Press 1: On Friday Sony will announce the new 4K camcorder leaked last week. They may show the 2500 Euro expensive 28-135mm f/4.0 powerzoom too.
Press 2: The next press conference follows on Monday Sept 15 at 16:00 Berlin time. That’s when we will get the other new A and E-mount lenses like the 35 1.4(G/ZA) and 70-300G II A-mount and the 16-35mm FE and 90mm macro FE lens. Also an updated FE lens roadmap with 85mm lens included for 2015 release. Where I am still not 100% sure yet is the camera list. Best candidates are the A99II and new RX camera. But the bigger news is coming after Photokina and about that I will write and publish a post soon!
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awesome!
If the 35mm is actually a new ZA design, not a rehash of the old Minolta 35mm G, that is a good sign for A-Mount.
However, the focus is still clearly on FE.
In 2013 we got 50mm f/1.4ZA (and a couple of updates), now we’ll get 35mm f/1.4ZA (and an update); this is painstakingly slow, but still, if Sony keeps this up, they will eventually complete their A-Mount line-up.
It kinda looks that way from my seat. Its obvious that the original 35mm f/1.4 is long over due for retirement.
I’ve used the 35mm Zeiss on my Nikon, and its IQ is so much better than Sony’s f/1.4, that it makes me wounder why they were thinking when they released the rebadged minolta in 2006.
I’m probably going to be first in line for it, hopefully its weatherseale like the 50mm.
I think it really has to a new design – the Sigma 35/1.4 is the 1 to beat… Optically I can’t fault it for the price, but weight, ssm, Zeiss colours and weather sealing are what I’d hope for in a replacement…
This will be a tough one to beat…..I guess the sigma still reamins the beter overall performing lens it is so close to the otus (except price, bit of build quality, bokeh/rendition, corern sharpness, has already better “mid” sharpness than the otus)…especially i think the new 35 za will not cheaper than the sigma…..;)
If the 35ZA will come and they update the 85ZA, 135ZA with ws and SSM, update the 100 macro with all internal design and SSM, too – then we’d be fully equipped on A mount.
Ok, some may demand a wider wa prime than the 24ZA – but anyway.
A mount isn’t missing much.
They need a line of affordable f/4 zooms
* 24-105 f/4
* 16-35 f/4
* 70-200 f/4
85mm SSM and 135mm SSM will probably be announced in 2015
* An UWA such as 14mm, as you’ve pointed out, maybe needed for some
A decent 28-300 (like Nikon’s/Tamron’s, not Canon’s) would also be great for travel
Everything else is specialty glass I guess…
* T/S lenses – there’s 24mm T/S for A-Mount by Samyang, but still. Not sure how big is demand for those
* I’d personally would love to see a circular fisheye 8mm lens (currently there’s only the Peleng), or better still a fisheye zoom like Canon 8-15mm
* Some people like Barry need loooong zooms like 150-600 f/5-6.3
Not sure if 100mm macro is really due to an update… you really need SSM in a macro lens?
+ 35 2.0 and 85 1.8
Not really for speed. But the old screw driven is awkwardly slow and loud.
Regarding the extreme tele lenses I assume Barry being one of a few (A-mount) users needing such lengths at reasonable speeds. So I’d assume a horrible price if Sony ever would design such a lens.
And regarding T/S – this one I forgot. For me personally a 24mm or (similar to Canon) a 17mm would be welcome.
A couple of month ago I have had a chance to play with a Walimex A mount – it’s not all that bad, but I would not rate that high than some Samyang reviewers did. (I thought Walimex is just re-branding Samyang)
If they managed to launch the Zeiss 100mm f/2 macro for A-Mount I think we’d all be in shock or at least our bank accounts would be.
“But the bigger news is coming after Photokina and about that I will write and publish a post soon!”. Can’t you give us a hint? You know, one of those rumours we’re all here for 😉
Sue to the fact that it seems the Admin dont wanna share its rumors and increase/keep up the tension for the BIG SURPRISE…..i conjecture…..its not the a99II……
I guess it will be sonys first/ own medium format camera /system the ME Mount…..the first (mirrorless) medium format camera system in the world…..price will be around 6000-7000 us bucks….
He already did yesterday…..go nack and read it…lots of hints.
Hope it’s more a 105mm macro than a 90mm one… 105mm f2.5 would be perfect also for non-macro purposes for my A6000, but once the admin starts saying it’s 90mm so close to annoucement it means there’s basically no hope…
Since you will be in manual anyway there are plenty of macro lenses for E-mount.
I already have MF lenses, but I’m looking for AF ones. I wouldn’t use this lens only for macro, that would actually be a nice extra; I would use it more as a tele prime.
Macro gearing is too slow to AF for me.
according to Philip Bloom, the leaked cam will be called F7, will cost under 8000$, will sit between the FS700 and the F5 and spec very closed to the later + 4K internal recording.
Hi Admin, can you share anything about the upcoming RX1 replacement? Curved sensor or medium format, tilt screen or/and built-in viewfinder? Do you know when it will come more less?
Thanks!
35mm 1.8 curved sensor. What I don’t knwo is exact annaouncement. phootkina or the next DAMN fucking big announcement coming soon? 🙂
Sorry for the badwords. But that’s what the announcement is 🙂
Will you be sharing info this week or this month sometime?
in 1 hour! New generation of Sony sensor coming 🙂
Yes Please !
To what please? the new sensor or that barry is going to wet himself? 🙂
Haha, guess both options ideally!
Hot damn! Yes please! Is Barry going to wet himself?
In the RX1s ot RX2 ? 🙂
The time is over. Where’s my new sensor?? 😉
I hope it was not such an anouncement:
http://pdc1985.com/images/main.jpg
It has been 2 hrs..
Thanks for the info! And no worries about the “big announcement”, what- and wehenever it might be. Such things are what keeps us coming back to your site, so in the end it’s a rather positive occurance 😉
Kudos for the great work your doing and keep us posted!
Andrea I look forward to your post hopefully later this week when perhaps you will have news on the next generation stacked sensor cameras 🙂
Did your comment go to moderation?
Sony promised 10 lenses for the FE system by the end of 2014 and 15 lenses by the end of 2015. We still got 5 in the shops and two (16-35, 28-135) in the rumors. Where are the missing three for 2014? A 90mm Macro would be nice, but we also need some fast 20/21, 24, 85, 135 primes and a budget 70-300 telezoom. The 28-70 still is the only non-G/non-Zeiss lens in the system.
have a look http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr3-is-there-a-90mm-fe-macro-lens-coming-too/#disqus_thread at the top….
Just checked my calendar and you know what? The year is not over yet, so you have to wait and see. Photokina is comming, maybe your questions are answered then…
Still not many wideangle primes for the FE system: Zeiss 35/2,8 AF and Zeiss 35/2 MF 🙁
Even a 28mm would be very welcome – something along the lines of the Minolta 28/2…
Still too little for the A-mount, seems like some update of already existing lenses. Sony manages to produce awesome products for the e-mount and completely fails to build up momentum for the A-mount. We still did not see a r/s option for the A-mount. I would totally buy an A77/99s for low light photography. It should be a no-brainer to do this for the A-mount as well, but Sony does not cater. I still hope the 400mm/f4 will be anounced, just to have something new to crave for.
I can definitely see a benefit from a 12mp a99s, but wouldn’t the a77s need a lower resolution again?
what could be bigger news than the RX2? the RX3? but that doesnt make sense! I’m thourogly confused!
Just as I was about to buy the 70-300 4.5-5.6 G SSM lens, we now see that a SSM ll version is to be released. Does anyone know when this new lens will be on sale in GB/Europe?
To the experts out there, should I wait for the SSM ll version or buy the Mk 1 version available now? Was there a big difference between the 70-400 G SSM and the G SSM ll? (I asked these questions the other day, but mistakenly in an ‘E’ mount specific thread, I received one helpful reply so I ask it again here hoping for some more experienced help)
Thanks everyone.
I think the 70-400mm had slightly update AF, new coatings and a new colour. Pretty sure that was it. That doesn’t mean the 70-300mm will be the same though.
Thanks abortabort.
IQ wise the G1 and G2 are the same. It’s the faster SSM2 motor that differs. I’d wait for 70-300G2 pricing, but expect it to be an increase. But then I’d be on eBay buying a second-hand one anyway where the price difference is much more.
Thanks A77ll.
For almost 2 years now I have been predicting what I consider a logical road map that has been dead on accurate..that was nothing more than 24mp C size bayer sensor, nothing more than 36mp full size sensor, but lots of camera innovations and totally new types of cameras for 2014..then the new 54mp 3 layer sensor early in 2015…
Then I recieved what I considered at the time to be credible information that basically differred from my predictions only in the details and release date of yhe A77II.
I shared that info with SAR rather than keeping it to myself.
The new A77II info turned out to be totally incorrect but my original older roadmap has been totally correct.
To this day I have a following of very severe critics that continue to take every opportunity to insult me based on that prediction.
In both cases my prediction for 2015 has been we will see the new stacked 54mp? Sensor early in 2015 and that this sensor will also be available to other camera manufacturers.
Bayer sensor cameras will continue to drop in price through 2014 and beyond because they will be considered obsolete.
Lets see if my critics can remember back that far…probably they will simply move on to new critisizms rather than retract any of the old ones.
What they forget is this is a rumor site…we come here for news before it is news…and some of it…possibly a lot of it WILL turn out to be inacurrate.
SAR commenters cry for more sr1, sr2, and sr3 info and then crucify anyone that gives them what they ask for.
Fanboy sites are typically overrun with trolls and ego masturbators using mom’s PC in her basement so get over being flamed by the name-of-the-day SAR sock puppets.
I’ll grant you this much, Barry, the little bit I know about sensor technology it’s all about the total light on the sensor. It’s why we see all the religious wars on cropped (and APS-C versus M4T as a subset) versus FF. High MP evangelists versus pixel-phobes . And certainly on paper Bayer looks like a kluge nudged along by clever engineering nips and tucks. So the $64,000 question is how much longer can the trend line continue? It vaguely reminds me of computer geeks debating Moore’s Law.
But other than the obvious fact Sony and other sensor makers are aware of all this and hopefully well ahead on the learning curve for a solution, doesn’t make 2015 the Year of Foveon – which is the specific stacked tech I assume you’re referring to since the term “stacked sensor” is ambiguous.
Sony is joining Canikon on being tight-lipped so credible rumors have pretty much dried up on SAR during my brief stay (just shy of a year). So me speculating I don’t see any Foveon type sensor for 2015 has no more validity than you predicting one. I expect Sony and others beyond Sigma will finally overcome the technical hurdles to put out a credible one at some point. Heck, they have to. Maybe it’s 2015. Maybe it’s 2016. Maybe it’s 2017. It’s like me reading the CNBC financials because analysts are always predicting a stock market crash and eventually one will happen and they guy or gal with the lucky prediction timing will claim they’re Nostradamus. ;^)
Where you and I depart company is two-fold. One, I think you’re too caught up in the wonders of the theoretical (like our discussion on reflex lenses not being sharp) and, two, I don’t see a manufacturer conspiracy to repress Foveon tech in a cynical bid to milk profits. Sigma – yes, they have limited resources – proves Foveon presents engineering challenges. Sony et al need a cost-effective way to meet all those challenges which is a tall order given the maturity of the current sensor tech. Photographers will be exacting in their demands.
You’ve studies this more than I so I defer to you. What’s the theoretical limit on an APS-C Bayer sensor before the trade-off on MP versus noise, etc. isn’t worth it? The current 24MP? 29MP (I think Samsung has/planned one)? 32MP (per your rumor)? Ditto FFs.
I bet a decent sum on a used FF body we’re at least 2 years out. But, if I’m wrong, I can always trade up at minimal loss as the previous owner ate almost 1/2 the depreciation on the body. And even if 2015 is the Year of Foveon it won’t come cheap. Cutting-edge technology rarely does as manufacturers have to recover development costs as quickly as possible before it becomes ubiquitous and can’t demand any premium.
My 2 cents worth and probably not worth that. ;^)
With current tech the resoltion possible for bayer sensors is a little over 200mp…this could be achieved by replacing the exmor with a scaled up ff version of the back iluminated exmor R currently in cybersot cameras…naturaly overheating and processing issues would need to be overcome but it could be done.
This would however increase the burden on the lenses due to smaller pixel size.
Stacking the color layers… as in foveon…will allow incrased numbers of pixels without decreasing the pixel size…therfore resulting in much more resolution with every lens.
Not only will multi layer sensors alow higher resolution for the sensor, but they they will also significantly improve the performane of any lens used with them.
For that reason as we strive to increase the resolution of our pictures multilayer sensors are the way to go and will for many applications make bayer sensors obsolete.
In some special applications. .such as the curved sensor..BSI bayer sensors will still outperform multi layer sensors.
I want that wide “angel” zoom – does it come with it’s own set of wings? 😀