And now it is official! Sony will announce the new DSLR on August 24! They also say that those are “never-before-seen Sony SLR’s”!!! And since November 2009 SonyAlphaRumors is telling you that those are the new translucent cameras. The semi transparent pellicle allows to have Phase detection during video recording. You can alos move up the transparent mirror (if you don’t want to have the little light loss when using the mirror). Very fast 10fps (frames per second).
UPDATE: We now know the original source of the teaser leak: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/08/12/sony.to.have.new.alphas.in.two.weeks/
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if it is an announcement, why would they require people sign an NDA?
You can sign it to see the stuff before the announcement 😉
Sweet! Where do I put my signature!?
😉 😛
I hope that it will be good cameras. The image quality is better than d90, and a lower price, because nobody would buy, if otherwise.
Where is the announcement going to take place?
If you can’t disclose that, perhaps the country, the time-zone (GMT-x) or at least the continent could be helpful…
Thanks!
Come on ! Why not 25 fps ? 😛
Just wondering how good the EVF is going to be…
No one knows video better than Sony, this is gonna be very exciting. And EVF is the future.
some guy at dpreview photoshopped the announcement and it looks like the camera on picture is just regular A550.
Very easy to Photoshop lol.. People are getting desperate! People can only make good pictures when the new cameras come out!
cgarrard is already complaining about the NDA on dpreview!
He’s rather complaining that he was not invited.
hmm sony technology grow very fast! Hopefully the camera not too big. Haha.. dreaming alpha mount nex size. Soryy for typo.
Can anyone explain to me the benefits of pellix in two sentences or less?
Can anyone explain to me the benefits of pellix in two sentences or less?
Fast AF while shooting video
Less sound and vibration from the mirror, assuming it will rise up and down while photographing.
high fps when shooting stills
Where is the source? Where will this take place?
Sony’s camera is not pellix/pellicle which is a very thin delicate membrane-like thing. Sony’s version has translucent mirror that is thick enough to be movable.
Awesome! Food and drinks provided! Oh and yay for new DSLRs =P
Pellix: NO blackout time during shots because no mirror blocks your view — this lets you view the exact scene as you’re shooting. No moving mirror also permits faster fps shooting. No mirror means significantly reduced shutter lag too — the Canons RT from the mid-90s took only 0.008 sec. for the shutter’s first curtain to open and the second curtain to close after exposure.
Historical disadvantages: somewhat darker viewfinder, much greater dust accumulation, less light hitting the sensor (the RT lost 2/3 of a stop)
It all depends on the design, though. Sony’s modified version may address or mitigate problems (or limit advantages) … or not.
What I want to know is if the pellix cameras use the E-mount or the A-mount. I’d be very intrigued if all the limitations of the NEX cameras were obviated by a Pellix DSLR body!
@elliot: My bet is it’s the A-mount. There was somewhere they put up an image (no idea if it’s real) of the A33/55 with CZ16-80. At the least, they are planning it to call it Axx so I guess it’s an A-mount :s
Off topic, is there any adapter for A-mount to E-mount?
@ocal5: Simple. You’re taking pictures, not trying to hold a piece of hot metal (or plastic?)
Soooo btw is this rumor true? Or just a photoshop?
A33/A55 are definitely A-mount, there has to be room for the mirror… NEX required a new lens line (the E-mount) because the mount is so close to the sensor. so geometry wise, you can have a E to A adapter (basically a spacer) but not a A to E adapter.
@acolyte: Sony sells an A to E adapter for using a-mount on NEX cameras. They are around $200 if I’m not mistaken, and come with a tripod mount.
Line 4, “Also” is misspelt.
People complaining it looks like an A55O, I thought we was waiting for the A560 which will no doubt look identical. SO the image is understandable.
Electronista stated A33 and A55 as Pro-Versions of the NEX-System!
Could they be E-mount?
No E-mount!
We don’t want no E-mount!
Too bad. A mirrorless E-mount DSLR with EVF would have made good competition to the Samsung NX and Panasonic Gx lines.
The way its worded makes it sound like a 3D Alpha. Which would not surprise me in the slightest given that everything Sony is doing is 3D now.
Sony’s 3D technology only works with new, proprietary Sony 3D-tech televisions (along with special $125 Sony glasses).
It’s incompatible with any other company’s televisions or 3D technologies. In other words, it will be — at best — a quirky, niche feature for a tiny percentage of the market.
It might sell a few more Sony TVs but it’s not going to be anything particularly useful in a mainstream way (eg upload so anyone viewing with cheap $2 anaglyph glasses can get the 3D effect).
Between video, GPS and 3D, I hope the market retains products for those fossils who are interested in still photos.
Hope ot worth my waiting 🙂 evetyone agrees?
@Tubal: I thought it’s an E-mount to A-mount? They also sell the reverse?
@cincentius – no they don’t sell E->A adapters. And even if they would – I wouldn’t buy it. It’d have t have a lens inside which would spoil the image quality.