For the third time in row this year Sony is having a product launch AFTER a big show. I have been told Sony will have a products launch press event next week around November 5th. I say “around” because I don’t know in which time zone the source is and it may well be a day earlier or later in other time zones.
For sure there will be the new Sony A68 A-mount camera. And note that Sony FE lens roadmap says a “large aperture prime” lens should be due in autumn. Let’s hope there is no delay on that one!
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164 Responses
Hopefully, maybe….the A7000
I am excited to see the a68! Thanks Andrea 🙂
Wooo, so excited for new FE lenses! (Just assuming they get announced next week 😉 )
I hope the large aperture prime is 135/2 or 135/1.8 in E mount. Though SSM A mount lens will be probably better investment for this focal length. Too bad A mount lenses don’t work well on A7ii and A7s ii …May be Sony need a bit of help from DEO TechArt given that now Canon lenses work better than Sony A with mirrorless adapter….
Since there’s strong rumor about the 2/135 Batis, maybe a 200mm could be more logical.
I’m curious, why would A mount lenses not work well on the latest E-Mount bodies ? (it is a legit question, I seriously never read this before)
Because a lot of function are restricted when using a adapter.
For example,.eye-focus and AF-C in movie
I use EA4 adapter for A mount lenses and it works like SLT. However that is not quite the same as using native FE mount lens. For example the SLT adapter only focuses with the 15 (or close to that) points. all of the AF points it has are in the center of the frame while FE lenses allow you to select focus point anywhere on the frame. The biggest drawback for me is focus accuracy. FE lenses never err with back or front focus while the SLT adapter does err often especially with lenses that lack SSM.
I am talking about A7ii as I have that camera but A7s II will be in the same boat as is the previous generation of E mount cameras that are still sold in stores. A7r2 is said to be somewhat better with SSM lenses but not that there are only 5 or 6 SSM lenses total so not that big of a deal really.
Well you’re using the wrong adapter. The LAE3 is recommended for the newer sony bodies, not the LAE4.
No EA3 does not work with Zeiss 1.8/135. Sorry – EA3 only works with SSM lenses and there are very very few of those. EA3 also DOES NOT work with A7 ii and A7s ii so it really DOES NOT work with the latest bodies.
EA3 only gives you marginally better results with A7r2 and SSM lenses. The only SSM lens with wide aperture is 50/1.4. 50/1.4 is nice lens but not substantially better than 55/1.8. So really EA3 is of VERY LIMITED USE.
If you like telephoto like birding and sports A7r2 + EA3 is nice with 70-400 and 70-200 lenses. Again it is a bit limited as A7r2 has only 5fps and A6000 which happens to have 11 fps and focus points scattered much better than A7r2 cannot use EA3 with those lenses…..
Really need to fix their lens adapter story.
OSPDAF using A7R2 + EA3 also works for third-party lenses with super-sonic motors, like USD Tamrons
Agreed that is nice. I wonder how robust is that support e.g. Sigma have 35, 50 and 85 f/1.4 lenses that are very interesting. Still given the price point of A7r2 (which is already a bit dated compared to RX1 latest camera) this is really pointless discussion – 3500 Euro for a camera that will be obsoleted in an year…
Ever tried the newest A7S2 with LAEA3?
No! Why would you expect it to work when A7S2 has not OSPDAF at all?
EA3 works fast with OSPDAF on A7r2 only…..
+1
That was the reason of my “rhetorical question” to taoisms.
DEO TechArt should make NX to E fully electronic adapter for all us mortal with crop cameras
NX???? there are couple of lenses for that mount and they will never be produced again…..
There are couple of lenses from Contax G was worth for creating mechanical masterpiece adapter for this limited and not so good old lenses. But fully electronic adapter for lenses that a missed by sony for crop camera is not? strange… 30,45,85, 60 macro, 55-200, 16-50, 50-150 plus more worth this conversion… of course if sony will not announce and make anything for crop soon…
Adapting a mount with 25.5mm flange focal distance to one with 18mm would be quite difficult.
Contax G to E already exist, and its mechanical! NX to E is fully electronic, so no difficult at all…
Not surprised, since Canon’s EF mount is fully electronic and as a result can be updated with newer technologies using mere protocol/messaging changes. A-mount’s mechanical linkages fundamentally prevent this. Many of Canon’s EF lenses are rated, BY CANON THEMSELVES, for OSPDAF operation.
https://www.usa.canon.com/CUSA/assets/app/images/cameras/eos/DAF/compatible_lens_chart.pdf
Sony is very tight-lipped about OSPDAF systems as they consider it a fundamental “core” technology in their most important market (mirrorless) – Canon is a bit more open about it since they position it more for “extra features” in addition to “core” technologies – specifically video/liveview AF on traditional DSLRs. (EOS M being the exception, but Canon is still “testing the waters” here vs. Sony’s full committment to mirrorless). But we can assume there are parallels between the systems. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56661393 has a bunch of links to Canon technical info.
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55286773 is also quite interesting – it highlights some of the key differences between legacy PDAF systems and OSPDAF systems in a camera that has both.
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/standard_display/daf_technology – with most OSPDAF systems out there that I’ve actually seen description of “how it works”, the system operates based on the ratio of signals from two adjacent CMOS pixel sites.
Legacy PDAF, instead, operates typically by looking at the offsets between two line images, in a manner of operation very similar to how split-prism MF systems work – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autofocus#Phase_detection and http://dougkerr.net/Pumpkin/articles/Split_Prism.pdf
5th of November is not really AFTER a big show, as it is the first day of Paris’s “Salon de la Photographie”.
…and Guy Fawkes day.
Yes, the announcement should cause some fireworks!
And a good event to announce a ‘street’ camera ala the A7000 perhaps?
Remember, remember, the 5th of November?
Vendetta 😉
AKA as one of the bonfire night rhymes
Sony intern: Sir, SAR leaked our announcement date.
Manager: Dammit, delay the announcement and product launch for another 6 months it is!
Do we know something about Sony A68 ?
Admin seems sure, but no one else believes.
Damn! I hope my wait for a7000 could finally end. Sony pls!
If the lens is to be announced I would put a reasonable sum on it being an 85mm, possibly f1.4 but, more likely, f1.8 or f2.0 to keep it ‘compact’.
I can see why others would be looking for a 135mm, but I think Sony’s recent record is for matching the Zeiss releases in lots of respects.
My only remaining immediate need is for something longer, perhaps 150-400, so I’ll have to wait for some time yet I think. I’d prefer it to be no slower than f5.6 at the long end (I’d like the totally unrealistic f4.0!), so a bit of a trick for Sony to pull off if it’s going to remain well balanced on the A7 body.
Meanwhile, Sigma has 85mm f/1.4, 24-70 f/2.8 OS and 70-200 f/2.8 OS in the works. Just released the 20mm f/1.4.
Sony mounts excluded, of course.
For me, these 4 lenses cover pretty much everything… maybe I’d add a circular fisheye to the list (like the Sigma 8mm, also unavailible for Sony).
As for Sony, they’re probably going to announce another bunch of pseudo-compact narrow-aperture primes and continue to push the BS ‘but-but-but adapters…’ story. Like the ‘presenter’ with the 70-400 lens, who had an A99 right in front of him, but was unable to match the lens to the body and put it on an A7 instead.
Admon
Of you do turn out to be correct about a A68
I certainly hope the specs are more exciting than your previously posted specs.
Quality zooms in f4 we have the “standard three” – 1635, 2470,70200
Primes we have 28,35,55,90
Zeiss we have 21,25,35,50,85
3rd FF native mount we have 50,85,135
Upcoming we have 3 uwa from Voigtländer in 10,12 and 15
So what is supposed to come from Sony (incl. ZA)?
The Planar 85Z14 and the Sonnar 135Z18 are in the pipe as SSM versions in A mount.
A FE 85/14 would not be significantly smaller than the ZA, so I doubt a 1.4 version will come.
The 2470/2.8 is rumored for a while, but highly welcome if released.
A 70200/2.8 would also be highly welcome.
So, except for the faster zooms – what would be missing? And why am I often reading of “poor” native lense availability?
Obvious holes in Sony’s line up (not considering Batis, Loxia or A-mount):
– professional tele zoom (e.g. 80-400mm)
– fast 50mm
– fast 85mm
– tele prime
– ultra wide angle prime
– kit tele zoom (e.g. 70-300mm)
– smaller kit lens (Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 comes to mind)
– f/2.8 zooms
Please at least a Tse lense
You can get the Samyang and they are excellent value.
I love mine and just wish I had more opportunity to use it. It has a unique ‘look’ to it, quite apart from its normal tricks.
Plus crop cameras line up is full of holes too if we compare it to fuji or even closed samsung… And please don’t offer us huge and expensive crap from sonyzeiss…
They won’t be cheap that’s for sure.
“huge and expensive crap” – says a lot…
So, Fuji and Samsung are complete?
When it comes to crop-cameras? yes
Fuji and Sams almost complete with announced and visible lens roadmap against sony secret large aperture primes… etc etc…
Sasmung is going out of business with their cameras. They are going to focus on smartphones.
As for Fuji – they also going to wait for Sony sensors for their new cameras.
There is no one else left except Canon and Sony.
Agree to some, if I ignore Zeiss and 3rd.
Just some questions. Isn’t the 55Z18 a fast one?
Would you use a kit tele zoom on your A7x? I won’t. And besides 2470Z4 and the 2870 kit zoom, what sense would a slow 2485 make?
f/1.8 is not fast. And I’m not talking about lenses that I would buy (I’m happy sticking to the superior Zeiss lenses), I’m talking about lenses that are missing in the line up.
24-85/3.5-4.5 is faster than a 24-70/4, and offers a better range. Due to the variable aperture they could build it smaller and perhaps even a collapsible design.
1.8 on ff is fast.
Sure, lets nit pick on terminology. Ok then, for DirkB please read “50mm f/1.2-1.4” and “85mm f/1.2-1.4”. Thank you. For f’s sake.
🙂
I got that in the first place.
But honestly, have you been using the 55/1.8 for a while?
I took a lot very nice images with it, and its sdof capabilities have served my needs for every single shot.
I was never standing there thinking “shit, it’s nice, but I would win Pulitzer if it would be 1.4 or even 1.2”
Well, Mr Grumpy, he does have a point. Most reasonable people would class f/1.8 as fast. With modern sensors and their almost see-in-the-dark ISO capabilities, you have to be a real DOF whore to need an f/1.2-1.4 lens.
The actual light transmission of the FE55 is T1.8. The Sigma 50mm is T1.7. That’s between 1/3 and 1/4 of a stop faster for the Sigma. So if you want an AF 50mm f1.2 or f0.95 (several available in MF) then, yes, I think you need to change that to “ludicrous speed 50mm”
~50mm / f1.8:
Sony: $999
Canikon: less than $150
Apples and Oranges?
In your words:
Sony has no apples!
Agree 🙂
Sony does have some lemons though, just like everyone else 😉
+1
Not really a fair comparison, one is a top rated lens and the other a mediocre lens based on a 30 year old design. You get what you pay for.
I am just saying that the cheap nifty fifty is missing in the Sony lineup. And I am not talking about an extraordinary niche lens.
That’s because FF E system if for enthusiasts and enthusiasts should pay as much as sony wants…
Forget about crop NEX lens prices that was adequate to price-value against zeiss badged pieces of diamonds…
are brand new canikon lenses that cheap? or are you talking about the 20yr old lenses?
Yes, brand new EF 50/1.8 STM (the previous version of this was known as the “plastic fantastic” for its incredibly good price/performance ratio, the STM has a metal mount flange) is $125 – http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-STM-Lens/dp/B00X8MRBCW/
There’s a reason EF-mount autofocus adapters are so popular and people are hoping that the Techart III bugs get fixed. (It performs pretty well with the EF50/1.8 STM, but it could perform even better.)
It lacks image stabilization though – but if you want a fast 50 on an FF body, it’ll get IS on any of the “II” bodies.
The Sony version is $250 and has IS but only covers APS-C – if you want an FF lens, the closest is the 55/1.8 Zeiss.
thanks, i was thinking about getting an adapter for canon lenses but had assumed all these recommended lenses were really old, i had no idea these were actually new lenses and that they’re so affordable! I was saving up for the 55mm sony (just to start with) but now maybe i will grab an adapter + a couple canon lenses!
What’s strange is some really new Canon lenses aren’t on that list, like the EF-S 24/1.8 STM and the EF 50/1.8 STM – my guess is the list needs to be updated as both of these lenses are quite new.
The Techart III is a great leap forward but still needs work. It appears that both Sony’s E-mount and Canon’s EF-mount support varying the focusing speed of a lens. E-mount is dependent on this, and I’ve seen references to focus speed adjustment for EF-mount. However, when using the Techart III, the lens is always driven at full speed, which leads to some severe hunting on faster lenses (like the EF85/1.8 USM).
Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM:
announced at 11th-may-2015, B&H: $125
thanks, i was thinking about getting an adapter for canon lenses but had assumed all these recommended lenses were really old, i had no idea these were actually new lenses!
Sony 50mm f1.8 is $248.00
it’s not a FF
Are you talking about Sony 55mm f1.8? One of the highest rated AF lenses on DXO, compared to Canon entry level lens.
The comparison on DXO is also interesting:
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare/Side-by-side/Sony-FE-Carl-Zeiss-Sonnar-T-STAR-55mm-F18-on-Sony-A7R-versus-Canon-EF-50mm-F18-STM-on-Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III__1252_917_1541_795
I am not saying, that I can compare the Canon’s nifty fifty to the Sony FE55 in terms of quality. I am saying I miss a FE-counterpart to Canon’s nifty fifty, because the FE55 isn’t a counterpart.
So how well does the Canon 50mm f/1.8 fair at wider apertures on a full frame camera. Not very well:
http://slrgear.com/reviews/zproducts/canon50f18stm/ff/tloader.htm
Compare that to the Sony 55/1.8:
http://slrgear.com/reviews/zproducts/sony55f18zfe/ff/tloader.htm
Again:
My point is that the nifty fifty is missing in Sony’s lineup.
It’s exactly like saying Bentley is not a car brand for everyone, because a cheap $20.000 car is not existing in Bentley’s lineup. And then I hear comments like: “But the Bentley $120.000 Car is much better – read this review”.
(The last statement is right, I agree. But it missed the topic)
The price is currently $798 on Amazon, and it is a much better lens than the Canon or Nikon cheap 50’s.
Then it’s still more than 6 times expensive.
If you want to have a really good lens for good money, the Sony-Z might be your choice. But for me (and maybe 90% other normalos) the cheap nifty fifty for Sony is missing in the lineup.
I agree I have the 55 and had the 50 and they do need a 50mm 2.0 just like the 28mm 2.0, that does not cost a million dollars although I do love my 55. I also love my canon fd 50mm 1.4 that I got for less than the tax of the 55.
~50mm / f1.8:
Sony: sharp wide open, even in the corners
Canikon: soft wide open
300/4, 400/5.6 ??? 200-400, 70-300 G, 12-24, 24-105, 24-240 (high quality zoom like Canon 28-300), 50/1.2, 85/1.2, 24/2.8, fisheye etc. etc.
Sony even hasn’t most of this lenses for A mount, forget about E FF. Current users should pay for overpriced lenses with zeiss badge!
I am just pointing out the abundant field of missing lenses in any Sony mount…..(There is nice 24/2 lens in A mount though)
Telephoto is particularly missing form the E mount so 300/4 would be good start.
BTW Zeiss lenses for A and E mount are cheap relative to the optical quality except few failures like 16-70 and 24-70.
300mm f4 or 400mm f5.6 would be great
You and your “Zeiss badge”…. Funny.
Are you using Sony equipment?
Yep! All my cameras are sony and all lenses too…
21 Zeiss is only MF Loxia and a converter for 28mm
There’s no AF 21mm lens for FE
Samyang 135mm and Voigtlanders are also MF-only
28/2 is native lens. Very nice btw – a bit soft wide open but lightweight and sharp stopped down
It is, but there’s no AF 21mm apart from the converter
LOL!
28mm =/= 21mm
Faster zooms, anything longer than 240mm
Spot on !
I’d like very much myself a very high quality 16-35 f2.8 !
The A mount version is soft it seems…
Please let there be a decent quality 24-70/2.8 with OSS!
I’m waiting too for this lens and for an A99II with BSI Sensor, better AF and 4K.
I’m betting on the 135mm f2
but I would really like that sony released a tele-zoom, with the A7RII improved focus a tele is a must! something like a 70-400mm would be perfect for the A7 line or the new A6000 sucessor!
Having to own Batis 25 & 85, I’m dreaming of 135f2 and or 200f2.8 or even f2. I’m willing to spend little more for high quality lenses.
I want a pancake (which i know may not be possible)
I also want a nice 500ish mm
Flat pancake on FF + low flange distance might be possible, with small enough aperture. The question is just how small I think.
ah, id take anything at this point, i love the form factor with my nex 20mm pancake on the a7r2, it would be fantastic to have a full frame version
IMO the closest you’re going to get is the Zeiss 35/2.8, which is pretty small for a FF lens with AF.
i was/am definitely considering the 35mm, it looks to be about the same size as the 20mm + hood which i can be content with, but i was hoping for a wider angle, the 21mm loxia seems to be about the same too but it’s MF… maybe im just too picky lol
The 28/2 is a little larger, but its still small/light and its cheaper. FF and AF make it tough to make a lens much smaller that’s also wider.
??
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8503/8266402950_62c241aba3.jpg
FF version A6000 with a pancake zoom would definitely be the bestseller
If you say “FF version A6000”, you mean size or price of A6000?
Size. NO huge evf, NO 5 axis. Just make the body exactly the same as A6000, with fast AF and burst rate, A7M2 or even A7 price, and then I’m happy.
It should be possible since RX1Rii is already smaller than A6000. But I don’t know about price though, it would probably be very expensive.
Well, it’s just A6000 body with a better sensor, meanwhile A7M2 has a much better EVF/5 axis/more dials and buttons/metal body and mount etc. Anyway it’s just my wishes.
RX1R has a custom-designed lens that I believe could not exist in E-mount as the lens elements are too far rearwards of where the E-mount flange would be.
The body itself should be possible, but the lenses will have to protrude more as normal for E-mount. We’re talking about different things.
I would say it’s imminent if I haven’t been wrong so many times before.
The “Sony A5” you describe would be highly desirable. And I have a hunch we will see that pancake zoom quite soon. Would be great.
Pricing would need to be around current A7 level though, otherwise it would destroy the APS-C market.
A5 is NEX5 with FF sensor? OK wait this camera a lot.
FF a6000 with touchscreen and more controls/buttons. A more affordable nifty fifty would be nice too.
Wish list for E-mount:
24-70 F2.8
24mm F2 (like the 28mm F2)
70-300
70-400
500mm F8 (reflex?)
A-Mount:
A99 II (BSI Sensor, better AF, 4K…)
New flash system (HVL-60 sucessor)
keep expectations low or no expectations with sony, or you’ll be disappointed. it happened many times before and it will happen again and again
The problem with Sony is that everyone has gotten used to them coming
out with something new or innovative so frequently that anything less is
a letdown while some other companies just sit there idle and most
people don’t complain. Lenses on the other hand….
agree with you. also a-mounters asked for a99ii, and sony is coming with a68 which no one asked for. what a let down.
No one but SAR is talking about this A68
If anyone believed it everyone would be reposting it by now.
They did a fairly good job earlier.
One lens I really wish for is a 24/1.4
Are you absolutely sure you need to go native on this? Sigma Art with Metabones IV is reasonably fast, available and will be cheaper than native.
Well, Sigma 24/1.4 with adapter is absolutely huge. I would never even consider to carry that around. I really hope they manage to make that lens quite a bit smaller for native FE. I hope the small flange distance will help in this. As it did with the Milvus 21/2.8 versus Loxia 21/2.8.
Edit: Also the Metabones costs a lot. Adding that to the Sigma I would gladly pay a little more to get a native lens
A FE 24/1.4 wouldn’t be any smaller, have you seen the 35/1.4, its longer than the Sigma which basically adds up to the Sig + adapter. A Sony version would also cost 2x the Sigma, you would pay more than a little to get a native lens.
Just out of curiosity: Why are you so sure it couldn’t be smaller?
Wide, bright lenses are always huge. There are some exceptions – manual Leica lenses, but 1. They are manual, and 2. They make the light hit the sensor at an angle that Sony tech couldn’t handle. What could help marginally is in-camera lens correction of distortion, and shorter flange distance, if you’re lucky. But a 24mm 1.4 would always be huge anyway. I would go for the Zeiss 25mm f2 if I were you. That’s as good as it gets, and it’s still not very compact. You’re asking for twice the amount of light at an even wider focal length, In a small package. Don’t get your hopes up.
If you are waiting for a demonstration based on optical laws, I am not sure that there is here somebody who will have the time or the knowledge to prove it to you. But just look at all the modern AF 24 1.4 produced :
http://camerasize.com/compact/#290.328,312.16,312.451,ha,t
If you want a fast aperture, it’s huge. Basic law in photography ^^
it never hurts to dream!
Sure! Dreams are nice! To be honest, it’s probably possible to make a 24 1.4 smaller than these monsters, but with high vignetting, poor sharpness and/or homogeneity, high distortion, etc, etc…
I love these ‘examples’ of ‘oh look there is one lens that isn’t much smaller, it must be impossible’… But why don’t we take some other examples:
Canon 24-70 f4L is about 50% heavier than the 24-70 f4Z.
Sony ZA 24/2 is much larger and heavier than the Batis 25/2.
Canon 28/1.8 and Nikon 28/1.8 are considerably larger than the Sony 28/2.
While a 24/1.4 won’t be tiny there are three example of lenses close to this FL that are quite a bit smaller than their DSLR brethren.
Thank you. That’s exactly what I am hoping for!
The ZA is wider than the Batis. The CaNikon 28’s or the 24-70/4 don’t rely on the heavy amount of software correction the FE’s need, so they will be bigger. The Canon 24-70 is vastly superior optically, and its actually shorter. None of your other examples are F/1.4 either, with wides that’s a huge difference. Again, the FE 35 is as large or larger than comparable lenses from Canon, Sigma and others. Any expectation that some optical miracle will occur is simply not being realistic.
None of which ‘proves’ your theory. The Canon is not ‘vastly surperior’. So you are saying 1mm on the basis makes it half the size? Or was it the software correction, that presumably other FE lenses, including a hypothetical 24/1.4 would have? None are f1.4, but they are examples of similar lenses that are smaller in FE, just because one lens happens to be around the size of a Sigma lens.
The Canon 24-70 is vastly superior, and its cheaper to boot. Photozone tests demonstrate that pretty clearly, despite a significant advantage in favor of the FE since they tested it with a 36mp body. The FE is heavily corrected, tons of distortion and it mush on the edges and corners, sharp in the center, terrible across the frame. Its a garbage lens. Other tests show the same thing.
Again, wide 1.4’s will be huge and if its a Sony really, really expensive. I own the 35/1.4, and I’ve owned the Sigma Art. I’m not going to continue to debate lenses that don’t exist, so I’m ending this discussion.
Cheers
You started it by saying it wouldn’t be any smaller, now you want to take your soapbox because someone disagrees? Classy.
No I’m just being realistic. Anyone that thinks Sony is somehow going to magically create a 1.4 lens that’s also smaller than what other’s are producing simply doesn’t live in the real world, or have any experience with Sony’s fast lenses, which are all really large and expensive.
Cheers.
You’d better wish 24/1.0 for crop cameras…
A7000 and FE 16-70mm for APS-C ( FE version to get a better image for APS-C camera) announcement ‘d be welcome;)
An FE 16-70 is an impossible lens. Ok not impossible technically, but zero chance that such a lens will ever be made.
Agreed. Zero chance. If they could make an 16-70 VII with better corner sharpness and better copy to copy variation it would be great. But an 16-70 FE will not happen.
Then it would be great like Metabones to get a Sony A to E mount speedbooster Ultra adapter but with electronic contacts to keep stabilisation and AF from the lens. If Sony could make Sony FE to E mount speedbooster adapter it would be even better
A7000/6100 with 17-50 f2.8 G lens would be nice
I think sony goes late! We’re getting 2015 lenses announced on very late 2015 and avaiable during 2016. Althought the system is somewhat mature so fast, it’s not complete
New A6R >> A7R Inside with A6000 Body (or a bit thicker for better grip) No Hump and and no IS rangefinder design >>> And same price same SOLID AS First gen A7R ,if that has 2 colour like A6000
i like the look of A6000 and GX7 it look cool not to be PRO (
#No need to be pro look when travel , I need C O M P A C T interchangeable lens FullFrame Camera with small prime like i use Leica M System i doesn’t need Stupid HUGE 2.8 Zoom Lens
New Small Zeiss Lens FE Zeiss 35 f2 , Zeiss 24 f2.8 + Zeiss Converter , FE Zeiss 50 f1.4 , and FE 100-300 G OSS for wildlife and landscape but not too heavy.
i should pray Next Zeiss Lens will have the same character as Zeiss FE 35 f1.4 that is the best 35 lens i ever used.
You should just say that you want a Sony Contax G2 with similar lens line-up.
A7mkIII. it is about the time.
rx1s
Wouldn’t be supersexy ?
now imagine the price-tag 😛
If there is a 100-400mm f4-5.6 like Canon’s, I am moving to Sony FE
a6000 users, get ready for another round of “Charlie Brown and the Football”.
I wish people would stop wasting Sony’s time asking for FE lenses when they should be concentrating on a A99ii.
Am I the only one who wouldn’t be totally shocked if we got an a6800 instead of the a68.
That would be awesome!
Imagine the uproar.
A6800 – the new Alpha mount camera.
When NEX was dropped in favor of just “A”, it created a lot of confusion here at SAR. There was confusion about whether the A7 was A-mount or E-mount. There was “year of the A-mount” talk, which was just confusion for “year of the new alpha”
My dream! And announce the most advanced LAEA without SLT that performs better than any A-mount camera.
I would be shocked – the name is never a6800 🙂
We need more personal wishlists on this thread to make them NOT happen.
Sincerely yours, Sony.
Loxia has me covered on the primes – hopefully they come out with 28/2 and an 85/2 in the near future. What I really need otherwise is a 24-70/2.8 with manual mechanical focus (infinity & close stops), zoom, and aperture rings. I was super excited about the 28-135/4, but so many compromises for that lens despite it being nearly $20K cheaper than the next alternative.
After years of waiting of a replacement for the a99 for the loyal Sony A mount users, this is how Sony rewards its loyal users, by bringing on table something that was put together from the junk pile and call it a68. Might as well use the a99, just add wifi in there, and call it a99ii to get the A mount over with, as least, that would have been more useful.
Just when I thought that when Sony came out with the bsi sensor, it could be the reborn of the A mount SLT, since that would definitely do wonders to boost up the iso performance and other areas. I would’ve felt better to know that the A mount was truely dead then to just have them throw out an a68 bone at us.
Sony’s big announcement – “We are going to delay the A6000 successor by another 10 months! and tease you all with e revised lens roadmap that we may or may not fulfil! Enjoy!” Thanks Sony!
I think you nailed it.
Since the A6000 is already a great camera at a great price why the impatience for an upgrade?
Guys I am planning to get a7ii and 16-35 mm Zeiss, 55 mm Zeiss , 70-200 mm Sony G lens. Is this enough for me. I am a hobbyist.
A7000… all I want for Christmas is youuuu!!