HOT! The new Sony A7sII can be preordered at Adorama now (Click here). And also the new FS5 camcorder (Click here).
The A7sII is now listed at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Also the new FS5 camcorder is listed with no preorder option:
Sony PXW-FS5 XDCAM Super 35 Camera System at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Sony PXW-FS5 XDCAM Super 35 Camera System with Zoom Lens at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Unveiled: Internal 4K Comes to the Sony Alpha a7S II (Explora).
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Not sure there is an incentive to buy this at $3k retail. The a7s is a niche product for low light
Most at this price range would be better off chipping in a bit more for the a7Rii. Those who desperately need the ISO performance can buy the a7s at discount.
Sweet. This means I should be able to pick up a MK1 for <1500 on Flea-Bay before Christmas.
You mean used and hopefully not abused?
You can already find mint copies for $1500
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1384712/0?keyword=a7s#13179216
They will drop more when the SII comes out.
Sweet!
You can find them now for $1500
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1384712/0?keyword=a7s#13179216
FleaBay, how have I not heard that yet? It’s perfect. I’m never going to call it anything else. lol
ok, that pricing makes more sense. I didn’t get how it was coming in at $200 more than the a7RII with half of the new features and basically a last-gen sensor. Still pretty pricey, though.
In european economy, unimaginable becomes imaginable
cameras that cost >$1k = evil
I’m hoping this announcement would cause a pricedrop on the ATR II … but I suspect I’m dreaming.
Lol, no more price drops for sony. They have gone full leica. Next model will sell for 5000, just to avoid price drop of a7r2 and s2.
If sweet-camera-gear could give you diabetes I’d be dead by now thanks to Sony.
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The only reason I can think of that Sony brought this out on the heel of releasing A7RII is they can’t keep up the production of the 42mp sensor in line with demand, and the 12mp sensor production has higher yield rate and is a lot cheaper, easier to make, without the complication of bsi, multiple A/D converters per column, etc.
no way. This has been in the cards all along. Obviously a very different camera. You aren’t generally going to be on the fence between the two.
With the a7RII getting good enough in the video department and this lacking the AF improvements, the a7S is pushed WAY further into the niche high end FF video department.
I have to agree with you Boston C. It’s just a hunch, but I think the a7s II (being released now) is designed to take some demand off the a7r II from the video crowd. The a7r II has got to be a much more complicated camera and costly camera to make, and demand is higher than expected.
I don’t think there’s a conspiracy going on, but I think it’s a good argument.
The margin on the a7s II must be 30% higher than the a7r II. So why not push it out now and let the 3rd a7s use that new rumored body style (or whatever).
Sony didn’t help themselves by pricing the FS5 so high either. What does it have that the a7r II doesn’t– aside from more practical handling? Not much– but I do know it lacks the ability to take top-tier photos, as well as stabilize video. It can also make use of the incredible cinema lens Sony made for full frame. And it’s almost twice the price of the a7r II. *shrug*
After watching the Yurev and the other video reviewers’ findings re. the overheating issue of A7RII, I think reducing A&RII production until solving that challenging problem will have less liability for Sony. So releasing A7S II will satisfy the videographers in the interim.
$2,999 is a steal, wish I had the money to get it
When will the eagerly anticipated α6100 ship?? FFF!!