The Sony A3000 just got it’s first $50 discount and you can grab it with lens for $348 at Amazon US (Click here), Adorama (Click here) or BHphoto (Click here). A new review about that camera has been posted by Digital-photography-school.
I am pretty sure more of this kind of DSLR shaped E-mount cameras will come in 2014. But buyers may get confused because of the new “everything is Alpha” marketing strategy. I bet it will be hard for non expert buyers to understand the difference between A and E-mount cameras.
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Better pricing than in the UK, where the A3000 isn’t much cheaper than the far superior A58.
i want a6000 🙂
@admin “I am pretty sure more of this kind of DSLR shaped E-mount cameras will come in 2014” form Infos from your sources or it is a “felling”?
sources 🙂
Will ANY of yhe new e mount cameras have ibis?
+100000000 This is the question of the year!
Since two e-mounts were just released near the end of this year, without IBIS, I would disagree, because the question is already resolved for this year.
The question of the year is, will the upcoming A-mount retain SLT? Or if you prefer, will the upcoming A-mount have 5-axis IBIS and/or sensor-shift focusing?
Or flip up slt?
Or build in flash?
Not only confusing but retailers have limited shelf space so they will need to decide what models to carry. And like we saw with the A580, Sony distribution will also decide which models have the best chance of success.
I played around with one of these a couple days ago. The biggest problem for me was the super TINY viewfinder. Other than that, it was nice to have a beefier NEX camera, but it’s lacking a lot of bells and whistles(not surprising for a 3-series cam).
I think Sony would keep the a mount for the top model but NEX would be disappear in the market.
In case anyone is curious, the a3000 is about the same size as an a33.
Yes a new FF with build in flash, so I can use it underwater with my existing flash system.
Andrea/Admin or others who know, please, regarding prices, pre-order-prices and off-prices: some offers on the web are appearing showing for A7r about 2400 euros (pre order is 2099) and for A7 about 1800 euros (pre order is 1499). Does it mean that final at shop prices for A7x will be 300 euros more than pre-orders prices ? thanks for info about this figures.
Does DSLR controller application work with Sony A3000 body? If I want to have video output on Asus Nexus tablet??
Confusing it is. Imagine buying emount thinking amount works only to find out an adapter is needed and each adapater has its own pros & con’s.
Non-experts don’t give a hang about the two systems. They’ll be looking for a good camera for their dollar. At $350, the A3000 offers pretty good capability for very little money. That’s all they’ll care about. sometimes reviewers really miss the point.
Agree. Nikon sells 1.2 lenses per body. With Sony I imagine that figure is 1.01. Most casual users NEVER buy a second lens.
BUT on the other hand, if your marketing message is confusing you make sure they never do.
I agree. This is a nice little camera though especially for the money. That 20mp sensor is really great too!
Quote “I am pretty sure more of this kind of DSLR shaped E-mount cameras will come in 2014.”
Andrea, is that just a guess on your part or do you have some info (even imprecise) that suggests it is the case?
Is there any news about possible E-mount Rangefinder body cameras planned for release in 2014 similar to current NEX bodies, or is that body style now dead?
this is actually the question of the year: would there be a continuation and support for new/upgrade NEX-like, small-brick-shaped E-mount APS-C bodies?
there was quite recent poll at SAR where over 50% of about 7000 voters wanted NEX7-like camera with either FF (30%) or APS-C (22%) sensor !!!
Eventually, Sony will simplify the communication to consumers about A and E mount. One will remain. The other will go down in the history books.
If they finally develop on sensor PDAF which is really as fast as top-DSLR AF then we know which mount is going to survive and which is going to die… But this may still take some years.
IF this bit of intelligence is confirmed = more midget-DLSR like APS-C bodies, at the cost of no more NEX-like, RF-styled ones, then… it means a big, big victory for Canon as e.g. their EOS 100d is actually both a bit smaller as well as lighter than a3000. But more importantly, it can at least AF competently enough for an entry-level users in shooting fast[ish] action & dynamic tracking.
No doubt Canon will be also able to match all further midget-DSLR offerings from Sony blow by blow, but all the time keeping an advantage of time a proven and actually working classic-PDAF, good enough for action captures 😀 !!!
I don’t know about you, but the A3000 is less expensive than the Canon you so love. ($349 vs $699 at Amazon). For the price conscious, that’s quite a bit of difference. And before you say it’s a better performer, there’s the A58, which is also a nice camera (in A mount, of course). And that camera is still cheaper than the 100d. Heck, the A65 is only slightly more expensive than the 100d (though larger).
This little camera is great. I got one to play with taking macro shots and I have to say I am impressed! Pair it with the Minolta 100mm macro or the Sony version and you have a winning combination! Here is a link to some of my macro shots and a few others that I have taken with the camera and most of them are cropped heavily.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/klw10/sets/72157637234359415/
Horrible camera, tried one for a few days cheap nasty build, nice sensor but a camera you can’t wait to put down horrible ergo it sucks putting it bluntly, AF is far from fast either.
4/5 stars? That reviewer must be smoking something