touchy subject. Lets be honest, to be a Sony mirrorless photographer today means you will be limited with the current Emount APS-C or Full Frame lenses. On the other hand, the current Emount Full Frame lens inventory is so far impressive for a system less than a year old. Even the infamously scrutinized FE 24-70 has commendable attributes as well as noted flaws not unlike more expensive Nikon or Cannon equivlents. One can only hope the FE lens development continues at its current pace. In the meantime mirrorless friends, don’t leave home without a Nikon or Canon in your bag!
The only reason I’ve leave home with a Nikon in my bag is to wave it around in public. That way people know I’m “pro” and then I can put it back. I’ll then use my sony gear to take the real pictures.
“Lets be honest, to be a Sony mirrorless photographer today means you will be limited with the current Emount APS-C or Full Frame lenses.”
…or the dozens of great Minolta /
Sony full frame a-mount lenses. Or the hundreds of lenses that can be adapted from Canon, Nikon and others.
I’m going to start our alternative complaining out right now, just so that when Sony releases the lenses everybody’s been complaining are lacking, we’ll have some steam behind our complaints…
That’s nice and all Sony, but now we don’t have enough bodies. Where are the bodies? Does this mean that A mount and E mount are dead, as Sony hasn’t released a new body in 15 days??? I’m selling all of my gear off and buying a Kodak.
No good autofocus on the Canon adapter ….
But there are none on the lens adapter LA-EA4. Autofocus is very bad. And has a small coverage points…..
Native lenses , there are Chinese dark Seitz which Costs as German :))))
Manual focus, lack of autofocus is not cool 🙂
Does anybody understand what Sam is telling us?
I say that the Chinese build lenses have a very poor quality for this price ….. and that they are very dark….
I do not understand how you can get pleasure from these lenses 🙂
You mean what Google Translate is telling us!
Wish list…
Distorsion free, ca free and sharp (think on fe55f1,8) zeiss fe24f2,8; a very sharp fe85f2 or fast and fe100f2,8 G macro
Please, no more standard zoom
And for crying out loud add oss to the FE primes.
Agree
you are dead on this issue!……. we need those lenses SOON!!!
that is my kind of a lens list 🙂 but I still wish to have one zoom lens for general/travel/everyday lens as 24-105mm f4.0 G or Zeiss
PZ 28-135 f4,0 G was announced in May 😉
Availability… who knows…:(
Don’t want that one….I am too fussy , I want 24-105 G
16-35/f4?i think it sucks haha
Well reasoned.
It all depends on the price! Both Nikon and Canon have 16-35mm F4 lenses, both are at the same price range ($1200). Canon do have some 16-35mm F2.8 lenses but they cost you $1600-$1700!
So when the IQ is right (like the 55 f1.8) and the price is not to high (like around $1200) I think it is a great lens!
If sony were smart, they’d release a range of super-tele lenses to target widllife. This is a market dominated by Nikon and canon right now, but with the better ISO on the sony, quieter shutter, lighter in weight and lower prices than the other two manufactures, sony could steal alot of wildlife photogs with the right move. The lenses sell for big bucks to.
For that you need a body with fast af. A6000 isnt even close to a77m2 or sport bodies from CN.
Yep, 11 fps vs 12 fps continuous AF is a helluva difference!
Those are two different things.
Those are two different cameras. I’ve got the a6000 / sel35F18z combo as a small work-around system to take pics of my kids wherever I go. It focuses much faster than my A99 and tens times faster than my A7r. I wouldn’t carry around an A-mount body, that’s pretty much the same as I would wear huge over-the-ears headphones, or driving a dump truck. I’m not a big fan of the APS-C format, that’s why I prey for Sony to release a faster FF E-mount, that would be on par with the a6000.
My 1d-x focuses faster than an a6000 and shoots up to 14fps in longer bursts (and it is full frame). Full frame SLR can be more than fast enough for anything (and certainly is still faster / more accurate than mirrorless AF).
Supposedly the a77-II focuses faster than the a6000 ( haven’t tested) and tracks as well or better. The a99 processor / AF module is now a generation behind both of these cameras. If Sony chooses to invest in developing an AF module that covers the full frame (versus recycling an aps-c size module) it has the potential to be faster, track better across the frame and be more accurate than the a6000.
Cristopher, your 1DX is 10 times more expensive than the a6000, and probably 10 times bigger.
Yes, the FF SLRs are fast enough, but they are bulky. Not sure about accuracy though. Theoretically in the ideal conditions they are accurate, but IRL lots of lenses require micro adjustments because path to the PDAF is slightly different than to the sensor. The on-sensor-PDAF in a mirrorless camera doesn’t have this problem at all, paired with a CDAF it’s extremely accurate.
Yes, but my point is there is still life left in SLR for ultimate performance, for better or worse. Also, full frame SLR and speed are not mutually exclusive.
The a77-2, though apc-c (like the a6000) is supposedly faster than the a6000 (supposedly same sensor too).
That said, after spending a week with an a7s, I came away more impressed than I anticipated with the AF system on it. In low light with a strong backlight (which tends to challenge AF), it focused as well as a 1d-x.
er, you don’t know what “fast af” means in the OPs comment. I’ll give you a clue, it isn’t fps.
They’re sold on the marketing hype. The A6000 isn’t in the same league which is why is retails for $500.00. You get what you pay for.
O’RLY? 11 fps continuous AF rate means the camera can take 11 shots keeping a moving subject in focus. That’s quite important for sports. The A6000 can AF the stock lens in 0.06 s. How fast the A77 II can AF let’s say the SAL2470Z? Nobody knows, otherwise Sony would publish that fact. So please shove your clue into your a$$.
Oh, who cares about A-mount. move on PL’EASE
Not bad. People, prepare your wallets…
Welcome in A-mount year. Woooohooo, oh wait…
What’s sad, is despite all the FE announcements, e-mount is still playing catch up and probably never catch up in areas with a-mounts where big and heavy fails miserably with a system with poor ergonomics to start with. Since a-mount never caught up with Canikon… well… you can see where that leaves you. ;^)
How many lenses are really needed? 90% of my work is done with the same eight lenses. I suppose Sony can design a million different lenses, but the average photographer doesn’t employ any more than eight most common lenses.
I think Sony has a great line-up. However all G-Series, and Zeiss lenses should have weather-sealing, and SSM as a basic feature.
For APS-C Sony had the right idea when it designed the SAL 16-50mm lens for the A77. Now they should take a page from Pentax’s playbook, and launched a 50-135mm f/2.8 APS-C sized sensor.
Because the payoff is enormous. They’re plenty of A700/A65/A77/A77II out there that would snap up a lens that gives them capabilities of the 70-200g but optimized for their smaller sensors.
Well, for one I don’t see the need for more a-mount lenses. Outside of a telephoto work- but the price Sony will charge will be prohibitive for most people. Sure, a 400 F4, 300mm f4 and 200mm 2.8 option would be great. I think more people would like SSM implemented into more G series lenses and you know the 85mm Zeiss will be getting it soon- it’ll be the odd man out after this year. Beyond potential future products, there just isn’t any hype or excitement around A mount right now- cameras or lenses.
For that reason, I want to know about E mount lenses although I’m an A mount guy. Might be ready to make a switch but I’m in no hurry. I think the A7 series cameras need refinement more than lenses- which IMO says allot after trying them out. It’s all about the user experience and I personally find it lacking.
Why switch? I use both a mirror-less, and a SLT. The A-Mount is perfect for my F/1.4 to F/2 Zeiss Primes, and F/2.8 Zooms. It’s also has the better ergonomics to handle the large G-Series lenses.
The E-Mount is perfect when I want to travel light, or occasions where I don’t require the faster lenses.
I can’t say because I haven’t tried my A mount glass on an A7R yet. I bought a cheap adaptor and am waiting for it in the mail. I’m going to rent the A7R and put it through it’s paces. I just sold my A900 and have a whole olympus system. As great as that camera was, I just couldn’t see enough of a difference to keep it. For landscape (which I do) I’d like to give the A7R a try with all my Zeiss glass.
If there was a 36MP A mount option- sold. But there isn’t yet and I’m afraid Sony is going to jack the heck out of the price when it comes out. I can grab an A7R for under 1700 now- which is rediculous even if it didn’t have AF at all IMO. We will see!
I’ve tried the mounts on the A7, and its just a bad idea. Its handling is horrible with Sony adapters, and the adapter is a single point of failure. The A7 is an excellent camera, but it is no DSLR replacement by any means.
I recommend you keep your DSLR, and use your mirror-less on those occasions when the weight or performance of a DSLR is not required.
However if your just looking to lighten up your kit just pick-up a 28-75mm. It drops the weight of your kit by over a pound.
Well, your saving me money so thanks. Sold the DSLR- I’m probably going to end up with an A99 when the price drops a bit more. I’ll wait till Photokina to see what’s coming just in case.
I wouldn’t have sold my DSLR if my life depended on it. I actually sold the A99 in anticipation of the A99II (and before its value tanks).
I’m keeping my DSLR A850. Its still a fantastic camera, and teamed up with the 28-75mm f/2.8 it really becomes a extremely capable light weight Full Frame solution. Plus A850 only fetches about $850.00 second hand where I live, so its not worthwhile selling.
I don’t disagree with the quality of the A850 or A900. But for me, I just didn’t warm up to it as much. I sold it for more than I bought it for brand new last month. I bought more lenses with it- never a bad decision IMO. I shot thousands of pictures of a sixth month span.
The noise performance was not good- although if you shoot low ISO not a problem. The focusing in low light- it hunted a lot. Even on a cloudy day outside it hunted. Focusing was not fast.
I just felt holding onto a camera for the OVF makes no sense for me. I also have other cameras and didn’t find the picture quality anything that much better. Add to that the frequent underexposure and no LCD that rotates in the back meant I shot eye level all the time. I didn’t really care for the grip either.
Now, I’ve gone hiking with the A900 and a prime lens for hours- no grip and handheld. I liked my A77 grip better.
I guess I just refuse to immortalize a camera just because it’s the last one to feature an OVF- because of that it’s becoming a cult classic. I also found the intellegent preview great, but often you would adjust and then the scene lighting would change. Lastly, the stupid compact flash cards- I hate them and sony pro duo cards. Just my opinion. For anyone looking for a rock solid FF the A900 still fits the bill- just not for me anymore.
I’ll never switch to mirrorless as a DSLR/SLT alternative until they fix the crappy ergonomics on compacts (unlikely) or it’s the only thing for sale. I’ll switch to a Nikon DSLR before I go Sony ILCE. However, the idea of a tiny compact ILC camera has an appeal where, say, I’m at a party and want something I can pocket. Unfortunately, the only thing that comes close in ILCs is the Nikon 1 system and their 1″ sensor sucks badly. Not to mention Nikon is struggling like everyone else to put together a compact without lousy ergonomics. Witness the overpriced Vs which they reconfigure each rev and still can’t get it right.
Dunno how Nikon 1 is more pocketable than the other mirrorless. None of them fit into a jeans pocket of an average person and all of them will fit into a jacket pocket.
Why not use something like the Ricoh GR? Seems perfect for your secondary purpose. In my experience, things that look serious (= good ergonomics) makes people take weird poses on parties and such.
That’s why I said comes close because, you’re right, even the Nikon 1 with a pancake lens probably isn’t as pocketable as, say, a Sony RX but I’d like the flexibility of swapping lenses.
There have been some crazy cheap FleaBay refurbished Nikon 1 deals on older, low-end models I’ve been tempted to try.
If you are after interchangeable lenses, a bargain AND don’t need the fast AF of the Nikon 1, maybe the EOS M might be worth a look. With a 35mm equiv. lens, they are about equal in size and it goes without saying that the IQ (esp. at parties which are often not lit well) will be in a different league.
http://camerasize.com/compact/#351.349,124.364,ha,t
The downside is that the M system doesn’t have many lenses (but surprisingly, it covers everything from 11mm to 200mm). Personally I use my NEXes with legacy primes (my coat pockets are fairly large) at parties and I often find that the lights are close to pushing the limits on the APS-C sensors. Anything smaller might disappoint you (but then I don’t know your standards).
Well, I can’t disagree with what your saying. However, if we’re talking like Olympus M43 stuff- different story IMO. With a thumb grip or attachable side grip I find the balance to be spot on. As far as Sony’s A7 series I also found the grip ergonomics lacking. I just don’t understand why they can’t make it detachable…like, allow the grip to slide in and lock in place in the front. Give people accessory options to choose the size and style to meet their needs. It’s seems like a no brainer to me but what do I know.
All Sony pro-grade lenses (except 70-200M2) need to be re-released with weather-sealing.
Many need SSM.
An f/4 line of zooms is a must.
That’s a bare minimum of what’s required, if they’re serious about competing in the DSLR/SLT market, not just mirrorless.
Yep. To me, the SSM is more important than the weather-sealing. There should be more Zeiss primes and all with SSM. You’ve got half and half now. I have nothing against screw drive- but it’s time to move on IMO. The biggest benefit is longer focal lengths which means no mechanical coupling slop. Better focus ring actuation. I’ll pay for that- if only Sony would offer more of it.
i bet most A lenses will be just mark II models
since sony removed the motor focus in some A bodies
they need to upgrade all lenses that dont include AF motor
only way sony keep saling A lenses to new comers
PD hopefully they firesale all current models that dont have built motor
In which A-mount bodies did Sony remove the motor?
None. He’s out to lunch.
Nikon removed AF motor from D3x00 and D5x00, not Sony.
Exactly, and they added it again in D7xx series, remobing by the same tiem what makes the D5xx series interesting, the flip lcd on the back. One more reason to go for Sony, they have both in the A6x/A7x/A9x series. I put the x there, no one knows what will come 🙂
D40 actually. It goes back further than the D3xxx/D5xxx.
What? Every Sony dSLR/SLT has a focus motor!
From the comments here I sometimes wonder….
You should seriously read this article.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/06/04/hunting-for-paid-russian-trolls-in-the-washington-post-comments-section/
http://www.emoderation.com/of-trolls-spam-and-social-media-marketing
Broken english, and excessive Sony bashing = paid troll.
you must be a Nikon shooter. Nikon amateur shooters are mad they had the AF motor removed in some models.
Not the same story with Sony. Legacy support all the way back to Minolta AF lenses 🙂
Back when I was looking to move from SLR to dSLR I looked at the D40 but didn’t go for it because of the AF issue. I chose the A200 over the D40/1000D.
>But he also pointed out that most of these lenses will be native E-mounts.
Figures… so, 2015 is going to be the year of A-Mount now?
Seems that Sony is following the route of Olympus into oblivion. Just reading the rumors on this site, it’s all E-Mount / RX / QX / whatever.
If you had never read this site, how would you feel?
The A99 and A77II are impressive cameras coming from a company that is going “into oblivion”.
I think some Sony users would be a lot better not coming here.
Apparently he’s ill informed. The A-Mount market share globally is actually on the rise, and the revenue it earns is also increasing.
The A-Mount isn’t new or sexy. It a workhorse for demanding enthusiasts/semi-pro/professionals, and not a gimmicky Walmart/Best Buy toy designed for amateurs.
This is why Sony is really only interested in designing high-end A-Mount lenses (400mm f/4, 24-105mm f/4 Zeiss), and updating lenses (135mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.4, 70-200mm, 70-400mm) for the enthusiasts/semi-pro/professionals community.
The site is contaminated with trolls, that masquerade their ill-informed opinions as fact. Their peanut gallery comments only degrade themselves.
Its good to see actual market figures that silence the morons.
The A-Mount is growing, however Sony seems to now only be interested in the advanced amateur/semi-pro/professional community, which is an excellent idea.
By avoiding the low margin/profit segment of the market Sony is maintaining the A-Mount’s profitability, because the amateur/semi-pro/professional community are also the same community that frequently purchase thousand dollar lenses.
They may not sell many bodies, but they’ll more than make-up for it in after market lens sales.
A77-II is great, original A77 was great, A-Mount APS-C in general is doing fine.
A99, however, is underwhelming. APS-C AF system in FF body, seriously?
Same with FF lenses. >$2000 screw-driven lenses with no weather-sealing in 2014?
None of which demonstrate that Sony is going into oblivion. I can tell you one thing, I have had the fortune to play around with most brands/models of APS-C cameras, the A77II is simply light years ahead of them all.
People who shoot with the A99 appear to love it and the A99II, should there be such a thing, is likely to be awesome.
I actually think that we are seeing the beginning of a realisation in Sony that A-mount is their future in the semi-pro/pro sector. It took them a few years, but other divisions losing them money has made Sony sit up and smell the coffee. It is a pity that they didn’t do this back in the A900 days though.
I don’t see the signs, but hope you’re right sir!
A900II then?
Nope- it’s going to be the year of C-Mount. Curved sensors…just get ready. Sony’s about to abandon both mounts for a brand new mount. Best part- lenses to follow in the near but distant future!
to make zoom lens with curve sensor is really hard, i think curved sensor will be applied to RX series, pro video cam and their cell phone cam
Personally I hope Sony updates or replaces the G-Series 35mm f/1.4. I really like its tank like build quality, but its should be weather sealed. Its obvious the optical-solution needs a a slight revision, and should have its deficiencies corrected. Its AF should also receive some attention is very fast, however its screw driven and loud. Any reduction in noise or the addition of a SSM would be appreciated.
The other lens that would be welcomed is an updated 28-75mm f/2.8. It just needs a weather-sealed housing, and SSM. The optics should be slightly updated to give it better corner performance. Its already a fantastic lens, and probably in-use by more A-Mount users than the Zeiss.
SR3 for a tip from the anonymous source? come on
Zeiss 24mm f/2.8 and Zeiss 85mm f/1.8 FE Primes. Also Ziess 70-200mm F/2.8 FE Zoom
keep dreaming on the f/2.8 zooms. They would be as large as the A-mount versions with no benefit at all compared to having the A-mount versions fitted with LA-EA adapters.
I agree with everything you said. I just prefer native FE mount on f/2.8 zooms. Nothing wrong to dream.
out there is ready SAL 85mm/2.8 with high optical quality and cheap price, get it in you will be happy.
Any hint….any hint at all of a Zeiss 135mm for FE and I’m all in. I’m talking manual here to keep the weight down. If Zeiss does this I will have died and gone to Sony heaven. And the 85 too…..
This weekend had the best set up I had ever dreamed off while shooting at Panama Canal. a7 with 28-70 in one shoulder, a77m2 with SAL70400G2 on the other.
If Sony gets it right, E-mount Fullframe cameras would be kept with small lenses, normally with a max. range of 105mm and wide angle zooms, while they leave the A-mount cameras for Long Telephoto and Professional Work. The FE 70-200 f4 G OSS is the largest lens I would put to any E-mount camera and even then, it’s pretty large.
I expect to see plenty of Zeiss, and G-Series (400mm f/4.0) lenses launched for the A-Mount @ Photokina 2014 to go with the newly designed A88, and A99 Mark II. I don’t expect to see many consumer lenses.
Judging by their A77II presentation in London Sony A-Mount headed in one direction. A-Mount for Semi-Pro/Professionals, and E-Mount for everyone else.
Sony’s future remains with the A-Mount ecosystem. More so than the E-Mount. With every release its getting closer to its end state, which is launching the most advance DSLR on the market. The technological gap between Nikon, Canon, and Sony has decreased with every camera release. This next generation of SLT will easily surpass Nikon or Canon’s DSLR offerings.
Both the APS-C, and FF A-Mounts market share has achieved significant growth (anything over 5% is significant), not huge numbers (by troll standards) but enough to warrant continued development, and Sony is standing behind the platform.
The next A-Mount FF will likely devastate its competition performance wise, but Nikon and Canon, will remain the market DSLR leaders. If Sony keeps applying the pressure eventually one of them will break, cause they have nothing to lose by offering 2K Full Frame cameras that severely outperform their competitors 6K or 8K models.
We’ll probably see a Full Frame SLT capable of a blistering 12fps for under 2K at Photokina 2014 (A88). We’ll probably see another FF SLT with a 36+mp sensor with built in 4K encoder, and probably capable of 8 or 9fps (A99II).
I agree we will see plenty of A-Mount G-Series, Zeiss goodness this fall, and maybe a couple decent lenses for the A7, but Photokina 2014 is clearly A-Mount territory where flagship cameras clash.
And all of this technological advancements are great. However, Sony has failed to apply this same innovation to their sales strategy and relationships. I can go to any Camera store in Australia and almost NONE of them stock Sony high end cameras. Why? Because:
A: Sony makes it hard for them to purchase wholesale. (volume conditions etc etc)
B: Sony provides almost ZERO sales support to retailers. Canon on the other hand regularly visits retailers, trains them and preps them to sell Canon. I cannot tell you how many times a sales person has directed me to Canon any time I have asked about cameras spouting pro forma canon propaganda about why I don’t want or need the best sensor technology. Its like a time warp taking me back 5 years.
So who buys Sony mid to high end cameras in Australia? Only those that know what they want and how to purchase from the internet.
Removing barriers from consumers buying their product should be as high a priority as the next big technical achievement.
Yeah, and you’re lucky. Based on my experience Sony’s marketing in America is even more incompetent. The hobbyist photographers I know are 99% Canikon. Canikon is expert in marketing budget kits through mass merchandisers here to get folks hooked into their systems. Canikon have huge brand recognition because they’ve been in ILCs since Moby Dick was a minnow. Sony has zippo brand recognition in ILCs since some genius in marketing decided to dump the Minolta branding which did. So, basically, Sony had to start at ground zero with branding ILCs and has done next to nothing to build said branding.
You’re 100% right. Sony’s laughable marketing is depending on people investing a lot of time Googling photo nerd sites – and for most noobs entertaining their 1st purchase the photo nerd babble is overwhelming – and choosing a Sony on faith they’ve never had a chance to handle.
Also, I think a factor is Sony’s mediocre lens support dissuades some aspirational photographers. For example, if I were interested in nature photography and bumped into Tony Northrup’s video on the topic in my research before I dived into a system purchase I’d be persuaded to buy Canon. Why? They have a relatively cheap 400mm f/5.6 he highly recommends which Sony or Nikon can’t match. And the guy’s agnostic on brands so he’s credible unlike Sony shills like Gary Fong.
It is like that in the UK, although one retailer has dipped its toe into the Sony camp recently. Wall-to-wall Canon and Nikon.
It’s as though people responsible for Sony Imaging in the UK have never bothered visiting a photography shop to see how little there is on sale.
I’d have my cameras in the hands of reviewers, giving them away on long term “loans”.
Again. If Sony plans to satisfy the professional market, there is a bit more necessary than just a new SLR-like Body.
Where is the Pro service?
Where are the reliable firmware updates?
Where is the support of third party manufacturers?
Where are the rental shops?
Where is the proof of their determination?
No. This is not going to happen anything soon.
Sony Imaging PRO Support, is already in Japan, and Hong Kong. It’s going to arrive in Europe North America next year.
Its already happened. Its called Sony Imaging Pro Support
Not in Europe, where I live. But the Pro Service is just one part. None of the rental shops I visit regularly has anything Sony. There is still no fixed firmware for my RX1 and still no Sony support from important third party companies.
Sony Imaging PRO Support
This is apparently going to be a little easier when “Sony Pro” SLT support is rolled out later this year. It’s already been used by professional video camera users for years. It’s already in Japan, and Hong Kong. It will likely arrive in North America, and Europe next.
The entry requirements are relatively cheap, in comparison to either Canon or Nikon’s programs.
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-japan-officially-launches-the-pro-support-service/
As ‘ariliquin’ says, the problem with Sony is not the range of lenses available (although it is understandable the FE have the greatest need for more), but the general level of support.
This is the case whether you are an amateur or, like me, a full time professional. Trying to get a repair, spare parts or a third party alternative is nigh-on impossible. I need a new lens hood for my 70-200 but they are rarer than hen’s teeth and, even if you find one, cost over £100!!! Add this to the lack of stores that carry reasonable quantities of the full range and it is no wonder that, despite the kit actually being every bit as good as anything else, they are still not taking the market share they deserve.
To make matters worse, unfortunately, Sony have a history of being very difficult when it comes to licensing third party manufacturers with their standards and they never seem to learn their lessons. Betamax only failed for this reason as it wasn’t economic for other manufacturers to produce, compared to VHS, even though it was a superior product in most respects.
Clearly the same is happening here, which is why there are no Sigma, Tamron, etc. FE lenses, there are no Nissin, Sunpak, etc. compatible flashes (for heaven’s sake we can’t even get the HVL F20M for the new shoe!!).
If Sony established a comprehensive support network, gave better deals to stockists and resellers, and reduced their licensing fees to third party manufacturers, they could sweep away the competition to ‘also-rans’ in a few years.
One can but hope, although history tells us it is unlikely in the extreme!
And Sony have learned from the Beta days, this isn’t the early 80’s any more.
E-Mount is an open mount, which means anyone can develop hardware for it, unlike… Well every single other mount in popular modern usage. Multi Interface is also available for manufacturers to develop – Thing is it takes time. Plus not every manufacturer will jump on a new platform the moment it is released, but MI flash units etc are definitely working their way to market.
There already is a HVL-F20M for the new shoe. In fact the HVL-F20M IS the one for the new shoe:
http://www.sony.com.au/product/hvl-f20m
E-mount isn’t an “open” mount, you get the BASIC specifications without paying a fee if you are approved by Sony and sign a license agreement with Sony.
Its kind of funny that a so-called pro isn’t aware of Sony Imaging PRO support that been rolled out in over a dozen countries since Mach of this year.
I’ve been using Sony Professionally since the launch of the A900, and haven’t had any complaints with support. In fact our two A900, are used alongside the two A99 daily.
From the first day we started to work professionally we’ve alway ensured that we keep adequate backups/spares in cause of a lens or camera failure, because its what professionals do.
Proper planning, and preparation will be the only things that ensure your success in this business. Sony’s new program is great but it won’t help you when your in locations they can’t get to, and a single lens or camera body failure can spoil a job, and shred you credibility.
Which is why you never sell lenses, because they eventually become your back-ups/spares, and they will save you a$$. My Minolta 17-35mm, 28-70mm, and 80-200mm lenses have saved many jobs that would have gone south had I not brought them along as spares.
It’s kind of sad that someone comments without knowing. I am a full time pro and have been for years. Also, there is NO pro support in the UK unless for video (I don’t do video)!!
Furthermore, using cameras daily has nothing to do with support. It is how quickly they respond to requests, whether they can supply ‘loaners’, and how quickly and efficiently they repair the item in question.
I won’t argue against the quality of the kit, as all mine (2 A900s, 1 A850, 2 A99s, 1 RX10 and various others) have worked flawlessly.
I’m not sure what you do to your kit. I generally shoot 100,000 frames a year and not had a single lens malfunction, but you’ve had many jobs saved by backups??? And when your first line lens has failed, how quickly was it repaired?
Well apparently there are plenty of ill-informed full time professionals out there. Sony does have a program intended to fully support us. It is called “Sony Imaging Pro Support”. Its already been rolled out in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korean. Sony intends to have it in North America, and Europe soon. The program is more cost effective than Sony’s competitors. I attached the Hong Kong link below.
http://www.sony.com.hk/sips/index_e.jsp
So as you’ve probably guessed Sony is very interested in the professional photographers. They are well aware of the financial resources we use to ensure our equipment is modern, effective, and kept in good repair. The bulk of their A-Mount releases for the forceable future will be for the semi-pro/professionals.
I don’t really understand what that is… what is “pro support” ?
Newsflash: Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea is not the WHOLE world!!! Indeed, it is just a tiny fraction.
When the Pro support program appears here I will sign up, but don’t criticise those who state quite correctly that there isn’t one now. And I repeat, it is one of the biggest reasons for Sony not having more professional users to date.
What is the last time Sony release new lens ( not upgrade version)?
Upgrades are considered new lenses, and have entirely new SKUs. The latest Zeiss lens is the was released last year, and this year four entirely new A-Mounts lenses are set to release (400mm f/4, 24-105mm f/4, and two others admin hasn’t been able to get the good on)
400mm f4 and for how much? That’s what I want to know.
E-Mount Lenses cost 60% too much.