Leica you had your short moment of glory. Sony just announced three amazing new cameras that are so much fully packed with features that you may choose to read a Tolstoy book over the Sony press release tonight…it would be quicker to read 🙂
Here is a list of links borrowed from SonyAlphaRumors:
Store links: A7rII at BHphoto (Click here). RX10m2 at BHphoto (Click here). RX100m4 at BHphoto (Click here). Preorders will be available from June 17 only at 11am New York Time!!! A7rII will ship in August. The RX10m2 and the RX100m4 will be available in July.
Press releases: Full A7rII press test on SonyAlphaRumors. A7rIi at Dpreview, Full info at Sony.net. Report from the New York event at Imaging Resource. RX10m2 press text on SonyAlphaRumors. Special page on Sony.net. Rx100m4 press text on SonyAlphaRumors. Special page on Sony.net.
Videos: A7rII 4k video on Youtube. RX10 II – High Precision 4K on Youtube. RX100 IV & RX10 II – Super Slow Motion- Insects on Youtube. RX100 IV & RX10 II – Super Slow Motion- Children on Youtube. RX100 IV & RX10 II – Super Slow Motion- BMX Air Turn on Youtube. RX100 IV & RX10 II – Super Slow Motion- Apple & Water on Youtube. ?7R II – Fast Hybrid AF on Youtube. RX100 IV & RX10 II – Super Slow Motion- Snowboarder on Youtube. RX10 II – Product Design | Cyber-shot on Youtube. RX100 IV – Product Design | Cyber-shot on Youtube. ?7R II – XGA OLED Tru-Finder on Youtube. ?7R II – Product Design on Youtube. RX100 IV – High Precision Clip 4K | Cyber-shot on Youtube. Poll: [poll id=”229″]
A7rII:
- 42MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor
- BIONZ X Image Processor
- 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Stabilization
- 399 Phase-Detect AF Points & 5 fps Burst
- Internal 4K XAVC S Video & S-Log2 Gamma
- Weather-Resistant Magnesium Alloy Body
- Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
- ISO 102,400
- no shutter blade motion
- 3,5x faster than the A7r
- A7rII focus is almost 40% faster than the one of the A7r
- Shipping in August
RX10m2:
- 20.2MP 1″ Exmor R CMOS Stack Sensor
- BIONZ X Image Processor
- Carl Zeiss 24-200mm f/2.8 Lens (35mm Eq)
- 3.0″ 1228K-Dot Tilting Xtra Fine LCD
- XGA OLED Electronic Viewfinder
- UHD 4K 3840×2160 at 30p/24p
- Super Slow Motion 960 fps Video
- Built-In Wireless and NFC Connectivity
- Low-Light Sensitivity to ISO 12800
- Super Sonicwave Motor for Fast Autofocus
12 Responses
Wow. Sony really wants to kill off DSLRs with the A7R II.
$3200 body only?!! At these price levels, Sony Absolutely need to come up with professional-grade wireless triggers and speedlites (that don’t overheat) to attract more pro/semi-pro’s.
> Sony steals the Leica show
I LOLed, Admin.
It seems that Leica users have being highly disappointed with the just-announced Leica Q: it is not B&W and thus has inferior IQ! What Leica was thinking…
Would like to eventuallly see a comparison between the Sony RX10 M2 and the Panasonic G7 esp. for low-light video. Both are nice small(ish) packages.
$3200 for a PASM body? Stupidity is a force unto itself.
Wow ! Sony is definitely a company for “photographers” with G.A.S.
Four RX100 cameras in 3 years
Five A7 cameras in just over 2 years
I think Sony stole Canon’s show more than Leica. The 50MP 5DS seems archaic compared to the new A7rII.
The new sensors are really big news. I do not see how this relates to the Leica, though, since Sony did not provide an update for the RX1, Leica’s counterpart. Neither RX100 nor RX10 can achieve a shallow DOF, i.e. separate a subject well from its background; f2.8 on a 1inch sensor is like f8 on a full frame. To match Leica’s f1.7, a 1inch sensor would need f0.6.
The A7rII would compete more with the Leica M, which has arguably been outclassed in many respects by the original A7.
It stole the attention of bloggers, not mine. I personally find the Sony monster being of no interest to me, for what I need, for example.
In 6 months story will repeat, with a new A7s2, and the rumors of an A73.
I wonder how I could take photos in the last years…
WOW! I think Sony has zoomed past the competition with their new releases, specially the a7Rm2. Now for tilt/shift lenses and teleconverters etc. And we are onto a pro scenario!
A lot of people are wondering what is all the excitement about. I think for me the potentially game-changing feature is its compatibility with third party lenses, with phase detection autofocus. DPReview and Imaging Resource’s editors have tried the Canon 24-70 with Metabones adapter on the A7RII, and not only does the autofocus work, but they both say it is very fast. If you can combine Sony’s fantastic sensor with any third party lens (or even just Canon’s), with stabilization, you can understand why some people would be excited about this camera.
Yes, there are exciting aspects for some people, but nothing exciting for a lot of people. The BSI aspect is interesting, but not totally unexpected. And that apart, there is nothing really surprising. No revolution.