For the first time the new Sony A77II is marked as in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and at Sony Store (Click here).
Sony A77II specs, preorders and shipment date:
Sony A77 body in USA at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Sony Store (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sony A77 with 16-50mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Sony Store (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Sony A77 body in Europe at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony IT, ES, NL, BE, AT, CH, PT, NO, SE, FI and Wex UK.
Sony A77 in Asia at Digitalrev and Sony Australia.
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Got mine 3 weeks ago in Canada. Fantastic camera! Love it. Needs a few firmware tweaks but performs incredibly well, especially for sports.
I’m pleasantly surprised by the firmware – it’s much more responsive than the last mk1 update and blows the original mk1 firmware out of the water. There’s definitely room for tweaking and some of the options are a bit esoteric and hard to locate even when you know what you’re looking for (dmf) , but on the whole it’s a very good effort.
Has Sony added a customizable menu tab / my menu (in Canon lingo) yet?
‘Needs a few firmware tweeks’ !!!!!!! Oh No, not again. Same happened with original A65/77’s and we never did get the firmware tweeks we deserved, just a few bits like close down speed up and lens compatability. What the he** are Sony playing at. Will they EVER get things right or will they keep pushing out cameras to meet deadlines rather than when they are actually ready for launch…..and then ignoring the calls for firmware updates like they did with the A65/77.
As I said a while ago, it looks great and I really do want it, but I’ll not touch it until ALL reviews are in and ALL users have had their say. And after that, I’ll wait for Sony to do the impossible (for them) and push out a meaningful firmware update or two just to prove they really will support their users.
Backorder status at that Sony link.
Lets start seeing those user reviews coming in! I look forward to it.
It’s been in stock at Wex for a while (they seem to have plenty of stock but got it later than other people). The I’m still not seeing a listing on Amazon UK though.
Ordered mine from Sony on 05/05/14. Status = Backordered (as of yesterday)! I called and was told it will still ship today. We’ll see. Pretty unhappy right now.
I would cancel that order right away. It means they were rushed to production and guarantee you will receive a defective product. Sony is known for their wham bam thank you ma’am type of sales. Sony is more fit to sell used cars. They would make a fortune ripping people off.
Sure, will do right away.
Your mum says get off the Internet, she has clients waiting for a private show.
Wham bam thank you ma’am. I think your referring to Canon products. Exit stage left…..
Thank you for your insightful and considered comments. I was enjoying my A77ii enormously until I read them, in particular the class leading af performance and the standard of image quality. However, having careful consideration to this I have decided to sell my A77ii and embrace canon’s green credentials of innovatively recycling the same camera for 5 years…
Canon; yesterday’s technology tomorrow, and every day after that for five years.
Go to he11.
No shipping email for me 🙁 The status does say preparing to ship. I was really hoping to shoot with it this weekend. I’m looking at my A77 M1 side eyed these days. I shoot birds and i need that ISO and faster AF. NOW!!!
Same here, but mine JUST SHIPPED! I was worried too for a while. It will likely ship today!
No shipping email for me 🙁 The status does say preparing to ship. I was really hoping to shoot with it this weekend. I’m looking at my A77 M1 side eyed these days. I shoot birds and i need that ISO and faster AF. NOW!!!
Same thing happened to mine but I just got a shipping notice! So don’t worry too much!
Same but mine also just shipped however it shipped from IL not CA like they said… How dare they…
I have finished my testing and my laptop webcam takes better pictures than a77ii. I just returned the unit and the store begged me not to return it because he couldn’t sell them at all even after a $500 please-buy-me rebate. I said thanks but no thanks.
You mum’s webcam is great and I’d know.
Here we go. I’m trying to be serious here but you go talking about mums. I see sony really has no leg to stand on if you have to resort to mums.
A bit like your mum, she sticks to the floor.
You’re trying to be an idiot and have succeeded, get a life jack a**, noone is interested in your troll opinion. .
LOL. I hope you slip and fall and crack your head wide open for being such a piece of sh*t troll.
Hey your mother is calling you.
The Amazon link is to a seller, Amazon itself shows 5-7 weeks.
It is an estimate. I just called Amazon for the heck of it and they said it would likely be shipping within the week.
Come to Papa!
Great! $799.00 (Or Less) on Black Friday Sales…
Admin, can you block “Thanks but no thanks” troll?
He is just infesting all of your A-mount topics with truly pointless troll jibber jabber. Do you not care about how your website appears to others?
Just ignore the guy. It’s obvious he is a complete and utter troll – he’s not going to be taken seriously to anyone except those with an IQ as low as his. I wish the Admin would do something to block these people too but apparently it’s too much work or something.
My A77II just SHIPPED too! Supposed to be here on the 14th! Can’t wait!! I’m putting it straight to work on a paid shoot!
Where did you order from?
Straight from Sony.com. They even threw in a free large bag, and 32gb card (act like you’re not sure if you want to buy and they’ll do it to close the deal – they’ve always been like that!).
Mine just shipped too, Yea someone also told me they got 15% off accessories too however I got 10% off the body by ordering it online through my EPP so ill put those savings accessories
Nice! I wish my employer (me) had a program like that 🙁
Truth be told its from my former employer and a year+ later my logins work to the individual epp programgs
LOL…hey, if it works it works, right? 🙂
It’s not 15% OFF accessories it’s 15% of the purchase price of FREE sony accessories.
That’s $180 of free accessories for buying an a77 II body.
I think there should be…and currently is a code of conduct for posting.
Those that flagrantly violate it should be warned and or edited or in the most extreme cases only banned.
This individual is probably the same one whose mother…Wendy I think her name is…already grounded him for a month for these activities.
When he begged not to have legal action taken against him for certain individuals he impersonated he promised to stop…if this is who I think it might be.
The most damaging of these comments have been removed from sar but have been downloaded to the institutions and individuals involved .
Clearly this individual has some serious problems .
This morning the news is once again dominated by another school shooting…If it is like most similar incidents it will turn out that the the shooter was bullied and harrassed till he snapped by kids just like this one.
That is why I am not in favor of just ignoring it…because some people cant shut it out
+1
It’s sick really. I think everyone on the web should act like they were face to face with people. I think a lot of the problems are because people are hiding behind anonymity. Or at least post their actual name like many of us do. Hopefully it’s not that same kid. I hope he’s ACTUALLY grounded if that is what indeed happened. I suspect this other guy is some super insecure Canikon shooter that feels the need to desperately try to dissuade people from buying a great camera. It is all in vain. We know better. 🙂
Admin seems unwilling to comment on this obviously controversial issue.It would be nice to hear some input from admin.
It would be good to have a clearly stated code of conduct both to help people that dont know how to behave to voluntarily do so and in the worst cases when lesser remedies fail…to justify intervention.
There actually is a policy on the about page..
” the only rule is to have respect…respect.”
Constant complainers and whiners that keep rehashing the same tired rhetoric day after day should be permanently banned.
There wouldnt be anyone left.
I know.
mine was delivered yesterday
Quick question, how does it perform in low light without having the AF Light Assist?
Logically I would think it should be ok as long as there’s some light in the scene. But if the light is very flat or if it’s near total darkness, there’s no contrast, and it obviously wont work (where as an AF assist light always would). But I too am curious about this.
That’s my main concern here. I went to a Sony store but it was obvious I couldn’t find out much since this sales rep knew less than me in all Sony cameras and the store is well lit.
Exactly my point, no support at all. But you can use that to your advantage to get the truth. Call sony to ask how to turn on the power to your camera and they will respond with something like, “I could get fired for telling you this but sony cameras suck and don’t work at all so get out while you can”. Smart support staff, at least they are truthful.
Side note, funny how I hear the AF is so great blah blah blah but when we start talking about low light people sing a different tune. Any camera can take good pictures in optimal lighting…so saying a77ii is so great in good lighting like saying it sucks in bad lighting. Case is closed. A77ii
Stop trolling and go someplace else. Your Canon/Nikon marketing strategy is pointless here. We just look at the fact. Just to be nice and not curse on you.
For anyone else reading this, just know what we’re discussing is the AF assist light, not the autofocus system. The AF system is clearly much more advanced than most any Canon or Nikon model on the market. No DSLR camera can autofocus in darkness without supplemental lighting. AF assist can be obtained on the A77II by attaching a hot shoe flash unit with an AF assist light, or using the pop up flash on the camera. It’s something to keep in mind if buying the camera and using it in very very dark environments, but certainly not a dealbreaker in my view. I’ve seen videos where it quickly autofocused in very low light conditions.
I agree. Let’s wait us like me, for you guys who already bought it and see how it performs. Great Sony Camera!!!!
will test it this weekend. have had a77 and it’s been heavily used and abused. love a77 and a77ii came in time to replace it.
Don’t know why, but for some reason I’m really excited about this camera. I don’t need it..already have a full frame. My experience with the A77 was really good- should have kept it. If the reviews are good on this thing might be a solid buy.
+1
This is a tempting camera..but I am hoping within a year to see a 54mp ff that I am holding out for.
If I did not already have the a77 I would buy this in a second.
For your work it’s worth thinking about pretty seriously. The af is great even without the limiter and you can push the iso much higher. Ibis in the viewfinder will definitely help at the long end…
I am thinking about it but my financecs force me to either buy this or wait for the camera I really want..I cant do both.
If I bought this and then couldnt buy the “barrycam” that would be really really bad.
Have you thought about possibly renting the camera (http://www.borrowlenses.com/ is one idea) so you can evaluate the new AF module camera and see if it’s worth it to you to buy one?
They probably don’t have it yet, but maybe in a few weeks.
Just an idea!
I am planning a one week shoot later this season.
Mayby I will rent one for that week and THEN CONTINUE WAITING for the Barrycam.
Not a bad idea. At least you’ll know what it’s capable of instead of wondering.
I am now “official”. It was too risky not making a proper account with all the troll activity. It was only a matter of time until someone trolled my name.
+1
Some sites require an account to post.
Somene can impersonate your screen name but not your avatar.
Medium Format Sony/Fuji- out this summer. The Barrycam is on it’s way!
Let me clarify
Medium format is not the Barrycam.
The Barrycam is 54mp ff A mount with 3 layers of 18mp each.
Now that we have the correct terminology
Do you have any info on the Barrycam?
You’ll likely be able to buy 2 to 3 a77IIs for the price of the ‘Barry-cam’.
But…ITS THE BARRYCAM?
I’m writing the chairman of Sony requesting the 2016 54MP a99III be renamed the a99 Barrycam. ;^)
My best guess is 2015.
I dont know what they will call it but since it will probably be mirrorless it would not be an a99xxx
For now we can just call it the Barrycam and everyone on SAR will know what we are talking about.
You’d switch over to mirrorless? I assume in the foreseeable future Sony will come out with a new sensor 1st in mirrorless then transfer the tech within a year to SLT.
The rumor is that this will be the first mirrorless A mount.
No guarantee of course that these rumors are accurate but
54mp ff A mount mirrorless 3 layers of 18mp
In 2015
I am hoping for earlier rather than later
That’s fair enough – if it doesn’t show up in 2015 you should be able to pick up the mk2 at a fair old discount.
True enough. ..even if I end up buying one I could save money and buy it with the newer firmware.
No comparison to the old A 77, to say the least, the new af and improved high ISO alone make it worth over the original 77.
Per B&H customer service rep at 2:30 edt on 6/10: They have not received their shipment from Sony and have no idea when the camera will be in stock . . .bummer!
Just got it last night,love it the af is incredibly good, at least as good or better than my d4s was. I am selling all Nikons and fuji to go all Sony. For me the a77ii the a7R and the a7 do all I need for now, I will get the A 7s or the A99 or its successor for low light event but for day light work nothing beats the A7r and A77ii combo.
I can’t wait, mine’s shipped today and arrives tomorrow night. I’ve been shooting with a A350 for about 4-5 years now. I took the plunge…and a part of my 401k for a huge equipment upgrade…only thing that was lame I forgot to sign into my sony rewards account and didn’t get those points added to my account and they said there wasn’t anything they could do. I just dropped $8k and they didn’t want to help me out with that, so lame. but I still love Sony products
I too had an issue once that needed to be corrected and the CSR people were of no help. Email these guys, they’re awesome and will likely help get those points added! SonyListens@am.sony.com
Thanks I’ll give them a shot, just emailed them. Wish I had seen some of the other comments I saw other people make about talking to someone to get some free extras to help “seal the deal” although I don’t actually need any of the items that some people listed.
Why didn’t you just cancel the order to order it again?
Little too late, it just arrived on my door about 2 hours ago. Also I didn’t want to risk losing my space in line, due to a rumor I heard that the sold out. Probably wasn’t true, but didn’t want to risk waiting too long, since I wanted to play with it at my next convention at in L.A. in a few weeks
That rumour is never true, especially if it shows up here.
Sony doesn’t value your business. That is why there is nothing they can do for you. It was never about the product. It is about sony the big snob on the block and they get away with it because people buy their products and when people get screwed on getting crappy products people bend over and take it. Why do that to yourselves? I know I don’t let sony take advantage of me but serious why you people get manhandled like that? This is beyond being fanboys, this is plain stupid.
Because the competition always has perfect customer service…lol.
Canon Fails: https://www.google.com/search?q=Canon+Poor+customer+service
Nikon Fails: https://www.google.com/search?q=Nikon+Poor+customer+service
Sony has always had better than average customer service. And I’ve shot Nikon and Canon (and been a member of CPS). The grass is NOT always greener.
Fill in the form that you can download from the rewards site. That’s what people normally do to get points, if they used their Sony card. If you ordered from the Sony site with a different payment method, they do ask you to enter your rewards account email. Try a different customer rep. Sometimes, it’s just getting to someone who actually knows what to do.
Still waiting for B&H to let me know that they’ve shipped mine. The wait is killing me!
Just canceled my order with Sony (placed on 05/05/14!), which was still showing “preparing to ship.” Ordered through Amazon (placed 10 mins ago) will be here tomorrow. Thanks Sony. :-/
Played with it today, AF-C is disappointing.