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A77M2
Some of you had the fear the next A-mount camera would never come? So here is an image leaking the “ILCA-A77M2” name. It’s coming from a Sony site (thanks NEXblog) and the “A” in “ILCA” means it’s A-mount 🙂
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Why doesn’t Sony just announce all these new cameras and lenses in ONE event, at the same time? What’s to be gained by announcing at different dates?
Enough of the donkey A ss mount news already. Where is the news on the RX2 and MF cameras?
More announcements = more article on blogs/news sites = more exposure. You don’t want to drown the info into a sea of annoucnements.
Apple does it all in one mega-event. And manages ok. However, I will say that the RX10 got squashed by the A7/A7R limelight. The RX10 is one heck of a camera and lens combo.
Apple has a very limited, streamlined line-up so it’s easy to announce. New Iphone? Yeah, new iphone.
Sony’s line-up is more complex everytime. Think about the a3000 which is a dslr-like low-end mirrorless camera.
If Sony had announced the A77MII at NAB it would have gone pretty much unnoticed by the attendees as the A7s is aimed at the broadcast sector and not the stills market.
– Announcing all at once splits the focus and marketing attention.
Rx2 is a cyber shot not an alpha. sAr
A77M11? M must stand for mega-f’in awesome.
M stands for Mark
Mark 2 = Model/Type/Version 2
Pretty sure THKPIC was being sarcastic.
Pretty sure THKPIC *wasn’t* being sarcastic…
The M stands for Mirror. This new camera has two of them, hence the MII suffix.
“ILCA” suggests, but does not necessarily mean, “mirrorless.”
Yes, the A77 product code was “DSLT-A77”
I am hopeful this is FULL mirrorless!
That would be a disaster. If you are happy with most of your A-mount lenses auto-focusing like the slowest mirrorless camera out there, good for you!
Not necessarily.
Yes necessarily, you simply don’t understand OSPDAF and A-mount limitations. There is a reason that the A/E mount adapter has a SLT mirror and dedicated PDAF module, even on the A6000!
Perhaps. Or perhaps it would focus like the a6000. Fast and accurate.
There is no “perhaps” about it, just people’s ignorance of how OSPDAF works (or rather doesn’t) with all A-mount lenses.
Sony would support a handful of their own SSM lenses and the rest (i.e the vast majority) of A-mount lenses will be focus s-l-o-w like the slowest focusing mirrorless out there.
It would be a disaster for A-mount users, hence why Sony are keeping SLT.
Nope, it’s not. It’s got better AF than previous A77, so it won’t be mirrorless.
What? ILC = interchangeable lens camera. It doe not suggest mirrorless.
Historically, that is what it means. All mirrorless cameras are “ILCE”- or “ILCA-” designated, all SLR’s are “DSLR-” and SLTs are “SLT-“
Not sure if it’s right to consider the ILC naming as mirrorless-only based on the relatively short “history” since we all know Sony just recently introduced the ILC naming convention and since then hasn’t released a DSLR/T camera. It seems to me that they’re calling all “Alpha” branded cameras ILCE or ILCA now.
“All mirrorless cameras are “ILCE”- or “ILCA-” designated”
News to me. I have never seen a mirrorless native A-mount camera.
I think Sony is trying to keep their SKUs consistent with all of their new products, eventually I imagine all Sony cameras (which have interchangeable lenses) will be ILCE/ILCA going forward.
I wondered the same thing.
If it ends up being a mirrorless A-mount camera, and this “rumor site” didn’t catch wind of that MAJOR detail, then I think it will be the last time I visit this site.
My guess though, is that Sony is doing away with the DSLR/T naming. The D is obvious, everything is digital. The S is obvious, of course there’s only a single lens.
Wow, maybe you should start your own alpha rumors site. It looks like you really know what’s going on.
This site did mention mirrorless A-mount a long time ago. I know because I was waiting to upgrade to the next A77 back then(2012). However, recent rumors suggest that they will stick with the translucent mirror, which makes me glad I didn’t wait around.
Previous rumor said it’ll have super-fast AF, so it’s 100% certain it won’t be mirrorless.
Fine. Don’t come back. I wouldn’t mind…
A d1ckhead for the sake of being a d1ckhead. Nice
Sony have simply renamed SLT- to ILCA- and that’s it. There was mention of this months ago on SAR. Old news.
Gotcha, didnt know that!
actually , I think a means a-mount, not slt …
If Sony manages faster-than A6000 AF (retaining good tracking AF) and this A77II is truly mirrorless (doubtful), this will be a game-changing camera for the entire industry. Sony may see it as ‘incremental’ but it would be much more than that.
I’ll pre-order two of them for sure.
I don’t see why it would be game-changing. Mirrorless doesn’t bring anything that can’t already be done on a SLT/dSLR.
What is a DSLR-A850Q?
That’s the old Sony A850 Full-Frame DSLR. This options box seems like a service or support page and not a sales page, hence the list of old models also.
There is this thing, called Google ;)… Would have costed you less time than to type this message here ;)…
If you mean the “Q” bit it refers to the included kit lens. DSLR-A850 is body only.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=DSLR-A850Q
Andrea,
Any news for the dates of the Fe lens announcement?
After over one year, since last A-mount body launch, we do not know anything. Even exact date of A77ii premiere…
Please read the previous rumor to learn the specs! You probably missed it 🙂
Andrea, Please do not be bothered with such statements. You are doing a swell job and there is a majority in support of you! 🙂
dan • 17 hours ago
Why have we not seen any detailed leaks on the A77II, no photos, no nothing. It was posted here that the release would be at 2pm tomorrow, that is less than 20 hours away? I’m starting to think that we are just being fed timed pre releases info from Sony directly on this site, otherwise someone would have seen this camera by now. The last several rumored releases have been on the heals of the actual release announcements from the vendor.
I don’t see why people are so bothered by the naming, it was rumoured here last year.
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/ilce-and-ilca-the-complete-name-confusion-roundup/
Bullsh^^t ILC means Interchangeable Lens Camera. Then A or E for the mount… It only means to me that Sony wants tout gather all its camera under only one name… 😉
to me the ILCA means = mirrorless
Agree.. It’s not SLT-A77M2
Would be really interesting if it is mirrorless , I don’t need to change the mirror again !
I change mirrors 2 times now just to get a silhouette shot !
My mirrors burned out because I was shooting into the sun
Seriously? I’ve shot into the sun several times without issue. How long was the exposure? What lens?
That’s scary…
That’s why he has his hat pulled over his eye’s, !!! now it all makes sense.
For wide angle there no big problem.. Just don’t expose it for more than a minute for saftey, But don’t use telephoto lenses
I used a 600mm trying to shoot seagulls against the sun for maybe 10 minutes :/
Ouch…good to know! I’ve always tried to limit direct sun exposure with longer lenses, but I have shot into the setting sun with my 500 Reflex lens a few times. I guess I was lucky!
This is also a reminder to buy a spare SLT mirror…its only $30 some bucks.
LOL, I am surprised the sensor survives, that could mean the mirror is helping to save the sensor. Hmm perhaps mirrors are needed for that type of work as extra protection. :-P. If you try this with a mirror-less camera let us know if it survives please 🙂
Mirrorless ! No way .. It’s your turn to try and tell us
No way, I broke the piggy bank to get my RX1, at least I thought it was mirrorless ? now you got me thinking.
Don’t you know? The RX1 has a cheese prism. It redirects the light into the LCD focusing screen.
If you get it, you got it. 😛
mmm I’m hungry now for a baloney sandwich for some reason.
True, In Sony Terminology all past mirror-less camera’s have an ILCA prefix. But then Sony keeps changing the definitions so you cannot trust anything they print :-(. Don’t get me wrong I like Sony camera’s but you cannot go on what they say or print due to things like Alpha not meaning Alpha-Mount (Yes it’s the A stands for Alpha and has from the launch of Alpha Line). This is sad and unfortunate for all the confused customers. I would be ok with a mirrorless A-Mount A77 as long as the AF doesn’t suck. Right? But certainly NOT an E-Mount A77 …. KILL ME NOW ! lol
Sony have never used the ILCA prefix before, not for mirrorless or anything else. They used DSLR and SLT for the A-mount cameras and NEX for the E-mount cameras. Then, last year they decided to use the prefixes ILCE and ILCA for interchangeable lens cameras with E- and A-mount, respectively.
Since then, only E-mount cameras have been released, all with the ILCE prefix. Now they are about to release the first A-mount camera since the new naming scheme was introduced, and it will have the ILCA prefix, no matter if it has a mirror or not.
You are correct, they are using ILCE for all 3000, 5000, 6000 & A7, then DLSR for older A-Mount cameras (A100-A900 etc) and SLT for the newer A-Mount (A77 etc), I will be giving myself 40 lashes with a wet noodle
At this point the anouncement is so close that I will wiat for the official specs to comment on.
Couldn’t agree more. In 11+ hours i’ll know everything there is to know about these two cameras. No point in speculating now.
That’s not like you Barry. You’re normally pretty free with the speculation.
Oh, have you seen the new rumour about the zoom range of the RX100M3? I seem to remember you speculated it should be 20-2000mm, and that those who suggested you were wrong probably wouldn’t come back and admit their mistakes, or apologise if you were proved right. Will you do likewise?
Just curious, but does this mean SLT is dead… I mean now we have PDAF on Sensor surely it would make sense to loose the Mirror?
I figure the NEX 6000 proved that AF is doable well, without a mirror?
LOL
I think we’re all curious.
But it makes you feel better, I’ll speak out of my a$$ and answer you.
Yes, that’s what that means.
Happy? 😉
>I figure the NEX 6000 proved that AF is doable well, without a mirror?
Nope. OSPDAF is still not so good in low light, where it really matters, because the sensors are so small.
From DSLR to DSLT to ILCA to ILC (merge with E-mount) -> goodbye A-mount!
Hubert, that makes very little sense. lol.
Regardless, that progression is better than the competition. While the rest of the world innovates and moves on,
Canikon is:
From DSLR to DSLR to DSLR to DSLR to, In the Future (only making printers and inspiring t-shirts)
The future is full frame DSLR equipped with a pellicle mirror, and EVF.
Its kinda of funny, people say this mirror-less is the future crap. Olympus has already stated publicly that it is going to start producing new DSLR models, probably full frame, because of the lack of mirror-less sales, and reduced profitability.
This why Canon, Nikon, and Pentax, aren’t committing to mirror-less
I agree…
Did I say something that you disagreed with…?
She’s actually supporting your argument.
Oops…I read that wrong! Sorry LU CID!
The A77II is looking to be a great camera
Actually mirror-less sales are plummeting genius, so your wrong, and likely a jealous e-troll.
Nikon, Canon, Pentax aren’t interested in mirror-less, because no one wants them. Mirror-less cameras are always on sale for this reason. Zero margin/Zero profit cameras.
The FE-Mount, F-Mount, and A-Mount have a guaranteed futures, the mirror-less camera market will likely be eliminated by smart phones.
Olympus is in the process of developing, a new DSLR, because even they know that mirror-less is a fast fading fad.
http://photorumors.com/2014/01/09/olympus-may-go-back-to-producing-dslr-cameras-if-mirrorless-sales-continue-to-tank/
I wouldn’t be surprised if Fuji Cameras goes bankrupt or are bought out this year because of its poor mirror-less sales
That “mirror-less is plummeting” argument is getting a bit out of date… The stats in 2014 show that while the Euro and US markets are still dominated by OVF cameras. The opposite is now happening in Asia…..Mirror-less is inevitable ….Don’t be a dinosaur…
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/korea-sony-sells-more-system-cameras-than-canon/
“I’m sorry, Gav. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
“I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do (mirror-less).”
I already hold the future in my hands, and it’s semi-transparent
So what you’re telling me, is that you are in fact… a paranoid, artificial intelligence.. having a crisis of conscience??? Hmmm that explains a lot…
Sony will not leave SLT technology before outperforming Canon AF in all its aspects, period.
SLT users won’t turn to E-Mount, they will instead go to Nikon. I don’t think that’s what Sony wants.
Sony A77II additional specs:
No EVF (only rear screen)
No IBIS
Does come with that rumored soft serve ice cream maker! Win!
“ILCA” – well, if they won’t innovate on the camera… they certainly show a creative spirit when trying to name these products.
Is naming so meaningful that drawing that kind of conclusion is possible?
If it has mirror lock and on-sensor af I might take it (if the price is $500) haaaaaaaaa ga mungkin ga mungkin gamungkiinnnn…
Indo detected. Speak English please.
if it will slt sales in the amount of 0 pieces
+1
After lots of attempts and fantasmatic rumor based on a personal dream, Please SAR, give only accurate information instead of speculations nor constructed rumors…!
ITS A RUMOR WEBSITE YOU DOUCHE!! Stop with your crap!
If you want accurate information then wait for official announcements.
any rumor about “a real” A77 firmware update?
Not a chance, it is discontinued from tomorrow! 😀