It has been a busy year. On a very personal level I can say I am genuinely very exhausted. Unlike many PRO level sites I am a hobby writer and have little journalistic skills. I also don’t write or speak a very good english so it must have been quite a pain in the ass for you to read SAR sometimes 🙂
For once let me do a mistake and write to you in a more “personal” way.
Message to Sony:
I honestly don’t know what you think about me. And I hope I didn’t piss you off too much with my work 🙂 But I really want to thank all engineers and managers working on the camera and lens development of the Alpha range. I know you are all working hard every day to figure out what should be done. And in times of economic crisis like that the pressure must be even higher. Maybe the day will come I will have the pleasure to meet you for real 🙂
Message to readers:
I feel so honored to have you here and at the same time I feel sorry for the times I disappoint you. It’s hard to please you continuously with correct rumors and important news. It’s hard to deliver the content that matters for you. Forgive me whenever I forgot to answer your comments or mails or if I have missed to link to your reviews or blog. And excuse mer for all the times I make typos, use wrong expressions or even worse…make technical/rumor mistakes. Probably if you would really know how much time I spend on SAR when I am dead tired you would understand me a bit better 🙂
Message to clarify my rumor work:
Over the years my rumor work changed quite a lot. Obviously Sony is making it harder to leak stuff. I also noticed that once trusted sources can get wrong info (therefore the wrong SR4-SR5 rumors) and also some incredible rumor from anonymous sources that I didn’t post can be correct (like the A7s rumor I didn’t post –and I got 2 months ahead of the announcement). So it’s a continuous process of making mistakes and re-learning how to work better next time. I get often criticized by people and (other sites) when I happen to do mistakes but I also often noticed they do not credit me for the times my rumors are correct. Because that’s the point. On SAR you can find rumors that happen to turn out true weeks or months after. So please judge all rumor sites by their success story and not only by their failures. And please never take SAR as a seriously source where rumors are facts. We love to discuss and speculate about future products but it only makes sense and fun if you are aware that so many things can change in the future that even correct info I got can change in time!
Don’t miss the 2015 rumors/news:
2015 is going to be as least as exciting as 2014 and hopefully with even more new stuff. This could be the year of the A99II and the very first “profesisonal” E-mount photocamera, the A9. And one thing we can certainly expect from Sony are…unexpected suprises! So please keep following SAR by subscribing here:
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Correct rumor roundup:
Yep I did some big rumor mistakes in these year…just like any year before. But I remind you to take rumors up to SR3 as a very “weak” and non-solid info. While at Sr4 and Sr5 70-80% of the rumors can be correct. So here are a list of rumors that were correct and I posted EXCLUSIVELY and were not published by other sites before:
(SR4) The big rumor day summary: A7II and 70-300mm to be announced within days! A9 coming early 2015.
(SR5) Full Zeiss 16-35mm FE lens MTF and design graph.
(SR5) 28-135mm FE powerzoom lens specs.
(SR5) No other new camera from Sony at Photokina! (SR5) New generation sensor and camera(s) release in January!
(SR3) Is there a 90mm FE macro lens coming too?
(SR5) New Zeiss Otus 85mm pics and design info. It’s going to be the best FF lens of the world!
(SR4) Three more FE lenses to be announced but not(!) released or shown at Photokina.
(SR5) Images of the QX30 camera-lens.
(SR5) New leak of the QX1(20MP sensor) and new E-mount lenses (Zeiss 16-35mm costs 1350 Euro).
(SR5) Definitely a new E-mount 4K video camera to be announced at Photokina!
(SR5) First pictures of the ILCE-QX1 E-mount camera!
(SR5) UPDATED: ILCE-QX1 will cost €300 (€450 with 16-50mm lens). It is almost the same size as the QX100.
(SR5) New image of the Zeiss Loxia 35mm lens. Announcement on September 1-2.
(SR5) First image of the new Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2.0 Planar lens!
(SR5) First Zeiss Loxia will be a 35mm f/2.0 and 50mm f/2.0 lens.
(SR3) New Pro Cinema camera to come from Sony?
(SR5) Zeiss will soon announce the new “Loxia” lens line for Sony Full Frame E-mount!
(SR4) Samyang rumored to launch a new cheap and high quality 50mm t/1.5 lens for mirrorless systems.
(SR5) Huge Zeiss announcement coming soon! E-mount owners will love it 🙂
(SR5) QX30, ILCE-QX1 to be announced on September 3. Likely one more Sony announcement after that.
(SR5) It’s coming: First curved sensor will be used by the Sony KW1 compact!
(SR5) Trusted sources about Sony at Photokina: Focus will be on lenses and not so on cameras!
(SR5) First image leak shows the new A5100. Coming on August 19.
(SR4) Trusted source A99 and A58 will remain for sale for a longer time.
(SR4) Zeiss Wide angle zoom to be released in late August/early September.
(SR3) New QX camera with 30x zoom coming?
(SR5) There is no plan to make an FZ mount DLSR looking 4K camera yet.
(SR5) Sony RX100M3 specs! Records in XAVC S format just like the A7s!
(SR5) Early Sony A77MII specs!
(SR4) Sony RX100M3 is coming now with popup viewfinder and new fast lens!
(SR5) A77II is only a nice incremental update (don’t expect any revolution on this camera yet).
(SR3) 14 FE lenses within 2014. Including the new manual Zeiss lenses.
(SR5) Full Frame Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens to be unveiled on April 20. Costs $799!
(SR5) Sony A7s will shoot 4k video! Live announcement at 2pm Las Vegas time on Sunday!
(SR4) HOT: Sony A7s to be unveiled on Sunday?
(SR5) name of the A77 successor is “A77II”. In Store this Summer.
(SR2) Are these the next FE lenses? 16-35mm, 35mm f/1.4 and 90mm macro.
(SR5) Trusted sources: No A7000 APS-C E-mount coming in 2014. Main focus on FE from now on!
(SR5) Some more A6000 tidbits. Has Bionz X processor and “improved” RGB filter
(SR5) New A6000 has fastest AF of all E-mount cameras.
(SR5) A6000 is the only system camera to be announced at CP+. A79 coming soon!
(SR5) Sony APS-C E-mount announcement on February 12!
(SR4) A77 successor price set at 1.200 Euro.
(SR5) NEX-6/7 successor to cost 800 Euro. Shipping in April.
(SR4) Sony A77 successor to ship in June! No A65 successor coming.
Wish You a Happy New Year! 🙂
Andrea
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Cheers and thank you for your work.
Best regards for 2015
All the best for 2015 Syriac!
All the best for 2015! 🙂
Thanks Vivek! Wish you al the best too!
Thanks for your work and efforts, even im critizing you sometimes.
Flutsch und rutsch gut Andrea. 😉
Mögen die Gerüchte noch mehr im neuen Jahr flutschen (zu dir). 😉
Hahaha Danke Sehr!
best for 2015 also, but I think that your rumor ( SR 1 and SR 2 ) better be dismissed from service !!! and even a little bit upgrade the level for the SR 3 rumors, would be better.
Yep, I am always playing with the idea to just have two categories: Low credibility and High credibility rumor. That’s it 🙂
I don’t mind your idea as long as you keep posting SR1 and SR2 rumours as “Low credibility”. Most of us are smart enough to understand what that means.
I like the 5 levels! They reflect your work and wisdom. You clearly explain what they mean and one can only feel sorry for those who don’t understand.
Andrea, you are doing a fantastic job and you mustn’t believe that the moaners are representative of your readers. I am sure that at least 99% enjoy what you are doing, including me. Only problem is that the moaners are loud mouth, we are not. Enjoy New Year’s Eve and I wish that you will have a fantastic New Year 2015. With or without rumours…
By knowing that you are a rumor site, I would like more SR1’s. Just post them, regardless of credibility, if they seem complete and likely.
Doing a great job Admin, and your work is much appreciated. Have a great 2015 and thank you for creating SAR.
Admin, please don’t apologize for your mistakes. It’s not like SAR readers are customers who bought a service from you, even if some act like that. We should be extremely grateful (I am) for all the good work you do.
Thank you very much! I have been watching all the developments since the A7’s emerged as if by magic to fulfil my wildest expectations 🙂
This site keeps me excited about photography. Thanks for all your hard work, and Happy New Year, Andrea!
Many thanks for your hard work on SAR Andrea. Wish we will continuously get a great news and rumors from you on next year.
BTW, happy new year 2015. Wish happiness, good health, and wealth will be with you and your family. 🙂
Happy New Year, All!
One more year that A-mount survived 😛 , he, he, just kidding.
I wish you all many interesting rumours in the new year, announcements of innovative products, greater Sony market share 🙂 and less Canikon trolls and missing features cry-babies !
I visit everyday and find your work to be of value. It is a shame that some who visit seem to have very short memories or perfer troll and add no value. You have helped me develop my stratergy for my camera gear and it will be with Sony for sure. Thank you. All the best for 2015. Si
You do great work! And, and your English writing is more gooder than most.
I think most, if not all of the readers appreciate your work. One thing I would recommend is to post any/all rumors that you can, even if there are a bunch of SR1s. True or not, they can stimulate some very interesting conversation and who knows, maybe someone at Sony will read it and pass on good ideas to the engineers!
good work done until now, surely better on 2015. All good wishes to you admin and to everyone here around alpha gears and dreams!
I’ve never taken this site seriously, camera nerd and what’s the new gear out today, I enjoy reading the back and forth comments before I begin each work day.
even though i’m a casual reader, i appreciate all the work and effort you put into this site. with a hit rate of 70-80%, you have better odds than the casino house ;). looking forward to a fantastic 2015 (read: pro A9!!!)!
Happy new year Andrea , and ready for the next round !
Thanks for all you do on this site Andrea. Much appreciated. Happy New Year.
Thank you very much for all your hard work, Andrea! Much appreciated! Very much enjoy reading what new technology Sony may bring to us next! This year I acquired an A7 which I traveled with to my old home town of Heidelberg and then on to Sudtirol! A near perfect travel companion along with the 55mm f1.8 and a couple other lenses. Looking forward to a new FE mount lens in 2015, perhaps the 16-35 f4 — unless something more attractive comes along like some nice SSM primes for A mount! 🙂
Happy New Year, (und ein guten rutsch ins neue jahr) for 2015 to you and all SAR readers!
thanks for your work and a very interesting and alive site!!
And Happy New Year to you and your family
and hopefully many more interesting posts, rumors and opinions, right or wrong
dierk
hey admin, the very first rumor that you post as as correct is wrong
(SR4) A77 successor has on sensor PDAF
A77m2 has NO on sensor PDAF.
and do you have a summary that what the correct rate on SR5 and SR4?
You don’t seem to get it…these are rumors that we are very anxious to hear asap.
Many will be wrong, many will be right, but most will be somewhere in between.
If you enjoy reading them then they are good rumors whether they turn out to be true or not.
No other rumor site about Sony is as well known, widely reposted, widely quoted , better known by Sony…and of course harshly critisized.
Personally I admire admins courage to post low credibility rumors despite knowing they will be mercilessly criticised by some.
I understand rumors might be wrong, but this one is admin claimed to be correct retrospectively, but actually, is wrong.
Remove this item from correct list could make the list more convincing, and less confusion.
No clearly you dont get it….if you expect a RUMOR to be 100% accurate you will have no rumors…you cannot reasonably claim a rumor is wrong just because you can knitpick at a detail.
Furthermore your knitpicking may very well be disputed by any other knitpicker.
Lastly you hide behind your anonymity and snipe at others that actually have the guts to stand up be seen and take responsibility for thier comments whether they are right or wrong.
a very well thought out and accurate point of view
Who are you?
And what did you do with the real Barry?
I appreciate your hard work and dedication. Keep it up and I’ll keep reading and using your affiliated links to buy stuff. Have a great 2015!!!
Admin
Great work over the year/s
One subject I would particularly like you to review and update….. what you know or don’t know about it is the Color Sampling Sensor.
This seems like it is either revolutionary future tech, failure , or hoax…and I have no idea which.
Thanx and happy new year.
Actually, your rumors are pretty accurate according to your rating, it is a great job for 2014.
Although several hoax slips into SR4 rumors.
like active pixel sampling sensor (twice)
curved 2/3″ and xperia Z3x,
both of them are from some spooky chinese sites and both of them have some very detailed spec which contrary to themselves if you know where to look. As I understand, you rate SR4 for one of your trusted sources confirmed only, do you really have trusted source confirmation for these two type of rumors?
I think there is a curved sensor on the Swarosky-thingy-selfie cam, comfirmed by a Sony rep.
Happy new year Andrea. Thanks a million for the work and all the best for 2015.
Hey Andrea, No need apologise to a huge faceless corporation. We appreciate what you do. Sony COULD just give you updates directly instead of relying on snitches and rumors. Since their lack of transparency forces you to rely on rumors, they should just be happy someone writes about their products to a loyal following of readers. Best to you in 2015.
I actually don’t care about the rumours. I much prefer the weekly Tidbits you post as I’ve come to know the work of many great Sony photographers. Have a great new year!
Andrea, thanks so much for all your hard work throughout the year.
Some were wrong? But that is the whole point of rumors, isn’t it?
If all were right it would be a bit boring. We like to dream, we like to discuss and we enjoy if rumors becouse true but we also like it if rumors are wrong but we still have a nice discussion.
In this sense I hope that we will have many “wrong” rumors also in 2015 😀
The criticism can only come from one who did not understand the spirit of your work and what there is behind the rumors.
Your work is excellent and much appreciated. Thank you, thank you for your tireless efforts.
happy new year Andrea
Giampaolo
I visit this site everyday in hopes I see a new post everyday. I love SAR, love reading all the posts, and I hope you keep it up!
Thanks & Happy New Year to you, Andrea. May love, peace, fulfillment, adventure, joy come your way!
Thanks for all the time and effort you put in dude….It is very much appreciated!!!!
Thanks for all the hard work Andrea! Happy New Year everyone!
It’s a link farm. No big deal, they are everywhere. I rather like this one.
Good luck for the new year everyone.
Thank you for your work, Andrea!
I´m a long time SAR visitor and visitor user and I still visit SAR at least every day (started coming here to find out about A700 replacement). I value both the rumours and the Sony related links posted. I´m a happy owner of an A900, A99 & A7s + 15 Minolta lenses and whatever I´m buying in the future, it will have been expected in good time prior to the announcement thanks to your site.
I hope 2015 brings you health & success to you and your family!
Happy New Year, Andrea!
I’ve been a Sony shooter since 2007, a SAR reader for many months and I appreciate your hard work, Andrea. SAR is a great source of speculation, information and education for me. Gluckliches Neues Jahr for 2015 to you and all!
Happy New Year Andrea!
You are doing a great job, Andrea! I read this site 3-4x each day. I love even the SR1 and SR2 rumors.
Congratulations Andrea! You have a great site that I visit most days. Thank you for all your excellent work!
FYI I generally skip over your postings of current great deals. (Didn’t you talk of setting up another site for those?). On the other hand, please feel free to be more liberal about publishing SR1, SR2 & SR3 rumours quickly rather than waiting until you have sufficient confirmation that you can publish them as SR4 or SR5. It is seeing which of the early rumours that develop into SR4 & 5 and those that are refuted that provides a lot of the fun.
Thanks for all the hard work, and the very best wishes for a great year ahead.
Thank you so much for making my (and our) life so excited with tge rumors, I (and most of us) do not mind the rumors are right or wrong, rumors are rumors, without it without fun. That is what make me (and us) visit your website every days! Thank you again and happy new year!!
Thanks for all your work, Andrea. I really do appreciate it. Have a Happy New Year.
Thanks for your hard work and dedication and I really appreicate the time and effort to spend, especially when you have a full time job and family.
I come to this site multiple times a day to to see if there are any new rumours or even the comments. I don’t even mind the entertaining trolls, it’s only when they start using offense language and personal attacks that it brings this site down a notch.
but great work and best wishes to you for a great 2015 with your work, family and SAR.
I used to follow Nikonrumors until I realized Nikon has gotten stuck in their tracks the last few years. When Sony came out with the A7 series I started looking for a new rumor site, this one being the first and most logical step. In a very short time I found myself checking your site several times a day.
Sometimes I check Nikonrumors for a good laugh. I mean no disrespect to the owner of that website but Nikon is a joke right now compared to what Sony makes.
But nevermind that, you’re doing an amazing job at maintaining an exceptional blog. Can’t wait to see what 2015 brings! Keep up the fantastic work!!
Happy New Year and best of health to you Andrea, so that you can continue running this site.
My wife keeps telling me your site is not healthy for my bank account. She still approve my habit; it’s still healthier than alternatives such as alcohol, gambling,… I get to go out for photo and video shoots. All money goes back to Sony gears/toys.
I already have a nice full time job. Photo & video is just a long time hobby/side job to fuel my photo/video addiction.
I like the comments section, whether helpful hints or opinions.
I do maintain a few domains myself and understand the amount of dedication and unpaid hours.
Wishing you and your family best of health. Cheers!
Andrea! Thanks for all the excitement and fantastic work, wishing you and your family all the best for the New Year!
Happy new year Andrea.
Your work is awesome.
I just wish in
in 2015 you can minimize the deals posts as low as possible or even not posting any of those deals, instead post more of the level 2 & 3 rumors to keep the excitement.
Thank you again for your time and effort.
Hippy Nude Ear!
Happy new year Andrea. You must be doing something right since I visit the site most days 🙂
Happy New Year Andrea! And thanks for his great site and all the effort you put in it! Awesome work! Keep up the excellent work please!
Dear Andrea.
Happy new year to you and your family with good health and a lot of nice rumors!
SAR is my favorite site related to photography together with Steve Huff’s site. Your (Belgian?) English is excellent, do not be worried about this.
Thanks for doing this for us, and keep up the good work in 2015
John
Thanks for all your hard work Andrea. Stop worrying about your English because it’s actually better than a lot of native speakers. Best wishes for the New Year.
Thanks for your hard work!
Thanks! There is NO rumor site like yours! SAR it the best! How do you do it!
Your blog is interesting even for people using other brands than Sony , keep up the good work you are amazing 😉
I have to check this blog at least 4 times a day at work. What would I do without these rumor sites to fuel my GAS. Thanks for the memories. Im talking to you too HULK.
Andrea, thank you very much for your work!
The biggest story should be that Sony never introduced a fix for the A7r shutter shock or the lossy compression. Seems like its a matter of time that Sony users figure out their king has no clothes. No doubt the paid for hire Sony thugs will be responding with their typical rants and childish activities. Here’s a petition someone started to get the lossy compression fixed – https://www.change.org/p/sony-enable-uncompressed-or-lossless-compression-raw-files-on-the-a7-cameras-and-future-f-e-mount-cameras
and thats your reply to his happy new years post to all of us readers?? and in your opinion the biggest story of the year is no fix for “lossy compression”?? what ever that means! and a petition?? hahahaha you need to get laid, sir, and you need to get it quick.
Thanks for all your hard work. I greatly enjoy your blog and think Sony should go out of their way to thank you for you do such a bitter job communicating about their products than they do.
Never mind the mistakes over rumours or the english (an easy language in many ways but full of pitfalls nevertheless, which catch out many native speakers), the heart is there and the site is a mine of useful information, Best wishes for 2015.
Great site, lots of fun and informative. Thanks admin.
Andrea, you so far have accomplished a work better than ANY rumor site, actually it turned out to be an excellent technical site we visit almost every day to get information about Sony gear. Keep up what you have done so far, you deserve our gratitude.