You can’t rest for a moment in these days! The dpreview forum user named Stratross posted a set of A65 pictures. Are those leaks real? Of course! As usual click on the image to enlarge the size!
As you know the A65 shares the same 24 Megapixel sensor of the A77. The only differences are:
A77 has 19 point AF system with 11 cross sensors while the A65 has only 3 cross sensors.
A77 can do 12 fps while the A65 can do 10fps.
A77 has new 3 way tilting LCD, A65 has “classic” tilting LCD
A77 can do 50 ISO while A65 can not.
The A77 has a magnesium body while the A65 has not.
The A77 has 1/8000 shutter while A65 has a 1/4000 shutter
The A77 has a top LCD screen while the A65 has it not.
The A77 is Dust and Moisture proof while the A65 is not
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Nice…
What would be the estimated size?
Seems smaller than A77.
And very close to A55.
However, The screen is different that the pictures posted here on the past:
http://cdn.mos.photoradar.com/files/imagecache/con_full_user_photo/articles/news/june2011/Sony%20A77%20Sony%20A65%20release.jpg
Definitely smaller than A77 Cyrus. As far as the pic you linked, it was never an accurate rendition of the cameras. Even the A77 in that image looks different than the transparent prototype which had an identical layout to the final version (EVF housing doesn’t blend into the body, two buttons left of the viewfinder as opposed to one, V-shaped wishbone swivel as opposed to square-shaped in the final).
Looking at the images, the A65 seems like a straight A55 replacement rather than a slightly lower-specced A77.
Is Sony going to replace a55 with a65? I don’t think so. The entry level SLT line up will looks like this IMO:
a35
a45
a55
a65
Of course, it is A55 replacement. A55 is already on sale.
It’s similar sized, similar handling as A55 etc.
the question for me is about optional grip and which battery it will use. but it is definately A55 replacement with better EVF and advanced sensor.
SLT line will look like this: A35-A65-A77
are we sure it’s the A65?
Why is there a A55 logo?
It’s a65 🙂
why does the “65” looks like “55”?
Look closer. There are curves in the left number compared to the 5 on the right so it is “65” and not “55”.
He was certainly heavy-handed with the watermarking.
STATROSS is enjoying 24 hours of fame!!!? 🙂
Sooo, like years before – descendants will be like 5d and 7d.
One or two control wheels, lack and lots of buttons. Would the EVF be not the same?
(remember pentamirror and pentaprism?)
+1
W@W! Looks almost like a77!!
Many thanks Andrea for the pics 🙂
Maybe Sony should change their name to Leaky?
No leak from Canikon means they don’t have anything to leak! 🙂
I highly doubt such a good leak is all intentional. Sony know people have become rather impatient, so they have allowed for sneak peaks. small drips of information which now have resulted in a small flood 🙂
The pictures are real!
– by the latest Japanese price rumor it will be something like this, right?
A35/D3100/T3
A55/D5100/T3i
A65/D7000/60D
A77/D300s/7D
which makes more sense, making the price difference between A65 and A77 bigger, if not, it didn’t make sense to buy A65 if you could have the A77 for couple of hundreds more.
– does somebody know why not A66? or why not A30, A50, A60 and A70?
I checked internet prices (price comparison site) of D7000/60D & D300s/7D here in NL.
A65 would cost around €950 and the A77 would cost about €1250 then (bodies).
And why not A75?
Looking good, I think this one’s a winner.
These are the same pics that were briefly up on http://www.d-slt.de/sony-a65/ last weekend and then taken off again, statross must have saved them before they were removed by d-slt.de & then added his logo over them.
sure, and that’s a BIG logo, maybe he want to compensate something 😉
Can somebody explain one thing to me?
Why the NEX lenses are so big? Is it because of the flange distance? The sensor size plus the flange distance? What are the parameters that determine the size of the lenses? I read that the flange distance for the NEX cameras is in the limit for a APS-C sensor size, if it’s partially because of that, wouldn’t it better to have a longer distance, a little bit wider body but a small lens? Or that’s simply not possible?
Leica lenses, for ex, are for FF camera but they are way smaller than the NEX lens. I’m just trying to understand if there was not a way to make smaller lenses for a compact camera. Because it doesn’t really make sense for me, to make such a compact camera but with such big lenses.
This thread is about the A65, why are you bringing NEX into this?
And the reason for the big lenses is the size of the sensor, plus AF motor in the lens plus OSS.
Leica lenses don’t need all the extra space for the AF motor, etc, as they are all MF only.
Why does the articulating screen look a lot different than the first images? The latest a77 looks a lot like the first leaks. Can’t wait for the official announcement. Thanks SAR!
Uhm, there you see two more difference:
The A77 has the S/A/C/MF-4way switch on the front for AF/MF, while the A65 only has AF/MF and most likely offers to set between AF-S/AF-A/AF-C via menu.
And there seem to be less buttons – less direct ways to control the camera. Different joystick. And only one control dial. This really is more a A5x now than a cheaper A7x.
What happened to articulated screen from previous a65 images? Also on previous images there were two white descriptions between flash and shutter release button. On those images there is only one white text there. Either those images or previous ones are fake and all of theme were SR5… This camera to me looks like slightly photoshopped and watermarked a55 or we have third slt camera coming (a57?).
Will there be any compatible VG for a65?
Some design decisions were made that could certainly accommodate this; notice the memory card door is on the side of the hand grip, and not sharing space with the battery on the bottom.
Looks good.
And within its own right it looks like a great camera.
I guess the target for this one is new Sony shooters.
I guess most existing Sony shooters will go straight for the a77
the great thing bout this then A55 is the battery, its not using the A55 batter by the A700/77 battery. and noticable door at the rightside, so means memory card is access from side, not at battery compartment. i think this body is will back to A550/580 size!
A580 body with 24mp SLT.
The A65 is a nice upgrade for a55 and A550/580 owners. The a77 jumps even further but it is even larger and heavier, which some people will not want.
In the list above comparing A65/A77 differences the admin left out the difference of manual controls. This is a key differentiator especially the 2nd control wheel on the back of the a77 (I wish the A65 had this 2nd wheel).
I’ve been messing around with images of the A65, A55 and A580 – the images I used were all from the front left (45 degrees) and all 3 bodies had the 18-55 lens mounted.
I resized the images until the front of the lens was pretty much the same size in each shot, and it looks like the A65 is almost identical in size to the A580, and is bigger than the A55.
I really hate that they didn’t put a rear control wheel on the A65 – that’s a big deal for me 🙁
By the way, here are the links to the original photos – only the page was taken down, the photos remain 🙂 they’re much less heavy handed with the watermark!!!
http://www.d-slt.de/wp-content/uploads/SLT-A65_w1855_w552001.jpg
http://www.d-slt.de/wp-content/uploads/SLT-A65_w1855_TMT_011.jpg
http://www.d-slt.de/wp-content/uploads/SLT-A65_wSAL1855_tilt_lcd_2.jpg
http://www.d-slt.de/wp-content/uploads/SLT-A65_tilt_lcd_11.jpg
Regards,
Gordon
Thank you! It seems the a65 is an a55 which has traded it’s top-plate “D-Range” button for an “ISO” button and an “Exposure Compensation” button, right where the a77 wears them.
Image site is down? I only managed to get the first one.
The A65 doesn’t appear to have an AF assist lamp.
Your point? Since when has any entry level Sony DSLR/SLT had an AF assist lamp?
Since when is A65 an entry level Sony DSLR/SLT ?
Andrea,
A77 has front and rear dials which has been distinctive feature of advanced class cameras. A65 has only front dial like A55 as it seems from these photos.
Could some of the photos be forged A55 shots? You have posted different A65 pictures in the past that look different.
We will see tomorrow
i don’t understand why sony keep on producing cameras with a so ugly and stupid LCD articulation.
Much better the solution of nikon 5100 and canon 600d HIMO
it has a lot of elements which remind me of the A100.
Will the A65 do 24p video? That is the only feature I’m wanting 100% on the A77 but if the A65 has it I’m down for that model instead!