Let’s catch up with rumors that in some kind involve Sony:
1) Pentax launched a teaser for their new Pentax Z medium format camera. Wanna bet it uses the new Sony CMOS medium format sensor? 🙂
2) Fuji will release a Full Frame system camera in 2015 (via MirrorlessRumors). I heard that flange distance will not be as short as the E-mount. It means their FF lenses will fit on E-mount via adapter. Could be great to sue Fuji lenses on our A7 and future A9 cameras!
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Plz give us some tidbits about A9, one of the cameras im most looking forward!
+1
Especially since the A7s appears to be in the league of Sigma SD1(prices). 🙂
SD1 is $1200-odd…. So pretty good then? 😉
Introductory price was >$8,000. No typos here. 🙂
That price is for the SD1 Merrill, which is a completely different camera from the original SD1. Although completely different, the two models happen to be identical save for the name badge and the model name in the EXIF data.
When sony makes thier 54mp ff staked sensor shold also make something like a 46mp stacke C size sensor.
How can you compare a 12mp bayer image to a 46mp stacked sensor camera?
Erm… ‘fitting’ is one thing… ‘working’ is another matter entirely.
You mean AF and electronig aperture control? Yes, thats entirely another matter.
But “working” (meaning you can use it without optical loss) is actually really a thing of “fitting” and “having the flange distance the lens was made for”.
If someone can make a adapter like the sony version that would be great. I like fuji lenses
Note that the flange distance must be *significantly* bigger in order to allow mechanically feasible adapters. 1 or 2 mm will not be enough I think.
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Yes, now that you brought up the a9. Any info on this camera. This year or next? How will it be different than the already released cameras and any word about the new A- mount camera FF. I mean after all this is the year of the A-mount.
“孤高の頂へ”…really…from Pentax…C’mon…
The Pentax teaser has a link to sign up for an event on April 19th that will include hands on testing of the “new product” and presentations. I tried to sign up but both sessions have already reached their max number of 200! 🙁
Let’s hope there’s no focus by wire (fat chance) and that the aperture can be made to at least stays stuck open…
why….
For the fuji FF
Why not let the Sony FE mount become Full Frame mirror-less lens standard?
why?
Can one believe that Fuji will create a FF mount that immediately dismisses the use of their current APS-C lenses? If that is the case, wouldn’t the constant moaning of the Fuji user community (who often glorified X trans as the APS-C, FF-matching, sensor wonder) start preparing molotov cocktails?
I, personally, have not read of anyone using the APS-C E mount lenses on the A7 cameras, so I wonder whether that strategy doesn’t really matter after all.
no
That’s exactly what Sony did with E mount.
“It means their FF lenses will fit on E-mount via adapter.” – wishful thinking 😉
Compared the Fuji XT-1 to my a7R the other day. The Fuji, and lens, felt so, so much better in hand. Better made, stout, and just big”ger” enough to be comfortable for this average size tog. Had me wishing Sony had made my camera that size.
Hope Sony makes an a9 like that. But I’d be happier with a small pro mirrorless native Alpha mount.
We need more brands to start releasing lenses for the FE-mount, and preferable for more manufacturers to join the mount and start making cameras for it. Having several brands like m4/3 feels like a great advantage to get some momentum in lenses, and cameras in different styles for different wants and needs. But considering that nothing happened with APS-C E-mount, I guess it’s a pipedream getting anything to happen with FE-mount…