As I told you many times before the future is the A-mount mirrorless system. But that said it seems that Sony will still announce one (or more?) last SLT camera(s). An anonymous source reported that an updated A65 with same camera house, same functions will be announced in late August. The good news is that the price will be reduced by 20%. Let’s see if other sources can confirm or deny this…
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Admin, I lost control over all rumors these days. Are there any rumours
these days about a maybe to be RX10 (APS-C)?
cost reduction just mean it will be downgraded like from A57 to A58, they should update the body or else it would just look like the A58
Where is the A58 a downgrade to a A57?
Smaller lower resolution LCD, twice as slow continuous, no 50/60p video, tilt-only screen, plastic mount. The only thing it has over the A57 is better battery life and some more resolution.
And OLED Viewfinder
True, forgot that.
OLED, but smaller (0,88x ?). Plus tethering.
Sony had great invention, but they always like to take away things, the tri nav is fantastic, I don’t see what is the problem with having tri nav in every nex, except that they scare their Nex 7 could not sell. Since they had invented a 24 mp sensor, instead of improving things they downgraded it back to 16 mp. Please move fwd!
How would you make the trinavi work with two dials?
A lot of people preferred the 16mp sensor over the 24mp one due to the low light/ISO performance gains so I personally wouldn’t have called it a downgrade per-se.
The A58 also replaced the the A37 that also had a low-resolution tilt-only screen, for example. They should have called it A48.
But if the A68 also replaces both A65 and A77, there’s nothing to worry about for people who are looking for a “A65 Mark2”.
Bad, really bad news. Ok… I think I’ll switch to Nikon. See you, bye bye
lol. Price goes down – people: “bad news”. You just can’t make everyone happy, can you?
Mo worries. Next year, when Nikon releases a D900 and a D7200, with the only upgrade being a new sensor, we’ll be waiting for you to switch back.
At the moment I own an A57 and works fine. Anyway all these translucent-mirror bodies are like “prosumer semi-dslr”. A99 with its ugly translucent mirror can’t be compared to other big names.
Whatever you say.
Ugly mirror? How often do you look at the mirror? How about the processors, are they good enough looking?
Idiot man.
seriously SONY. you suck!!! step up your game. get seriouse about what you want to achive and stick to it. bring out some kick ass mirrorless A-mounts and dont update your cameras each year!!!!
You are right!
Why do they suck? This is not a bad thing. And Canon does it even worse: Just look at the 650D to 700D “upgrade”.
The development of “new” cameras is not influenced by this, those are completely different Teams.
I’m sure they are following a plan, it’s just that this rumorsite doesn’t know exact plan.
This seems to go well in line with the strategy to release only products with major updates.
Sony please don’t make yourself into a joke.
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You Missed it – SONY already did that long ago
How many examples to you want.
Asking “Sony please don’t make yourself into a joke”
It just all to sad – It is all Sony arrogance
Sony claims we’re Innovation or Revolutionary
but have so much to hide and continue to try hide it.
Sony’s own product experts can not even explain or justify, product failures.
It is all very sad for Sony and us as users.
The best we can hope for is about 2 years from now after the mirrorless platform stabilizes – With independent 3rd party adapters. We might be able to utilize lots of our glass inventory.
I guess that means the rumors of a firmware update for the A77/A65 were wrong. Sony is doing their typical “Camera update” instead of firmware update.
That was my thought, a replacement A65 is bad news for A65/77 firmware updates.
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I was hoping just the opposite. Camera update for 65 means they are still working on/looking at the 65/77/99 SLT platforms. Having just bought a 77, I am glad to see any attention to this line with all the “SLT is dead” pronouncements.
Call me crazy or not, I would like the idea Sony makes a SLT camera, but not with EVF but with OVF. Like Canon did with the EOS RT long time ago. Of course the OVF would be a little darker than with real DSLR, also you lost some light for the sensor, but for I think many people still prefer such an OVF over the EVF.
Some informations, like the useful highlight / shadow blinkies the OM-D gives, could be displayed with an overlay LCD display in the OVF.
Could be the best of two worlds…
APS-C viewfinders are dim enough without losing light for the SLT.
Agreed. I’d chose an EVF over any existing APS-C OVF.
There are big differences in OVF : when you look at the Pentax K5: yes, it´s not really bright. If you look at the Canon 7D: that´s an OVF in an APS-C body which is way ahead of every EVF I know…
Even if this OVF would be 1 step darker in SLT-version, I think I would prefer it..
So, there are big differences in OVF, but even the best one you know is darker and with a lesser magnification than an EVF?
I don´t think that magnification is all that counts… the clarity is much more important for me.
Others may think different. By the way the best EVF I saw until now was in the A77. Even when it´s noisy in darker parts. But compared with the EVF in the OM-D and GH2 I found it the most natural.
I believe I understand what you mean, but for me the EVF has too many positives, especially compared to APS-C OVFs. And it will get even better. Now, if someone brings an OVF like the one in the OM1 and with an overlay screen for focus peaking, histogram and other goodness, I won’t say no.
I am sorry, Vlad, but no one will ever be able to bring you any OVF together with focus peaking and live histogram. The data to these two functions are taken live from the sensor. In order to do that, the mirror has to be flipped up. And bye, bye, OVF!
I fully agree with you that already now the advantages of EVF far outweighs even the best OVF (at least for my kind of shooting – I don’t do sports), and, as you are saying, it will only get better.
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@GunnarK I know, unfortunately. I am simply hoping for some second sensor technology (same like the LV implementation in older Sony cams) or smth like that. Wishful thinking, I guess.
Call me crazy or not, I would like the idea Sony makes a SLT camera, but not with EVF but with OVF. Like Canon did with the EOS RT long time ago. Of course the OVF would be a little darker than with real DSLR, also you lost some light for the sensor, but I think many people still prefer such an OVF over the EVF.
Some informations, like the useful highlight / shadow blinkies the OM-D gives, could be displayed with an overlay LCD display in the OVF.
Could be the best of two worlds…
The OVF ship has sailed. If you do not like EVF, which is fine, you need to look at Nikon, canon or elsewhere. Sony isn’t going back to OVF.
Problem is most people prefer OVF cameras, so Sony are only kidding themselves on this one.
Unless they can price SLT products to appeal (ie cheaper than OVF models or vastly better featured) then they’ll continue to struggle against the huge OVF sales of Canikon.
The ship has not sailed, users still want OVF cameras, it’s up to Sony to provide what people want, and not stubbornly stick to what non photographers deem we want. I’ve no problem with SLT, but there has to be OVF models for users too.
Here we go again. “Problem is most people prefer OVF cameras” And you based that on an extensive research, I presume?
Look around and do you ponder why Canon and Nikon users are not screaming or marching on the streets for EVF’s? It’s just not a selling point for Sony it’s made no difference at all to their market share.
Ever wondered why Canon and Nikon don’t have EVF models or even a slight sign of them? Is it hurting their sales.
Even die hard EVF fans will have to admit Sony are losing the battle against Canikon big time. For FF bodies yes very few people will pay more for an EVF with bad battery life than they will for a FF OVF DSLR, ditto high end APS-C Canikon are selling them hand over fist.
People want OVF bodies and they buy them, simple as that. Last time you were out how many Sony SLT models did you see? I saw someone with an A77 a year ago, everyone else is shooting Canikon
“Look around and do you ponder why Canon and Nikon users are not screaming or marching on the streets for EVF’s? It’s just not a selling point for Sony it’s made no difference at all to their market share.”
Wrong causality. Where’s was that amazing market share when Sony had OVFs and why did they switch if it was working so well for them? There are plenty of other reasons why people are not buying Sony.
“Ever wondered why Canon and Nikon don’t have EVF models or even a slight sign of them? Is it hurting their sales.”
They never had such a model, so how would they know if it is hurting their sales?
“Even die hard EVF fans will have to admit Sony are losing the battle against Canikon big time.”
Again, mostly for completely different reasons.
“People want OVF bodies and they buy them, simple as that. Last time you were out how many Sony SLT models did you see? I saw someone with an A77 a year ago, everyone else is shooting Canikon.”
Extensive research, as I said.
The ship has sailed for Sony and OVF integration, not OVF in general. Arguing the merits of one vs the other is pointless, use what works best for you but you won’t be getting a new Sony alpha with a built in OVF. They are going mirror less so it will not work technically.
If you are holding out, you are doing it needlessly.
As for the popularity, I believe Sony market share in the ILC market had grown higher since they went all EVF. I pretty much never saw any shooters with the a### series cameras. My opinion is that the best way to face the Canon – Nikon establishment is for them to continue to think different as they have with the RX & NEX lines.
You lost me at “most people want OVF”.. Maybe you meant to say “most people want EVF but don’t know it because they’re still shooting Canon/Nikon bricks”. I haven’t yet met a photog who said that he preferred an OVF over an EVF – from my experience people shoot Canon or Nikon, over Sony, because of brand loyalty and staying power, as well as lens range, not image quality or useful features, which are increasingly Sony’s strong points… But hey that’s just MY OPINION, I don’t presume to know what “most people want”….
Regards,
K
PS: ^Disclaimer^ I’m was a Nikon shooter for 20+ years, before also embrasing Sony.
Where would you prefer the AF sensors in such a design?
Light loss for the OVF, extra brightness loss due to a more detailed LCD overlay and probably another light loss because the OVF has to share its light with the AF sensors. AF sensors at the bottom like in a regular DSLR would result in light being blocked (due to the secondary mirror required to bounce light downwards) passing through the main SLT mirror.
More compromises, more complicated, extra cost. No thanks.
with such a design the PD AF is on sensor of course. And for the LCD overlay: I don´t think the one in the Canon 7D blocks much light, also I don´t want to have too much information by this LCD; if it shows me the highlighted areas like in the OM-D, it would be perfect for me.
Until now I think some EVF´s are overloaded with informations, but the clarity lacks compared with good
OVF´s.
To be honest, I like SLT concept more than mirrorless A-mount cam. Either OVF or SLT. For mirrorless, NEX would be a better option. Remember, both will have an OSPDF, so there’s no AF advantage for the A-mount cam. They could, if they want, revive the old timer OVF for the high end market. But let’s see what’s coming.
I dont think so, there are multiple reasons
1. NEX doenst have In-Body IS
2. There arent any fast lenses with IS
3. There arent a lot fast lenses at all
4. Most lenses are crap (like the 18-55mm and the 16-50mm)
4.1 You will need a lot A-mount lenses then
4.2 You will need the A-Mount Adapter and you have the same weight than an SLT
Its annoying that people still think the NEX is better then the SLT, its just different not better. Its designed to be as compact as possible. With the Same Sensor but worse lenses and the lenses are really more important than the Sensor.
Everyone goes insane about the NEX having an APS-C Sensor and wishing it had an FullFrame but what does it help if you dont have good and handy fast lenses out there?
There isnt even a good 16-50mm, that _the_ basic lense for APS-C and it is not there!
There is a good+fast 16-50mm f/2.8 for A-Mount
There is a good+fast 17-55mm f/2.8 for EF Mount
There is a good+fast 17-50mm from Sigma for a lot of mounts (not E)
There is a bad+slow 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 for E-Mount
And as the Lenses _have_ to be as compact as possible (otherwise people wouldnt buy it as the whole NEX-System would be senseless then) this will not change.
So a replacement of the A-Mount with the E-Mount is one of the worst-case scenarios Sony can go.
Fast lens ?
Please understand, Major of focusing slow because focus system not by lense.
You have no money to buy Zeiss ?
@px: You really need to do some reading. “Fast lens” means “large aperture lens”, not one with a fast focusing speed.
Greetings,
I want to support the opinion that the lenses are really more important than the Sensor. So I don’t mind about sensor IS, but I believe that NEX’s advantage is capability to mount more legacy lenses over systematic ones.
If I were using A-mount camera, I would be limited to use only 7 lenses labeled by Carl Zeiss. With my NEX-7, I still may use those 7 lenses made with agreement between Sony and Carl Zeiss, but I may use also two lenses made by Carl Zeiss for E-mount and all of DLSR and Cine-lenses designed by Carl Zeiss. Adapting legacy lenses with adapter is simpler with E-mount camera (than A-mount) because You don’t need to use adapter with optic element. So if we are speaking about availability of lenses for certain mount, You have right. But if we are speaking about capability to mount excess of lenses, E-mount cameras are most versatile among currently manufactured ones.
Best regards, WZ.
Even if they keep the SLT, the AF advantage will disappear sooner rather than later. The difference would be handling, that’s it. Maybe a few features, such as weather sealing.
The question is what Sony will do with the space where the mirror was. If they don’t use it, then handling and weather sealing might be the only things that are better with A-mount than NEX. They may however be able to include ND-filters and pola-filter in the body, and maybe a door that closes in front of the opening when you take of the lens. There are lots of stuff that can be included in a large body, like a bigger battery. But time will tell what Sony will do 🙂
C’Mon, with the recent announcement of Canon 70D which will be an almost perfect APS-C DSLR Video platform once the Magic Latern hack for 70D is released, leaving alone the huge popularity of EF lens and easily adaptable vintage Nikon glasses as a bonus, who’s gonna buy an A65 MK.II that have no chance of getting Zebraing like the hacked EOS cameras, yet still features the SLT mirror that ruins ISO 1600 night shots for video???
As an EVF+3-way tilting LCD fanboy, I am now still holding my A77 and hope Sony can make sth that really rocks in video without spending FF money(A99+ loads of ZA lenses). The SLT-still-the-way-to-go news, however, is making me feel sad.
A79, where are you and when are you coming to us???
So, your Canon will be great when it’s hacked and you use adapted Nikon lenses? Btw, there are plenty of Minolta lenses out there, that you don’t even need to adapt on your Sony.
I have the Sony Alpha A65 and most of the time I am very happy with it. There is no such thing as a perfect camera and at times I have to challenge myself and be creative when working around its limitations. Good glass makes a big difference and I know how to use my camera fully when a given situation calls for it. I have sold some of my work and rarely ever had a complaint. This is all accomplished with a Sony Alpha. I know I can do the same with a Canon, Nikon and many other brands. There is a reason for this and what it really means is that I understand how to use light to properly expose my images. If you know these fundamentals, you will do well regardless of the camera you have in your hands.
I don’t understand why Sony would keep SLT cameras around. They certainly have their advantages over DSLRs like full time phase detection, but sadly, those advantages just didn’t seem to ever catch on with the general public. But now that Sony is moving towards a fully mirrorless camera lineup (aside from these few SLT models) I don’t see a place for these cameras. Perhaps Sony is going to continue the SLT tech for their consumer models and introduce their latest innovations for the enthusiast/pro market? I could see this as a possible advantage, as it allows them to test the market in offering a mirrorless “dslr”, and see if it gains any traction. Then, I would guess after a few years, if the mirrorless approach does well, we can expect SLT to die off with the A58 and A65.
Sony has rightfully been gaining a lot of attention and praise lately, even from diehard Canon and Nikon fans, for their innovations in the RX line. So if Sony is grabbing the enthusiasm and reclaiming their lost image of innovation amongst the public, why would someone go out to purchase an SLT camera, a tech that has been available for some time now, versus the newest and exciting tech within Sony’s own arsenal?? These cameras would have to have a comfortable price difference to make a case
“These cameras would have to have a comfortable price difference to make a case.”
“The good news is that the price will be reduced by 20%.”
I did catch that bit, but unless you’re already a fan of SLT cameras, I don’t see why someone new to Sony or photography would pick this up versus their latest innovations and soon-to-be-released mirrorless a mount bodies. The RX1/RX100 duo has certainly been a sort of “halo car” in automotive speak, bringing in new customers, but I think there would have to be more to these SLT bodies to get the purchase other than a 20% reduction. Otherwise, if you aren’t interested in Sony’s mirrorless DSLR bodies, I would assume that sort of customer would just resort to the tried and true DSLRs of Canon and Nikon, even with the comparatively abysmal pentamirror OVF.
Very possible, although I doubt most people will be aware of the upcoming A models.
Sony needs to drop the price just to stay in the market.
How else can they compete with Canon EOS 60D selling for $590 with full US warranty and free shipping?
http://www.canonwatch.com/deal-canon-eos-60d-body-only-590/
The fact that Sony is rejigging the A65 may be a sign of desparate need to lower the manufacturing costs to preserve margin. Perhaps some features will be removed and some components replaced with cheaper ones as in A58 replacing A57.
Price is hardly the only way to compete. But, anyway, the A65 is selling for 650US and is, imho, the better camera. So, they are already competing.
Where are all the Sony announcements that were rumored this month? Thus far this year sony has released 2 cameras and 3 lenses. Where is the Nex 7, the firmware updates, the other A-mounts and A77 replacement and the othe 2 full frames, plus all those lenses?
Dan
I’ve been thinking the same. We do still have quite some time until the end of the year so you never know. But some products haven’t been discussed here on this forum for a long time leading me to believe that they aren’t going to be announced any time soon as hoped, or that sadly, they were false rumors (hoping that isn’t the case). I was interested in that rumored 85mm prime lens as the NEX line is mostly missing telephoto options now that it has a reasonable coverage over the wide and normal end.
Though it was never rumored, I’d love a high quality 16mm prime variant to sit next to the existing pancake lens, or a 14mm comparable to Fuji’s excellent lens.
So people are going crazy and switching from Sony over a sr2 rumor?
Updated SLT model? Ok so will we get what we want such as
– Grip option (badly needed IMO, but sensible price please ie not £200)
– Better sensor, lower noise and better at high ISO
– Silly nag screens gone for good or RAW/Jpeg limitations fixed
– AF adjustments, why not 6 series is supposed to be higher not entry level
– Dual dials with no sealing ideal for a 6 series model
Push the boat out Sony, and resist the temptation to cripple or remove stuff
If they didn’t remove features form the A65 it would be the A77. If you really NEED those features you would have paid to have them like I did.
Nah, mate, because SOny uses EVFs, the cameras should cost 200 bucks and be better than a D800.
Not so A77 is partial mag alloy, has 1/8000 sec shutter, more durable shutter, more customisation and manual flash control and more AF points and more cross sensors. There is enough space between the models IMO without making another “pretend” 6 series body.
They’ll take away all third party smart flash support and call it an upgrade.
Can I spend the extra 20% and get the iISO hot shoe back?
feel the same as the new mount has only one flash and its much more flash then i woudl use most the time
so iso noise should be better
will we get the 20mp or an updated 24mp mayeb if trend goes might end up with 28mp (i could care less about the MP at this point
what will happen with video is anyones guess
will we get the composite mount like the 58? to keep cost down
i will need AF ajust and AF range lock liek the A99 to even think about the new A6x
BTW 20% lower cost will be based on new so it will be the same price as the old A65 is now is my guess
You can have an adapter with some Velcro and rubber bands to make sure your F58 doesn’t fall off!
Simon T above makes an argument against EVF’s above that does not seem logical at all. It appears he wants an OVF in his camera and claims the majority of people want an OVF because Sony cannot touch canon or Nikon in sales. Let me go out on a limb here and say that if Sony continued with OVF’s instead of EVF’s that they still would not be anywhere near the sales for canon or Nikon. This update for a cheaper slt like the updated 65 is not bad it just does not interest me. I have the 99 so my interest is in the upcoming news on ff mirrorless cameras (either nex or A-mount). One of those will be my second body. I am hoping to here some specs soon on these cameras. I love the EVF but if I had to have an OVF and was looking for a new camera my decision would be easier. Just look for a canon or Nikon. I can’t help but think that the mirrorless systems will be the way of the future once the autofocus is perfected. For me that is the only reason there is a mirror left in cameras.
Glad you mentioned the A99 it’s the reason Sony have bombed with their SLT efforts. Maybe some people don’t care EVF or OVF, I suspect there is little demand for EVF esp in FF bodies as people don’t like them mostly (if you doubt that go out and talk to people)
Bottom line is people are not paying £2000 for an EVF SLT camera for FF when they can buy an OVF one for £1300. Sony fooled nobody with the A99 being so overpriced, they have yet to work out the only way they can attack Canikon isn’t with EVF, but being a more affordable option. Sony won’t ever do that, so they are stuck with a tiny market share and going nowhere fast.
They should have saved production cost by keeping A57, A65, A77 with updated firmware. Like Canon did with 7D. Current prices are down for A65, so why they need to lower more. Just offer a sale during holidays.
With all the talk of SLT’s death. If phase detect really is moving on sensor, that rumor will really hurt this new a65’s sales.
Very people that know on sensor phase detect is comming soon will want this new camera.
Tempting, but I’ll continue holding out for the mirrorless A-mount cameras. My little a55 is still going strong. I’ve seen video samples of the Canon 70D in live view mode and it’s impressive. If Sony can do slightly better, then I’ll definitely be buying one of their new cameras.
This is the main problem with Sony. They can’t find it in themselves to keep a stable range of cameras, one that people will get to know and recognise, and keep them fully updated with good quality firmware.
It really doesn’t make sense to have a production line set up to make a model, only to change it for another one which may just have minor changes.No one was complaining about the A65 except for the Jpeg engine and a few other things which could have been sorted with firmware so why devalue the existing A65.
I could understand it if the new camera was mirrorless or was very different in some way but why change for the sake of change, why try to fix something which wasn’t really broken and just needed an update.
This really smells of Sonys ‘new model firmware update’ practice.
What do you mean by “they can’t find it in themselves to keep a stable range of cameras”? And you don’t need to switch the production line to make the same camera with a few changes.
“I could understand it if the new camera was mirrorless or was very different in some way but why change for the sake of change”
Well, tell that to any camera company out there. Anyway, though, that is simply an SR2.
I think Sony is opting for more frequent updates to their beginner and enthusiast range and keeping their more high end cameras on a longer update cycle. I would disagree that their model range update frequency is much higher than that of Nikon or Cannon for the same class/niche of the market. I also disagree that an updated A65 precludes a firmware update for the current A65 or other current cameras. Finally – since, do you think they should wait for people to complain about a good current product before they decide to make an updated version? I think if they can spare the resources to update a product – they should. I never liked Nikon’s “lag the market” strategy, and don’t think Sony, being the technical innovator and newcomer, should risk lagging behind, even if the updates are minor.
I have two questions to the experts:
– Do you think it would make sense to have a transluciant mirror that can flip up?
– is it technically possible to have a mirror that can convert between transluciant and total reflecting by means of electrical or magnetic field?
Think about the possibilities between EVF and OVF.
Not an expert, but I’ll go for it.
– No, a flip up mirror won’t make much sense (production-wise). The light loss is really negligible for most uses, I’ve hardly seen any actual users complain.
– Definitely possible, electrochromic devices. But with EVFs getting better and better, again I don’t see many companies keeping OVFs in the end. It will become a cool relic, same like the rangefinder in Leica. Cue the hate.
From Vlad
– No, a flip up mirror won’t make much sense (production-wise). The light loss is really negligible for most uses, I’ve hardly seen any actual users complain.
If that is the case why is the A99 doing so badly compared to the D600 regarding high ISO performance on what is I think the same base sensor?
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/%28appareil1%29/834|0/%28brand%29/Nikon/%28appareil2%29/831|0/%28brand2%29/Sony
That is not far shy of a full stop difference between them so something is causing a problem somewhere
He’s right Sony have never really had a stable range of cameras, constantly changing things (sometimes stuff that doesn’t even need changing) The new hot shoe is another example of Sony blundering along, way to anger your current users (of which they don’t have that many anyway)
Leaving that to one side, they’re not consistent and don’t support their products properly. We’re still waiting for Sony to fix firmware bugs, a half decent jpeg engine and Sony still don’t deliver to their own paying customers.
Frankly it doesn’t really matter what they do next they’ve lost so much confidence from many A mount users we couldn’t give a damn about the next promised “fixed” model if they can’t even look after their current buyers. A99 has had a flash delay and been around for a year or so, not even the slightest attempt to actually fix the problem. Speaks volumes to me about how Sony view their customers, they couldn’t care less
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What does it matter, Sony isn’t making stuff anyways. At this point they released this year the NEX3 update, the A58 downgrade, the 18-55 (again) and the 70-400 (again). And a stretch, the 50 1.4. If Sony (again) if Zeiss, not Sony release, you pick. Just nothing happening, and all the rumored stuff as not seen the light of day. What’s up with that?
Dan
Sony is really shooting themselves in the foot with this. To make an announcement that they are going mirrorless next year but bring out one more SLT? Who’s going to buy it?
Sony hasn’t announced that they are going mirrorless and this thing above is only an SR2.
LOL, an A65 SLT successor? Now this is gonna be a big success, Sony! NOOOOOT 😉
The a57 IS the update to the a65.
EXACT same body…exact.
Better image quality, newer control system, shoots faster.
The a57 was intended to be an a67 until the marketing department said “wait a minute, the world is full of idiots who don’t understand that MORE pixels doesn’t equal MORE image quality.”
Then they switched the a67 to a57, priced it WAY too low, and marketed it all wrong.
a57 is best deal in serious photography, across the board. It takes the Canons and Nikons apart.
The “new a65,” if it’s an updated a57, would be worth checking into.
The a 65or is a good camera but ill wait for simething new.
All these crying and whining for SR2
+1000!!!
I can’t believe it, either! So much hate and complaint for an SR2 rumor!!!
I really doubt that Sony will come up with an A65-mk2 by now. What’d be the point?
+1000000
What’d be the point? Maybe not leaving big time gap between generations like it was with a700-a77 and a900-a99. Sony can’t bring new designs at all shelves at once, so if they start with very low end and very high end mirrorless-A, they will leave slightly updated mid-range SLT (ISO hotshoe, multi-terminal etc.). IMHO it’s very good news.
Sorry for possible ponglish 😛
It’s not the low level rumor of a possible camera release that people are miffed about. It’s the lack of Sony releasing anything that has us miffed.
Sony are going to revise consumer hardware annually. They always have and always will. Its how they work and no matter how many times people on here whine, nobody is listening.
I do agree that firmware upgrades would be great, but it wouldn’t stop the whiners and the “if they just did…I’d buy it” BS posts everywhere on the net. If you look at the current Fuji cameras which are getting an incredible level of customer support with update after update, there are still people hanging onto the cash to see what a new model may bring, people complaining that they shouldn’t have to fix problems that shouldn’t have been there in the first place and so on.
Please let this not be true.
Mirrorless please, no more useless translucent mirror, we need to burn that sensor 100%
Bert wrote:
“Call me crazy or not, I would like the idea Sony makes a SLT camera, but not with EVF but with OVF. Like Canon did with the EOS RT long time ago.”
Have you really used both OVF/Pellicle and OLED/EVF/SLT cameras?
I have Canon Pellix and have used Sony A77. There is NOW WAY IN H*LL I would EVER want anything like a Canon OVF/non-moving mirror solution! OK, in bright sunlight it is OK, but nothing more than that.
Besides, a modern OVF/pellicle version would face even more problems. If you e.g. want AF and live histogram, then the OVF will be even darker.
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