Few days ago I received following few specs from a new source. I had the chance to talk with one of my trusted sources and he confirmed the specs but not the release date!
This is the text I received:
“I am a professional photographer using Canon + Nikon equipment but I got this info about Sony Alpha 700 replacement Replacement is coming in late May most likely and it will be in the same arena with Canon’s 50D upgrade and Nikon’s D90 upgrades. New Alpha will be very user friendly with controls and preset dials (sports, portrait, landscape shootings, etc.). I don’t know the exact model name/number, all I know it will replace A700. It will be around 15-16 MP with iso up to 12800. New Alpha will have 30fps 1080p avchd video recording. ”
Thanks to the anonymous sender 🙂
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,,Nikon’s D90 upgrades” Nikon D80 and D90 aren’t in the same semi-pro class like the Alpha 700. LOL
Apart from the release date it seemps nothing else is new. It will be great if it’s released in May!
Nothing new at all, nothing game changing, I hope it stays a rumor and that sony surprises us with something New. Come on May.
“,,Nikon’s D90 upgrades” Nikon D80 and D90 aren’t in the same semi-pro class like the Alpha 700. LOL”
The a700 really was more in the league of the D90 than the semi-pro D300, and judging by the ‘scene modes’ displayed on the recent mock-up this is likely to still be the case.
I do hope Sony does put something up to the pro photographer level this year (other than the a900). 🙂 Perhaps an 750 will go for a more serious shooters camera, where ‘scene modes’ would be superfluous?
Remember that Sony’s PMA press release said that the larger A-mount camera that was shown was “a successor to the A700”–not THE sucessor. I think maybe we were looking at Sony’s challenger in the D90/50D range, and that there will be another, more dramatic camera, at a higher price.
Doesn’t sound right to me. If Sony is going to hold out on video for so long, they better have a 24p frame rate.
Like it or not d90 like dslr will be much cheaper and successful than a700. Two dials, big viewfinder, great electronics, light plastic body, no weather sealing
I’m also hoping for something more exciting on the video front, if they’ve spent so long getting it right.. at least 24p .. and higher frame rates for overcranking would be a nice touch.
The a700 certainly was in the league with the D300, rather than the D90. In contrast to the a700, the D90 lacks weatherproofing, a flash sync terminal, and the faster sync and shutter speeds (that also appear on the D300). The a700’s raw buffer was three times as large as the D90’s as well. Please don’t start comparing the a700 to lesser cameras–you lower the bar for its successor(s).
Ok…what’s wrong with this picture? If Sony’s replacement for the A700 is to compete with the 50D and the D90 they are way off base. The Sony camera that competes with that price range now is the A550 priced the same as the 50D at B&H. The D90 is about $50 bucks cheaper. No way is Sony going to market the new 7xx against those models or their upgrades especially if there is a 6xx model as some suggest. I would hope the A700 replacement competes strongly against the 7D and D300s and assume it to be priced around $1500 US. Sony is lacking an advanced APC-S since the 700 was discontinued. They have a ton of entry level cameras right up to the 500 and 550. Anything less than a strong competitor against the 7D and D300s and I will seriously consider jumping ship.
The A700 has never been in the same league as the Canon 7D or Nikon D300. For the replacement to be in the same league it would need to have a magnesium allow body, 100% high magnification viewfinder, pro autofocus etc. I believe the rumour is correct. The A700 replacement will be in the league of the 50D/D90. If you want semi pro I don’t know why you don’t buy the A850. It is a far superior camera to the A700.
I think May will be to long if sony want to use world cup momentum to release these camera.
Cause kick off starts on June 11th. Will it already in store by June?
I regret it if they released on late May.
My guess and thought if Sony would like to use world cup momentum,
they should announce these camera by late April at least.
And must already available in store by mid May.
So they can give to pro shooter a test camera on June while they advertise it during world cup.
I agree with Cam. While its easy to say the 7xx will never be a rival to likes of the 7d theres a huge gaping hole in Sony’s line up for a top end APS-C. The a850 might be far superior to the a700 but consider that by the time the 850 had been released the 700 had already been around for a fair while and was only the second camera Sony had released. On top of which A full format isn’t to everyones liking. I shoot mostly portraits and sports so for me an APS-C sensor is a massive boon. Thats why Sony really need to release something that competes with other top end APS-C dslrs. If the 7xx doesn’t or they don’t release one that does I’ll probably be jumping ship too. Come on Sony.
D90? WTF?
D90 has max shutter speed of 1/4000sec.,
the new A7xx will be 1/8000!!
Maybe this camera IS the A6xx. Again, Sony never said that the camera shown at PMA was the A7xx, just that it was “an A700 sucessor.” Maybe there will be simultaneously, or subsequently, an A7xx.
The D90 ws obviously not in the A700’s range, but the A700 was also not really at the D300’s level, on many fronts. In terms of price, it was positioned somewhere between the D300 and the 40D, which was a weather-sealed camera introduced just before the other two. I can see an A700 successor being positioned to compete with the successor to the 50D. And perhaps the D90 is expected to be much upgraded, to fill the position abandoned by the D300 when the D400 is introduced to compete with, or surpass the 7D.
Nevertheless, I am hoping to see a Sony challenge to the 7D, maybe in a very unusual camera.
Keep in mind the D300 was well ahead of the pack when it came out and outperformed the 50D. Canon has raised the bar again with the 7D and from all the reviews I’ve seen is now outperforming the D300s. It will be difficult for Sony to match the specs and features of the 7D and price it accordingly. They can’t get to close to the 850 price point or people will may choose the 850 over the new 7xx. It’s going to be interesting to see what they come up with. I think people are holding off on purchases to see if Sony attempts to compete at the 7D/D300 level. A real pivotal moment for the APC-S prosumer loyal to Sony. JMHO
Cam
Sorry, the Nikon D80/D90 are more like Mid-Class Amateur Cams than a Semi-Pro like Canon EOS 50D and Nikon D300.. Even the fps on the Alpha 700 is more on the league like the EOS 50D and D300… The D90 have only 3 fps. 😉
if sony didnt do something about the noise problemo which is the no.1 issue, i’ll consider jump to either canon or nikon.. i was very frusfrated when sony is busy on making the avchd on their dslr, they seems forgot to solve the noise problems.. Canon seems the best in picture quality..