The Sony 36 Megapixel sensor used by the Nikon D800 and tested at DxOmark.
It’s always hard to be reliable on long term schedule. But sources told me that Sony set a “temporarily” release period for the next Sony Full Frame camera. If all goes well there is a fair chance the new High End Full frame camera could be announced in May-June. The camera will be more “photographer” oriented. There are currently a couple of different prototypes. One we heard of has a 36 Megapixel sensor (same as Nikon D800) and built-in vertical grip. Priced well above the current [shoplink 14165]Sony A99[/shoplink]. A second prototype has a new 50 Megapixel sensor which goal is to go as close as possible to a “medium format” quality. I am working to get more details but keep in mind that these are prototypes we are talking about! Nothing is 100% decided yet. But I am sure a High End camera is coming and that it will not be named A9x but something more like A1 or so…
[poll id=”128″]
Links to the current “Sony powered” Nikon D800 camera at Amazon and Bhphoto. And to the sensor results at DxOmark. And if you are an Optical Viewfinder sentimalist I found one [shoplink 14714 ebay]New in BOX A850 on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
—
Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
133 Responses
It’s May, not Mai 🙂
Get a life.
Hahaha grammar nazis.
hey, Andrea isn’t a native English speaker, and this site is read by thousands of people, so if one comment can point out issue that’s obvious for people knowing English a little better and will make an article look more professional – then I don’t see any problem with that. It’s a win-win guys.
No need to be so offensive.
I am pretty sure your comment is well-intentioned and also appreciated by Andrea. But may I suggest sending him a mail instead of exposing it in the forum.
I guess I hoped Andrea would simply delete the post after fixing the issue 🙂 That’s what I do when getting spelling reports on any of my websites.
Having been an English teacher in Poland for over three years, I can attest that most non-native speakers appreciate feedback on their English usage. It is usually close-minded, provincial native speakers who find this correction of language to be impolite.
As a non-native English speaker I agree with you, I appreciate any well-intentioned correction
I also agree with the above reader that a polite private Email would be better
Well, the people that talk to an English teacher obviously want feedback. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that any non-native speaker wants to hear about their mistakes from any native speaker.
natv engl must adpt 2 brokEnglish :p
anyway, pricing 1 year old sensor (36MP) above d800 price will be bad for sales. So, I voted for 50MP sensor…
As a non-native English speaker I agree with you, I appreciate any well-intentioned correction
Nex-9 please
100% !!!!!
– AA(filtr)
– blitz
– video
…as the Fujifilm X-Pro1
Yes! Except no AA filter to help with symmetrical RF lenses.
Then as thin as possible IR filter aswell. That color issue with symetric design is mostly pretty thick IR/cover glass. Which when its good quality doesnt need to be (Im pretty sure, there are 0.3mm IR that work as good as 0.7mm, only they are bit expensive).
A-1 Lunar!!!
any date for the next APSC SLR/T ?
A57++ with OLED like NEX6 ?
APSC with 16&24 MP now, how many MP next year ?
Pro body nex ff pleaseee…
Come on, 50 MP.Look at how the a77 performs even at ISO 800. Specialized cameras are okay but for them to be economically viable, they can only be sold at a very high price. Look at the 1Dx and Nikon D4, all specialized and expensive. Previously, the D3x and 1DsMkIII, also commanding a high price. Sony may have provided a cheap full frame then but Price was deliberately low to try to woo buyers. Sony is not doing that again. Those expecting Sony to be significantly cheaper than the competition are in for a shock. Look at all Sony offerings currently and which ones are significantly cheaper than the competition? After all if we believe that Sony products are of high quality, should we not pay the price that is asked of the products?
I knew that SOMEONE would make the comment that 50MP is just TOO MUCH. Of course, if NIKON had a rumor that their next camera would be 50MP, then the talk would be how much they are innovating and that Nikon really knows what they’re doing and how much Nikon cares about its customers…..
But since the rumor is about Sony…. Well….. 50MP s just CRAAAAAAAZZZZZZY. Sony must have no idea what REAL photographers want!
My favorite will be this….. Mark my words….. Sony mentioned the reason they didn’t go with 36MP on the a99 was because they couldn’t get 1080p60 to work….. If they release the a1 with 50MP and it doesn’t do perfect video, the same crowd that slammed Sony over putting video into the a99 and creating a “hybrid abortion” will be pissed the a1 doesn’t do perfect video.
Just let them be. They will never be happy until they see Canon or Nikon written on their bodies. I don’t even know why they’re here every day. Criticizing is acceptable, but when is toward shocking good products like RX1 or A99 then it’s really insane.
If Nikon was releasing a 50MP full-frame, I’d say it was too much as well. It’s overkill – not necessary – except for maybe a very, very small group of Photogs. I think 36MP is even a tad unnecessary, but not drastically so. And, I shoot Sony exclusively. If a manufacturer wants to release anything over 30-ish MP, I believe the photographic community would be much better served if they instead concentrated their efforts on making a reasonably priced medium-format sensor with that sort of resolution. The pro-photo community are aching for the day a quality medium-format digital cam comes in at around the $5,000.00 mark.
And is there any reason why cameras should not be made for the “small group of photographers” who do need high resolution?
Examples would be fashion photographers, people working in museums and galleries to record large works of art, architectural photographers, people who sell big prints for boardrooms …
You’re damn right!
Sony cameras get bashed beyond the normal.
If they do something it can’t be good at all.
I’ll get the A99 ….
….. and if the A1 is comming, I’ll get it as a 2nd body! 😀
So just have to make sure to get only the real good lenses now, never mind it will be 30+ or 50+ MP in the future.
Absolutely! I’m absolutely buying the a99…. Ordered it 1 minute after it was available at the sonny store. If the a1 is really good in may, I’ll buy that, too. A non-issue.
I love the comments I’ve already heard in this place if “I’ve already cancelled the order for my a99. Really? On a RUMOR? Why was the a99 great before you work up this morning and read this article, now all of a sudden it horrible and you’ve got to cancel the order?
Enjoy the a99 and all it brings…. If the new one in may DMEs out and you like it, but it, too. A no brainier.
+1
Ordered my A99, can’t wait for it to arrive. Here’s a good review with lots of sample images.
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=12497
No, there’s no reason that they shouldn’t be. But, it’s unrealistic to think that they will be made by a company like Sony at this stage of the digital-imaging game. Especially when you consider that the people you speak of would also be better served with a medium-format option. So, honestly, I really fail to see the point of your comment.
A suggested 50MP FF sensor would have slightly *larger* pixels than those found in the A77. On top of that, there would be about twice as many pixels to gather light, which ceteris paribus would still lead to at least a stop better performance at equal output size.
Data handling, that’s where my concern would be. They’d need to make the data throughput and processor twice as fast as the one found in the A77 (and presumably A99) too.
An SLT/DSLR camera with MF output in terms of resolution and DR, would be big news, possibly in a small form factor à la A77. Add speed and you’d have something really unique, especially if priced below 5k. The D800 comes close, but as a portable tool runs in to sharpness issues due to the strong mirror slap. This is where an SLT plus electronic front curtain shutter can add bonus points.
ORrrrr, we could wait for the Sony FF mirrorless to arrive. Then we don’t have to worry about mirror slap or a transparent mirror stealing 1/3 stop of light. Sans mirror is just one less thing to go wrong.
It would make my speed argument a bit more redundant though, because the best hyrbrid focusing APS-C or FF systems still lack the follow focus abilities of a dedicated PDAF system.
I have just put the purchase of an a99 on hold now. I can wait until next year to upgrade. Exciting times especially as I have just taken delivery of a rx100.
Si
The megapixels war is over, sensor size war is just starting up
Comment after a news about Megapixel war starting up again.
lol.
perfect timing man.
‘some news’ or just ‘news’. Never ‘a news’.
‘Perfect’ not ‘perfect’.
Annoying isn’t it?
^_^
cheers!
It’s not just amount of MP. it’s also the differentiation. If Sony pulls out 50+ FF-camera, it has released something that no else manufacturer have. And assuming that it performs very well at least in low ISOs, would be very tempting for those who crave the best possible image quality.
If Canon is coming out with the 46 MP camera there is definitely a market for those cameras. Of course it’s studio and portrait work and you won’t have 10 frames/sec, but the top class of Sony/CZ glass can resolve it.
The D800 is selling well so large resolution is still wanted.
I will be happy with the a99, though.
Well, only difference being in a fact that 36 MPx sensor is FF equivalent of Sony’s most successful sensor up to date.
While 50 MPx would roughly be an equivalent to the least successful Sony sensor up to date in terms of ISOs.
You have clearly never seen the ISO performance of the A100 or A200/A3xx. The A77/NEX-7 is probably 2-3 stops better than those models at high ISOs.
So there must be a legitimate market if canon is coming out its it, but if Sony had gone out there by itself then their just nuts and no idea of what customers want?
are sony going to make a full frame 37+ m pix d slr with a 12 iso up to 1800 iso
FF e-mount with IBIS, PLEASE!
Maybe,No,Maybe
i would sell my hassy’s if they release 50+mp
50M FF will have worse IQ then 50M MF. Comparison of D800 with MF with the similar resolution confirms that. I’ve seen some video on youtube on the topic.
Definitely interesting. Though I’d rather see it in a NEX form factor, an SLR-like shape might do better in the conservative pro market. Or I suppose the might do something else entirely.
High MP sounds good, for me and the market. I’m passing on the A99 because I don’t think 24MP FF offers enough advantage over 24MP APS to justify the cost. If I buy FF it is for landscape and still life and I want all the resolution I can get – even if I give up a little in ISO. IMO 36MP is the minimum to be competitive in the FF pro market, and 42 to 48 would be better.
Well the D800 already surpases the Pentax 645 MF according to DXO. I think a Sony 50MPx FF could give a AF 645 camera a run for it’s money image-wise. Medium Format camera’s are at a disadvantage insofar as weight, speed and higher ISO’s. Your not going to be using a AF 645 camera inside unless it’s attached to strobes.
Late spring / early sumer 2013 is just right for me.
My a850’s will be just over 3 years old and ready for replacement.
36 or 50 MP is okay, but hopefully under $5,000 for it.
Resolution ist not getting that much bigger as you would think with the step from 24 to 36 to 50 MPixel.
The width of a quadratic rectangle Picture would be
4900px (100%) for 24 (100%) Megapixel
6000px (122%) for 36 (150%) Megapixel
7070px (144%) for 50 (208%) Megapixel
What I mean is, 50 vs 24 Megapixel means more than twice (108% more) the Pixels but only less than half (44%) more RESOLUTION. And Resolution is what counts on the Screeen or the print.
Just to relevate this Megapixel-war a little bit…
It’s more of a semantics game to me than anything else. Just because resolution is usually expressed in linear terms, doesn’t change the fact that our pictures are two dimensional. Twice the megapixelcount means twice the print size with the same DPI. For example A0 instead of A1. That is just as you’d expect based on the factor 2 in MP, despite our usage of the term resolution.
Most don’t realize that with the 50MP, your shooting discipline has to be extremely good. You can’t just pick up a 50MP and do sloppy handheld in most situations. Nonetheless, I’m getting the A99 so 50MP would be a nice compliment. A 50MP alone can only be of little use with sloppy style.
True, but no different than shooting with a 24MP APS-C sensor.
You would definitely need more care in handheld work. If going from 16 Mpix to 50 Mpix, you would need double the shutter speed (1 stop faster) to get the same camera shake.
Possibly the image quality of the sensor will improve so that you can set a 1 stop higher ISO for the same quality.
50Mp FF is about as dense as 24Mp APS. And that is still not enough to get totally rid of digital aliasing at capture. Still, I use a 24Mp Nex7 exactly for the reason that it produces the most analog-alike images in a range of apertures wide enough for me.
The best thing to do would be to have about 200Mp sensor with its output binned down to desired res, so that no aliasing happens at capture.
Lens blur from aberrations and diffraction will provide the anti-aliasing you want at high sensor resolutions.
I do not believe SONY can deliver 50M sensor next year which has better sensitivity then current 24M FF sensor. This implies 50M sensor has approximately pixel noise performance of A77. While on prints higher pixel noise is not visible, it is not easy post-process A77 images because of it. It negatively affects color gradation in skin tones for example. Down sampling images is not trivial too because basic algorithms make pixel noise even more visible.
I will add my voice to the chorus. Please make it an e-mount form factor.
I really want a FF Nex but personally I’d rather have the 24Mpx sensor (sooner) than a 50 or 36Mpx sensor. I do occasionally shoot video plus the ISO and dynamic range coming from the RX1 are great. I think the 24mpx NEX looses resolution in APS-C mode but gains a lot of flexibility.
Agree 100% on the desirability of 24Mp. I just didn’t want to sound too fussy!!
At least real rumors are starting, again.
I love it !!!
please please have IBISS n Tilt Lcd on it 😀
new body?! again?!
so i guess SONY is forward moving,
any flaws, mistakes made in current model will be solve by roll out new model?!
if so, SONY should hv a buy back/trade in old cam programme!
SONY!
come on!
roll out A77 new f/w and address current issues already!!!
Bad weather for shooters.
It is raining bodies.
Where are the f****g lenses?
The lenses are everywhere. Leica R, Zeiss … you name it.
50 Mp? Bring it on. Ever heard Nokia 808? 41 Megapixels on a 1/1.2″ sensor
they should release a successor for Sony A850 and launch it together with the Carl Zeiss ZA 50mm f/1.4 SSM
whatever they want to do with a high tier camera right now is not needed, What most people want is a cheap alternative to the A99 without too much video stuff and more stills magic power. (most = people that want to invest up to 2000USD in a camera body only so they can invest some more in lenses or backup cameras)
Where is A8X ? Come on pls!!
Lenses!
We need lenses that take full advantage of the new AF, sealing and edge to edge sharpness for high 36 to 50 MP cameras.
One 50m/f1.4 Zeiss is not enough!
Re release all of the Zeiss and the 70-200 and 70-400 with seals and new firmware and replace the screw-drives in the 85/1.4 and 135/1.8 Zeiss.
I think they should make it 50+ MP, because on this way sonys new partner can take this camera (as it is, perhaps with unique materials) and stamp their name on it making the price 10 times higher… 😉
I remember rumor about square sensor in A1. Resolution of 54Mix of square 36x36mm sensor would be equal to A800 (FF) 36Mix.
Ha ha ha…. And I’m sure it will have an ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER!!! Ha ha ha. Let the kicking, screaming and whining begin!
I hoe it has an EVF just to piss everyone off 🙂
You cannot get close to medium format quality, no matter how many pixel you get.
The medium format’s quality derives from its dimensions.
A smaller format won’t ever be comparable.
Even with the same or lower pixel count, a bigger format will be a better choice, for quality prints.
You’d be right if we were talking ceteris paribus, but all else (in this case the technology used) is not equal. MF sensors are typically at least one or a few generations behind in the technology used. This was already apparent when the D3X could outdo MF sensors in terms of DR and SNR, despite being much smaller in physical dimensions.
“The camera will be more ‘photographer’ oriented.” LOVE IT!
Yeah, because no other camera Sony has made has been useful to photographers….. Geeze
So, the Axy family is done? To me, it was an error to call the A99, well, A99. It could have been A85, or A91, or whatever. Now if Sony gets what some would call a real challenger in the FF market, it *has* to, by name, “obsolete” the entire Axy family!? What a great marketing move!
Might want to put a pic up of the A99 for this rumor news feed instead of a Nikon. It makes absolutely zero sense to have a Nikon pic, and does not help promote the new Sony a99 when the title reads “Next Sony Full Frame”.
@Spoon: try to take a look at two prints of the same subject. One from old 16 mp Hassy digital back, and one from a D3X (two cameras I’ve used for my works.) You will see a different quality, and medium format will be superior.
I’m not talking about dynamic range or simply how sharp they seems.
But the image’s “plasticity”, the different focal planes rendition , etc , etc will give ALWAYS a better look to the medium format print. Today the Dynamic Range is more than enough on APS-C, 35 mm or medium format cameras.
The real differences belongs to different formats, no matter how far technology will go.
A bigger format will always be better than a smaller one.
yup.
plus, why would Sony put out a +50 megapixel camera with the lenses available…oh wait, they don’t really consider lenses generally.
Because at least the quality lenses can benefit, just like they can on APS-C with 24MP.
@ Zaza: Negative Sir. That “special magic MF sauce” you seem to be perceiving is actually your self justification of spending all those extra dollars on the MF body and back. The only difference is possibly the perspective and the depth of field. It feels “somehow better” but the real difference rings false. Show it to someone who doesn’t know which is which and they will not be able to differentiate.
Here is a link to luminous landscape review show ing how even a seasoned photographer got mixed up with his hassleblad and canon G10 files.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/kidding.shtml
The problem is, would you be comparing like for like? Same DOF? Something you can often take out of the equation. Does the D3X have its AA filter removed too? Probably not.
The rest should be mostly a matter of profiling in the converters used. Just as how I can make my tiny sensor compact in RAW look awfully similar to my APS-C camera when DOF and FOV are equalized. And that’s a difference in sensor size of a factor 8 to 10 or so.
My guess is that Spoon has never shot with a MF digital system. I have. Try it for a few days – go out and rent one. You’ll quickly realize that the D3X, and ALL full-frame and APS-C cams on the market today are really just toys. It doesn’t matter what the numbers say. It doesn’t matter what sort of theories you’ve extrapolated from the available data. The proof is in the shooting. Working with even something like the Pentax 645D for a short time, you come to realize that the best of the best in D-SLRs are toys. Get a Hassy or a PhaseOne in your hands for a short time and you’ll be absolutely loathe to go back to ANY D-SLR.
Guesses are only worth so much if they are wrong. 😉
It’s not the format that makes the difference you’re seeing, it’s usually the lenses, resolution, lack of LPF and the rest of the chain, including processing.
Please no integrated vertical grip!!! If I need an vertical grip I add them and most time I´ll use the smaller and more handy size of an A99.
Any rumours on a ff nex?
I bet we see a Sony meduim format sensor soon, the new Hassleblad partnership has to be for more than re-housing Nex and Alpha cameras. Perhaps a Sony MF body will be coming as well?
Please no 50M SLT. A do not need another A77 ISO performance camera.
Sony said, publicly, they were out of the OVF business. The head of their imaging division said this.
Why do people keep writing messages like “Gee… I hope they have an optical viewfinder” and “I hope it’s not an SLT.”?
Unless there is some magical breakthrough in the next six months, it will very likely be an SLT because Sony sure has heck isn’t going to use only on-sensor contrast auto-focus as it’s too slow. Then everyone would bitch that Sony’s autofocus is too slow.
Everyone…. GET OVER IT. There will be NO MORE optical viewfinders on Sony cameras. They have stated over and over and over and over and over and over and over again that EVF will be used going forward.
If you don’t like this then DON’T BUY A SONY CAMERA. Go back to horse and buggy Canon and Nikon with the big floppy donkey-dick mirror. Regardless, stop bitching on every single rumor comment about the OVF and SLT mirror.
You´ve got it wrong. I´m not against SLT. But 50M + SLT FF is not good combination I’m convinced. May be 50M square mirrorless.
Ha ha, no kidding!
50mp, slt…..i’m in! The only thing is though, if they’re saying may june of ’13, it’s gonna be sept of ’14!
I just preordered my A99 a week ago, so it is very unlikely for me to buy yet another DSLR anytime soon. But I would *never* buy a bulky thing with a non-removable vertical grip.
New SLR/SLT camera for α mount, that no one really needs? It’s not a good idea, for sure. Full frame NEX.
It’s a good idea for me!
And where are the new lenses for this year???
????????????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????????????
?????????????????????????????????????????
every sonuy cant compete with the 1dx… its a matter of fact! 😀
http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/10/canon-eos-1d-x-dxomark-sensor-scores/
A square 48MP+ sensor may not need a vertical grip, right?
Think portrait option in a 36MP “vertical crop” from a 48MP square sensor
This could be really “still photography oriented” I hope
Actually I want Sony to make A1 with 50 mpix. Cause then they would be really “top” of current market. With clever pixel-binning technology, it could output 12 mpix for ISO 1600+, which would be very clear and detailed in same time.
Tho maybe some good downsampling in camera would be good idea too.
S-RAW = 12 mpix
M-RAW = 24 mpix
L-RAW = 36 mpix
And simply pick what you want. Advantage is, that if you downsample 50 mpix, you will have a way more details in 24 mpix downsampled photo than native 24 mpix.
I do not believe SONY will do on-chip pixel-binning. It would be too much effort for very small audience. This feature would not sell much cameras.
….hoping for a 24 to 36 mpix Full Frame with improved EVF, higher FPS, reduced or removed ‘slide show effect’ and a slightly wider spread of conventional AF points than the a99.
“Priced well above the current Sony A99”
Haaa. It’s not like the 99 is a particularly aggressively priced camera on its own. Sony better explain to me very clearly what I’m getting for my money, because I’m struggling to see the appeal of a 50MP A99 priced at ~$4000 for my style of shooting.
any A77 update info? Firmware or Replacement Model
….is called a99….order yours today…..
a99 not worth it at all, What a Joke It’s DOA
Just 5 Sony only lens can use it’s features, wow.
#1 CANON EOS-M only has 2 compatible lenses.
😉
What? Are you just trying to be deliberately annoying and trolling?
Have you actually READ anything about the a99 or are you just regergitating the same moronistic crap because bashing sony is in style?
There is only ****ONE**** feature that requires specific lenses — AF-D mode.
If it had been Nikon that came out with something that required specific hardware to work properly — well then that’s a different story — they’d be inventing something and everyone should adapt!
But if it’s Sony — then HOW DARE THEY!!!! Man, I’m sure glad they didn’t invent something called USB a decade or so ago becuase that would have caused everyone who used 9-pin D-Sub connectors to be mad! Shame on companies who need to move on from old technology (cough—OVF and flippy floppy mirrors — cough)
Please go back to the Nikon and Canon rumor sites and stop bothering everyone here.
I do find it a bit odd that people would be on this site talking crap about Sony and bragging about Canon, Nikon or whatever. I like my a850, yes I wish they would have a few more lenses, like a super wide zoom other than the cz and I wish they did not have that ridiculous flash mt (which they have corrected)
I am totally excited about the next ff being 36 or 50 and i will buy it and my nice 850 will become my back up cam. I only wish I could believe it will be out in spring or summer!! something tells me that’s wish full thinking!
Sony can’t release a 36MP monster a year later than Nikon, set it up at 8-10 FPS and then constrain half of the features to crippled mode. Sony needs to introduce a game-changer. If they are keeping the video features, it needs to be able to do Quad-HD at half the price of the Canon 1D-C. If they want to have the same 1080 60p the A37 has, they need to offer 15 FPS. I’m sick of Sony getting everything Nikon has after Nikon has it. I want something fresh. Differentiate yourselves even more, Sony! Maybe get rid of the translucent mirror altogether and use the same pixel density of the A77/Nex-7 in a Full Frame sensor. I don’t know. To justify more money than they’re asking for the A99 would require something huge.
unfortunately sony would never beat the big boys, it’s nothing to discuss.
They don’t need to.
Sony have their finger in every pie.
😉
is nice to see Sony trying new things…just sad they are not better at it by now….sad ISO performance on all new cameras according to Dxo Mark. Pentax do better with Sony sensor, Nikon do better with Sony sensor…sad Sony out performed with their own sensors.
The new K-30 is no better than the 2 year old A580 or current NEX cameras.
The k-30 has 300 ISO points on the A77 (said ‘new’ Sony cameras). I think 580 was not even available in a few countries? But it certainly looks to be a good camera. In any case I like what Sony offers, just wish they focused a bit more on picture IQ is all. And yes I like JPG (so do Sony as many features don’t even work in RAW) and the JPG engine in many a Sony camera seem to lag behind others as well.
300 ISO points… right. It’s a log scale, so without a context that’s about as helpful as telling you I’m taller than you by the thickness of the book I have in front of me ;).
But I looked it up and the difference is less than half a stop as measured by DXOmark, which correlates with the SLT mirror specs as listed in the patents.
And if jpegs are your concern, Pentax isn’t the right example either…
@50MP, the built in vertical grip shouldn’t just be the housing for the battery but a 1TB flash drive
Fabulous addition! Count me in.
Yes Sony: do it – 50MP
This is the advance order by me!!
usable up to iso800
If it’s ultra clean up to 800 iso….perfect!!!
So I’m guessing that the Thursday FS700 announcement turned out not to be accurate…
Now THAT’s what I’m talkin’ bout!… I just wish it was designated as 9 series. In light of what is surely to come, the current a99 seems more deserving of a88. I fear the current a99 may indeed be the very last of the 9 series we ever see. I fully expect Sony to begin an entirely new line… Possibly the “AO” (Alpha Omega)… I could get on with that… but will always feel the 9 series was ended with a less capable model than the heritage of the line deserved.
Personally, I’m very pleased at the latest rumor not so far away, confirming my hopes and reasoning for not abandoning Alpha just because a99 is not for me right now. I’ll gladly wait and greet the peaking horizon.
The a99 will fit the needs of many togs right now. The IQ looks wonderful, and current EVF/SLT tech is found satisfactory by many opinions expressed. I encourage anyone who wants the finest Stills/Video camera available to get this camera, and support our mount for more great things to come. Surely the a99 will serve the needs of those who need it now, and for years to come.
“(SR5) NEX Full Frame camera to be scheduled for May-June 2013” would have been much more exciting :-/
If Sony were to upscale the sensor in the RX100 to FF it would be 149MP, so within two years there could be a +100MP FF sensor, in either a Nikon or Sony camera
As long as they have memory big enough and fast enough too record them. 36mp is more than enough.
Who cares about 36 vs 50 MP, I want to see a poll about whether it should have a built in grip or not. If it does, it will be time to buy a Nikon D800!
May-June 2013? Alright, I just wait for it instead of the A99 then 😉
A99 burst rate: http://youtu.be/nzC4aRsNoEM
Sony,
Think, listen…
50MP+ mirrorless not SLT
I’d say don’t go 50mp yet. Sony has yet to prove them self to the old-timers that have been brainwashed thinking Canon and Nikon are the only options. Who, that has a need and income for a 50mp camera, is going to jump ship from whatever high-mp medium format camera brand they are using and go to Sony?
This could be the FF Sony I’ve been waiting for–one that will really get the best from my Zeiss glass.
Sony, please I hope you read this, seriously, wake the hell up, RX1 with interchangeable lenses is the ticket, with a 36mp sensor if you really want to make $$$. Dont even worry about developing lenses for it, we wont use them anyways.
People underestimate sony way to much. They build and provide other companies the best and finest sensors being produced today. Such as nikons. I shoot a A850 with a $100 50 mm minolta lens. If you doubt sony. Look at my work ( Joseph peffer photography) It’s just like canon 1ds mk lll minus the build and lacking features. But for serious photographers who know that technique is in the shooter, not the camera, can do anything with any camera. Don’t rely on the tech to get you amazing images. I openly welcome a 36 mp photographer ff camera from Sony. And even a MF killer.
You guys fail to realize everyone is going for MF. Canon released the 1dc whic is priced with the Red Epic and provides MF like results. They are bringing professional grade ceras form pros who demand a system that is current, not over priced at $40k, and does extremely well in low light. It will be either Sony, or Nikon with a Sony sensor that achieves this. You guys also fail to realize if your complaining about a camera over 5k, your clearly not a pro that does big enough jobs to justify it. So get over it. When you get to a published photographer status, than you can say that 36 or 50 mps is too much.
Until than, you don’t need a system like that, so of course you don’t want it for that price. I for one want Sony to make a pro grade FF camera to Justify it’s usage of Carl Zeiss glass. I might get the a99 because it has amazing AF which I’m lacking now, and is a good alternative until they get serious. Everyone uses nikon and canon, I like different. And Sony is provin that different ultimately pays off.
The Sony A99 in the desert
http://blog.leoedwardsphotography.com