It’s now confirmed. Sony Store Europe will ship your A7-A7r cameras on November 20. I will get mine from Sony Germany on November 21. The only slightly delay is on the Zeiss 55mm shipment (which will ship a couple of weeks later than expected but still in January).
On top you can see the first A7 unboxing video. You know how these videos are, not interesting and useful at all but still people likes to see them for some unconscious reasons 🙂
Specs and Preorders in Europe:
Sony A7r body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE.
Sony A7 body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR.
Sony RX10 at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE.
Zeiss 35mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT,
Zeiss 55mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT
Zeiss 24-70mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, SE, PT
Specs and Preorders in US and Canada:
Dedicated Sony announcement page at Amazon US (Click here).
Sony A7r body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony A7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony RX10 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 24-70mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 35mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
70-200mm A-mount at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A to E adapter with mirror at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
A7/A7r leather case at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
A7/A7r vertical grip at Amazon, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony W Series Battery Charger at Amazon, BHphoto.
Sony FA-CS1M Off-Camera Shoe at BHphoto.
Semi-Hard LCD Screen Protector for A7-A7r at Amazon, BHphoto.
Asia:
A7r at Digitalrev.
A7 at Digitalrev, Amazon Cina.
A7 with 28-70mm lens at Digitalrev.
43 Responses
yeah dust on sensor on my first day!
Did not notice a body cap. I hope that it is shipped with a body cap on the body. Makes no sense to leave the sensor exposed like that.
Of course they have a body cap. You can see it at 0:59.
Hopefully the USA ships on the 20th too.
Amazon.fr still has my due delivery date on the 18th… Whishful thinking ?
Amazon.fr says I’ll get mine between the 20th and the 25th! Unfair Amazon.fr! 😀
They might be a little too optimistic, but I know I had pre-ordered my NEX 6 from a brick and mortar store in France, and I think I got on of the first units in the world, besides Asia !
Sony UK still shows 1-4 and 4-5 november on my 2 orders.
They don’t even bother to change the dates.
Mine too – it still displays expected delivery 4th or 5th Nov!
But it does tell me there are stock shortages and my helpful revised estimate is that it will be shipped when it’s shipped 😀
lol, the box and its compartments look almost identical to the box for the em1.
Got a confirmation from SonyDE for the 19-20th and I hope that’s true, because I’m flying on the 21st at 10am…. Ahhh going crazy if it arrives when I’m leaving..
haha, same here – and I want to travel WITH the A7R
how I love unboxing videos – NOT! the guy showed some love for the Sony logo on the camera, but did not even show everything in the box….
talking of which – there will not be a battery charger included (only the USB-in-camera option). now that is … I have no words. Another 50 Euro here, 100 there, second battery 70 Euro, adpater 350, and so on. A 2000 Euro camera will turn into a 4000 Euro investment with lens and accessories. hmmm, cannot blame anyone but myself 😉
The video shows a charger and a power cord.
you may be right. the manual however shows an AC adapter and you have to connect the USB cord to the camera directly to charge the battery. could be different for different regions?
You’re confused. The video does show a charger but, it’s in a separate box. It’s a separate product. It is not included with the camera. With the camera you can charge the battery in the camera itself via USB cable to computer or wall-wart plug only.
This doesn’t bother me, personally, as I prefer to purchase multi-battery chargers from third parties anyway. And of course, most people do not need a dedicated charger when they can just plug their camera in like they do their phones.
I thought that was obviously just a power adapter not a charger in the a7 box. The charger was with a separate box.
Hope, hope, hope.. Andrea get’s some info regarding the A-E mount, possible 5-axis camera b e f o r e I commit my money on my a7r preorder!
4K with sensor stabilisation and possibly new sensor type.. in February.. that is the question on my mind,
I know its off topic but is Zeiss making an E mount camera?
E mount lens you mean?
Yes, they call it Touit but it only covers APSC. Wait for next year Zeiss announcement for FE Zeiss lenses 😉
For an answer to your question go search my posts on here. Look for when I said they would have a manual feel.
Any news from Sony UK? My preorder still says it’s shipping 1-4/11… Should it ship same as Europe or later, with the US?
Pretty good video, one of the better ones I have seen.
Couldn’t stop laughing at the overdramatization of removing a camera from a box. It seemed like something from a 30 Rock episode.
Off subject. But has any one tried the a7/r with a speed booster. Does it work in crop mode? Does it work in full mode? Does it work in full mode with vignetting?
Buying a full frame camera, full frame lens, and using them with speedbooster in crop mode. Why are you such a pervert?
the camera has apsc crop and the use of existing equipment with a speed booster may. should. give the same results as a nex camera. But I was interested in what happens when used in full mode. Get out of your paradigm and widen your horizons you might find out something interesting. But if your stuck in that rut maybe you will just miss everything anyway.
Any info about US shipments?
I’m from Brazil, living at California, but I will return to Brazil at 12/10.
I’m hoping the camera will arrive before I leave.
December 5th here in Switzerland for A7+kit lens.
That was pretty funny. I loved the soothing music and how his thumb adoringly stroked the white bag that held the camera. Though I was watching a love scene in a movie. Very creepy
Best unboxing video ever! Amazingly well shot. Thanks for sharing.
Sadly, it appears yet again that Sony is forcing you to buy a battery charger setting a BAD presidence for other camera manufacturers to follow. Sorry Sony, you can count me out! And although I do love the camera looks and size, that kit zoom is HUMUNGEOUS! Again, to me a deal breaker. I love the two primes though but the 35 is only an f2.0. Thanks So y for blazing the trail. Give us the promised lenses and a battery charger and then I may be convinced.
Admin – which one are you getting, A7 or A7R?
A7r
Just curious what would be the reason to pick A7R over A7…more mega pixels? I am planning to get one as well. Just confused 🙂
There are reasons to buy both, everybody has to decide for himself. I was debating it with myself for a while. I finally decided on a7r. But it’s your choice.
i dont know witch between a7 or a7r are the best for wedding, a7 have 1/250 sync flash, focus better (normaly) and price is half of the a7r, but the a7r have 36mo pixel and better sharpness, i really dont understand why the a7r dont have the two good thing i told before for the a7….
The a7/r will be available for pickup from Sony next week on the 15th here in Hong Kong.
This is apropos to nothing – but I am planning a special “cat unboxing” for my A7r. Videotaping my cat opening the box for the first time seems perfect for YouTube.
From that video, the Zeiss 24-70 looks bigger than I expected and the 70-200 f/4 looks much smaller than I thought it would be. I knew it was smaller than the F/2.8 version according to the specs, but it’s nice to see it next to the body for comparison.
I curious, is that a man doing the unboxing? Because those hands were awfully feminine! 🙂
Just for a laugh, when I saw “it’s completed” at the end I thought “do they means the lens line-up?”
🙂
Worst unboxing video ever. In fact, all unboxing videos are the worst. Not sure why people want to see packaging and manuals. “And here’s a USB cable. Seems to be a good USB cable. It’s wrapped in plastic and tied with a twist tie. The twist tie seems to be good quality as well.”
“…for some unconscious reasons…” Ha ha do unboxing videos make you fall asleep? 🙂
Sony have marked my A7R as shipping – today 15th November UK – will apparently get it early next week. Awesome.