Note on video from Cinema5d: Before you watch the video: I was attempting trying a new audio wireless device which unfortunately does not work well with this camera. The result is a distorted audio track. The camera it-self produces better sound then in this video.
Cinema5D (Click here) tested the Sony A77II with the new firmware upgrade which improves autofocus and adds XAVC-S codec:
The new Sony A77mII will not make loyal Canon or Nikon users to replace their camera with that one (unlike the case of the Sony A7s). Also, if you are looking for an easy way to use your Canon lenses, then Sony’s E-mount is the way to go. If you are in the market for a good APS-C photo camera that can shoot good quality video, then the Sony A77mII is a very valid option.
It’s certainly good news to see that Sony took care of current A77II owners and offered that major update. Hope they will keep doing that on all cameras just like Fuji does!
$300 off on the Sony A77II with grip at Amazon, Adorama and SonyStore.
$600 off on the Sony A77II with lens and grip at Amazon, Adorama and SonyStore.
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A-mount is dead. Will not but. Will buy A7II instead. Waiting for FE 35 F1.4 Zeiss.
FE 24 – 240 is great too
Much better, than AVCHD. Shame it has a light eating mirror and dead mount.
Sony should release a heavy duty APS-C e-mount flagship (that could compete with K3, NX1 and 7DM2)
And Sigma ART lineup for e-mount wouldn’t hurt either.
2 things puzzles me about your comment. Isn’t the a77II competing against the K-3 and 7DmkII already? Isn’t the a77II heavy duty already?
It does, I meant an A77II without the mirror and with even better video could be crowned the king of APS-C. Sure, the A77II already does compete, but it’s not a no-brainer (NX1 has better video and for many people, the K3 is better for landscapes and event photography, while some sport shooter prefers the 7DM2).
The NX1 has a crappy lens line up. And so does the E mount. No 70-400mm lens no 85mm f1.4 no 135mm f1.8 etc etc.
Sure you can put some crappy adapter and use A mount lenses but then AF will be no match with any of the competition.
Now, that’s true unfortunately. Wish lenses were universal.
“If you are in the market for a good APS-C photo camera that can shoot good quality video, then the Sony A77mII is a very valid option.”
Haaaaaaaaa
What happend to the rest of your sentence: “llllllllllllloooooooooooo A77II, here I come!”
Still makes me wonder why that a6000 doesn’t have xavc-s
Missing a compression chip I think someone from sony said.
nope.. Sony didnt say that
All A7x, a6000, a5100 and a77ii have the very same processing CPU.
Maybe not to you? At IBC a Sony rep told me the A6000 was missing a component for XAVC.
It is a marketing strategy just like Fuji. You notice the pattern when its holiday they release a new firmware update to up their sales?
The rx10 was updated to compete w/ the FZ1000
The A77ii was updated to steal sales from the 7Dii
A7 will never get an update. You have to but the A7ii for XAVCS
The a6000 was purposely handicapped so that it won’t compete with the a7000 sales when it comes out. a6000 doesn’t have mic input and XAVCS. if you want those feature you have to buy the a7000.
Sony is a business company. It’s money above customers satisfaction
Yeah, I just prefer the Fuji way. They’ll reserve new features to the new model for a few months but they’ll bring some of those features to the older models a few months later if they can support it. IE finally the X-E2 got remote shooting a year after the X-T1. It previously could only transfer pictures over wifi. I guess you could argue that Fuji could put those features in out of the box. But it’s nice to see them putting an effort in older products. The early adopters will jump on the new camera and the long term owners feel like they’re getting their money’s worth.
Hopefully the a7000 or a6100 gets internal 4k. That would be a worthy upgrade. Panasonic will probably be putting 4k in everything they release next year.
Yeah, must be marketing, put it in the 5100 but not the a6000, makes total sense haha…
I guess I am the only one seeing the irony of idi0ts posting A-mount is dead comments in a blog about a firmware release for an A-mount camera.
yes, those who said A-mount is dead are paid troll… who paid that you know? It’s Sony…
is this about the A7 II or the A77 II? Is there even such a thing as an A77 ii ?
No this is a totally fictional video shot with a fictional camera. And you really should not google anything before asking questions like that and have other people explain it to you.
Merry Christmas to all!
Still not even bug fixes for the RX1.