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A new Full Frame A-mount camera is on the horizon and the A99 just got the next price drop. You can grab it with free extras at 6ave on eBay for [shoplink 23641 ebay]$2,033 (Click here)[/shoplink] or [shoplink 23640 ebay]$2.046 (Click here)[/shoplink].
And there is also a last-minute special Sony A7r deal at BHphoto (Click here). You get a TX30 for free ($248 value) and a 4% reward which drops the real A7r price down to $2,207.
Reminder: The Zeiss 55mm FE is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here).
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A 1000$ FF NEX-7 + compact high performance but cost effective Sigma lenses would be perfect.
How low can you go?
A 500$ FF NEX-7 ?
massproduction of 24MP FF sensor should already be at 1000 $€ per body. the A99 or RX1 at 3000 $€ was just ridicules overpriced … same for the 6000$ Dx1 Canon and lenses > 2000 $€ … just ridicules for a long approved technology that loses half price after just 1-2 years
You got it right! manufacturing of a high end camera isn’t much more expensive than a consumer grade, and inflation put them all to shame.
Sony need to do it better and cheaper than the dSLR competition. The A99 was a failure and price alone was the cause.
I agree on all above comments. This camera should have been 2200 or less launch day. As of now, I see now reason in hell it isn’t 1800 new right from Sony. I predict A99’s will be going for 1500 or less slightly used on ebay a less than a year from now.
Had an A99 and really liked it- a bit large and cumbersome but great image quality….sold it and stuck with Pan GH3 but liked the IQ of the A99.
I gave up on the A7r today. Too many issues. When is the next big thing from Sony ? Or mirrorless with EVF ?
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A99 at 2k is a good deal . Sony does have costs it has to recoup . Everybody wants everything for nothing . As far as it being cumbersome it’s not . It’s one of the smaller FF out there with a sweet sensor with IBIS .
Obviously, Sony is dumping the (rumored) out of production a99. The real question is will the replacement get the price and features right?
Obviously, any a-mount FF a99 successor will use the same 36mp sensor as the new a7R. Hopefully, they won’t forget the flash (unlike the a99), will have top-notch AF (unlike the a7R), and stabilization (unlike the a7R). Which means it’ll cost more. Probably share the a99’s $2,800 price tag.
Attractive perhaps for the market Sony is targeting but not nearly good enough to put a dent in Canikon.
I guess I could wish for an entry-level FF DSLR but Sony would point me to the a7. No thanks, guys.
What I read above in the comments above is shocking. For one the A99 was a huge success and has outsold the previous models A850/A900 by a wide margin. Its price is really based on its feature set, which is excellent for this camera. Many of the best photographers on the web converted to Sony based on their experiences with the A99.
2K is an excellent deal for an A99, anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool.
The newest cameras (2014) do not come with the A7 or A7r’s sensors. They will be packing the newer 32mp, and 36mp that are far more light sensitive, and optimized for SLT. The price of these cameras will be what people are willing to pay for them.
Oh there will be cheaper full frames, with most of their professional features stripped out of them for the “want everything for nothing crowd”. It looks like Sony is moving away from APS-C for pro or semi-pro cameras.
I have every intention of buying an a99. Outside of absolute pixel peeping I think its fantastic. The noise levels are more than acceptable IMO and the grip is the best I’ve ever held-period. Might have polarized the markey a bit, but I still think its an incredible camera. It’ll sit next tp my a900 and a77 soon enough.
I wasn’t saying the a99 was a poor seller to dis the camera. It’s just based on what I’ve read elsewhere and I feel its substantiated by its relatively short life cycle. I don’t think using the a850/a900 as a comparative base is convincing.
I won’t got further into my predictions and impressions of Sony’s DSLR marketing because I think I would ‘shock’ you further. 8^)
You’re right that $2,000 is a great price for an a99. If that’s what Sony had released it at they would have flown off the shelves. But the market reality is Sony, despite the wishes of many to undercut the Canikon DSLR duopoly on price, is always going to be a premium brand Sony doesn’t want to trash over a bargain pricing strategy.
That said, as others have pointed out, that $2,000 eBay deal is questionable. Maybe it’s on the up-and-up but Sony’s own store is still selling the a99 for $2,800 as are mainstream authorized dealers.
Be careful, with those types of listings on eBay, many times the way they shave money off is by removing the oem parts and including aftermarkets ones (e.g. you’ll get a knock-off battery and knock-off charger, and they will sell the oem ones to someone else separately to make back some of the money you are “saving”).
If you purchased A7r from B&H– and call them — They will “price match” and send you the underwater camera free.
Enjoy.