At exactly Midnight New York Time FocusCamera will take preorders on the new Sony A7sII (Click here to get one). UPDATE: FocusCamera had to remove the preoder option as Sony told them preorders should be accepted from 11am New York Time only.
All A7sII links: Amazon US, BHphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama.
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I don’t know about this one guys.
Uncompressed raw included.
for pictures not raw video.
The price hike is a little high, IMO, but in terms of tech it seems a reasonable evolution of the mk1.
I do… been waiting for this thing since the A7ii. Pricey, but has all I was looking for and more, like the very welcome sgamut3 and full hd 120p. Exciting times ahead!
A year ago we’d all have gone nuts over this upgrade and easily would have paid extra. It’s only because Sony went crazy with the A7Rii when compared to the A7R that it seems somehow not as good of an update. But really it improves on so many shortcomings of the original. Because these cameras are my business, I wanna know I always have the best tools. So yeah, I’m gonna pick up 3 of them and sell my 3 A7s cameras (and 3 vertical grips). Excited to really see how these perform.
No go. Orders start at 11am
Unfortunately the A7sII is kind of a let down following the A7rII. IMO, people were excited about the A7rII because the A7rII can use PDAF on adapted lenses and the A-mount lenses. It also has a new high resolution BSI sensor, 4K, Super35 4K… etc.
The A7sII doesnt even have PDAF, so the AF on adapted lenses will be worthless. Also, the AF will be slower than the A7rII. The A7sII probably has the same sensor, no crop mode 4k(obviously).
I just dont see why people would spend $3000 on this camera when the A7rII is $200 more and has so much more to offer.
slog3 and s-gamut3 is actually big things for critical proffessional work, s-gamut3 will provide better film emulation & colors than s-gamut. A7sII main segment is really clear: video work. Pick the right tools for the job.
On the A7sII, S-Log3 works at ISO 1600 and above, whereas the S-Log2 works at ISO800 and above on the A7rII. So while its S-Log2, the ability to use it at ISO 800 is an advantage in daylight.
doesn’t matter only 1 stop lower iso. people can live with slog2 at iso 3200 using slog3 at 1600 is a great advancement.
It does, but then again, the A7Rii has 4k but it’s kinda worthless because if you use it too much it’ll shut down your camera. Crop mode or not. Paying $500 more for better slog (with new gamma assist), 5 axis stabilizatio, 4k. Full frame internally, twice as fast AF, and a more robust and weather sealed body is worth it to me. The original A7R had far more issues to fix in my opinion than the original A7s. Sony addressed them all and then some making it a great upgrade. But the A7s didn’t have as many shortcomings for vvideographers so this update, although not as spectacular, is still a nice one. As long as it doesn’t overheat too of course 😉
At least it will only cost you $3000…think of us in the UK where it will be almost $4000!
if you need a high ISO low noise monster, that would be the reason