New E-mount cameras will be split in two versions just like the RX.
A new source just notified me that Sony will actually launch two High End APS-C E-mount cameras. The second camera will be an “R” version which means a camera without Anti Aliasing filter. Just like the Sony RX1 and RX1R. He said the cameras will be announced soon and that matches with the timing I got from my trusted sources. The new E-mount and A-mount cameras are going to be announced in late January or early February right before the Japanese CP+ show. There will be some new lenses too!
Stay tuned on SAR! Exciting time ahead and I finally have some time to work more on grabbing rumors for you.
OK, just to tease you a bit: There will be surprises I didn’t tell you about 😉
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Surprises?! 70-200 f2? Haha 🙂
Noooo admin! Please spoil the surprises for us. 🙂
What will be announced at CES?
That’s one of the surprises. Stay tuned on SAR 🙂
I hope it is not just low-end cybershots and camcorders
nope. But certainly no new A mount or high end e-mount.
a pity. I was hoping for that. But late January is not that far away I guess.
That means possibly lower or middle end E mount…
Andrea,
Just tell us those surprises already
XD
I want an A77R + 400mm f4. Make me happy.
what about the Sony announcement on 06 januari = today ? nothing ?
yes yes yes, coming soon 😉
how soon ? i’m already jumping around and i just can’t stand still !
something like are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?
are we there yet? are we there yet?
are we there yet?
are we there yet??!?!?!?
😉
I totally feel like a kid again waiting to see what Santa had left under the tree for me. Only pure excitement does this and Sony is one company that has done it. Apple comes to mind when I used to be a total fanboy. Still love their products but for the past few years all their releases have been expected or incremental updates, with little surprise.
Come on Sony, “make. believe” 🙂
4k e mount Handycam?
This rumor sounds possible but unlikely to me.
A99/77/65/57/58 FW update?
Now that would be a surprise!
I wish Sony would do firmware kaizen like Fujifilm does…
“R” version which means a camera without Anti Aliasing filter.
I thought that the “R” actually meant Resolution/higher MP, in terms of A7R Vs A7. I sure hope that they remove the Anti Aliasing Filter in 24MP APSC Sensor too. I don’t care if its High End or Low End. I am just interested in seeing the performance of the new generation 24MP/higher MP sensors.
Yes, a few of Sony spokesmen did refer the R to Resolution, I guess the term is quite loose as removing the AA filter will “increase” the resolution of a 24mp compared to a 24mp with AA filter, or it could also mean an actual increase of resolution + no AA filter.
Nice, this is a great sign. I think it implies this is going to be a serious high end camera, hopefully it will include their new EVF tech.
Nex-3R???
4K video?
Given a similar choice as between A7 and R version, but for the APS-C flagship, I’d go a different route and chose the R option. I bought A7 over R and regretted it afterwards.
Why?
The AF difference is probably not that significant, and I was not happy with the A7’s IQ, not sharp enough for my taste. Returned it.
what lens were you using on the A7 that it was not sharp enough?
f2 20 to 50 equivalent.
NEX-6R !!!!!
Admin- If you have rumors you should post them instead of keeping it secret until you know for sure it’s fact. It is a RUMOR site after all, not FACT site. I know you posted some pictures not too long ago that turned out to be false which you did come out and squash and didn’t lose any credibility here. You do have a rating system based on plausibility of being true or just pure rumor and people can make their own judgment based on that and you won’t lost any credibility.
Andrea- Do you have rumors that you are affraid to release for fear of upsetting Sony?
I’m sure there are people in Sony’s communications department that monitor SAR to keep track of internal leaks.
Sony employees could easily get fired if they were actually cought.
How do you determine what to say…and more importantly..what not to say because its too sensitive to Sony?
Simply reason. Some bigger rumors I have to triple check before to post them. Otherwise I will kill my repuattion if I start to post FAKE rumors.
I love to read low rated rumors! We would never hold a low rated rumor against you if it was wrong. A 5 maybe not a 1 or 2.
Just posr what you have. Your rating system protects your reputation just fine! 😉
Doesn’t that defeat the meaning of a rumor site? If everything has to be triple-checked, it would be more like “sonyalphanews.com”. I don’t really care either way as this is still a great place for news. But to be fair to the other posters here, if you’re really triple checking everything before posting it, they aren’t rumors. As some others have said, this seems like the reason you created a rating system in the first place, to protect your reputation and grade the info based on the veracity of the source and their history of providing good info. Seems to me that you’re gradually moving from a rumor site into some unknown sony PR arm or something.
Always the same talk, at the end I have to keep a balance. If I post bullshit rumors (like some other sites I know) than you would simply stop reaidng me because you would never know what’s really coming.
Yes but by that same mindset, if you keep waiting until everything is verified and re-verified, people might start just getting their info from dpreview or other normal camera news sites. I agree with the balance but I’m just saying it seems as if you’re on some quest to never post something that doesn’t make it to market ever again. Don’t misunderstand me, I love your site and read it daily and comment occasionally, even if I don’t care about e mount stuff 😉
I’m just saying that I think people come here to get info that they can’t get anywhere else, even if it is just a rumor of questionable merit. They would still love to discuss it I’m sure. But if it gets to be that you never post anything that isn’t anything more than news, then you have lost the balance. The balance between news and rumors.
problem is, this ins’t science. To find the “feeling” of the right balance is a personal decision. That’s why there will be always people slightly unhappy with my kind of work here on SAR. I have to live with that 🙂
Regardless of what you do, the people that are pissed off will be more vocal than the ones that aren’t. And then there is that sub-culture of Internet trolls, that regardless of what you post will trash it jsut because they can. you just need to ignore all of that. If a rumor is low probability, just give it the SR1 rating and say that you don’t actually believe the rumor but for the sake of completeness, here it is…
The Nikon D3300 which is anounced tommorow and it has no AA filter. This was leaked by Toms Hardware. Hopefully its a Sony sensor and hopefully Sony will give a no AA filter option for their cameras too.
That sensor is made by Toshiba.
Is it just me or is the Sony camera model range starting to be just a little bit too confusing?
It’s just you. 😉
No, it is. But I think most consumers do g care.
How do we find out what all the initials mean? Can’t find anything on Sony site.
Nah just need more lenses when is the Zeiss 50mm macro coming?
RX2 with CZ 50mm f1.4, RX2R no AA filter,
Isn’t this is “certainly no new A mount or high end e-mount” like admin said?
a RX-2 with no AA that would be tempting !!! and a 50mm lense and I would be in heaven.
I bought a RX10 which replaced my A77 system as my walk-around camera for ease of use, great low light lens and huge weight reduction. I fervently pray that Sony Photographic Division doesn’t follow in the footsteps of others which replace their products every half year or so. It’s bad enough to see that they added a 3rd mount with the introduction of the new A7’s. They don’t need to come out with something like a larger censored RX10 making my camera obsolete after 5-6 months.