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(SR3) Very first A7000 rumors (NEX-7 successor). Has 4K and 1/8000 shutter speed?

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It’s really time for Sony to update the [shoplink 8454 ebay]great NEX-7 camera[/shoplink]. And this is a brand new rumor I got from an anonymous source. So for now take it with a grain of salt but let us know what you think about:

2015 will see the release of the a7000.  It will include a new version of the 16-50 powerzoom dubbed version II with much improved quality.   The camera itself will feature full tethering capabilities, 4k video (uncompressed output), 1/8000 shutter speed, weather sealing, and maintain its rangefinder style.    Above all this, a new 16-70 zeiss will be released that will be weather sealed as well.  The 16-50 will not be weather sealed.
The sensor will be a new one, but still 24 mpx.

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      1. A “Don’t care” option shows the amount of people who have no interest, so is a perfectly valid option.

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    1. The A7000 is an APS camera, the new zoom lenses come from Sony and are APS, so the future is both FF and APS.
      And yes more FF lenses for now, the FF E-mount has just to few lenses and you know what? They work great on the APS cameras.

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  6. With Tri-nav, APC-S size sensor, 4K, auto ISO in M mode and AF speed of a6000, I would buy
    this at any price. While I enjoy using the A6000, the NEX-7 still lights up my face when I remember the pleasure of using it.

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    1. I still have the NEX-7 I desperately want the A6000’s focus speed and I was tempted to get one but I couldn’t do without the TriNavi…

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          2. Hi Andrea – any idea if the new FE lenses are still on track for a March release date? I’m itching to get my hands on the 90mm!

  9. Andrea, it would be soooo awesome if you could block the disgusting nail fungus ad in your Google Adwords account! Makes me wanna throw up and immediately leave the website! Thanks for considering!

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      1. Yes! Block frickin Admin’s nasty ads and self-playing videos.

        Someone is getting greedy – me thinks.

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      1. You’ll know when you see it!!!!!!! It’s old people feet and hands with horror nails! I’ll barf on my glow-in-the dark pink keyboard from japan, seriously!

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  12. I hope that the AF is working better in Low Light then the A6000, otherwise a touch screen is also needed these day’s, can’t wait !!!

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    1. There won’t be a touchscreen. Touchscreen are for newbies, Focus, recompose what what pros do, which is why everything above the 5x doesn’t have them.

      Touchscreens also don’t play well with EVF.

      I have no problems with A6000 light focusing, it works surprisingly well.

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      1. I disagree. Let’s say you have your camera mounted on a tripod and want to change focus point. I’d rather just tap on the screen, than play with menus and buttons. It’s like saying swivel screens are for newbies, just because 5D3 doesn’t have it.

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        1. Try using your smartphone during rain or in cold temperatures! It doesn’t work. I absolutely don’t want a touchscreen on my camera because I want my camera always work.

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          2. just make it possible to heat the touchscreen, no problem and in rain the current technology works just fine, was a problem with older touchscreens though. I would never by an new camera without a touchscreen. and also ts doesn’t mean you have to use it, on the omd-em5 you can use it but you don’t have to

      2. Try focus, recompose like a pro while recording a video (not so pro). If focus then recompose was the choice of pros then their cameras would only need center spot focusing ability, this is not the case, pro cameras usually have more AF points across the frame. So why not have a quick and intuitive way to access them all? Your smartphone has a touchscreen that deactivates when you put it near your face, same concept would be applied to EVF. Also having the option to turn off touchscreen satisfies anyone’s preferences. I wish the a6000 had an option to keep evf or lcd permanently active since there is a significant delay in switching between LCD and evf, and the proximity sensor is kind of erratic sometimes.

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      3. What is this obsession in this hobby with what “pros” do? Who cares?

        When I shop for a car, I don’t obsess over what model a pro taxi driver would use.

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        1. Well you buy what fits you, right, so do photographers, and if the gear has not what you want, find it elsewhere or get another hobby. Comparing apples to oranges is just arguments without any foundation.

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  15. It seems that Sony has put all eggs into the mirrorless basket.
    Let’s face it, it’s either E-Mount or Nikon for Sony users these days.
    I have no doubt they will compare this new A7000 thing to DSLR cameras, not only mirrorless.
    Sony think they can somehow replace DSLR with E-Mounts.
    Now, if they have some breakthrough AF technology and this is indeed the case, then Sony will be far ahead by a considerable margin. Canon and Nikon with their pitiful mirrorless offerings will be screwed.
    If not, Sony will be biting their fingers when they realize that DSLRs aren’t going anywhere, and they’ve killed off their product line that could compete with Canon and Nikon.

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      2. Right there, and like always, let’s wait what it does and see the results, in the mean time Sony announces the next to come.

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    2. Take a good look at Sony A-mount the APS A77m2 is just 5 months old, is that the sign that Sony is putting their eggs in the mirrorless basket?
      When this rumor will come out and we get a Nex 7 successor You get the choice between the A77m2 and the Nex 7. Can you show me any other brand that offers a serious APS (or FF) DSLR AND a serious APS (or FF) mirrorless camera? Can you?
      When you want blazing fast AF the A77m2 is the camera to go for, when a little less fast is fast enough for you the A6000 is good for you. I think that the A7000 will have the same (and maybe little updated) AF system of the A6000.
      But lets remember, this is only a SR3 rumor, so we have to wait.

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      1. Sony products have been technologically superior for quite some time already, but zero marketing leads to poor numbers in terms of attracting new customers.

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  16. Improve the durability of this camera and i will be all over it!!

    Add weather-sealing…and change that terrible wobbly metal/plastic lens mount for starters!

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  17. Sounds great. But to replace the DSLRs many people would need some more lenses. Many, many DSLR users have something like a 70-300, a 100-400 or a 70-200/2.8. Sony has absolutely nothing similar to offer for the e mount. The E55-210 and the different E18-200 are not good, especially not at the long end. And yes I know and tried the adapters (e.g. a 150-500 with the LA-EA2 on a NEX-7). It’s an ergonomic nightmare.

    With current technology (e.g. defractive elements like Canon DO-technology) it should be possible to build long tele lenses with a more compact size.

    2 years ago I’ve switched from Canon DSLR to a NEX-7. I was willing to live with some compromises for some time (e.g. adapted tele lenses). But after a year some missed E-Mount-lenses were still not available – even still not announced. So I switched back to DSLR. I wil buy the NEX-7 successor, if there is something with at least 300mm in good quality and something like a 85/1.8 – my ususal portrait lens.

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    4. Again with the weird random requirements that Sony is supposed to satisfy. It should be small, because “ergonomic nightmare”, but “I want a 70-200 2.8”; I want 300mm in good quality, DSLR users have 70-300 and 100-400, so I tried a 150-500 (!?) on the NEX-7 and it wasn’t comfortable.
      There is a an excellent 70-200 f4, there are two lenses corresponding to “something like 85/1.8”. You can adapt a 70-300g and it will hardly be difficult to handle, if you support your lenses properly.

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      1. Sonys goal is to replace most DSLRs. Canon offers 5 different 70/75-300 lenses. Five! Do you think this is an accident? No, these lenses are extremely popular and there is a huge demand. I guess 30-50% of all DSLR users have lenses with at least 300mm. Sony will not reach its goals without some tele lenses for E mount.

        The Sony 70-300G is not a compact, well balanced lens on a NEX-7, especially not with the needed adapter. Take a look at the Canon 70-300 DO. It’s definitely possible to build a 70-300 much shorter than the Sony 70-300G. And Sony simply needs to do that, to have a complete E mount system which is a possible replacement or 95% of the DSLR users.

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        1. It is difficult to make small tele lenses, such as the 70-200 2.8 you want and you discard the 70-200 f4. Why? You want a good quality 300mm and you point out to the exception – the Canon DO; which, mind you, costs 40% more than the already expensive Sony and actually weighs almost the same. So, the only differences are a couple of hundred grams because of the adapter and 3.5cm more length. Is that why it is so difficult to handle? If you want a rough 85mm 1.8 equivalent, how come the Sony 50mm 1.8 or the SZ 55m 1.8 don’t do the job?
          I actually agree with you that Sony should be releasing more tele lenses, but you want them to be (1) optically good and (2) smaller. I hope you are ready to pay those prices. Meanwhile, the alternatives that do exist are perfectly usable.

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  18. As Sony A6000 was both mixed replacement of Nex 6 and Nex 7, i wonder what more they will add in A7000 from the sony A6000. Tri-Navi, Level Gauge, weather seal, IBIS, impressive improvement of sensor scores to get closer to sony a7 ones? Therefore with the price of Sony A7 decreasing, will they dare to sell it as much as a FF camera or just a bit more than A6000?
    I would buy the body without doubt if it s a Sony A7 II in the body of Nex 7 :p but i dont think Sony has such technology yet 😉

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    1. I also wonder what price point the a7000 would be. I’m hoping it will be under $1k… However, there’s a big gap between the a6000 and the A7 right now. They might want to fill that with a $1200 a7000. I wouldn’t pay that much just for weather sealing.

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  21. I really hope for internal 4K, if not its gonna be Samsung NX400 (or the NX1) for me. touchscreen for filming is a must.

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    1. Touchscreen is a must! Touchscreen is a must! Touchscreen is a must! The A5100 touch screen operability is far from the brilliant Panasonic/Olympus interfaces, but we Sony-enthusiast videographers need at least as functional touch-screen as the A5100.

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  23. As the owner of a Nex-7 and an A7r, I really prefer the tri-navi setup of the Nex, but find the menu structure used in the A7r as organized better. A healthy mixture of the two and improved hi-ISO capabilities could make this rumoured camera a real winner for me.

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  24. Sounds unrealistic, more like a9000. But if it is true about weather-sealing, I always support! Just hope it is not the kind of fake “weather-sealing” with visible holes like in A7 and RX10.

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          5. I just had a genius idea. Design a lens cap that is transparent. Follow me here. For lazy photographers you now no longer have to worry about talking it off. Why am I not a millionaire?

  25. 3 years since I’ve bought nex-5n I didn’t thout about any update 🙂
    But now I thik about it. But I think I’ll wait one more year for next gen.
    The spec I want 12-16Mp APS-C sensor with full electronic shutter and really high ISO. And if it is an electronic shutter then 25 or more FPS ( and I wouldn’t care about 4k 🙂 ). And the price at most 700$ for body only.
    I am not a professional photographer and shutter sound disturbs me (actually not me but my child that stop doing hers things and watching on me when I shoot her 🙂 )

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    1. NEX5 has touch-screen, terribly important for a tilting screen video-oriented or hybrid (photo/video) camera. Touch screen is the last piece missing from the anyway excellent/brilliant Sony cameras.

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  27. this sounds so amazing!

    I’m really hoping for XAVCS 50mb like the a5100 and not that crappy AVCHD from a77II

    Also Atomos should support XAVCS if theyre are partnering with Sony. ProRes is so hard to work with and it sucks compare to XAVCS.

    I guessing this is 4K external via HDMI? If so it makes sense to avoid overheating.

    If sony can finally make a VG for a7000 then it would be even greater news!

    Thank you so much Sony for listening to us!

    one last thing is the IBIS on mirrorless system so we can finally use non-stabilized lenses on E-mount. You have great lenses like the 135mm 1.8 and it would be perfect if we can use it on emount! Thank you Sony!

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    1. “I guessing this is 4K external via HDMI? If so it makes sense to avoid overheating.”
      No, non internal 4K recording does never make sense,

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      1. Hi, I shoot with Sony A7S and the sensor does overheat in long shooting. It will also makes sense to have external 4K so it can have separate power source like the new atomos external battery pack for A7S. Thank you for your opinion. Mine was from real world experience.

        Also APSC and FF do overheat faster than micro four third system because eof the sensor size. thank you again

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        1. I’m not against external recording, but about not having internal recording options, too.
          Nobody believes Sony anymore that it can’t be done because of heat. The only heat difference between internal and external recording would be the SDCard writing.

          Samsung does internal 4K recording from a APS-C sensor allready (in fact downsampling from 7K) – so Sony really has to keep up with Samsung now.

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  28. A revision of the Zeiss 16-70? They should of never named them Zeiss, they are clearly just consumer Sony grade quality lenses. Has there ever been a Zeiss revision of a lens?

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  29. The rumor seems pretty sketchy at this stage, and I wonder if the sensor is not the same 28MP that found in the samsung NX1 and promises the best APS-C high ISO performance…

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    1. Samsung produces their own sensors, doesn’t use Sony sensors, and vice versa; so it would anyway be a different sensor.

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  30. To get me to move from the A6000 they’ll have to do more… These improvements are good but not such to justify a new camera over the A6000. For that, they would have to improve the sensor specs (MP count, low light capability), or something else significant (completely silent shutter for example). At least for who doesn’t do video.

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    1. Perhaps,
      I think for most people who have used the NEX– 7 would argue that the tri-nav would be sufficient.
      Also I don’t think Sony would introduce it as a replacement for a6000.

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  31. Love the current 16-50mm. would like to see improve optics if they managed to keep the same range and size. even as it is but with, say, G or T* coating would be awesome and im willing to pay 400-500GBP for one if it can outresolve the current 24MP sensor.

    and the new 16-70mm seems bit… soon?

    and please please please sony make it quieter…. the A6000 is too loud for an APSC, please take a look at fuji’s offering…

    (currently own A6000, A7r, XE1)

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  32. For me, the “better a6000” must have the Level Gauge (NEX 6?) and the audio input-output in-body (NEX 7).

    Wondering, why they did not do that in a6000 >.<

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    1. Sony knows two years ahead what will become in their new cameras. So they had to create a camera that will not steal away the sales of the A7000. And lets look at the price of the A6000, it is very low, so people will have to give some of the goodies for that price.

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      1. Exactly, they created a space for the a7000, where they can fill in the missing specs from the a6000. And slot it in the price between the low price of the a6000 and the a7

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      2. The price is low indeed, I agree.
        But man, how long it takes for them to release a non-compromised crop camera…

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  37. I think it is quite important if the Tri-Navi will be brought back again!
    It would be even better if they add a small switch to one of the tri-navi dials that can enable or disable clicks 🙂

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    1. Clicks did never disturb me, but I would like to see the dialing wheels positioned one at the rear and one at the front, it makes more sense.

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  38. I really don’t think such a camera would make sense. my bet is that a nex-7 succesor will never be made just like the nikon D400.
    what I would like to see is a ff with a nex-7 styled body that would make sense I think.

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      1. Given that there are credible rumours of a 48MP FF sensor (21MP in crop-mode), then that’s surely within the bounds of possibility. Also, 48MP is quite a good geometric fit with 4K video as it would, in theory at least, allow for full colour sampling at every pixel position although, in reality, I think the data rates would be too high an a 1-in-2 sub-sampling regime would have to be adopted.

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  39. The Nex-7 commands are good, they only should bring the AF-MF magnification button to the front, beside of the shutter release button. When you focus manually with adapters, finding that bloody button is a equal to make a knot in you fingers. I would like to be able to magnify in manual focusing without taking the camera away from the eye. That button is badly positioned. If this camera becomes reality, i will be among the first to order it. And after that, do the same camera in FF as well.

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    1. Have You ever set the AF/AE button in toggle mode for MF magnify? It is a breeze to magnify with your thumb… You can’t miss the button.

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  40. YES! As a long time NEX-7 user I am thrilled by the news! I tried the a6000, but I can’t leave behind the tri-navi. The specs above in the same weather-sealed body, hybrid AF and better ISO would be a dream for me. I don’t care about FF…

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    2. I suspect that a NEX-7 successor would not have Tri-Navi, in my opinion, the most horrid thing about the NEX-7. To each his own of course…

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      1. Have you used the NEX-7?

        I have not heard any long term users complaining about Tri-Nav.
        AF speed yes, low-light noise maybe.

        In fact most commentators on these forums were quite disappointed that Sony have not used that interface in its new camera’s.

        But I agree, To each his own..

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      2. No need for Tri-Navi. Just give it front and rear dials, like the A7 or any other enthusiast camera. There’s something to be said for consistency in control layout across a range.

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  42. As much as a like this rumour as an α6 with a FullFrame Sensor this camera would make much more sense instead of being not that much more as an α6000 successor will be anyway.

    Beside I’m still hoping for an α5 like the current α5100 plus Level Gauge, Audio-In, IR Remote Control and FullFrame Sensor, of course.

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  44. If there is to be “clear space” between any NEX-7 successor and the A6000, it surely has to be a move to FF. A better build quality and the addition of 4K (which will surely come to A6000 class cameras soon enough) will not be enough.

    What I’m describing is, of course, something like and A7 but packaged in a smaller, NEX-7 type body. It would need to be equipped with a high MP sensor to maximise flexibility with “crop-mode” lenses for when somebody wishes to minimise the package size.

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  46. An A7000 body will narrow the gap in the E-mount line between the A5100/A6000 and A7/R/S. However, as someone mentioned below perhaps an even better option could be a compact A5/6 with FF sensor and without viewfinder. Also A6000 AF speed if such a FF sensor is designed already. This would be more successful marketwise as it will bring FF cameras to even more people (lower price point) and present sometihng that does not exist in the market.

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    1. You are right, I share this point of view! I want small equipment with high end specs, not bulky lenses like the 90mm FE macro. If the 16-70 will go weather-sealed I’m glad I didn’t get it yet.

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  48. It would be interesting if Admin made a poll:
    A7000(full featured A6000) or A5(FF, fast AF) are you more interested in?

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    2. I would just be afraid of what that would mean for an A5 model as the A7 is my ideal upgrade camera from my 5n for when I want more control over my images plus the weather sealing. I’m not sure what they could take away from the A7 to make it cheaper without turning it into a chintzy casing around a FF sensor. And, to some, including the A6000 AF in a new A5 wouldn’t make sense as in some cases, it’d be more appealing than the higher-priced A7 range.

      I’d definitely like an A7 type camera with fast autofocus, but I don’t see much room to go low enough in specs to sit beneath the A7. Seems like it would turn away most customers then. The consumer level because FF would mean heavier, larger, and more expensive lenses, and the enthusiasts since it may do without many of the things they appreciate with the A7.

      But who knows? I am really interested in seeing something to slot between the A6000 and A7. I would personally be really interested in an A7000 myself, to have that nice balance between image quality and kit size.

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      1. Sorry, I wasn’t very clear there, but I meand with A5 a FF camera (with fast AF like a6000 if possible) and A5100 body style, i.e. mainly dropping the Finder! This should bring the price down by circa $300 and more compact as well. If they make some more compromises from the A7 cameras, this might bring the price down to a very tempting level and make FF afordable for many people.

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      2. There is 3 body options I could see where they can put a fast AF FF sensor and not annoy the current A7 owners. One option would be a small DSLR shape camera like the A3000, another option is without an EVF and include a touchscreen, or the final option a rangefinder camera similar to this rumor but FF.

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    3. For video work, I suspect that the rolling shutter performance would be better on the APS-C sized sensor, so if there was an A5, I feel like I would be shooting it in a cropped mode most all the time anyways.

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  49. I wish it will have a 16MP sensor so it will work well with most M mount lenses (like my wonderful CV 21mm F4), and have better ISO performance.
    In my experirnce with NEX6 & NEX7 the extra MP is completely unneccessary.

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    1. Depends, hardly unnecessary. But they could just repeat what they have done with the a7 series – same body different sensors.

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  50. I’d prefer a A7x, with a7s sensor, minimal video capabilities, but with a6000 AF (or better) and insane buffer.

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  51. Does “4k (clean output)” mean it only does 4k over HDMI like the A7S? Here’s hoping for 4K to internal memory card…

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  52. WHERE ARE MY PANCAKE LENSES!?!?!

    -sorry for that 2012 blast from the past reboot whine- boy those were the days. We had the gaul to believe someone would actually listen and produce them. Whadda bunch a dopes.

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    1. Ahhh those were the days. Quality pancake lenses on a NEX, what a great time that was, how naive were we to even think that Sony had a grand plan for a compact system…brings a tear to the eye.

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      1. E-Mount was the compact system, and Alpha was the main system.
        Now they’re trying to replace DSLR with mirrorless, and we get FE 70-200 f/4, which serves neither purpose…

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        1. But why does mirrorless have to be small? That seems to be everybody’s thinking but just because they started making them small doesn’t mean they have to be small, surely.
          Why doesn’t Sony put the A7s (if it’s that good) into a DSLR size body, with IBIS (because there would then be room for it), move the sensor back so that A mount lenses can be used and fit all the goodies that DSLR photographers want, and there you have it..The Perfect Camera for A mount users with long and short lenses ready and available for all! (especially if they get the autofocus up to speed).

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          1. A-Mount lenses won’t work without an SLT adapter, they don’t work with OSPDAF.
            And this camera would still be mirrorless, which means poor AF.
            If they made some kind of breakthrough in AF, it’d make more sense to release all new lenses for FE, such as FE 24-70 f/2.8 and such.
            The question is whether they’ll be able to present such breakthrough mirrorless AF any time soon.

          2. Thanks duott and TW. I guess it’s not as simple as I thought.

            Does that mean that A mount cameras will never go mirrorless, or if they do, then all the A mount lenses now available will not work with it?

            Sorry for being a bit of a numbnuts. I just thought, in my ignorance, that Sony would eventually make a DSLR sized mirrorless camera so we could continue using our big lenses with comfort and get great pics with high ISO, fast autofocus etc..without using bl**dy adaptors. Silly me.

          3. Thanks duott and A77ll. It looks like it;s not as simple as I thought.

            Does that mean that A mount cameras will never go mirrorless, or if they do, then all our existing lenses will be useless?

            Sorry to be a bit thick on this but I thought Sony would be looking to making a DSLR type camera, mirrorless, with IBIS etc so we could get the best out of our lenses without having to use stupid adaptors. Silly me.

          4. No, A-Mount won’t ever go mirrorless.
            A “DSLR type camera, mirrorless” can happen, as a replacement for DSLR, if OSPDAF ever gets close to PDAF. It will be E-Mount and won’t have IBIS though.
            A-Mount lenses will “kind of” work with adapter, which has crappy A65’s AF and no stabilization, but not quite useless; before abandoning DSLR, if this happens, Sony may also release a new adapter with their newest SLT PDAF system built in, further reducing the uselessness.
            But the baseline is the same: if the future is indeed mirrorless, all SLR mounts will die.

          6. While the body can be SLT sized, Sony have designed E-mount around stabilised lenses, not IBIS.

            With A-mount lenses the AF performance would be the same as putting an A-mount lens onto a NEX using the basic adapter, i.e rubbish.

            You need a mirror and dedicated PDAF module for A-mount lenses, that’s why the adapter has a mirror and PDAF module in it. Once you have the mirror it is no longer mirrorless and you might as well keep the SLT camera bodies going instead. 🙂

          7. If they did that it would be game over for A mount. They don’t want to kill it off that quickly.

    1. I am not happy with that, In fact i will not buy it unless it does 4k @ 120fps (for slo mo) and native 5k at 24p. Also the ISO better also go down to 556,000 with 0 NOISE. ANYTHING ELSE IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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  54. You guys should go micro 4/3… a bit smaller with a bunch of advantages. And yes, they got lenses, pro zooms, pro bodies, etc… 😀

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      1. Are you people actually photographers? I’ve carried out very extensive like-for-like RAW image comparisons between M4/3 and Sony APS. Both are good, but the M4/3 has lower luminance noise, which makes it easier to manage high-ISO images, even if APS has a (marginal and debatable) quality advantage at 3200iso and above. Photographer for 46 years now, having used a huge range of systems – nearly all modern cameras hugely outperform their users.

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        1. None of the people above are photographers – they are posers. All they do is hunt on these forums and argue about meanless camera specs that for the most part, don’t matter for $hit…

          Richard, you seem like someone more willing to accept that most modern camera systems can be a excellent tool in the hands of a capable photographer.

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          1. Same trite argument about its not the camera but the person behind it. I am psychically scarred with that argument repeated over and over here.

          2. I’ll agree with you there. We’re all on here because we’re all about the camera. It does matter if it matters to the photographer.

          3. I wasn’t saying that it didn’t matter: I think we’d agree that a really competent photographer can produce good images with almost anything but we each have our comfort zone where the balance of features, handling yada yada match our needs. I travel a lot – walking, cycling and motorcycling and in fairly murky environments, so light weight, robust build, IBIS and weatherproofing are non-trivial issues for me. I even once used my E3+grip+7-14mm to concuss an attacking chav. He was most aggrieved when he woke up – the camera suffered no ill effects whatsoever.

          4. I hope so, thanks – they’re all just tools in pursuit of a goal. I’m not knocking the basic imaging qualities of the Sonys (or anyone else for that matter), just that Sony’s usability and attitude exceeded my pissed-off threshold. With the Olympus, I get more of the shots, more of the time. That’s because their current kit fits my needs and outlook better.

          5. Richard said: “With the Olympus, I get more of the shots, more of the time. That’s because their current kit fits my needs and outlook better.”

            BINGO! This is what matters. Use the gear that fits your needs.

            I print big – real big. I use a tiny little Nikon D800 when I don’t want to carry the big Sinar around. But if I was displaying my work mostly on a 2MP computer screen or HDTV, I’d be carrying something even smaller. Dark bar event shoot? D700 and f/1.4 primes.

            Argue specs all you want, but the photographers I respect look at prints. If it doesn’t show up there, it doesn’t matter.

        2. Agreed. I sometimes wonder where the heck people get these comments from. I own it all- full frame, M43- APSC. I’m a camera addict. In no way am I convinced you can’t use M43 for professional purposes.

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          1. You just can’t come to the realization that you spent a lot of money on a POS and you’re embarrassed about it. There are plenty of M43 Kool-aid drinkers around, are already brainwashed that would love to buy your M43 crap kit.

          2. I hope so, I plan on selling my 75mm 1.8- because it’s awesome…but for that focal length I want more shallow depth of field. As far as 25, 45, 9-18 focal length- M43 all day kid. Pictures are sick and razor sharp. You have to venture out…embrace the sickness…M43 is all that and a bag of doritos. The crunchy kind.

          3. I’ve been using 4/3 since 2004, albeit with a three-year defection to Sony, so I guess I’m completely used to/programmed by the DoF capabilities/restrictions (depending on how you look at them). I’d have to say that my 75mm would take some prising out of my cold, dead hand… 😉

          4. That’s the thing- I didn’t spend a lot of money. Yet, I get professional quality results. If you don’t believe me, just ask my cat.

        3. M43 sucks, get over it. And stop drinking the m43 Koo-laid, you’re just regurgitating the M43 BS talking points. Did I mention M43 sucks?

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          1. First off…have you had grape Kool-aid? It’s fantastic. Secondly, the A7 sucks above 400 ISO IMO. All those clean shots- I don’t think so. You shoot at 1100 ISO you’re getting noise, just less of it. Do street photography? Some people believe in embracing the noise- it adds “character.” Ok, maybe I went to far with that last one.

            M43 is cut from the same cloth as any other CMOS sensor. It’s just more like a full frames bastard child it had with the maid. But like, it still gets the job done. Does this make any sense?

          2. First off…have you had grape Kool-aid? It’s fantastic. Secondly, the A7 sucks above 400 ISO IMO. All those clean shots- I don’t think so. You shoot at 1100 ISO you’re getting noise, just less of it. Do street photography? Some people believe in embracing the noise- it adds “character.” Ok, maybe I went to far with that last one.

            M43 is cut from the same cloth as any other CMOS sensor. It’s just more like a full frames bastarddd child it had with the maid. But like, it still gets the job done. Does this make any sense?

    2. I’ve owned em5, and image files are noticeably worse than my nex apsc. Just too disappointing so sent it back.

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          2. There’s nothing to facepalm about.
            M43 sensor is worse than APS-C and worse than FF of the same generation, that’s a fact.

          4. First off, I respect both you and A77II’s opinions. Maybe it’s not for you then. However- speaking strictly from experience- I see it differently. “Worse” is somewhat subjective and needs to be defined. I find no meaningful difference between either M43 or Sony FF. I have the best glass they both offer. If the difference is there it’s in the glass- Sony Zeiss winning that one due to contrast and a bit higher in sharpness.

            However, to say it’s worse I feel is to discredit the ability of practically every full frame camera that’s came out prior to 2008. Plenty of photographers are still producing stellar professional level quality with those old cameras and Olympus’ new sensors are putting out what use to be full frame territory just a few years ago. Real differences only become apparent at larger prints. Screen viewing I find it practically impossible to tell the difference.

            LIke I’ve said, A7R, A7 A900…EP5…medium format film. I’ve worked my way through a lot of formats both new and old and if I haven’t owned it I’ve used it before stating an opinion. Any differences are more a product of the lens than the sensor. If you stick with Olympus’ primes you’re getting exceptional quality. If resolution is your thing than no questions asked- stay away. But then again, I don’t know anyone who has printed something bigger than 16×20 in the past three years. I would venture to say most “pro” photographers aren’t even printing these days.

          6. Yes. I shoot at mostly base ISO. M43 has noise at 250. But then it is subjective what you find pleasing. It’s very manageable up to 1600 but I wouldn’t take it above 800- which is fine for me. The noise is a very fine granular type and I mostly just leave it. Some people do not want to see any noise at all- regardless of the rendering. If that’s the case then yes- M43 is just not their yet.

          7. I’ve got the APS-C Zeiss lenses and in the work-up shots I did with the Oly glass (75mm f1.8 and 12-40Pro), I’d give the nod to the M.Zuikos, certainly from the POV of uniformity across the field – centre sharpness is pretty much a dead heat. Frankly, all are excellent (was posting as Richard until I remembered my login details…)

        2. Dynamic range, resolution, high ISO noise, color depth, control of dept of field. etc. etc. To sum it up, M43 SUCKS!

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          1. Those are fancy words that only sound fancy on paper. M43’s current 16MP sensor has the same DR as Sony’s A900…almost same ISO performance…better in fact in terms of how the noise is rendered…12 bit RAW, yada yada. Plenty on here seem to think the A900 is still king of the hill and produces awesome pro shots all day long. No reason to not extend that logic to smaller sensors putting out the same output.

            As far as DOF that depends on application. I don’t need 1.4 to shoot my cat. If I want it voigtlander has you covered not to mention the often shorter focusing distance. Would I personally use it for professional portrait work- nope. But there are plenty that do.

          3. Well, if your doing intimate portrait photography and shooting pictures of a$$ then chalk that up to an advantage for M43.

      1. You mean M43 sucks up all that awesome light and produces pro shots at modest ISO settings? Is that what you mean?

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      1. Yeah I’ve used the GH4 several times on video shoots and I love it; it’s everything Sony cameras should be right now but aren’t, it puts my several thousand dollar A99/Ninja package to shame–but that damn M43 size keeps it from gathering lightd well in even moderately lit situations, which is a killer for low budget filmmaking. Oh, and the lousy AF which makes steadicam shots impossible.

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    5. You want us to regress in time to 90s, Mr Rip van Winkle? Technology has progressed. Wake up. You are twenty years behind.

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        1. I knew someone would be so literal. I didn’t expect it from you. But your affinity with m43 got you into the fatal mistake of being literal. Watch out nect time:)

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    6. micro 4/3 is totally useless at night and indoors.
      ISO above 800 is totally noisy and unusable.
      I stepped up from micro 4/3 to a7 (skipped the APS-C) and I’m a happy shooter now

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  55. Think it will be just A6000-II. Don’t need to have too much camera lineup without good amount CROP lenses for them.

    And TOUCHSCREEN of course! No touchscreen no need to buy it at all…

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    3. Oly does the whole touchscreen thing. I have it, it’s ok. It’s awesome when your bored and have nothing else to do. In real life I find it pretty useless. I rarely use it as in ever.

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      1. If you always shoot landscapes it’s OK, but if you’re shooting portraits and need to recompose every few seconds its 100% necessary, also for video shooting with continuous AF that A6000 offer…

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        1. I see, different application then I’m use to. Yes, for that I could see the more useful benefit. As far as navigating though I find the better option is customizing your button lay out and working it out that way.

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          1. Afaik Panasonics are best in this regard because they let you use the blacked out touch screen as a touchbad for AF point selection during EVF use.

  56. This poll is like putting a populist wish list together and asking people to vote if they like it or not. Well duh!

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  57. It’s shocking to see how many pros don’t realize that a full suited APSC cam is prime segment of the imaging tool set. Samsung saw that an year ahead of Sony with the NX!. NX! looks so modern and complete, compared to Sony’s useless and toylike APSC. Sony coming out with a full suite APSC in 2015 ? That’s so sad to see Sony so behind. Being a Sony user, and watching NX!I I suddenly realize how Canikoners must have felt (watching Sony innovate) with their outdated and incomplete equipment. I am buying NV1. And when Samsung goes FF, I am sure it will be so complete featured to make me sell my A7s and never look back.

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        1. The Samsung NX1 looks superior to what everyone else is doing in that price range in a lot of ways, but yeah, hard to believe Samsung didn’t think through the lens situation and failed to configure the mount so that no Metabones type adapter can work on it.

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    3. Good luck getting any money from that A7S when Samsung comes out with FF. Sony’s mirror less cameras loose value faster than driving a new Buick off the dealership lot. Maybe that’s it. Maybe Sony’s A7 series is the Buick of the camera world.

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    1. Immediately? You have to wait at least an year Mister. So there, you have an year to get out of your drug habit and your mom’s basement.

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      1. I don’t get your comment, I think it was not warranted… He probably meant immediately when it becomes available.

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  59. Rather too late for me: Sony has managed to terminally hack me off with its poor support for the APS-C cameras, lousy customer service and lack of weatherproofing. I switched to Olympus earlier this year and am delighted with lenses, handling and service that Sony owners can regrettably only dream of.

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      1. None of my new Oly kit has required repair (unlike my Sonys), but I’ve long experience of Oly service with my 4/3 kit and their response is impeccable. As for updates, consider this: in nearly three years, Sony issued no major firmware updates for the NEX-7, even to rectify some known bugs or to turn their UI from irritating to useful. In the six months I’ve had my E-M1, I’ve had two minor updates and a full version release. Not only that but Oly rewrote the manual for the latter and sent out the PDF. That’s the difference between a photographers’ company and a consumer electronics company…

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    2. Bet you’re not delighted with the postage stamp size sensor and over processed images that resemble a point and shoot.

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          1. I shoot RAW, so the JPEG engine is largely irrelevant. That said, I have done a deal of comparison of JPEG output and the OM JPEG engine is very noticeably superior to that in either the NEX-7 or NEX-6.

        1. Please post a story outlining the impending doom and death of A-mount so it goes viral and 1) Makes you more money than you’ve ever made before and, 2) Warns all the loons out there who STILL think that A-mount will survive.

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          1. If fits me if you do. If all bigots start then selling a-mount lenses for nuts, they make my day.

        2. ask them to make it lower in pixel count, 10 mpix, then a silent shutter would be possible, and we could have high ISO performance as well.

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  61. Sounds fake. APSC E mount is targeted at the lower to middle market now. Doubt they will put money to develop premium lenses for these cameras anymore. Sony did already say the A6000 was a NEX 6 and 7 replacement too.

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    3. there’s a difference between what one says and what on does, what one gives to people and what people want to get from them.

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  62. Sony needs to give us better image qualities at ISOs above 1600. Currently APS-C cameras like the Nex series and a6000/a5100 doesn’t perform well above iso800. Not exactly demanding an A7s type of performance. But since it’s been done so well on the A7s, it would be a dream to have something similar on an APS-C sony camera.

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      1. Yep, if you really need to take high ISO pictures of your cat in the dark, then full frame is definitely for you!

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      2. The a77ii was definitely an improvement over the last generation, so I’d expect another incremental upgrade. Definitely go FF if you want cleaner images at higher ISOs – the a7 is steal at the moment

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          2. Right, i have a NEX-7 and never go beyond 400 with it, to go higher I use the Fuji S5. 24 mpix aps-c is too high. A more reasonable policy to make less pixeled sensors, let’s speak about 10 mpix for an aps-c, would give us that high ISO capacity we need, we where then just in between the A7 and Nikon D4 pixel density, around some 20 mpix FF. With that density one could get a better sensitivity. Then, Sony should take the habit to switch the NR off when we choose off in the menu, and here I mean OFF, in jpeg and Raw. NEX-7 still has NR applied, even with setting on lowest, a rel off setting is not provided. I still find blotchy spots in RAW files what means that a minimum of NR is still applied there.

    4. Sony A6000 works very well at 1600 iso (with F/1.8 lens for example). But indeed above it starts to be crispy in the dark area of picture ;)…. However i also take long pose shots at 100 iso :p and u?

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  63. If it will be NEX-7 successor than I am dissapointed because I hoped it will be FF which I wait for a long time in rangefinder style cameras… there were so many rumors here about FF NEX (Nex-9)… maybe A7000 is a successor of A6000 and we will see NEX FF (Nex-9) ?

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  64. These NEX cameras were originally designed for midgets. It’s true, Sony thought “hey, no one has tapped into that midget niche yet, let’s go after that.” So they designed these small cameras to be used by ompa lumpa’s with tilt screens for when you have to get up “high.” I reach for one whenever I gotta get my midg on.

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      1. Exxxxaaaaactttly.

        A-mount is extinct.

        They’re not even producing any A-mount cameras right now. No A58s are being made, no A77II’s are being made (production officially ended Oct 20th), and the A99 stopped being made in August.

        They’re selling off the stock and when it’s gone, the advertising will stop!

        How do I know this? I just picked up 40,000 lbs of A-mount specific machine parts, magesium dies, injection molding templates, and screen printing pads and it’s all on its way to a landfill/recycling center in Taiwan.

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        2. I saw the news article about this – it is sad. I guess that pretty much cements the fact that A-mount’s future is bleak.

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          1. I still take pro shots with my Minolta 7000 and proceed to hammer nails with it on the weekends.

        4. Since A99 discount on Sony.com it’s now backordered. Two year old camera still over priced is back ordered. How about that A7? Nope…still can’t give them away. Just saying:)

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          1. Now other people are speaking for me?

            I dont need decaf! I need 5 Hour Energy!!

  66. I’d love a FF model that uses FE lenses with these specs and form factor, even at the expense of 4K video. I don’t understand why Sony would opt for different controls than the A6000, or did not give that camera the Tri navii, if that’s their direction. Having standardized UI is important if you’re buying multiple models.

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          1. Many people prefer camera designs without the faux pentaprism “hump” in the center of the body. The left side VF is off axis to the lens, but allows easier left eye vision. But more than anything, it is an aesthetic preference. You like the style of the A7 lineup? Great. But I’d wager that many would prefer a FF A7000 style body.

          3. The hump is the sole reason for me not to buy any FF A e-mount camera from Sony. With the NEX-7 from factor, there would be a couple in my bag since along time. Nex-7 and 6 or A6000, same as Pana’s GX7 are the ideal body forms for cameras.

        2. Perfectly doable now, as it was a year ago when Sony management decided to follow the trend at that time and also didn’t step into Leica’s territory. I would prefer a slick metal brick camera with anatomical grip (could be an accessory too).

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  68. If they drop this camera and never get around to XAVC-S on the A6000 I am breaking up with Sony and selling all six of my Sony cameras. I will then buy a Samsung NX1 and a RED and be done with it. 🙂 Or perhaps I will buy the A7000 and scratch the Sony branding off of it.

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        1. He must be a crying A-mount user. He’s starting to realize that
          he will never, EVER see another new A-mount camera made by Sony.

          LOL

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        2. He must be a tantruming A-mount user. He’s starting to realize that he’ll never, EVER see another new A-mount camera made by Sony.

          LOL

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  69. They better hurry;) Just returned the a6000 because of lack of XAVC codec… Hope we could get it the latest by March/April ’15. Weather sealing would be a huge plus, XAVC is a must, 4K optional.

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    1. Forget IBIS on E-Munt. They would have built it in allready if it were so easy.
      I have heard that the Mount is too small for proper IBIS, it would move the sensor into the shadow from the Mount. Maybe thats not true, but maybe it is, don’t know cause everything only rumors.
      Lack of IBIS is the thing holding me back from E-Mout.

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      1. What Sony just recently said was IBIS isnt possible in FF e-mount, so I think it would be possible on the a7000. That doesn’t mean it will come, I highly doubt that!
        Optical stabilisation is better anyways

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        1. No, Optical it is not better! Show me the very fast prime with stabilisation!
          Fact is, Sony Engineers made a big FAIL with E-Mount. The mount is just a bit too small so IBIS with FF will never happen. Bad decision back in the days when they constructed it.
          At the moment it looks like A-Mount users will jump ship sooner or later and as soon as Sony droppes A-Mount, or even earlier becouse there is no real development into A-Mount, users will not be happy to use their great A-Mount Glass on those consumer bodies called “E-Mount”.
          If E-Mount had IBIS I would use it and adapt my glass. Without IBIS I really consider to change the whole system. So why not pick Samsung then?
          Samsung killed their TV section, Samsung killed their Smartphone section, Samsung killed their Laptops and PC section so why not buy into Samsung? Probably Samsung will kill their camera section in a few years.

          For me and many other A-Mount users it is easy: No IBIS = no to E-Mount! Easy as that.

          Now if Sony could build IBIS into FF E-Mount that would be an other story.

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          1. So you’re going to switch to … what? Canon? Nikon? Because they have IBIS! Nope. If Pentax really does go full-frame then they might but that’s still an SLR so you might as well stick with Sony.

            If you go crop frame mirror less you could go Fuji . . . except they don’t have IBIS either. Ditto for everyone except Olympus.

          2. Definitely not Canon or Nikon. Maybe just lay back and watch what Samsung is doing, like I said above, Samsung already showed in many branches that they can be innovative and that they have a lot of money to invest for R&D.
            Maybe future Sensors become so good that noone will ever again miss IBIS? Who knows.
            For now E-Mount is not interesting for me and A-Mount I am not sure if I should invest in more lenses and stuff.
            That is the problem with Sony for many A-Mount users, and then add on top of that the worst flash system of all brands.

          3. Both Nikon and Canon have optical IS primes. Generally speaking, optical (in-lens) IS is better, because it can take advantage of knowing exactly what lens is installed (duh). In-body IS is nice because every lense benefits. But it is not as effective. You seem fixated on a single feature (IBIS), yet seem oddly unaware of its limitations.

            Samsung? Man, if the fact they make TVs, phones and laptops is your deciding factor, then go for it. Perhaps you should checkout the GE cameras. They make jet engines, you know.

          4. Ken, you do not undertstand me right. IBIS is importand becouse no A-Mount lens has stabilisation, while for Canikon I can get lenses with stabiliser. The problem is that E-Mound needs IBIS if Sony wants A-Mount users to switch over. At the moment it is a bit messy. A-Mount lacks importand lenses and features while E-Mount does also. Sony seems to split ressources and now we have what? Two incomplete systems! Very nice.
            Samsung was an example becouse Samsung took over all market share from Japanese electronic manufacturers in many aspects and I expect Samsung to release some very nice cameras and lenses in future.

          5. You are correct – I did not understand. It makes sense now, knowing you are a A-mount user. Thanks.

          7. I did not “troll” on you. A troll is someone who make rash statements in order to create controversy.

            You said “No, Optical it is not better! Show me the very fast prime with stabilisation!”

            I simply responded to your request.

          8. Where is the fast prime with stabilisation? I do not see an example on your post. Where is the 50mm F1.2 with stabilisation, the F1.2 or even the F0.95? Where is the 135mm F1.8 with stabilisation? Where is the very fast 85mm with stabilisation?
            With A-Mount all of this is no problem. Grab the Zeiss 135 F1.8 and enjoy your IBIS.
            So where did you show me any of this? I see not link or example in your post. Please show me!

          9. You said “Show me the very fast prime with stabilisation!”

            Like this Nikon? http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/AF-S-NIKKOR-200mm-f%252F2G-ED-VR-II.html

            I count 8 Nikon primes with image stabilization. Canon has several as well. You’d know that if you did the slightest bit of research. But I’m sure you’ll keep narrowing your request until you think you’re right. So I think I’ll step out of this “discussion”.

          11. Yes indeed. My point is he indicates his camera selection is base on Samsung’s other products, not cameras. I am mostly shooting Nikon, even though they don’t make tvs, phones or computers.

          13. I started shooting pictures back in 1959, and, at that time, we could see pictures shot 35 years before in good quality, very sharp. Now, today I use a NEX-7 in MF only, a Fuji S5 with a Katzeye fresnel and split prism matte in MF as well, and without any Ibis, with the heavy Fuji, I shoot sharp up to 1.5 seconds handheld. If I see all of you speaking Ibis, OSS, and so on, I presume that your car has electric window lifters, electric adjustable seats, cruise control, GPS, airco, tiptronic gearbox, integrated video screens in the seat headrests, and so on. Now, ask yourself if you really need that, millions made pictures before Ibis was known, millions drove cars with conventional minimum comfort, millions made good and sharp shots and millions reached their destination without all the modern gadgetry. On the end, is the reason for this not the same as with every other thing, just BUY. On the end you will get GAS (Gear acquisition syndrome), eternally waiting to see the shots and test results of the camera you aim at, and when it’s published, the next page shows you the announcement of the successor. By the way, you do not have Parkinson disease? just a question i ask by curiosity.

        2. It is not about the size of the camera. It is about the size of the sensor in relation to the size of the mount.
          Look at those pictures (links below) and think about how much space the mft sensor has to move around and how much space the A7 has. Sometimes I even wonder how this A7 can work in corners at all…?
          Take a look at the A99 mount and you see that the sensor has a bit room around the mount so it can move around.
          I am afraid that there will never be IBIS for E-Mount.

          http://www.ephotozine.com/articles/olympus-om-d-e-m5-firmware-update-add-iso100-23928/images/highres-olympusomdem5frontsensor_1335442400.jpg

          http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81priKFxjPL._SL1500_.jpg

          http://www.cameraegg.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sony-A99-with-24-70mm-f-2.8.jpg

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  71. That’s a cool rumour, but it kinda pisses me off at the same time. I bought an A6000 like 6 months ago, and I love it. I also bought the Zeiss 16-70. What pisses me off is that Sony assured us the A6000 was also a replacement for the Nex 7. Pisses me off because if a weather sealed version of the A6000 existed, I would have bought it. Same for the Zeiss 16-70. I got it for a much better price than its normal sell price, but still, I just bought it too and if there was a weather sealed version available, I would have gotten it. I often have to protect my camera from the rain or from water splashes.

    Specs-wise, it sounds like a great camera. I was hoping Sony would come up with something like a weather sealed A6000. I like the full tethering and the faster maximal shutter speed. 4k is a neat feature too, and I guess it would just future-proof the camera.

    Hope to hear more about it soon!

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      1. That’s what I was saying, yeah. It’s a nice camera and it won’t fall in pieces, but I don’t dare to get it wet.

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    2. Don’t worry about it, you’ve had the a6000 for all those months and taken all thos pictures with it. Compared to a camera that doesn’t exist yet to us. So, you can’t complain about it. If you decide to upgrade again, the loss of selling the a6000 will be considered your lease of using the shiny new camera when it just came out. I have the a6000 and the 16-70 and I’m not fretting. I have it now and am enjoying it.

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      1. I told myself that too, after. 🙂 I do love my A6000, it’s a great camera. Too bad for the lens’ absence of weather sealing, tho. It means that if at some point I get a weather sealed APC-S camera, I’ll have to upgrade the lenses I’m most likely to use in rainy situations too, and that’s the frustrating part.

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      2. Yeah, it’s what I told myself. It doesn’t make me like my A6000 any less, on the contrary, I love using it. And the main frustration doesn’t come from changing my camera body, doing that is no biggie! But buying new lenses that are weather sealed to use with my next weather sealed body (which I’d probably buy in two years, like I did when I switched from my 5N to my A6000) is just too much money. The price of the 16-70 is over 1000$! I’m okay with paying that price for a good kit lens once. But if there’s one lens that would need to be weather sealed to be used with a weather sealed body, it would be that one, cause that’s the main lens I’d use for travelling.

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    3. I get what you are saying but at the same time it was a bit naive of you. I mean, if you looked at it, the A6000 was never a true replacement for the NEX-7, it was just a move to sell it because Sony knew that a real A7000 would kill their A7-FF-E-mount new cameras.

      Could you imagine if these specs were launched before the A7’s? Couple these specs with the ones the A6000 already have and it’s a great camera for $1000 less than the A7’s cameras, faster AF, faster fps, etc. That would had certainly messed up the A7’s kick off and Sony wouldn’t had wanted that.

      But the A6000 is a great cost/benefit camera, probably more than this A7000 will be.

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      1. True enough… I would probably choose a camera like that one over an A7. But the A7r/s are still more adequate to people who need them, tho. I’m curious about when the A7000 would be available. Like, second quarter of 2015 maybe?

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  72. If there is a higher camera in the mirrorless APS-C line up, be it A7000 or A6000 II, etc. being a Nex7 user I`d Like >

    1. CLASS LEADING AF IN LOWLIGHT (-3/-4ev) speed and accuracy (with face and eye priority AF, tracking, etc) Not enough having fast AF if it can’t focus confidently in lowlight.

    2. FAST FOCUS POINT SELECTION, be it touch screen (usable with eye to viewfinder panasonic style) a mini joystick or whatever they come up that is direct and fast.

    3. BETTER JPG PROCESSING (detail retention versus NR, user option for turning NR completely off) and USER CURVE TONE CONFIGURATION (softer highlight rolloff)

    4. MINIMUM AUTO SHUTTER SELECTABLE / tied to AUTO ISO limits functional in all modes. This is a crucial point for usability (at least mine on a Nex 7) because camera selects barely usable speed for hand holding (coupled with stabilisation) but not enough when photographing anything in motion reliably without motion blur.

    5. LOGICAL MENU ORGANIZATION (starting by video options grouped on 1 page)

    6. BETTER VIEWFINDER Contraste/DR, Greater Magnification (even if camera is bigger), Clarity, Faster Refresh Rate and more relief for glass users. Eye sensor sensitivity tested so as to be able to brace camera to body LCD viewing upward and not engage viewfinder and accidentally turn off LCD (2 settings user selectable maybe?) Also VIEWFINDER / LCD INFO REPOSITIONING/ROTATING when camera changes from horizontal to vertical shooting and playback.

    7. DISTANCE INDICATOR on screen for manual focusing.

    VIDEO –

    8. BETTER MORE ROBUST VIDEO CODEC/ENCODER with flat profile options for post, lighter files (H265?)

    9. 1080p 120 FPS / 720p 240 fps

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    1. All good points, especially points 1-4. I want that too but in a smaller body, NEX-5N/T form-factor, say, Sony A5500 🙂 And internal 4K.

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    1. I agree, It’s time for Sony to release a camera with internal 4K recording on SD similar to GH4 and LX100. Currently only RX10 has 4K after firmware update, but what about full sensor readout? Now everyone else has 4K (Panasonic, GoPro Hero4 etc) although it was Sony who first announced it and started shouting about it everywhere. And now Sony’s the only company that doesn’t have internal 4K 🙂

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          1. I want internal 4k. Also, I like having both a FF and an APS-C body. Currently I have the NEX-7 and the A7r (I bought it before the s came out). I like having both FF and C and I want them both to do great 4k and low-light work.

          2. I ask myself why a A7000 could not exist in S and R as well, with 10, 16 and 24 mpix. The 10 mpix with good low light features would fit me, it’s still the equal of a 20 mpix FF in pixel density. It makes me remember the excellent shots my D200 made once.

          3. Don’t like the center’ished EVF, rolling shutter is really bad, hoping an A7000 would improve on that. Would be mostly shooting it in crop mode, so makes sense to just buy an APS-C body from the get go.

          3. I think that’s about what is needed for 4k and I want the pixels to be as big as possible. This is why the A7s is so great in low light and great dynamic range.

  74. Sony needs to worry about making more lenses for the existing models. They’re already camera heavy. Please make a pancake 23 or 27mm lens!!!!

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    1. We need a pancake 10mm, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, etc.

      All of them. NOW. DO it. lol.

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  76. My second wish comes out.
    A7000, more professional then the A6000 that a just bought.
    Only problem is that my A6000 and certainly the 16-70 I also got will rapidly decline in value as soon as A7000 and new 16-70 come out.
    My first wish still stands.
    a new 36 mp. A9 with:
    -electronic first curtain shutter
    -1 inch higher and 1/2 inch wider body, so we will have:
    -larger battery and better grip
    -heavier body made of thicker alluminium so less shutter shake
    -allmetal bayonet
    -switched release button and front wheel.
    O and Sony:
    please pay more attention to centering of your lenses.

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  77. Great camera – one that they held back to not mess up with the A7’s – but then, it comes again to lens support.

    If you are going to release a camera that is aimed at the high-end APS-C market, please, make lenses that support that move. And I really don’t get people that say that there is no such lack of lens ecosystem.

    If I was to buy a A7000 – instead of selling all my Sony gear and move on – I would like more primes like the 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/1.8 and that Sony would make some firmware improvements, including better MF because it’s awful to have to do so many turns to go from close focus to infinity – or even better, adjustable sensitivity for the fly-by-wire MF or give it a function when you are using AF!

    Where are the portrait lens, macro lens, quality 24mm and 28mm equivalent – not just pancakes. The saddest part is that this is something people has been asking like forever, what would make me think that if this awesome A7000 comes, there will be better lens support – instead of just new FF expensive lenses?

    Why can’t Sony give the same kind of support they are giving the FF E-mount?

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    1. Totally agree on Lens selection (fast APS-C primes) and specially MF speed/feel which I find ridiculously implemented. In practice on Nex 7 with kit and 50 1.8 it`s unusable for dynamic subjects, on static subjects its usable but ridiculous as how many turns it takes, can`t understand how they never fixed/refined the behaviour it being a software (apparently) related issue. Also the lack of a distance reading (meters) doesn’t help. I don`t know if this is a general issue on all Sony E/FE mount lenses, but after using for a very brief moment a A7r with the 35mm f2.8 it seemed better to MF or maybe it was a false impression because the lens feels so much better on hand and has better damping than the 50 1.8, 35. 1.8 and kit (e mount). An option would be if FE prime offerings had OSS, although obviously they are bigger than needed for APS-C but neither 55mm nor 35 have OSS.

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      1. Exactly! But the issue is not just that it doesn’t have OSS, as it’s a lens made for FF, it’s bigger than it would be if it was a true APS-C – or event eh same size BUT with OSS – and it’s more expensive as well.

        As for the MF, it seems to be a Sony issue. I’ve seen some reviews from videographers complaning that the MF on the Sony A7s is not that usable because you can’t keep metering marks since depending on how you turn the MF, it can give you different focusing distance despite covering the same number of turns.

        So, they have a camera clearly aimed at videographers in the A7s and with the internal 4K, the A7000 would be another one, but there are still these minor but annoying issues that for some unknown reason it’s yet to be fixed by Sony via firmware update.

        For these reasons, despite looking like a great camera, I don’t feel so compelled to stay with Sony anymore. I’ve been waiting for these solutions since before the NEX-7, but I have no problem in adopting Sony again once – and if – they solve it, the problem is that as they are so invested in the FE line up that it seems very unlikely that Sony will be completing their lens ecosystem so soon – and while that happens Fuji, Micro4/3 and even Samsung now continue to grow.

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        1. Thanks for your comments. I’m a Nikon shooter, and use Nikon lenses on my Sony camcorder. I’ve considered adding an A6000, or one of the A7 bodies. Your comments about manual focus issues are very helpful. I didn’t notice this issue, due to only owning one Sony lens (18-200 power zoom), and 2 Sigma E-mount primes.

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          1. I use some Nikon MF lenses as well, which is fine for video if you are using shorter focal length or if you use a tripod – since there is no OS. But if you like both quick AF for photo and decent MF for video, Sony really has to fix this. As for a hybrid camera, it makes no sense to have to carry both native lenses and MD lenses with adapters if you could have it all in these native lenses.

            You could look up for Nikon cameras for video as well – unless you need 4K – because according to EOSHD, Nikon finally stepped up the video quality and according to Andrew, it surpassed the quality of the Canon, not just that but he also prefered the FLAT profile from the new Nikons instead of Sony’s S-log, but he is not a colorist so it doesn’t mean as much as him saying that the video quality got a lot better.

          2. I shoot Nikons for video as well, but only on tripods. Nice image, but still a bit of a pain to shoot video. For handheld, I use and prefer a Sony ENG-style camcorder. XLR audio inputs, zebras, peaking, etc. make a huge difference to me.

          3. Yeah, Nikon is still lagging behind in feats but at least it seems that they were able to catch up in the video quality with the D750.

            If I had the money I would probably make a Fuji/Panasonic combo.

        2. Yes, that to is annoying and another reason why I miss distance info on viewfinder (Sony R1), and one serious disadvantage of flybywire/digital MF as implemented by Sony. MF should be fast, reliable and repeatable no matter how you turn the lens and build upon mechanical focusing.

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          1. How hard can it be to simply let the user set how the MF behave? I mean, the user can choose between acceleration or not and if he chooses to not use it, like a normal physical MF, just let the user set the closest focus and the infinity, it seems so simple and it would definitely solve this.

            In the end, Sony really started the NEX level for entry level and despite consumer feedback for high-end cameras and wider lens ecosystem, they simply kept doing their thing and then they moved on to FF and APS-C E-mount users can look at FF and APS-C A-mount users and see what awaits them.

            Sure, it’s not it’s all negative, Sony does come up with interesting products but I always look at Sony as I look at a teenager, full of ideas, some bad, some great but he can never fully commit to something to the end, often moving on to some new stuff, procrastinating, losing focus. In the end it just feels like they don’t actually value the consumers that much, or at least not as much as they value selling more cameras, new products and users. In that sense Fuji does provide a very different approach.

    1. that’s right! Elpha is superior than alpha that’s why we are buying more elpha lol

      with elpha u can have all the lenses in the world! it’s the futue!

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        1. Right, back to the sources, like Jean Jacques Rousseau used to say. Since e-mount and NEX-7 became reality, i became again the master behind the steering wheel of the machine. Just any lens and MF, that is the future, and no useless technology, i never found anything more annoying than AF. All we need now is new pump action zooms for sports.

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          1. So that’s where all the “you can you all lenses on E-Mount” stuff is coming from.
            FF NEX must be a terrific camera for static subject / posed photography.
            Good luck shooting reportage with MF though… 🙂

  79. A Pro/Semi Pro NEX requires Pro/Semi Pro lenses Lenses, NOT Kit Zoomz.

    That is the Big Sticking Point. Sony thinks of the NEX line as “Hello Kitty” cameras. Without a 90mm f/1.8 (= 135mm FF) prime lens the camera is useless for much of what I do. A 10mm (=15mm FF) prime would also be great. BTW Sony G lenses, NOT Zeiss. But this ain’t gonna happen so I’d have only the Sigma 19mm, 30mm and 60mm primes as lenses that I’d fine useful.

    BTW Manual Focus Legacy Lenses need not apply!!

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    1. The wide zoom 10-18 is very good in the 10-14 mm range, and has the advantage of a zoom. You have to try it someday… I shared the same frustrations in the short telephoto and superwide range, now I wait only for the 90 mm…

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    2. The use of that Hasselblad-skinned Sony makes me wonder where they get the stuff they are selling in a bottle.

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  81. It´s about time – Something in the APS-C high-end range was still missing. And as APS-C is still the best “middle way” inbetween M4/3 (GH4) and A7s (Full-Frame), an A7000 would for sure sell like hot cakes ^^. Especially also because of the WAY lower rolling shutter, smaller native lenses and also because of the easier to find vintage glass which performs good on APS-C – But not on full frame -.- (and you can still get a speedbooster for the “full frame look”). Btw.: I had an A6000 already – But the performance (video wise) wasn´t THAT good (so I sold it again – WHY? Look below.)

    In comparison to the A6000 it would be great to get:

    1.) A non overheating sensor til the 30 min. (29m 59s) record time limit.
    2.) Improved sensor sensitivity (12MP would be great – Incl 8MP crop mode like on the A7s.
    As with the crop mode you would still get a 1:1 pixel output as 4K stream over the HDMI.)
    3.) Headphone out and MIC in (DIRECTLY on the body – No weird optional adapters).
    4.) Full weather sealing (it should be at least “splash proof” with a good native lens).
    5.) Silent shutter mode (aka electronic shutter) – I LOVE that feature on the Panasonics!
    6.) The new XAVC-S codec with 50 MBit (coming for sure).
    7.) A few “flatter” picture profiles – No need for S-Log 2 though ^^. AND
    8.) Also a full sensor scaling would be great (RX10 / Sony A7s performance like). PLEASE!
    (I hate to deal with moire and aliasing patterns …)

    What´s for sure not coming (but would be great):

    1.) 4K internally (to protect the A7s sales and their “pro” lineup)
    2.) Unlimited recording time (overheating and protection of the “pro” lineup).
    3.) A full size HDMI out port – I hate the Mini and especially the Micro HDMI ports -.- and
    4.) A better priced – Wider lens collection for the APS-C e-mount range.
    (Though – At least there are the Sigma DN lenses – Also good performers.
    At least the 30mm and 60mm lenses are VERY nice – Especially the 60mm for portrait shots!)

    Well – I stop now “dreaming” ^^.
    And THX to all for reading til that point *g*

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    1. AFAIK, the reason still cameras don’t record over 29’59” is that if they did, they would be considered camcoders and would be taxed as such (at least on the EU), which is higher than still cams..
      So it’s a limit imposed by governmental forces and not companies not wanting to hurt their pro lineup.

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      1. Well – That limit would be only relevant in the european union (where I live btw – Hate that limit on the Panasonic bodies too – As they are normaly not limited internationally).

        The bad point: Sony is still limiting ALL of their consumer e-mount cameras (around the globe) to the max. 30 min. limit (not only the EU models – Even the A7, A7r and A7s models are limited). The only logical point why this is the case is to protect their camcorder and pro video body lineup (not just because of the overheating prevention – As often stated).

        Though: According the A6000 it´s “ok” that they say it´s due overheating (as with many A6000 bodies you cannot even record 10 to 15 minutes til it´s stopping due overheating – And that´s just INDOOR without direct sunlight on the body).

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        1. Do Panasonic bodies bought outside the EU allow you to record over 30′? Well, I didn’t know that.

          I thought that all the camera makers kept that limitation because it’d be too troublesome to make those tweaks for different markets.

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          1. Yes. They allow it outside of the EU. Even the smaller (newer) models are unlimited – G6, GX7, GM1 and for sure also the new GM5 (beside the dedicated video bodies GH3 and GH4).

            About the “tweaks”: It´s just ONE small point in the firmware. As each model needs a “tweak” (according the available languages) it´s not THAT much of additional work to add the time limit ^^. And even with firmware updates it´s not a problem – Just check the region of the body (which get´s fixed after production) and update with the right settings.

            Quite annoying though for EU people =/. But at least the GH4 now supports PAL and NTSC (with every body). So there´s at least still the option to order internationally.

          2. Well….. think of those people from countries where import taxes can increase the price of the product to almost 100% (not to mention currency convertion…) and then the import taxes for a Sony camera taxed as a “camcoder” (even though is a still came) won’t seem SO bad.
            :p

            (believe me. Such countries do exist. I happen to live in one!)

            Countries issues aside, maybe camera makers could release a firmware to “unlock” that limitation. But then, after so many years with that ‘prohibition’ companies got used to it and then they also don’t want to hurt their ‘pro stuff’ sales, like you said at first.

          3. Hmm. Thats bad yes (according import fees that high – Heard already about it). Though: Never heard of a higher import fee because of a certain camera body – As normaly these are also only processed as “stills cameras” (at least it was the case with the orders of a few colleagues). ^^

            Btw.: I would LOVE to pay a few bucks to unlock local limited bodies (with a paid firmware or the need to send it in to the support for an unlock) – Because with the imports you don’t get local warranty. An that’s REALLY annoying (no warranty vs for example five years of the last Panasonic warranty offer).

            Though thats not gonna happen …

            Too much to do with handling the fees (and the optional support costs). Its easier to offer international unlimited models (especially since the PAL vs NTSC switching is possible – At least with the GH4). Still annoying yes -.-

        2. the sensor overheating is the main factor, even the one of the A7S overheats in long sequences. Anyway, if your goal is doing family movies or even cinema, you never shoot long sequences. The only people who are bothered with that are those that want to shoot some sport or music events or snatch new movies in Cinemas.

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      2. I wonder if they can ship it with the 29’59” limitation and provide a firmware fix online to get away with the import tax.

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        1. Never happened before – And I don´t think it´s coming. Especially as it´s not making sense (from Sonys perspective) – Because: Each consumer who wants unlimited recording time is forced to buy a camcorder – Or one of the bigger e-mount bodies (VG and FS series). So that means (overall) more money for Sony -.-

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          1. Does it really mean more money for Sony? I bet many many others just look elsewhere instead, and buy a Panasonic for instance (such as what I’ve done, I own several Panasonic cameras and zero Sony cameras.)

          2. Sure – I own multiple Panasonic cameras too (because of the good feature set). Though: Would love get the better stills performance (as the A6000 is REALLY good in that aspect – The GH4 is VERY GOOD too – But not compareable price wise). Also the APS-C field of view is quite nice – As a SpeedBooster (for the micro 4/3 mount) – to get the same field of view – is quite pricey and also additionally heavy. Makes even small & light vintage glass a little bit “annoying” (weight wise) – Especially on very small bodies (like the GX7 or the GM1 / GM5). Would be way better on an APS-C body …

            Btw.: The problem with the Panasonics is too, that only the GH3 and GH4 support HDMI out (of ANY kind) while shooting. On the Sony bodies even the bridge (aka “RX10”) supports that. Really annoying on the Panasonic side (that´s the point why I still use my beloved GH2 for shooting most of my videos). Also the full sensor scaling / internal 1080P performance is not on par with the A7s or RX10 (with it´s full sensor readout) – I know – No internal 4K – But I personally could live with that ^^. Btw.: Also the grip on the A6000 was quite nice – MUCH better than the GX7 grip for example (it´s the same with the EVF – Much better in the A6000 vs the GX7). Would really LOVE to see an A7000 in Q1 next year …

            To get back to point of “more money for Sony”: Yes. A few people are switching – But for sure more often the case is, that people get both – A stills camera AND a camcorder. And though Panasonic is also REALLY good in that aspect (aka V750 / V757 for example), there´s still a high chance that a few are buying a Sony camcorder ^^.

          3. Me too, use more brands, but still have no 4/3. The LX100 is tempting with it’s multiple formats, mainly the 1:1 format is an ideal format for me who used to shoot 6×6 in film.

          4. I just say try them out – Especially the GM1 is now DIRT CHEAP (you can even sell the kit 12-32mm lens for a good price and get for example the 2nd edition of the Panasonic 14-42mm ii ASPH at a very low price – Nothing beats then that kit price ^^ – And the performance is outstanding at this price point).

            A VERY good “run and gun” combo. And definitely one of the “most fun” cameras I had for a quite long time (also with vintage glass) – Though even a little bit too small for my huge hands (so I sold it again a few weeks ago and tried out the A6000 – Which by far wasn´t perfect either) ^^.

            The LX100 is also REALLY nice yes – Very good lens, 4K internally, also with silent shutter (and 1/16000 electronic shutter), even better picture quality (though: actually only over the RAW files you get the best performance) – AND a very good EVF. Also size wise a good “middle way” – And the grip is quite nice too (tried it already in a local shop two days ago – Also the “hump” at the back for the thumb is really nice and “grippy”). PLUS you get a very nice “retro feeling” because of the controls (and the overall optics) ^^.

          5. There are 2 points of view to respect, the second is the fact that such small cameras could serve to snatch high quality movies in new cinema productions. The actual cam recordings of new movies you find posted on torrent ptp sharing are quiet crappy. A camcorder, despite being small today, is not as easy to hide as one of those mirrorless cameras. Imagine Pana’s GM1 and no limit in video recording, the ideal tool for such work.

  83. This “4k video option” is increasingly irritating. The camera can record 4k to an external device, which is to say it is not 4k. It doesn’t have the processor for 4k. Sony is protecting its up market products by holding back features, just like Canon. Sorry, but this isn’t going to peel anyone off the Samsung NX1.

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        1. Samsung is a 180b dollar company. Go look up Sony or Canon. The NX1 is a real threat to the a7 series and the gh4. Maybe it will shake an in body 4k camera out of Sony and or Nikon. That’s good news even if you hate samsung.

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          1. If there is one thing all the fan boys from sony, canikon,m43, all can agree on, it would be “Samsung? Hahahhaaha”

          3. Samsung have been trying very hard to get into the imaging equipment business for the last 4-5 years, throwing tons of money and trying to copy any successful company out there Sony, Fuji, Oly, Panasonic (same as all their other business, mobile phones, TVs, vacuum cleaners, you name it).

            Its funny how they are ignored by everyone regardless of how many new cameras they release. Perhaps this is because with photogtaphy equipment price is not the leading factor and the brand Samsung somehow means CHEAP and massproduced!

      2. I tried one, it’s a threat to crapasonic but I would not call it a photo tool. More of a gadget for the unexperienced.

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    2. This is likely a case where the built-in processor would overheat if it had to process 4K. Like you, I’d rather have the option of internal recording. But it is better than nothing.

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    3. I feel that really good 1080P is good and if I needed to do something that required 4K, I’d likely want to use an external recorder anyways or bump up to a PRO body. It is irritating, though, for Sony to be protective across its product lines though.

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      1. You’re probably right for this model. But I am increasingly grumpy about the 4K advertising. Every time I see it I think Sony is dishonest. The recording device required for 4k is 2 grand, so at that price, about 4 in total, you may as well get a “pro” body.

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  84. I hope Sony one day has the corauge to add IBIS to the E-system. Even if it’s only for the higher end bodies like this A7000 and A7r.
    Hell, even if it isn’t as effective as OIS or IBIS on the bigger cameras. Having at least a couple of stops of stabilization would be a great help already.

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  85. People keep complaining about the lack of touch screen. Every camera these days has one…they have a screen and you can touch it. Need I say more.

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    1. I find touch screens bloody annoying and deactivating it is one of the first things I do .Yes I am a fuddy duddy lol

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  86. a7000? Not a a6100? I wonder what they will name it after a9000…
    I think October/November 2015 will be a good time to release it.

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  90. Lets see.
    – full tethering, not a must for me
    – 4k video, don’t need it
    – 1/8000 shutter speed, nice but will hardly if ever have use for that
    – weather sealing, nice but I am not likely to shoot in conditions that require it
    – new 16-50, not needed
    – new 16-70 zeiss, if the only difference is sealing than no, got the “old” one
    .
    So, these specs are not what will draw me to the A7000. Maybe other features and the sesor could, but I doubt it will be enough for me.

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    1. Luckily enough there are dozens of cameras for you to choose from from itsy bitsy p&s to stonking great MF

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  91. I want to see a low megapixel count (8.3 megapixels, minimum needed for 4K in 16:9) APS-C camera which has amazing low light capability (ok… not as good as the A7s, but will be cheaper). Oh, and internal recording 4K this time is a must.

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    2. The new Sony PlayMemories app can take the GPS from your phone if you’re really that worried about location tagging.

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  93. Will it have 8 bit lossy compression like EVERY OTHER Sony camera ? The RAW images don’t hold up when pushed and pulled.

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    1. This does not matter because it is not in the spec sheet, which is used for marketing 🙂 As usual, you need to buy from a specialist if you want good stuff. Sony is generic consumer, and as much as I’d like an A7, I am sitting it out.

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  94. That would be one nice camera. Hopefully we’ll get some more info on it. I’d definitely consider buying it.

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  98. I for 1 would like to see a redesign! I’d like for it to be a bit chunkier! I like the grip it feels good in the hand but has a wedding shooter i can get away with using my A7’s with the grip but the a6000 looks like a toy! Would love to see something resembling a x-pro1

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  99. So Chikon will the hordes of RX 100 upside to the Nex 7???? Chikon do you have any vision? Chikon… Bueller , Bueller Bueller….

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  100. What I care the most about is the redesigned PZ. The 16-70 is definitely too expensive, and the 18-105 is a bit massive (though a welcome addition to the e-mount line). If they do a 16-50 that is at least as good as the 18-105, and not too expensive, I’ll buy it, probably.

    Also, it doesn’t need to be a pancake, even more so if it is designed for the new A7000. I’d prefer to have a decent zoom that doesn’t sacrifice the IQ.

    One last thing: I want a sharper version of the 20mm (or better, 16mm). The 35mm is Ok, the 50mm is great, but we don’t have any good WA prime. The Nex could be such a good camera for landscape photography, if only it had better WA primes !

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    1. Have you tried the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 manual WA prime? I just got it yesterday for my a6000. Shooting side by side at f/2.8 versus the 16mm + UWA, there was a HUGE difference in sharpness.

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      1. I checked it yesterday on Flickr. It looks really nice indeed. For half the price of the Touit and seemingly equal quality, it seems to be a bargain (and who needs AF at such focal lens ?).

        Thanks for the useful reply !

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  101. This would be great if they put it in an a7 body or a similar design at least. That would make enough room for a very large evf and ibis.

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  102. If Vitaly hacks NX1, it’s game over for many many cameras across the camera Industry, let alone a merely rumored A7000 at 2015’s end. That’s a full generation away. Unbelievable.

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    1. Even a firmware update to 10 bit 422 would do.. No need for Vitaly’s magic. Right now it’s 8bit 420. But still looks very good. Have you seen the footage on a 4k monitor?

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  103. I’m in the market for a camera upgrade, but won’t be buying this unless they improve the e-mount (not FE) lens offerings… particularly long zooms which are not a) sized for FF (i.e. huge and heavy), and b) require a large and heavy adapter.

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    1. This camera actually makes more sense to buy than a A7 Series for those of us looking to get their first compact system camera, and already own capable full frames like the 5D, D800, or A900.

      The A7 is nifty on paper, but its lenses seem to be getting bigger, and bigger, which is the exact opposite of what I want.

      A weather sealed A7000 and a Zeiss 16-70mm f/4 would be great setup for those of us who want a compact camera.

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  105. I could have sworn it was written in stone here that there would never be a successor to the NEX 7.I’d certainly add one to my collection of Alpha/NEX cameras.

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  106. here is my own wishlist
    new 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor (without low pass filter, yeah newone)
    metal body (aluminum alloy kinda)
    full weather sealed
    touch screen (full functional. You know what I mean)
    Improved A6000 AF system (a77ii sport and wildlife AF features will be well received)
    GPS & WIFI (yeah don’t forget GPS, because is a travel camera too remember)
    EVF (2.4 million dots at least. OLED of course)
    mic input and headphones jack (…Oh come on SONY!)
    4K xavc -s codecs (also available option in FullHD at 60p …or more)
    M class battery (like slt alpha, ok It’s a long shot but you know… I’m just saying)
    Tri-Navi camera control system it’s ok.
    NEX-7 look and feel (A7 look designers this message is for you!)
    8fps at least (of course with a decent buffer size)
    Hot shoe and pop-up flash (nothing special here)
    …And overall: A new company management team for latinoamerica. Otherwise a product like this will never be launched in Argentina. (The country where I come from)
    Cheers, bye.

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  107. yeah, i wish it will be comes true, especially the weather sealed feature one, last time, i messed up my a6k accidentally, :'(

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  111. I wonder when these lenses will appear, aps-c lenses are almost forgotten by sony,
    I am considering 1670z but maybe it is worth to wait for sealed and shorter one,
    when we can expect thre release?
    how this weather sealing will look like, no moving front lens like sel 70200? this would be great

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