The broken mirror teaser
The Sony X Australia group posted that curious teaser of a broken mirror. It’s for a special Sony event scheduled on May 15 (date info shared by a source). There is yet no other info a part of the text saying “stay tuned”. The broken mirror image could refer to a new mirrorless camera launch (rumored to be the A7rII and/or the A6100). But so far there is no 100% guarantee yet this is for the A7rII/A6100 launch. Note: Sony X is an official Sony affiliated group.
But this would fit with previous (SR3) rumors I got about a mid-May announcement. The new A7x and A6xxx camera May-June launch timeframe also got leaked on that Wikileaks document.
So far the A7rII will get the 5 axis IBIS and A7II body form. Not 100% clear if the A7rII will get the same 36MP sensor as the first model or an updated new 59MP sensor (See Zeiss leak). The A6100 will retain the current 24MP sensor and get XAVC-S recording.
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are you sure this is SR5 ? cuz looks fake to me… 😉
ther eis a product launch on May 15. But I am yet not SR5 sure about what.
I think it means smashing the translucent glass in the A mount cameras.
A successor to A99 w/o the translucent glass.
Just to set the record straight, Sony X Australia is not an official affiliate of Sony, just a normal, but enthusiastic facebook group.
Yep I know that. But they have been invited for a product launch event on May 15.
Good. I wrote it just to clarify. Their group name was kinda misleading.
Good you wrote it. Indeed it’s not clear in my text.
Just got a note: Sony X is(!) an official affiliated Sony group.
this is what they wrote about themselves.
Sony X is a team of passionate people who live, breathe and LOVE all things Sony. From the latest tech and gadgets, entertainment and gaming, members have an addiction to being in the know.
Sony X members have access to some premium experiences:
– Direct access to Sony to provide your opinions and feedback, which will help shape
the future of Sony
– Product previews & trial
– Invitations to VIP events
– Exclusive high-value competitions
– Access to the latest products
– Member-only offers including discounts
– Exclusive pre-order opportunities before the general public, and much more!
The fact that this is not an official Sony generated item is important. It certainly changes my view of it. The admin should have mentioned this in his post. It is misleading as to its potential significance otherwise.
Did you read the admin’s posts below and / or the article? Seems they are an official Sony group, Freddo is the one with incorrect information.
I don’t want to make a mountain of a molehill here, but Freddo is precisely correct. (The admin posted after me.) Make no mistake about it: “Sony X Australia” is not the same as “Sony Australia.” The latter is a regional arm of Sony. The former is a Facebook Group. And the point is still the point. I don’t know what it means to be an “official affiliated Sony group,” but I know it means that it doesn’t speak for Sony. “Sony Australia” would. “Sony X Australia” does not. Sony X Australia may well be privvy to information that is not in the public domain yet becuase of some special relationship it has with Sony (I don’t know. Neither apparently does the admin.) But information coming from “Sony X Austraila” as opposed to “Sony Australia,” would and should reasonably be accepted with much less credibility. Hence, the admin should have advised people that this is not “official source” information and/or that “Sony X Austraila” is a Facebook group and not a part of Sony International.
Sony X Australia is owned and operated by Sony Australia.
technically it is a facebook PAGE not a facebook group 🙂
no offense australia but i think big announcements like new a7 version are taking place elsewhere
A99ii with no mirror at all and bad AF, claiming to be class-leader.
LA-EAx adapter with no mirror but usable with PDAF.
So where would the PDAF come from? That would require a new E-mount camera with new sensor with OSPDAF capable of AF’ing A-mount lenses.
That would be interesting, though, as it would mean Sony could do A-mount bodies with the same sensor. However I can’t help but feel it would actually hasten the demise of A-mount body offerings. Why have two mounts when you can have one mount with adapters available for legacy A-mount lenses, especially if there is a larger pro-oriented body?
Not sure keeping one mount + adapters would be a feasible solution. In my understanding, E-Mount bodies would be alright with a grip, up to the size of A65. While A77 or A99 sized grip would be too large for a very small body. The thickness of the body must remain small, otherwise a thicker body + adapter are at a size disadvantage to native A-Mount.
Add on top of that, how heavy lenses behave with adapters, and it’s becoming a pretty bad solution. The amount of twisting and shifting in the mount, that will be going on with say 70-200/2.8 or SAL300F28, would make these lenses a sub-par performer in comparison to competition.
Maybe i’m just defending the A-Mount, but I seriously can’t see E-Mount with adapter, wielding a large F2.8 Telephoto lens. Unless it’s a body the size of A6000 or A7, in which case the configuration is a tripod only setup
Or if this is not a broken mirror but actually a mirror being put back together, this is another LA-EAx adapter with world-leading AF.
A camera so ugly that it …
Mirrorless A mount may be?
Maybe a99II… Broken mirror might be irony dedicated to those who lamented over A mount.
hahaha I hope it is not an XPERIA though I am waiting for proper Z4 or Z5 announcement 🙂
Not to be misunderstood, Xperia Z are fantastic phones, but personally i wouldnt pay such a price for a phone… Perfectly satisfied with almost as good Nexus 5 for much less price. But, if Sony continue to put more interesting stuff to communicate between camera and phone, i will probably get tempted.
I used Nexus 5 too – great phone. I went for Z3 Dual last year. It has two SIMs (really the main reason), better battery (2 days indeed) and integrates well with XSP-N1BT radio (Nexus 5 worked with it too but charging required a cable). As far as camera integration goes Nexus 5 is just as great – WiFi, NFC all is same. The Z3 also looks quite nice and has a bit more crispy display (more vibrant colors, more refined rendering of images) even I believe better audio – Z3 can profile the sound for different types of headphones. So Sony did add quite few nice things without making their own OS experience like Samsung – Sony’s UI looks almost like bare bone Android. Oh and you can uninstall without any hacks most of the Sony bloatware – map stuff, trackId other weird software
Well, display is pretty much the same, only 0.2 inches bigger, its IPS, 1080p… Sound is for sure better, on Nexus there is only one speaker, and sound is hideous. I know about WiFi and NFC, but imagine Sony puts wireless flash commander in a cellphone… That would be really awesome.
So this could mean
New E mount mirrorless camera,
New mirrorless A mount adapter,
Mirrorless A mount camera,
Nikon and Canon autofocus compatability with new camera,
Or nothing at all, just hype.
New E mount mirrorless camera – 95% chance
New mirrorless A mount adapter – 5% chance
Mirrorless A mount camera – 20% chance
Nikon and Canon autofocus compatability with new camera – 0% chance
this is 120% total =)
Change “Nikon and Canon auto focus compatibility with new camera” to minus 20%
Make it -40%, and leave 20% to a chance, that Sony will re-introduce their small sensor P&S in Australia as well 🙂
Can’t tell if serious.
Why do you bother following a site with the word “rumors” in the title?
Is this an SAT question you are posing, as in which of these things does not belong with the group of items? We all know the answer.
Sounds like A99II without the mirror.
Would not this be nice A mount with decent AF and no mirror?
An A99II without mirror would have even worse AF than the A99. The CDAF simply isn’t good (= fas) enough yet. I doubt Sony can afford to release such a product as their flagship.
A99 has OSPDAF. So do quite a few other cameras. Only on A99 it only supplements the main AF module in AFD mode.
Problem is that to date, Sony hasn’t figured out how to rebuild an AF algorithm for linear motors(E-Mount), into an AF algorithm for ring motors(A-Mount).
When they do, it would be a revolution that some of us have dreamed Canon/Nikon would bring to their native mounts.
Could be…could be. I mean, with all the FE money pouring in, no reason to think Sony could make another massive jump like the A900 to SLT. Yet again, you never know what Sony is thinking. Until then, the new A77II I just bought yesterday will have to do…!
How do you like it so far? And what did you upgrade from?
My A65 is beginning to show its age, and I dont know whether to upgrade or wait 2 more years.
I just added it to the stable. Waiting on getting it in the mail- but I’ve already rented it last year. Personally, I like it more than the A7 I have from a hardware ergonomic perspective. Pictures at lower ISO look identical to me. I didn’t expect much when I rented it as I already had the A77- I was wrong. IMO they perfected the original A77 and I still think that as of today it’s Sony’s best all around camera all things considered- build, speed…just all out fun factor and the screen execution is still my favorite out of any camera I’ve owed. I almost bought the A99, but the A77 surpasses it minus .5 stops which is really peanuts..can’t wait.
This group seems consumer oriented, so we should probably expect some consumer product.
And it will be especially for you, a personal vibrator.
Is there a public vibrator?
Hopefully not. LOL
Hmmmm look like a phone to me …
highspeed?
Maybe its about a telephone with sapphire glass (wich doent break easily).
It could very well be some new bathroom technology to replace the vanity mirror.
The death of the mirrors. Both translucent and non-translucent, well, we see that coming…
Why do we think this has anything to do with Sony’s camera business? It could be anything, no?
It could indeed, is it a coincidence though?
I have been told thos ekind of events are made to show new products. Of cours eit coudl be anything. But a broken mirror, the a7rII A6100 rumors…
Any chance this could be the RX2 or the rumored RX1-X?
No one…
So no 5 axis IBIS on the a6100?
sony had been doing pretty well for the last couple of years, very smart
if they keep that way they wont axe the a7r line neither up the mp count
sony went for the best camera in each niche market
they had the a7s 12mp for video and low ligth
they had the a7 24mp for average users
they had the a7r 36mp for those who want high resolution
they wont axe any line, because im pretty sure each one its selling well
and in restrospective sony do good releasing 3 models instead of pushing 1 model that wont excell at any niche market
i know that was the way to go 3 years ago, glad sony know it too
and if they keeping being smart, they wont change anything in a7rii but IS and grip
they will come with a high mp camera, but it should be a new line
i thougth it will be a 48mp but more probably a 54mp if they keep pixel size same as 24 aps-c sensors, remember that the sensor in the a7r had the same tech/pixel size that a 16mp aps-c pretty popular before the 24mp, so my bet was on 54mp
but then i remember sony went to 24mp because canon was stuck at 20mp, and sony went for a 20% bigger mp count, maybe they will do the same now that canon pretty much paint their line for the next 5 years at 50mp, they will release the a9, a new camera model aimed at competing with the best from canon, an sony will give it as with the a900 a bit of sensor advantage, putting 20% more pixels than canon, so the a9 maybe will settle around 60mp
but it should be a new line, it will be priced higher than a7r, and keep the 3 a7 with current price model, why fix something its not broken, and its broking your competition
sony will release the a7rii in the next weeks, the a7sii in september/october, and the new a9 by lucrative last weeks of the year shopings (IF new bionz chips catch up sensors)
it wont canibilize the a7 line, because price will be higher, maybe a dslr-shape camera
Maybe it is a 5Ds Mirror being smashed on the picture… 🙂
Or A7IIr has such a heavy shutter slap, that all nearby mirrors would shatter. 🙂
So an a6100 ‘successor’ with no improvement in image quality – just more video cr@p to appeal to the smartphone crowd. Really sad. So now, my internal pendulum swings back to Nikon again, and I reconsider the d7200 as my next camera, because I have the lenses for it.
I liked the a6000 so much I was ready to totally jump ship; but if it’s not going anywhere, then so be it.
The a6000 is still top notch for APS-C, it doesn’t really need a replacement. If it’s increased image quality you want, you can get an a7. It costs about the same as a d7200, and packs a lot more punch in a smaller package.
If the IQ is not enough with the A6000, you should upgrade to FF or MF.
Not even getting IBIS or a better EVF. Nothing in the package for still photography at all. The d7200 has significantly better sensor IQ rating than the current a6000 and – adding insult to injury – IT’S A SONY SENSOR.
Yeah, the D7200 has an EVF and IBIS also… Big upgrade!
Correct, and that’s exactly why I’ve been waiting to hear what the a6100 might be. A d7200 would at least give me an upgrade in IQ. According to this rumor, the a6100 will give me… nothing, apparently.
2 disappointing releases. Both companies seem to be losing interest in APS-C and if that’s not true, they’re running out of time to convince us.
Just get an A7 and you will have the IQ.
Read improvements such as faster read out speed and a gruntier processor will directly benefit YOU too as a photographer. So no, it is not “crap”
To me, a broken mirror SCREAMS A99II and dumping SLT. We know they have the tech to do it if they implement an A99 style body w/ FF sensor and A6000 AF. Yes, the body would still be the larger than it needs to be, but who cares? It’d still be much lighter than the competition and you’d get to use all that A-Mount glass while unifying development of the AF subsystems.
I agree. Showcasing death of the mirror for E-mount wouldn’t mean anything, robbing this image of any drama that it’s intended to convey. However, if they’re finally dumping the mirror on the A-mount…
That was my thought too.. But if we start to get that precise in the metaphor.. The SLT mirror doesn’t break.. it tears 🙂
I sure hope you’re right. If you are, then it’s everything I was hoping for in the past few years. Although in my understanding, E-Mount uses linear motors, while A-Mount uses ring motors. Not sure how compatible they would be, but it’s all engineering I guess.
I suspect that since the A-mount lenses are designed to work with phase detection autofocus, that they could work quite well with a 2nd generation A6000 AF array.
Maybe. That would make E-Mount the fastest growing system, suddenly being able to use all A-Mount lenses properly, without a piece of plastic in the light path. Just EA5 with a built in motor for those older lenses and you’re good to go.
It does, but with the other companies making mirrorless announcements this month, and it being historically time to buy vacation cameras, I expect a smaller camera to be announced/released. It’s pretty normal for teasers to be overly theatric. Oh, a mirrorless camera that makes the dslr obsolete? Yeah , we’ll see.
It’s simple, they have removed the SLT system on the Amount camera’s and it become mirrorless !!!! what do yo think about that.
A – mount with a leaner mirror with only 10% light loss and possibility to lock up the mirror or flip it withlower fps. Hybrid autofocus of A99 with more focus points and higher frame coverage which will give blazing fast focus. 5 – axis IBIS will be the cherry on top. That will kill the mirror.
great news and i can feel the expectations building up. trying hard to keep it down just in case it’s a7rii with 36mp sensor and some minor updates.
YES! A New A-Mount FF camera without the translucent mirror is finally here. Hello A910!
This will be the A9. It will be +50 mpx, a- mount and mirrorless.
Could it be a new filter this time?
Or maybe the two point and shoot cameras again?
I hope for a pink selfie stick for left handed people!
Well if I were a Sony product manager I’d root for:
– A9: 50+ megapixel with IBIS, with faster-than-SLT-autofocus and modular grip + modular A-mount attachment, larger viewfinder. Flagship product to accommodate A-mount users, similar to Olympus EM-1.
– A7 III shaves off the added weight of the Mark II, faster AF, larger viewfinder.
– A5 in a NEX-7-shaped body. No IBIS. Is announced with more tiny lenses in the spirit of the 35/2.8.
Don’t forget a larger battery 🙂
A5 does not make any sense now. There is not NEX-5 currently. This was a nice transitional model but no longer needed.
PS A5100 is NEX-3 with nice video – no flash mount, tiny grip….the A5100 is squarely aimed at video bloggers
Or even video professionals! 😛 I use an A5100 😉
Product managers are not engineers. They can root all they want but it’s up to the r&d guys to present feasible products for production.
Errr, no.
It is very unlikely that this is for mirrorless A99II, because such product does not make any sense.
If they finally can do mirrorless A99II (with focus on par with A77II or better), they just as easily can create E-mount body which, using A-mount lenses on simple adapter (no SLT), can achieve the same. This way they can create a single camera which works great with both the new E-mount lenses and existing A-mount lenses, and be less of a cludge than current LAEA4 with the SLT hump. And such camera would sell more than either say A9 or A99II. In a sense such camera would kill A-mount, but it would also revive it by bringing full compatibility to E-mount. Personally, I would rather buy such E-mount camera than dedicated A99II – ability to use both excellent Sony/Zony/Zeiss A-mount glass I already have and the very nice new E-mount lenses (for me – 35/1.4, and 90 macro), on a single body is a lot more tempting than continuation of native A-mount cameras.
So think about it – do you really want or need native A99II, if the same can be achieved with E-mount camera, without losing focusing speed or ergonomics? Personally I doubt that Sony has advanced on-sensor focusing that far already… so the broken mirror metaphor probably is for something else.
Btw, what puzzles me is why do they insist to put phase detection sensor in LAEA4 on the BOTTOM, instead of top. They could have easily put it on top, just by flipping the mirror to reflect light up instead of down. That way it could have been made a lot more ergonomic by reducing the size on the bottom that interferes when you hold the lens barrel…
They have a big tripod mount bulge on the bottom of the LA-EA3 as well.
I’d hate that. All of my A-mount lenses are heavy enough to require an offset tripod mount on an FE body.
I am hoping for A99 mk II ( A9 ), but i am hoping it comes with e-mount. That would make sense. A pro E-Mount camera. Perfect for sports and things that pro people wants. And of course. If they could make a better LAEA4 mk II. Then the line up would be great
A hybrid camera would probably have to be the other way around – a native a-mount camera but without a mirror box the sensor could push forward by 29mm to engage e-mount mode. Simple, cheap ring adapters would have to be attached to e-mount lenses to mount them.
I’m left handed so this would be much appreciated!
So, what would a mirrorless A-mount camera buy you over an (already mirrorless) E-Mount?
Direct compatibility with A-mount glass. The ability to choose between products with different strengths (SLT, mirrorless). More, depending on what product(s) come out and what you want to use them for.
A more egronomically compatible body, native mount without adapters, and… wait for it…. Bigger Battery!.
Can’t believe FE Cameras are using that tiny NEX-5 battery from a few years ago. Whoever made that decision should have been fired. A7II could have changed that with a larger grip to house a larger battery, but noooo….
This is silly. I own A7 for more than a year and E mount for 4 years. Never had issues with battery….
Well, good for you i guess. I have an A65 with a battery capacity that is 1.5x of any e-mount camera. I’m not about to go from ~500 pictures per battery to ~350.
Every other DSLR on the market also has similar, or higher capacity. And battery life reviews for e-mount are universally poor.
Why would I force myself into 4 batteries per video shoot, when i can use two. Same when I go hiking. Why would I need an extra battery, when I can use 1 and not worry about battery life.
Its one of the reasons why i’m still looking at A-Mount gear and ignoring E-Mount.
You can easily do 1000 shots with the 55/1.8. So much for the review reading.
Indeed the battery is not as great but is also not a big problem at all.
AF in poor light with A7 is much more annoying for example or sensor flare or gazillion other small gripes come well ahead of battery life – compressed RAW, lack of built-in focus limiter like A77 ii, lack of focus confirm with manual lenses like SLT etc. etc.
And i can easily do over 1500 shots on 16-50/2.8. But i’m not testing the machine gun ability of either camera. The facts are that during casual shooting, the E-Mount camera has shorter battery life than A-Mount. And that all comes down to a smaller battery.
Even Sony rates as follows:
A7II Number of Still Images : Approx. 270 shots (Viewfinder) / Approx. 350 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
A99 Number of Still Images : Still: Approx. 410 shots with viewfinder, 500 shots with LCD monitor (CIPA measurement)
Now you were saying?
DSLR like D700 does easily 1000 shots on one battery charge and not in machine gun mode, often you will get 2000+ shots on single battery there….Battery life is a small and not so important feature. Really silly comment sorry. There is just no point SLT is just as bad.
I never said SLT was better than DSLR. All I said was that i don’t see a point in picking a camera with a worse battery life, than it already is. And that is especially true when you need to go through multiple batteries every day, for a few days. Charging becomes an issue as you would have to charge for 6+ hours on multiple chargers.
ok. What I am saying is that after 4 years of use battery has not been an issue. I never had to run on more than 2 batteries. I own total of 4 batteries and 2 bodies. I do all sorts of shooting and really no issues.
If you consider A or E or DSLR there are more important factors to consider. Battery is just not as bad of an issue. Also batteries are small can charge in camera, there is grip, there is option to attach some huge external battery if you shoot lots of video – many many options.
Oh, good point. I guess that “External Battery” slipped my mind, since there is no such thing for A65, and no vertical grip either.
you can do on A65. Did you notice in some stores that there is cable coming out of the battery compartment? Basically there are dummy batteries with cable coming out of them. You can attach such dummy to a wall plug with adapter or to big battery. Not pretty and not good for photo but does the job for video.
I was looking for one at B&H before shooting the last competition, but could never find a FM500H dummy with a cable. All I saw was for a bunch of Canikons and for A7s. Do you know of a place that sells one?
I’m at a point where I got a cheap power supply online, will cut the cable off of it and would use some 3rd party 7.2v battery pack.
For E mount I have found them on Ebay.
I found this on the web http://www.brayebrookobservatory.org/BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/SONY%20a900%20DUMMY%20BATEXTPSU.html
Yeah, I saw that one. Similar idea to what I have with the power supply cable to a 7.2v li-ion battery for a device such as RC car.
if you buy a car, the actual fuel consumption is about 20% higher than the manufacturer claims. This is because in daily usage you are not driving with constant slow speed without radio, climate, etc…
The CIPA battery test includes averaged other tasks like reviewing your pictures, changing settings in menu, etc…
That is good, cause it really comes close to real usage of real photographers, not just machine gun firing to proof you have the best battery.
Not to mention when batteries are getting weaker and weaker during their lifespan.
Never take anyone seriously who claims they get 500 pictures with an a65. Or worse, 350 with an A7.
That’s just someone reading review sites and copy/pasting bad information.
I get 4500+ shots from an a65 (often 6000 or more from an a57)
And routinely 2000+ from an a6000.
I don’t very often fully drain the a7s so we’ve never really tracked battery performance, but it’s well over a thousand, no doubt about it.
If I truly DRAG MY FEET, I might sneak under a grand, but who cares? When you drag your feet, you end up home with a battery on the charger before it dies.
And since when did carrying a second, tiny battery become a hardship? Honestly, about the most annoying thing we hear today is battery whiners. Wah.
Maybe you should switch off the 8FPS burst mode on your A65.
Not everyone machine guns. And the problem is not carrying, it’s charging for 6+ hours, each battery. So the more you have, the more tedious it is to prepare.
My A65 lasts for approximately 3hrs in video, if I remember right. That means that If I have a 3 days straight competition to film, I need just 1 battery and 1 as a backup each day. That also means that I need a single battery charger to charge 1 battery overnight. For E-Mount that means I’d need 2 batteries and 3rd as a backup. That also means that I need 2 chargers. See the difference?
“Machine gunning” or shooting in burst mode is the more efficient way to get big numbers out of a battery. Shooting in high burst means you are wasting less time framing, walking about with LCD on, etc. Shooting 1000 single frames would use a lot more battery than 1000 in burst if so,won’t just wants to get pure high numbers.
Yep, which is why i told him to turn off the 8fps mode.
What about during time-lapse:
Recording star-trails.
Are you willing to wait beside your camera (all night long) to change battery and restart time-lapse?
And don’t change the camera position when changing battery.
4500 shots from a single a65 battery? I cannot get that from the very large canon 1d-x batteries.
He is full of BS…. Just trolling. That A65 would have been at 150,000 on a shutter after 30 days of shooting. In other words – dead. Even worse for A57.
~1500 while machine-gunning i can believe….
I say a-mount cameras are also battery hogs with lousy batteries. The canon cameras I use go all day whereas my a99 will need 3 times the battery swaps for comparable shooting.
Don’t disagree there. Canon and Nikon do outperform A-Mount by quite a bit in stills. And this is primarily due to EVF/LCD. That being said, battery life in video is roughly the same, IIRC
Canon batteries have nearly 15% more capacity than Sony a mount batteries. When Sony transitioned to SLT’ they should have made the battery a bit larger to help compensate for the additional power draw.
Think about a timelapse:
60 sec timer x 10 hours = 600 pics: difficult with NEX-5 battery 🙁
Or it could be ‘shattering the glass ceiling’… for doing something that was considered till date to be unbreachable.
Possibly though it does appear to be a mirror and not simply a pane of glass.
Could it be A7RII with 36 MP and a new A7 series having 59MP sensor ? Like A7X .. a7X would be a great name that matches my nickname !
Personalized camera models, EPIC! Eat that David Beckham with your crappy Hipstablad!!!!
I hope it’s not A7 years of bad luck.
I guess it’s only the end of SLT! Say hello to mirrorless A-Mount!
Not sure about some of the speculation here. My read on it is they’re announcing something with the shooting speed and continuous tracking you traditionally needed a mirror for. Hence breaking the mirror. Since the closest they’ve come in the past is the A6000, my bet’s on an improved replacement which gives the 7Dmkii and the D7100 series a run for its money. I don’t really think it’s anything to do with a mirrorless A-mount, since Sony’s repeatedly stated in the past that they will continue research and development into SLT design.
you guys need to be more diligent…there was a built-in hint as to what’s in that mirror if you look close enough:
All I see is a spoon 🙂
there is no spoon. only your reflect 🙂
Looks like a dual mount to me
My guess would be is that they’ve finally implemented the flip-SLT design and that OSPDAF speed with A-Mount glass is finally fast enough for casual photography. And that this is an A99II with that feature.
I hope it is one of those quantum cameras that takes pictures of all things in all places at all times. How big of a memory card do you need to fit everything?
if it is a quantum memory card, not bigger than a square-mm!
Almost the size of your mom.
The universe itself is that memory card.
Is the only update that it will support XAVC? That’s like a firmware update.
Encoding and Decoding is hardware based, not software. This is not an x86 system, for which you can build a software codec.
This means that a new CPU configuration is required, thus a new camera.
Only I hope that this is not the ‘only’ update.
Do you think IBIS is realistic? The upgrade from a5000 to a5100 was huge.
Don’t see why not. Especially if they choose the way A-Mount implements it, such as “IBIS Only During Stills and only during shutter action”. And then software stabilization for movies. Otherwise it might exhibit the movie overheating problem of A55
hope they don’t break the sensor
my bet is an updated 7RII with 50 mp-ish sensor and IBIS and an a6100/7000 (or whatever) with same sensor, ibis and slightly faster af. I hope more apsc glass is announced as well
You’re thinking to logically sir. Think more along the lines of A900II.
i think you’re being a bit imaginative. it seems like a stretch, but i hope youre right. A mount needs love.
Broken Mirror = 7 years of bad luck! Best wishes 😀
What’s the size of the image?…
Wow.. Mirrors are truly history for Sony…!!
Next A-mount will be mirrorless then. Look really forward to that and to the new A7rII.
Great things ahead.
Why? Slt is the best of both worlds
Does this announcement include the RX100 IV?
No mirror? A900II with OVF/EVF hybrid- FINALLY!!!!
So no new RX camera??
I also hope that they can add a bigger battery to the A7 line – without changing the current shape of course (I think the A7II is near perfect). Stills aren’t the issue. It’s IBIS + Video. They should be able to fit a slightly larger batter in the grip after the move from A7 to A7 II.
mirrorless?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2c1Gz0xLhM
I got 10 of the a7 batteries, hope not need to change them
You might need to if it’s A9, which will probably be bigger to provide better ergonomics and accommodate more controls and bigger battery…
The question is, is it a flipping or a translucent one?
Perhaps it is a mirrorless A-Mount camera?
Makes perfect sense. Why broken mirror referring to A7(r) if it haven’t got mirror already? One more hint: they’ve recently announced 2 a-mount lenses revisions.
With lasers.
Mirrorless A mount DSLR perhaps?
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did you notice that the Sony X moderator that posted this “liked” responses saying A7rII and A9?
He liked pretty much all the responses there, so sadly that is hardly a hint.
well not the a99 ones and quite a few others, Another one he liked was someone saying “can I have 59 guesses?”. And in other news over at DPR Sean Lancaster found a couple of A7rII 59 MP pictures from Japanese pros on Flickr; after he linked to these pics the EXIF info about the camera model got scrubbed….
Sony is getting a lot better at keeping a lid on announcements. The rumor sites haven’t nailed anything in advance since the A7s early last year. This is all speculation based on the wiki leaks document. If it wasn’t for that leak we’d still be reading about the a7000 and curved sensor RX1 unicorns.
Curved sensor is on patent. And A7000 might well be the A6100.
As you continuously state, lots of patents never see the light of day as actual products. And that curved sensor RX1 has been talked about here for what, a year? And there’s a big difference between the rumored a7000 and a6100. The E-mount is about all they have in common – at least according to rumors.
Its not a criticism of what you’e doing, less info is getting leaked.
End of mirrors, end of TV screens, end of computer screens, end of tablets, end of phone screens, end of LCD screens on cameras. We all should be HUD’s http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/head-mounted-display/t/head-mounted-display
so we can see what we are shooting.
Nope. Please aks them. It’s official Sony partner site.
What if? It’s a A-mount Camera with a holographic Mirror.
Does this announcement include the RX100 IV?
It’s a new product that repairs broken mirrors, but vampire sales may be sluggish.
All of you have probably seen this, but it looks like the early stages of the marketing campaign continue… another 59mpix image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lokuochin/17191810710/sizes/l
I think that this means that the announcement is sooner rather than later.. guessing that this one is real, but many of you are better than I at detecting up-rezzed images.
Please guys! Everyone can upsize pics to 59MP. The only thing that was interesting is that Zeiss itself posted 59MP Batis sample images. Of coruse now you have plenty of folks posting 59MP upseized pics 🙂
Good point, I believe that the EXIF was listed earlier on, but has since been removed. Also, look at the rest of his photos and the fact that he signs many make me think that he is a serious photographer. Without the EXIF, it becomes less convincing. We will see.
Is that a dude or a chick with a mustache? If it’s a female, that 59 MP is not doing her justice there…