The Bulgarian Alphaforum (Click here) posted the very first full size image samples shot with the new A-mount lenses. Check them out!
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New A-mount lens preorders:
Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II at Amazon, BHphoto and at Adorama.
Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II at Amazon, BHphoto and at Adorama.
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I wouldn’t say this is a comeback but it definitely raises confidence in “A-Mount NOT dead”. How are the chances now that A99II will come this year? Maybe 90%?
It must be A9. Equally good with A and E.
Surely you’ve never experienced A… to insult it so.
E cannot replace A… Else the lens size will same big like A mount… I guess… What is the point you choose E if the lens size is same?
Indeed, GreenLens. The only sensible road map for Sony is the following:
A7 –> A7 II: adds IBIS, better body
A7R –> A9: adds IBIS, adds higher resolution sensor, and is truly hybrid between A-mount and E-mount. This means the ‘adapter’ is ubiquitously integrated and AF is on a par with the best A-mount cameras.
A7S –> Zeiss-branded digital Ikon
Something like that. I like your last point.
Yes. That would be a good road map!
That’s not Russian 🙂
What is it? 🙂
Bulgarian.
Yes, indeed! It’s Bulgarian:)
Not yet 😉
That sounds funny in the light of recent events…
Why state the obvious?
It seems SONY is executing the same type of refresh on all its a-mount pro zooms. I guess they put a new powefull processing unit into tne lenses which helps improve AF. I can smell a new camera on horizont which will take full advantage of this new in lens processing. I admit this is just my wishful thinking.
I need to see more samples…the original SAL2470Z was quite sharp to me, but didn’t like the bokeh at 70mm and f2.8. Actually I loved more the bokeh from the SAL70200G at 70mm f2.8.
It would be interesting if the optical formula has been modified.
With the recent G updates it was equally to its predecessors.
More sharpness is achieved by aspheric elements in modern zooms which has negative impact on boked smoothness. That is why I still love old minolta primes for portaits. They are perhaps not that sharp edge to edge wide open but bokeh is excelent.
I think that they will try someting like they did with the A55 and A580. The Slt sales where better and they stopt the dslr line. If they bring a A99ii and a A9 @ about the same time and the A9 outsells the A99ii with a long shot, then that will be the biginning of end of A mount. BTW i am a verry verry happy A99 user, not looking to switch any time soon. Also that new 16-35 looks verry tempting.
When the product nearly perfect, even how the producer improve is only from 9.8, 9.9 to 10points, others are, how the reviewer modified their review to attract us to read it…
Teach your test togs how to focus. I get better results from my MK1 versions of these ZA gems.
I find that my Mk1 24-70ZA foucs much more accurate than the 70-200G and other lens I owned… accurate and fast AF was never a problem on my current Zeiss~
Not so sure… Pretty confident the A7 bodies outsell already the A77mkII even at a higher price point [I know they don’t have the same sensor size], though that doesn’t mean they’ll discontinue the SLT line.
I have Konica-Minolta and love it. Simply latest Sony achievements are very promising.
1st pic- what’s the weird green stuff on the right? 2nd pic- ok. 3rd pic- killed the shadows. 4th pic- some fill flash would have helped.