Image on tops shows the Sigma 24-105mm A-mount lens.
A source told me that Sony is likely going to launch a new 24-105mm f/4.0 G lens along the new A99II. I have no other info about the lens specs and price yet. But let’s hope it will beat the already good Sigma 24-105mm f/4.0 lens performance.
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Sounds hopeful – the Samron 28-75 is pretty long in the tooth so a new ff kit lens makes sense. Any news on the a88?
The A88 would be a new camera.
Hopefully it will be as awesome as the FE 70-200mm F4 G OIS.
Hot Tip:
The tripod collar off the new FE 70-200 f/4 will also fit on the FE Zeiss 24-70 f/4.
Its very useful for additional mounting options if you use the XLR mic adaptor.
Sincerely? Now that’s an interesting bit of info. Not questioning you but I’d like to see an image. I’d be worried about damaging the exterior, though a little buffering would be easy to do. Thanks for the food for thought.
The collar is lined with a non-scatch & grippy material. it’s an option for sure. Enjoy! Best, Chris.
Here’s a shot:
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Equivalent to the APS-C 16-50 or is it a G- oder Zeiss-lens?
So how about some tidbits to the A99 II?
When will hear about it?
Equiv. to 16-70 aps-c.
I’m expecting the a99ii’s features to be very similar to the a77ii’s. At a guess, it’ll probably have the same af systems the a77ii (this is what happened with the a99) but will bin the a99’s af-d mode, although it’s possible they’ve invested in better point coverage. I’d equally be very surprised if it doesn’t pack a 36mp sensor (which leaves the door open for a 24mp a88).
If it does have a 36mp sensor, let’s hope Sony figured out a way to enable EFCS, which is lacking in the A7R. Apart from any potential issues with shutter shock, the lack of EFCS would make the shutter too laggy for a pro class DSLR.
D800 doesn’t have one, ‘pros’ seem to have done just fine without it. But yes EFCS on the 36MP would be nice, maybe this updated version will have it.
That’s because the shutter is already closed on a D800, so it doesn’t need EFCS. Any lag is due to the time it takes for the mirror to shift out of the way.
Im expecting them to be very similar, But full frame. Will probably have the same AF coverage area of the A77II but on FF just like they did last time. Sony doesn’t pay much attention to customer input/complaints.
Any Information about the comming 16-35 4?
In August i will be on Holiday and desperatly need an uww (about 15-20mm) for that …
I could be wrong, but I’d be surprised if it were available by then, given that pictures of the lens are yet to surface.
I don’t see why Sony would rush out to introduce this lens. They let the Minolta/Sony 24-105 f3.5-4.5 die a slow death without developing it into a modern design. Is there an indication of a new market for it? Or do they want to just mimic Canon with a G-series longer-range-than-standard lens? It would be a home-run though if it’s at least cheaper than the greatly overpriced SAM 28-75 sort of kit lens.
There is a demand….. This is one of the big holes in the Sony A-mount lens lineup — Standard fullframe zoom choices. The only option below $1,000 is the overpriced 28-75, which lacks SSM, lacks weather sealing, and isn’t particularly wide. If priced fairly, this would be a great option over the 28-75, particularly for people who want more range, who don’t need 2.8, and who don’t want to spend $2,000 on Zeiss.
I usually shoot with Zeiss primes, but own the old Minolta 24 to 105 for casual walk around daytime shooting so this Lens would be a perfect replacement. Used to own the ZA 24/70 and wish I never sold it, but a replacement G series with the longer reach at standard F4 would be perfect, I believe for many pro, amateur and enthusiast users.
Im anxious for a99Ii specs.
I am guessing 36mp but keep hoping for a surprise early introduction of tje new 54mp sensor that has been pteviously rumored.
This newens goes from wide angle to tele and typically lenses that do both are not excellent lenses.
As a kit lens however it will probably be fairly ecnomical.
Personally, I’d prefer 54MP over 36. That would be the same pixel density as 24MP on APS-C which works pretty well. Also, 54MP would finally push me to update from my A850. 54MP means 50% more resolution in x and y direction. An update from 24 to 36MP doesn’t give that much.
This comment sounds like one I would make.
My 16mp aps-c has more pixel density than a 36mp full frame. I agree 54mp or I will just stick with aps-c
It’s a comment you probably DID make.
You knew that. Didn’t you?
Agree to your comment regarding the lens.
I remember a statement a pro photograph gave during a workshop.
“Any zoom factor ahead of 3x brings too much compromises with it.”
And that would be reason why he mainly uses primes, except for his standard always-on fast 24-70 and the fast tele 70200.
Now, more than three years later I often can confirm his words.
And based on my own experiences I really don’t know for what reason besides protraying I would need more than 70mm. This 35 additional mm do not prevent me from carrying other lenses around, and if I need tele, than I grab my 70200G.
But as you mentioned – as a kit lens it may be attractive to many new FF A-mount customers. Most A900/99 users I know already have either the Zeiss or the fast Tamron 2470.
I agree with your statements, most current full frame users already have a 24-70 & 70-200. This would be a handy kit lens for the new buyer until he or she can afford really good glass. Covers a nice range but F4 is a bit on the slow side and would not allow good subject isolation at the wider focal lengths.
My guess the a99II will have the same 36MP sensor as the Nikon D810 which is launched in just over a weeks time.
I think you’re probably right, but I hope you’re wrong. 36mp is too much for most every day uses. If they do opt for a 36mp sensor, then I hope they release a second model with 24mp (like the A7 and Nikon D610).
As long as they make a higher mp camera I dont object too lower mp too.
Good idea, but offer the A99II in two or three versions like the A7 series. Let the photographer choose which configuration he/she wants.
I disagree, Sony should use a new and improved sensor for the A99II. Let Nikon play catch up for a change, giving away their best sensor was a big mistake.
The latest and greatest should be reserved for Sony’s own flagship for a period of time.
That would be a nice surpise
They didn’t give away their best sensor, they sold it. And rest assured that Sony made more money from that, than they would have done by keeping the sensor for themselves. Their semiconductor business is much more lucrative than their camera business will ever be.
A99II should be 24 megapixels w/a77II IMPROVEMENTS. They should then release a separate 36 and/or higher mega mega pixel camera.
Sounds reasonable to me.
If Sony offers a 54 megapixel version and you don’t buy it immediately, you deserve a slap in the face.
You’ll need. To be real quick to slap me before I buy one.
LOL, this would be the camera of your dreams! I hope a 54 megapixel version of the new A99II is available for those who can benefit from the added resolution.
The Barry-Sensor.
Barry-Array is the agreed terminology
Hopefully the FF will have 3 models corresponding to A7/R/S – 54M/24M/12M, 24M for general photography, 12M for video & sports, 54M for landscape and exclusively for Barry. This will finally bring peace to SAR – Barry will be happy and there is no more bullying of Barry on SAR 🙂
I hope so…I dont want to wait ANOTHER year for it.
I would be happier if it was 24-120 (16-80 DT/APSC equivalent).
+1
I really hope for an updated 24-105mm lens from Sony. I own the old one and it is still a very good lens but deserves an update in terms of build, AF mechanism and vignetting.
I would not appreciate a heavy-weight monster like the Sigma 24-105. The old Sony lens weighs in at 450g, which is _half_ the weight of the Sigma giant.
Yes, waiting for this lens for a long long time, weight is my main concern for not getting the Sigma (Sony version not out yet), hope the IQ is good.
I would wait about the Sigma 24-70, 2.0 you mentioned some months about. Are there any news?
+10 would replace my zeiss 2.8!
Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 is almost 1kg, I’m not sure you really want a 24-70mm f2?
The 15-50mm 2.8 with the A77 was for 3 years my most used lens. 4.0 is nothing for me. Then 1.8kg with the camera A99II, is some additional training :-).
I use very often the 50-500mm from Sigma, and this is 1.97kg!
Photography & gym workout at the same time then 🙂
Great news, especially if priced competitively with the Sigma 24-105.
Andrea…. and rumors about whether we should just be expecting 1 new full frame model, or any chance of seeing 2 models?
I’d love to see 2 choices akin to the A7r/A7, and Nikon D800/D600…. A 36mp studio shooter, and a 24mp every day shooter. I fear that they will only release a 36mp model.
Considering Sony are only producing 2 apsc a mount cameras, we shouldn’t expect to see any more than 1 FF camera.
This is the trend everywhere else, canon have 6 apsc bodies, and 3 FF for their EF range. Nikon have 4 apsc to their 3 FF.
The only exception is the e-mount, with 3 apsc cameras to 3 FF, if only they would do that for a-mount! But not likely considering the market right now…
Yes and no. Sony has definitely consolidated their APS-C models… but they are leading the way with pushing more large sensor models. In the compact market, they have multiple current RX models. In the E-mount, they have consolidated APS-C, but have expanded the full frame offering with 3 FF choices. In A-mount, they have consolidated APS-C (it appears they have gone from 4 models down to 2), but who knows what they will do with FF.
The fact of the matter is that not all FF buyers want 36mp cameras. Canon’s highest MP camera is 22mp, IIRC. Nikon has 36 mp full frame, but also multiple models with far less than 36mp. And Sony covers 12,24 and 36 MP for E-mount FF.
If 36mp is the only option, I can see potential Sony FF buyers turning away from A-mount. (Unless the camera had an option for smaller RAW capture, I wouldn’t buy a 36mp camera).
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Sony solely offer a 36mp model but I think it would be a major mistake.
If given a choice between a 36mp model that can shoot 4 fps, and a buffer that fills up after 7 RAW images (for example), or a 24mp model that is cheaper, that can shoot 8 fps, and a buffer that holes 20 raw captures…. Would a vast majority of buyers pick the 36mp model, or would plenty still pick the 24?
I’m guessing that there would be approximately equal markets for each.
I think you’ll see an 24mp A88, and a 36mp A99II. The A88 will likely be the better general purpose model with the newer 20% efficient mirror, updated AF system, and a much faster burst rate (8-10).
The A99II will have a MP count, higher IQ, and more robust AF speed, but I doubt the burst rate will be any higher than the current model due to the enormous file sizes.
I doubt we’ll see a 12mp sensor, unless the A1 rumour is true.
This is a rumor I can like!
Will we finally get a decent video codec like XAVc in an a-mount DSLR with the A99ii? Hope so. that along with a 24-105 SSM lens would make for a pretty good video set-up. My fear is that this will be a 36MP sensor, so no chance of A7s/RX10 style full sensor readout for a sharp video image….
One should think at this point they would add an s or r or another letter if they were going to change the megapixel count.
Beautiful lens. Looks like a winner!!
agreed. looks very nice on Canon 6D.
Sigma’s or Canon’s 24-105/4 for Canon 6D will be better ?
Or not?
While we don’t have much rumors on a99II and now we have the kit lens rumor for it… interesting… but I still wish for a budget A-mount FF, maybe a88?
The A99 has continuously dropped in price during the last year.
Here in Germany it dropped from market entry at 2.699 € to current pricing 1.899 €.
Grab this budget A-mount FF. 🙂
Euro 1,200.00 is budget to me. (body only) 🙂
Then you need to save more money and stop dreaming.
Oh, I just use D610 as indicator. 🙂 Hope that’s not too much of dream.
His future is definitely APS-C.
I couldn’t agree more, if I still stay with A-Mount. 😉
A99 needs to go below 1500.00 at this point. I see it as a bulky A7- it’s just the way it is. I think I’m just going to hold on to my A900 forever and go mirrorless with the rest of my gear. I’m sure the A99II will be expensive and make the A7R look like a steal (which it already is). Plus, I want to try out that 135mm F2 APO lens for Nikon. So disappointing Sony is only updating the 135mm 1.8’s focusing motor. Another warm over- sigh.
Perhaps in a year or so you can find a used A99 for $1500, not likely anytime soon. And definitely not a new one, dream on.
Don’t really need to dream on. You can pick up a refurb from Sony at 1749.00. We’re not talking about a huge drop here. If the A99II announcement is decent and drives interest- unload central. I really don’t want the A99 anyway.
The A900 is still a very good camera and only one generation removed from the A99, waiting two or three generations makes more sense.
It is a good camera. But for those wanting an EVF, a swivel screen, video, proper LV etc. It just doesn’t cut it, unless you really love OVFs or hate adapters. It is a big jump in technology between it and the a99.
It does not happen very often but I saw one or two sell for that price on ebay and they still had a warranty.
The A99 is much better than the A900 btw.
Perhaps. In terms of feature content it destroys the A900. After viewing dozens of pictures side by side with both- I don’t see to much difference.
It’s the photographer that makes the real difference. I own both the A850, and the A99, and creatively, technique, and experience plays a more important part in composing a picture that the actual camera body.
No shit. But this site is about gear. Better gear can assist in getting better pictures. It’s like telling Michael Schumacher, don’t worry about BHP, handling, aerodynamics.. it’s the driver that matters most.
Mr Schumacher would have to be a moron to listen to you.
Stop regurgitating what everybody already knows and has heard parroted a millions times already.
That.s not the criteria to judge. You should evaluate if there are more situations in which A99 is better equipped to take a picture. And secondly if A99 takes the same picture with a lot more ease. Passing these two criteria is worth more than a grand..
I see the a99 not as a “bulky” a7 but as an a7 that has in-body stabilization, better battery life, a fully articulated LCD that works when you hold the camera down at waist level even in portrait orientation, and is designed to quickly autofocus on a range of constant f/2.8 zoom lenses (instead of all these dimmer f/4 zoom lenses that Sony seems to have switched to for some reason?)
Please don’t write comments like this. It only makes me want to buy the A99 and I’m trying to resist. I had the A77 and loved it. I bought the A900 and love it to, but not the same way. That damn screen and grip….I have to resist.
The a900 is an awesome camera. I have handled it and I love the images from it! Honestly, I couldn’t see any benefits the a99 brought over the a900 when you consider both price points. The better high ISO and faster af really arn’t such a big deal when you think how much more you have to pay to get it…! Why would you need an a99? Maybe I’m not being appreciative enough of your circumstances…. This is purely out of curiosity by the way.
That’s exactly what I’m saying. I’ve looked at the files between the A99 and A900. I’ve read the comparisons. In terms of IQ it’s just minor. I shoot at Base ISO most of the time. To make the switch will cost a grand for practically what I already have, worse battery life and horrible wake up time. I don’t know if I’ll get another DSLR. I want the A7R to mature and fix some of the quirks- I also have tons of adaptors and they never bother me for my other systems. I keep the DSLR for the 135mm and 50mm Zeiss. Can’t have it all I guess.
Don’t worry about the lack of f/2.8 zooms. Sony will start releasing them when they start migrating their bulky/pro/DSLR-style bodies to E-mount. 😉
I hope to see an e-mount with the body of an a77/99. The image quality of the a7r in an a99 body
Well with the recent advances in sensor based AF, that could be sooner than we think.
If they can sort the low light af problem, and get better codecs for video as well as a buffer lens range, maybe people will buy it…
Well the A7S already solves two of those problems to an extent.
That’s true. It sounds like the a7s has good enough low-light performance to make-up for the dimmer zoom lenses and for the lack of stabilization. So , after investing thousands of dollars to buy the a7s and FE zoom lenses, you’d be back where you started with an a99, only at half the resolution.
Those FE zooms you speak of DO have stabilisation.
So, only one stop behind because of the dimmer lens, but way ahead in ISO performance. Even the A7R is about 2/3rds stop ahead, only at 50% more resolution. 😉
Except for the fact no one will buy them. Alpha users will continue to buy A-Mount products.
The on-sensor AF system of mirror-less remains slow, and the A-Mount’s new dedicated system blows even the A6000’s new system out of the water.
The A-Mount already has the world’s best APS-C camera, and will likely receive the world’s best 36mp FF camera .
Think of the A99II as a A7r that actually behaves like a pro-camera should.
I think a lot of people will buy them, if they perform well against the competition. Alpha users will continue to buy A-Mount products as long as they’re on the market, myself included, but who knows how long that will be?
Does the A77II’s AF really blow the A6000 out of the water? I’m not so sure. Sony are advertising the A6000 as having the fastest AF of all APS-C cameras – has it made any similar claims about the A77? In single shot mode, you might just find the A6000 has the edge. When it comes to continuous AF, the A77II MAY have the edge, but that has yet to be confirmed. Gordon Laing from Camera Labs last night posted on Facebook reporting that he was getting an 88% hit rate (pin sharp at 100%) with the A6000 and FE 70-200 at f/4. The remaining 12% were almost perfect and fine if not viewing at 100%.
You can’t claim the A6000’s AF is slow, because it simply isn’t. The NEX-6’s AF was nowhere near the PDAF of A-mount bodies, but in the space of a year that gap has closed to pretty much nothing. There is still a question mark over low light AF, but no doubt that gap will close too – not that I would particularly want to use the A77II in low light – it’s hardly the king of high ISO.
I know you can’t see the A77II as anything but the Greatest Camera In The World Ever, but what is “best” is very much down to a user’s individual requirements. The A77II does not excel at everything.
The reason is size.
The A99 is very small for a Full Frame. It’s much smaller than the D800 or 5D MKIII. Size has no bearing on price, performance does, and the fully stabilized A99 with its ability to use f/2.8 zooms, and has a burst rate that is up to 4x faster trounces the A7
I wish they would focus on growing a7 models into something that would be your main camera, not just a smaller kit you would only grab when traveling light. These bodies and lenses are priced as if they should be your main camera — but then when you ask why a Sony can’t record 4K video, they say size, why they aren’t making any constant f/2.8 e-mount zoom lenses, you say size, why they don’t offer in-body stabilization, they must be skipping that to achieve a smaller size…
That’s as naive as saying the 5D MK III should be sold for $2000.00.
I’m sure someone said the same thing about the A900. Supply and demand- that’s all that matters. I don’t see demand going up for this camera at all.
It depends what you’re going to do with the camera. I have the A77, A99, and the A850. I employ all three of them on a regular basis.
So I recommend keeping the A900 for those occasions when your other camera is tied up recording video.
I also recommend keeping A900 because the HVL-58AM is probably Sony’s best flash.
I wouldn’t disparage the 135mm ZA because it’s a exceptional lens, and it’s unlikely that Zeiss could improve on an near perfect lens
I also recommend buying the A99II because it will likely outperform both the D800 and 5D MKIII and cost less.
It’s amazing how the mirror-less crowd are always comparing their cameras to DSLR, when they should be comparing them to other mirror-less cameras. If I were to buy mirror-less I’d pick up an A6000 for speed, and a A7r because they are the absolute best in their categories.
Together they make a great set-up.
Canon just patented a set of 2 discs in retancular holders containing 15 an 9 rotating lens elements.
No indication what it is for but I would reasonably speculate that instead of a superzoom lens/camera this cold be be for a multipiple prime lens/camera and possibly instead of a pancake lens a pancake camera.
This is of course a guess but this patent has some interesting potential.
What is a “multipiple prime lens/camera”?
Instead of a zoom lens where multiple focal lengths are created with different positioning of the same elements…
Each focal length would utilize differrent elements and therefore be a higher quality prime lens.
There would be a finite number of focal lenths rather than a continuous zoom.
Sort of like carrying a huge bag of prime lenses instead of one superzoom.
Do you have a link to this?
The patent is described in todays canon rumors near the bottom of the page.
The suggested application is my own speculation.
For a second there I thought it would be similar to a zoom lens, with select preset focal lengths. Until I saw the patent….
I would have been interested in a focal length preset lens if quality was better than that of a zoom lens, but this… I don’t know who will use this contraption.
A zoom lens is a compromise and cannot be optimized for a specific focal length..therefor the quality is not as good as a prime.
Since this device actually uses different optics specificallyvoptimized for each focal lengh each one is a prime and the quality can be much better.
It would not have a continuous range of focal lengths like a zoom…but based on the drawing there are quite a few lengths.
This could possibly be used with a smaller than ff sensor where the super high sensor resolution demands the most from the lens.
A bright prime for a small sensor was my line of thought as well. But this construction is still going to be a bit large overall.
On a side note, I was talking about the zoom design for a preset prime as an idea. A lens can be optimized for say 2 focal lenghts, 24 and 70mm, or 16 and 50 for APSc.
I’m not an optical engineer, but from what I understand, that still would yield better results than a zoom lens.
Here is my thought..
Take for example the old Nikon rumor of the p700
A 1″ sensor and 24-200mm equivelent lens.
Such a lens would have quality isues and a real focal length of about 740mm.
With this device we could use a single large first element to gather the light and these two rectangulr framed lens discs behind them..
135 possible combinations of elemenst exist.
The camera back, lens discs , and large front element can all pancake seperately all the way from a huge tele configuration to a 1″ or 2″ almost pocket size camera no larger than the first element.
If Nikon does indeed produce thier rumored 1″ superzoom this would be a way to outdo them.
Of course it might also be used for a smaller or larger format..depending on market demand.
Thanks for the reply Barry. I’ve had a look at the patent, and in all honesty, I can see no use for it on enthusiast or pro cameras. Even on a 1″ sensor, it would be impractically large.
Also, the patent was actually filed in 2012, and the camera market has taken a dive since then. I doubt this patent will ever see the light of day in a camera any time soon. Just my opinion.
My thoughts exactly. I just don’t see how a lens magazine on a 1″ sensor, could be small and pocketable. A zoom lens of RX100 just extends from the sensor as you zoom in, but at the same time can fold and almost hide. This thing would be way thicker due to a lens magazine. Even with just 2 or 3 focal lengths, I don’t see how it could be small.
Zoom lenses tend to extend forward and in diameter. This is going to require A99 sized body for a 1″ sensor.
Maybe Sony will also release a “new” 70-210 f4 for $2000
About time. What they need is a Budget fullframe with this lens for under 2000gbp.
I have no other info about the lens specs and price yet. But let’s hope it will beat the already good Sigma 24-105mm f/4.0 lens performance. http://sn.im/290xdj8
G Lens with a99II as a kit ? Hope you guys are ready to put a second mortgage on your house to Afford this kit on pre-order/release with the price Sony wants on new gear just being released.
Canon offers the 24-105 L lens on their 6D kit at around $2500 USD and can be purchased for less, so we could see a similar pricing here.
Yeah, but the 24-105 f4L is an old lens that has gone cheaper…and Canon also has the new kit with the new 24-70 f4L that is more expensive…
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I’d buy an A88 with a F/4 without hesitation, but a A99II will likely cost a half thousand more.
“But let’s hope it will beat the already good Sigma 24-105mm f/4.0 lens performance”
Since the lens doesn’t exist for Sony users, I’d say it’s theoretically way ahead of Sigma already..
True. There’s actually a very good chance that we will see the Sony 24-105 before Sigma bother with their A-mount variant. Assuming this rumour is true, of course…
Unlike Sigma the Sony will likely be weather-sealed, and 100% compatible with Sony’s autofocus system.
Why does Sony have to “beat” everyone? Why is it that they can’t be “as good as?” The hyperbole gets a little thick and the expectations are overboard.
It will be the BEST lens ever! Better than EVERYTHING from EVERYBODY! (Don’t know all camera and lens manufacturers, but this will be so much better!!!) Yeah! And Sony absolutely MUST offer it dirt cheap! Anything above $249.99 would be SO stupid! It will be so COOL and BEST! The BESTEST! Sunny Bunny!
Most of us are just hoping that it will be good.
The fact that SAL1650 is sharper than Canon’s and Nikon’s more expensive counterparts, and is not as sharp as Sigma’s lens doesn’t make anyones pictures better or worse.
There are people who buy stuff for bragging rights only. Like my co-workers friend – uses exclusively manual zeiss lenses on a 5Dmk3 without a focusing screen. 90% of his stuff is out of focus, but whenever you talk to him, he praises his gear as if its something out of this world.
Just ignore these statements. Most of us use Sony gear for our own reasons, not because it is the underdog or something like that.
They won’t do it – but Sony coukld really make waves if the A99 line mirrored (get it) the A7 line – A99 (24mp), A99r (36) mp and A99s (12mp, 4K, XVAC) – and keep the pricing below CaNikon to be competitive. Dropping the A99II at $3000 will be a dud with $2000 FF models from the big two.
Sony will likely launch the 36mp A99II between $2299 and $2499.99. Sony will probably sell a cheaper FF, costing somewhere between the A77II, and A99II price point.
Exactly what I was thinking. I expect the new kit lens to be between $899 and $999 with a $200 discount bought bundled with the a99II. At that price you’re getting body and lens for what the D810 is supposed to weigh in at body only ($3,300+).
The A99 is not an entry level full frame camera, and clearly outperforms the D610, and 6D. It’s competition is the 5D, and D800.
The rumoured A88 will obviously be launched for those who can’t afford the A99ii.
Is the A99 II confirmed via any reliable rumor-contact?
I find it very questionable if there will ever be one and my guess it that it depends on how the sales of A77 II will be (I have already bought one, so don’t blame me 😉 ). Maybe Sony will ditch the A-mount even sooner if few people buy the A77 II.
The A-Mount isn’t going anywhere, that’s why the 135mm, and A99 are being upgraded. That why a A88 is going to be launched soon.
Post a A77II review, and on http://www.dyxum.com please. More positive user reviews ensure more A77II sales.
I hear the sales are going well, but the A77II sales will likely increase following the A99II launch.
“The A-Mount isn’t going anywhere, that’s why the 135mm, and A99 are being upgraded. That why a A88 is going to be launched soon.”
Do you have any indications that this is true, or is it justguessing and wishful thinking?
When listening to Sony’s rethorics about “Alpha-Mount” and statements as “the new alpha” (=E-mount) and the “old type of Alpha” (=A-mount), no marketing whatsoever for A77 II, it is difficult to see any future for A-mount.
All advertising for A6000 and A7/A7r/A7s is focused on that they are so small and fully can replace DSLR, in order to take market shares from Canon and Nikon.
They have an enourmous problem with creditability if they try ro market and sell the same type of cameras (yes, SLT is the same “type” as DSLR in this regard).
No way they will continue the support for A-mount in the long run. Maybe there will be an A99 II presented at photokina this autumn, IF the cameras development is long gone, but after that there will surely NOT be any more A-mount cameras. No A88 will ever see the light, nor any successor to A58.
I have bought an A77 II, but I am very reluctant to investigate in costly fine glass for it and considering to sell it again to instead buy a Nikon D610. A77II is a great camera with fabolus AF and EVF, response and build quality, but it does not matter. Very few will buy them and there is no future for this system as I see it.
Just being a realist. Excellent products not always succeed, unfortunately.
Especially without any marketing.
I don’t mind them switching to E-Mount completely as long as they introduce IBIS and DSLR body.
Otherwise if A-Mount goes away without any credible replacement, they will create a financial black hole, as lots of A-Mount users would flee to other brands.
E-Mount, as it stands today, is not a replacement to A-Mount in any way.
I would have jumped to Canon or Nikon a long time ago, but the lack of EVF is keeping me away from those two.
Fair enough. Future will tell.
If you need marketing to convince you to buy a specific product then you’re admitting you lack the knowledge required to make an informed decision based on specifications and facts.
Ibis is also an issue for me there, especially with primes…
So, your a anti-a troll with zero credibility. The A77II is selling well like Earl said. The A-Mount has a future your just too thick to see it.
And yet the a77ii is selling like hotcakes… If there was ever a doubt about whether there’s life left in the a-mount, I think that clears it up.
It’s really early but the a77II seems to be rolling off the shelves very well in the U.S.. Amazon has it sales ranked #37 in Camera & Photo.
He’s (@matts) obviously a gigantic troll. Sony’s A77II (which is on youtube) presentation clearly showed it’s growing profit from DSLR sales which is larger than the e-mount, represents over 30% of its camera revenue.
Plus the A77II is clearly has the fastest APS-C in the industry, and the A99II will likely outperform its Nikon, and Canon counterparts.
Investing in the A-Mount is a great idea these days
I wouldn’t have believed it last year, but the A-Mount is clearly doing well, but I still feel it has more to do with its excellent Zeiss lenses than camera body sales.
Zeiss lenses well are known to cause Sony GAS, ” Gear Acquisition Syndrome” that empty out our bank accounts quicker than an ex.
Symptoms include drooling, on ones keyboard while staring at B&H online catalogue or reading http://www.dxyum.com review of A-Mount Zeiss products.
If they release a 35/1.4 I’d gladly sell children for it…
Funny. When I saw Nikon Rumors start to blog recently about an D810 being announced June 26th to replace the D800/D800E I wondered how long it would be before someone at Sony leaked some dribblings to SAR. ;^)
The D810 is rumored to be $3,300+ body only. That gives Sony a lot of pricing flexibility because I assume they’ll undercut it on price as a marketing strategy. It’s rumored, naturally, to get many very nice performance bumps but curiously won’t come with Wi-Fi, a feature Sony seems to think is important in recent bodies (e.g., a77II).
I think Sony is going to launch the A99II at Photokina, and intentionally undercut Nikon by a wide margin. The extra four or five left until launch means the A99II is still being tweaked. Sony will probably watch the D810 launch, and see how the public reacts to it, and tweak the last bits and pieces to ensure the A99II is well received.
If they drop/launch a more capable 36mp FF Alpha for the current price of $2299.99 just to steal sales away from its competition.
Now if only they could release something that massively undercuts the d610…
Sony dropped the price of the refurbished A99, so the A99II rumors may be true…
A 24-105 /A99 II kit is a VERY GOOD IDEA. Canon have done well with the same offering with their 6D and 5D cameras.
I know I would buy a 24-105 / A99II kit in a heartbeat if the price was sensible. I guess Sigma will make the lens??