In August and September we will have a new huge wave of mirrorless product announcements. We expect a new Olympus OMD camera with Sony’s new sensor (and on sensor phase detection AF). In late August Panasonic will announce the new GX2 (specs not out yet). And Sony will announce the new NEX-7 successor.
What is also very interesting is that Zeiss Lens Roadmap that hints a completely new line of lenses. The chance is very high that this will be the new Full Frame E-mount lenses coming along the Sony NEX-9 full frame camera. That stuff will be announced mid 2014 (probably right before Photokina). Start to save your money now because the prices of the lenses will be around $2,000 🙂
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The 2012 roadmap promised quality lenses for e-mount. There was 1 $ 1000.- at that moment, quickly outperformed bij the cheap 30mm Sigma.
The 2013 roadmap promised a lot and withdrawn again, now a 12mm and a 32mm Zeiss available, I don’t think I buy one of these, I have the $ 1000.- 24mm Zeiss.
There is a perfect NEX APS-C camera, but no quality lenses and now FX lenses are announced, but no camera, that is something to build on.
Thank you for this rumor, now it is – goodby Sony – for me for sure.
For their FF NEX cameras, Sony ought to build top notch E lenses with their own (maybe Minolta) badge on it. If they can´t, Samyang could do the work. Way over-priced and over-rated Zeiss lenses, are not an option.