According to the same source who leaked the NEX camera specs long time ago Sony is ready to launch six new Alpha cameras. All cameras do feature an APS-C sensor. The first two should be the Sony A290 and the Sony A390 (expected announcement early June). Both will come equipped with the 14 Megapixel CCD sensor. The next cameras will use the new ExmorHD sensor!
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Interesting. What will the six be? Just two A2xx/3xx cameras? If so, perhaps also two A500 cameras and two A700 successors?
We recieved some info but I need to wait for confirmations. Sorry to let you wait 🙁
Well, nice to hear. We’ve been waiting ages (LOL) for the A7X0,…it’d better be a great one! Alpha cameras, that implies any upcoming NEX-cameras, I assume ? Would be nice to see a NEX-7….where the video output can be controlled in terms of aperture, ISO, etc. Same goes of course for the A7X0.
Which cameras are currently using the “old 14MP sensor” you refer to as being the one in the new A290/390?
Hi Mike! I will correct the post. I mean that it will not use the new ExmorHD sensor generation 🙂
the real question is, how soon am i going to be able to get my hands on one (a5xx)? I have been waiting forever for these!
Sony, why still use the “old 14 Megapixel CCD sensor” ? Let it go and just let the ExmorHD sensor grow.
NO WAY! Having many many bodies can make buyers so confused too. SONY should work on Lenses and equipments instead of bodies. -_-
Well I certainly hope that a few of those bodies are to fill the ‘discontinued’ holes at the top end of their line-up.
Ready for the A7xx, A9xx and the Pro bodies!! 🙂
Sony really needs a new FF camera to push the envelope.
This year they have to get their body line-up straight; that’s their top priority, because it got pretty screwed up last year. And six is better than eight apsc cameras–which is where it looked like it was headed at the beginning of the year.
With these bodies, introduced in parallel with the new NEX bodies, they will fill out their entire apsc line-up with cameras I believe that will answer some at least of the quibbles of the last year. I expect that to be swiftly followed by the introduction of FF bodies, at least by the time of PMA–although I wouldn’t be surprised to see a new FF this fall.
Meanwhile, they truly seem to be working on some serious firmwhere, and some very serious new lenses, to be introduced this year. And I hope they are working on some improvements to the flash system, including a true ring flash.
I don’t know why sony like to establish so many bodies with old specs. It make consumers confused. Instead of establish those bodies, Sony should establish only the body with new ExmorHD sensor and invest more in firmware development
I hope we get to see some tilt-shift lenses from Sony soon as well
a290 a390 <-- these will be the one using old sensor.. two mock ups shown at PMA will be the one using new sensor.. what's the other two?
yen – it’s most likely made in the way people would be able to pick their camera depending on budget, with more options than in competition – I think it’s a good thing.
Right now Sony offers 6 APS-C bodies, so 6 new isn’t any uber-surprise – we have A230, A330, A380, A450, A500, A550. If youl’ll count in A700 this makes even 7 bodies.
So yea, I think that rumor is possible and won’t make customers confused, at least: no more than they are now. 😉
I wished sony would release the alpha cameras starting with pro levels, than semi pro, than to beginner, not the other way around!!! lol
Well, Andrea, maybe that means that it could be using the sensor that is in the A550 & the A450, which makes more sense to me.
Sam, this time I think that the releases will come so fast that it won’t matter much at all whether they are introduced from top to bottom or bottom to top.
does the a390 shoot video?
2 model will be support video recording. A55 and A33, both come with 16mp and 14mp.
A290, A390, A6xx, A7xx…. I wonder what are the other two…
“We recieved some info but I need to wait for confirmations. Sorry to let you wait”
Just post what you have an label it SR1
A700 replacement…I believe it when I see it