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Admin,
Any word on an f60 flash replacement (f62)?
One that doesn’t meltdown would be nice.
Would be really nice.
lenses please :3
We want some SR2 or SR3 Rumors today!
😉
E-mount 30mm f2 pancake (a la samsung) , sharp wide open. That would surprise me.
A7Sr => 16mp version of A7S 🙂
a99 with 4k internal ?
My ideal “surprise” would be a compact interchangeable FF model to sit between the A6000 and A7. I’m a prime lens user and have the NEX5n so I don’t need a larger body to compensate for the larger zoom lenses available. Just give me some more F1.8 prime options and a compact FF body and we’re in business! Maybe they could reduce the shutter speed to 1/4000 to hopefully get rid of that loud shutter sound too while they’re at it (if that’s the cause)
oh, and PEASE announce some new, useful lenses. No more “duplicates” or variations of the same focal range/aperture is appreciated.
My guess: A new mount!
Successor to the FE mount…
the F.U. mount.
“You already have A, E, and FE bodies? Well, F. U.!”
How about a RX surprise ?
RX2, RX200 or maybe even RX20.
Would “we’re getting out of the a-mount business” be considered as a surprise?
So it’s another superzoom then…
A7000, with tri-navi, high resolution EVF on the left, upgraded A6000 sensor, digital level included & a magnesium weather sealed and stabilized body? – Just say AMEN!
AMEN!
Ameen
Yesterday, after seeing Leica T, my GF asked me:”will we buy one?”.
Since she seems in a good mood, I hope for a nice RX2 surprise. 🙂
This. It doesn’t even have to be too different from RX1 and I’m in.
Just fix the clunkiest stuff.
Removable battery, built in viewfinder, better AF if possible.
Following Sony for the past 10 years and their recent uplift in specification design, I wouldnt be surprised if the following happens:
A77 mkII – 2 options =
24mp & 36mp 4k option on both
larger EVF like the Fuji X-T1 with a display over 3m pixel count ( 3.2 )
new weather sealing on both camera and lenses
17-50mm f.28
18-135 f4 constant
dolby 5.1 surround sound, not just sterio L&R
High speed video focusing using dual phase focusing faster than a6000
ISO max to 204,000 on 36mp / 104,000 on 24mp
extended battery life using new LED screen technology and power saving modes
Maybe this is true or not….7 days we will know..
Benjowman
Did you take the blue pill or the red pill the nice man in odd glasses offered you?
waiting for the details! hope to see wide angle FE lens announcement & new a-mount FF body info.
Somehow, Andrea, I think that you mean that you will USE any donations rather than sue them 🙂
Keep up the good work.
Nah, we’re going to be sued for donations for stealing all the Mbps on the interwebs
Ha ha! Maybe. LOL (I’m not worth much though 🙁 )
argh stop pulling our fingers….just give us the information! lol …..I don’t like this slow spoon feeding of info to build hype 🙁
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Since they announce A77-II, there is slight hope that other stuff they’ll say will be AMount-related too.
However, given recent history, I’d say it’s more E-Mount crap.
Small and compact Sony branded 12 gauge double barrel sawed-off shotgun.
That would be a surprise!!
http://www.modelguns.eu/images/mmax11.jpg
No viewfinder, natch.
Only takes proprietary bullets.
Or expensive German bullets.
Subsequent models will take different bullets.
Ha! On my birthday. 35mm goodness?
Ha, its my birthday too. Hopefully there is a present for both of us.
Free new Sony cam that is announced that day to current Sony camera owners that have a birthday on that day!
“Big” is the new small. We want “Huge” man… “SUMO”… “AlphaZilla”…
Like if Sony finally realized… “It’s not about size…”
Now THAT would be “Colossal”! Downright “Ginormously Herculean”!
I hope it’s all A mount news. Maybe a quick release A99 successor- or a type a850 if you will. This announcement will be what makes me decide to either stay with A mount or bye bye.
Even Sony must realize that A mount users are getting tired of waiting.
I’ll wait until Photokina, but that’s it. If Sony fails to produce anything exciting by then, screw them.
Just having a competitively priced A77II that hasn’t be dumbed down and crippled would be the biggest surprise from Sony.
Amen!
Hopefully we FINALLY get the A7s price and a couple new FE lenses.
Hopefully, E-Mount won’t be mentioned at all.
New mount and lens system?
Possible surprises
Rx2 with curved sensor very possibly with very high 100mp+ resolution.
Mirrorless mf
Hybrid mount…great if it includedibis and pdaf compatable for all lenses
Rx10 like camera with 24-2000mm equivelent lens?????
Stacked sensor…almost definitely no?
Put all 3 ff sensor from a7 series into A mount series with IBIS???? And z shift.
Battery grip/4k recorder for a7s…possibly universal enoughto fit other 4k cameras.
Calm down, Walter.
Its the SLT-A88. Its supposed to launch this year.
Big announcement means A-Mount.
clay mockup 🙂
Just give me an A-mount 100mm f2.8 Macro Zeiss lens I’ll be happy.
What’s wrong with Sony or Sigma macros? The Sigma 105mm f/2.8 especially is quite a glass.
They don’t have a Zeiss badge to make the user feel all fuzzy.
Hey, show some respect, that’s Jesus you’re talking about.
OK sorry, just don’t nail me to a cross over it.
The Sony 100mm is an old design and is starting to show its age compared to other 3rd party equivalents.
The Sigma 105mm is a good lens, but let down by poor quality control. Call me picky, but I don’t expect brand new lenses to come with giant specs of dust inside or scratched elements. I bought two copies but gave up after that.
I’m considering getting the new Tamron 90mm – only £399.00 in the UK.
The Minolta 100m f/2.8 is also “quite a glass” for a sight less money.
Oi Sony, I just bought the A6000, please don’t come up with a sibling with features that make me want a new camera again! Okay, I am very very happy with my A6000, but would hate it if only a few weeks later an even better one pops up out of nowhere.
What I do want: APS-C E-mount prime tele lenses and a fast mid range zoom, thank you.
New 3 axis IBIS
Flipping translucent mirror
New A-Mount lenses
RX200
My a580 just stop working, this might be a good upgrade. 🙂
If you are a good light shooter then just buy a used A77, they are peanuts and there are going to be plenty available. No Sony APS-C A-mount body is up to your A580 high ISO standards if you actually NEED high ISO, not just want it like most people who moan about it. 😉
Big, meaning bigger than tha 77II announcement? If I had to guess, I am thinking a RX camera. However, I am hoping for a mirrorless A-mount 36mpix camera. Even a 7r with a quieter shutter, better focus and EFC.
Its an A Mount Full Frame!
Dont you guys get it? Admin even put the image in the post…
If the admin knew it was, then surely he would have said so?
LOL,no, he likes to hoard the information for as long as he possibly can. He likes this to be a “news” site, and not a “rumor” site.
Yep, I bet some other site will break the news before SAR
The way that they express the A77II as the main subject lets me think that There is not going to be any announcement that’s supposed to be bigger or the same as the A77II. This of course is not going to be the A88. Expect it to be some FF E-Mount lenses, some other accessories like speedlite and new APS-C A-Mount lenses. However, counting Sony’s history on their A800 launch that used binned A900 parts, I’m pretty positive that the A88 will come in photokina or a bit later, that’ll use binned A99 parts.
well, Sony is too much in the crippling of their cameras.
so now Panasonic and Olympus offerings seems preferable as the all-around solutions.
I.e., missing touch screens in A6000, A7x alone make these new offerings worth consideration, but probably not worth buying.
If you need some camera, Sony’s does provide the nice choices set.
But if you have an existing one’s, and considering upgrade, the above approach really spoils everything. As having better something in new models but losing an existing features is unacceptable for upgrade. And keeps me, for example, from buying any newer sony cameras.
So, I am afraid, still there will be no surprises as such. Just another bells and whistles set.
Touch screen is a matter of preference I think. I bought the NEX-5r for that a while ago, thinking it would be extremely useful for me. After a few weeks I turned it off and never turned it on again. Now I got the A6000 and do not miss a touch screen for a second.
mFT image quality is still lagging especially in low ISO shadow noise and high ISO.Olympus video is pretty mediocre, now for the video fans the GH4 looks very interetsing
A7i with ibis 4k internal recording and hybrid a/e mount for 1k$?
FF sensor on an NEX-like body please!!
Braaaaaahahahahaha!
… please don’t dillute an a-mount related release with e-mount stuff ….
One or two firmware updates can be a surprise for everyone following this thread. We don’t expect much from Sony A-mount any more, do we?
Firmware update!!!! I hear that is an urban legend within the company (Sony) and for A mount Users.
Urban MYTH more like it 🙁
How dare you say such a thing!!!
A88 :
12mp FF sensor.
12FPS continuious .
Rapid AF.
4k internal .
Mirror lock up .
Crazy hi ISO.
$3000
thats what i want! (but 24 or 36 mpx is also ok)
Rocket 88?
No chance. No drop in temperature in Hades (as in it’s not about to freeze over). ;^)
An A7r with all the known issues fixed? 🙂
Like a silent shutter.
and mire codec nad blogartefacts solved yes no?
yes?
no?
yes?
no?
huston…..do ya coppy? huston?
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lot of ppl here are still dreaming, dont you guys understand “evolution” and “not revolution” as admin pointed out 😛
Yeah, but wasn’t he talking about the 77II
Yep, I doubt the a77II is main focus of the announcements. I picture their summer intern in charge of all a-mount development having to remind the presenter to mention it. The intern probably will hold a presser on the a77II in the parking lot. ;^)
Darn thing is my a65 is acting up today. Hope I’m not forced into an a77II.
The surprise will probabley be two FF E-mount lenses w/a zoom and 85mm f? Yse a RX200 with a curved sensor is possible but BIG could mean Sony have put their 50MP MF sensor in an RX styled body 😉
A99II?
EF LENS pls !
EF is Canon…
Yes, wouldn’t that be a surprise, coming from Sony?
Sorry I meant FE . lol
Please make it 2 good FE lenses. 16-35 f2.8 and 85 f1.8. Or a bigger 35, like f1.4.
Sooner or later FE-Mount needs those.
Nope, it isn’t.
E-Mount is supposed to have small not-so-wide aperture lenses. 16-35 f/2.8 would be huge on a tiny E-Mount body.
Wide-aperture lenses are reserved for A-Mount.
Yeah sure, thats why Sony is advertising the A7r with LAEA4 and A glass.
They have to have both. Small like 35/2.8 and big ones too. Not everyone buys the A7 for its size, especially not the A7r, but because of other qualities.
You said it yourself – LAEA4 with A glass for bigger wide-aperture lenses.
Those who use such lenses most of the time shall wait for the 36Mp A99 II (or what it’ll be called).
how did they made the 55mm f1.8? how is it not possible?
f/1.8, not f/1.4 or f/1.2
It is, of course, possible to make wider-aperture lenses, but they won’t be compact, at least zooms, due to laws of physics. And the whole point why E-Mount exists is compactness.
Coupled with other rumors about RX100M3 and push for curved sensor tech, I think this may mean new RX100 with curved sensor and the new lens. The camera that a curved sensor most makes sense in at the is point is the RX100. And I don’t know how they do the longer/faster lens without the curved sensor.
A monochrom camera?
A77II is E-MOUNT!
SURPRISE!!! 😉
IF it is E-MOUNT with an A-Mount adapter
and IBIS i will be happy with it
Sony marketing is so pathetic. Why this planned dribbling of ‘rumors? Sony marketing could just a easily string us along on their own blog. That way we could directly provide them with feedback. Oh, I get it Sony doesn’t want our input. ;^)
Nope, they need to keep things as a secret in order to protect their investments and prevent their competition (Canon and Nikon mainly) from getting a counter product at the same time of release and ruin Sony planned surprise to the world. I remember being in a a7-a7R launch event last year and even the presentation and videos being used at the event still had the “CONFIDENTIAL” red logo in a corner of the screen…
Except Sony isn’t very serious about DSLRs and Canikon isn’t very serious about compact mirrorless ILC’s out of fear of cannibalizing their cash cow DSLRs. No fear, IMHO, in ILC’s.
A88 & New A-mount lenses?
Do you do a stand-up act I can catch? Too funny!
What’s with all the venom between A and E mount supporters on this site? Its Sony that can’t figure out what direction it wants to go, instead of bashing other users, complain to Sony. I own both and I’m glad both exist as they serve different purposes. The survival of each line depends on the success of the other, there’s just too much shared tech and Sony is not in the financial position to absorb large scale failures anymore.
A-mount users think that E-mount users are in the hipster toy camera camp and E-mount users think that A-mount are old fogies using Minolta film cameras. Basically two different customer bases in general, with not much overlap.
Well, the survival of the a-mount relies on something happening with it. At this point anything will do. It is not so much venom against e-mount, but rather hoping (desperately) for som attention and spotlight on the a-mount.
Anything that gives hope of a day after tomorrow.
I just had a dream.
They will be announcing the following:
Cameras A-mount
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A58II
A77II
A88
A99II
A1X
FF Lenses
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70-200/4 G SSM
400/4 G SSM
200/2 G SSM
20/2 ZA SSM
35/1.2 ZA SSM
600/8 Reflex SSM
24-120/4 G SSM
APS-C Lenses
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16-50/2.8 SSM II
50-150/2.8 SSM
300/6.3 Reflex SSM
Wouldnt that be awesome?
Alas…it was just a dream
That is a beautiful dream.
I hoping for a FF A-mount cause if I to get A7R, I need to get a 24-70mm and I not so keen into E-mount. I also like the FPS and focusing speed from A6000, will that be happening in next FF A-mount? It’s a waiting game for now.
If they can rush to market and suprise us with an A7S skies the limit for this announcement. No reason Sony can’t offer a similar suprise for A mount users. Time to announce something big!
I’d love to see a medium format camera that competes with the Pentax 646D and is priced as aggressively as the A7 cameras. A $4999 medium format would own the existing market while expanding it significantly.
It’s time to bring MF to the masses!
Yes, because Sony DESPERATELY need another mount to support!
Ok, well maybe if they finally farewell A-Mount bodies then ok, maybe… But that seems wholly unlikely.
Initial rumors were that it would be a fixed mount camera like the RX1R, which would alleviate the lens line issue. Or they could go the A7 route and find a way to support legacy glass. It would be interesting to see if vintage Hasselblad, Pentax or even some of that nice Zeiss Pentacon Six glass would hold up to the demands of a medium format digital sensor. Or serve as a stop gap until native stuff could be released. But I agree that Sony doesn’t have a good track record sticking to a mount and filling out the platform (as an ex-NEX owner gone M43). But I’m intrigued by the idea of this camera none the less. Having only just turned the mirrorless market upside down with the full frame models, this camera would seem differentiated enough not to clash with those models and would continue Sony’s relentless innovation assault on the photo space. Canon and Nikon should be worried.
Sony exec gets up on stage… “this WAS our new A77 II and A99 II, but then we realised nobody is going to buy this, so we came up with a new kit zoom for E-Mount (18-50mm no OSS or focus ring) and chucked our brand new developed A99 II AF module in the LA-EA4 to create the LA-EA5… that is all”… “Oh and we have a new RX1 with some fancy new junk in it and an RX100 III, because people love that thing, I think this one is better… somehow… that really is all” end transmission.
Could be right. Competent marketing of the a-mount is far too tough for Sony. Producing another overpriced FE lens with monster distortion is their preference. ;^)
Unfortunately Sony lost the big SLR race long ago, there is no clawing back in a likely diminishing market. As sad as it is, Sony ‘should’ pursue FE more than A-Mount… Pity. Best thing they can do now is not hobble support for A-Mount user base by making better adapters with better construction and support and E-Mount with IBIS (even if only active when using A-Mounts). They need dual AF and a proper FF AF sensor, not a tiny low-rent crop one like they have now (LA-EA4 seems like the biggest afterthought ever).
Make a camera and adapter that FEELS like it could be permanently attached and act like a normal A-Mount and there really is NO reason to keep producing A-Mount only cameras.
When Sony is done with DSLRs I’m done with Sony.
Even though it seems counter intuitive, I bet you a million bucks sony will say “screw off” to all it’s A-mount users and start fresh with E-mount users. They’ve always resented Minolta and it’s baggage.
They can’t. If they drop A-mount, either outright or through continued inattention, it means no mount is safe with Sony.
If they do that, regardless which Sony mount you pick, it shows that you may lose your investment sometime in the future.
What happens if a new Sony junior exec get’s a new wild-hair and they start to ignore the E-mount lens development to bring some new fangled mount? …hmmm …. Wait a second …
Sony released their last DSLR almost 4 years ago. I guess you noticed, what are you doing here then?
The E-mount fan-boy rhetoric is getting more desperate, and pathetic daily!!!
As Chris said a little earlier, why the animosity between E and A mount lovers. Everyone knows that E mount is not suitable for long lenses but is great for short ones (lenses not people) whilst A mount is extremely suitable for long lenses, wildlife, sports etc.We can all live together and Sony knows that the cameras will be used for very different things.
All I want is an A mount camera, about A65/A77 size, with MUCH higher and USABLE ISO than the two cameras have at present (not every day is bright and sunny here), fast focus….and….when they get that right, firmware updates to solve the minor problems which will always become evident with use.
Is that because of E-mount’s smaller size and thus lesser connection strength?
Well the a6000 sensor is a BIG step up for high ISO over the NEX-7, so you can expect similar improvements, though the SLT will still make a difference. It should be comfortably usable up to ISO 6400, with excellent 3200. The difference won’t be massive at normal sizes but will be very noticeable at 1:1.
Hope we get finally a pro-grade high tier full frame Alpha A-mount camera to compete against 1DX and D4S.. And another full frame camera to compete against D610 and 6D. And I’m dreaming for an upgrade to all Zeiss lenses to have SSM and weathersealing like the 50mm f1.4 ZA SSM
Oprah is going to give a new camera to EVERYONE !!!
Sony is announcing their new truth in marketing campaign. 14 bit color will now be referred to as “Donkey Color” because you can’t push or pull it very far unless it want’s to go that way. The shutter for the A7r will now be known as “Frackashutter” because it sets off small fracking like earthquakes when used on a tripod.
Yeah better to not take any photos at all, right? 😛
Don’t upset the mindless e-mount fanboys they can’t see the faults in their substandard camera.
The a77II can records 4k internal? Anyone?
While Samsung is able to do a 4k cellphone, Sony is choking with Alphas.
Soon Sony will have
FZ mount
E mount
A mount
RX line
QX line
Cybershot
Yeah, lets add another element of surprise to the mix. Pretty soon they’ll have more categories/mounts than they will have cameras!!!
You’re really reaching there
I hope the suprise is CMOS sensor with an organic photoelectric conversion layer. The future is organic sensors with no RGB filters. Please and thank you.
No idea why that pic got loaded three times…yikes.
Well I can clearly see a RGB filter in the organic one’s diagram too.
Yeah, your right. But I thought this panasonic design was interesting. I know Sony has a non RGB design as well.
A77II will be the first nuclear powered camera!!! Adieu battery grip…
I’m disappointed that Sony ditched the Minolta hot shoe, now that I actually bought a flash compatible with the A77, and obviously the A77II will have the standard one as well.
No doubt. I don’t see why they couldn’t have made everybody happy with this model:
http://www.ctphotographx.com/clients/TheNines/Everybodyhappy.jpg
Or even a model with just an improved iISO shoe that could accommodate legacy and new altogether… even better with the same quick release. The old shoe could have taken all those same pins up front.
But it’s Sony. Rhymes with “Screw Off Loyalists”.
You forgot to add the film back release. A digital film hybrid.
Not all surprises are good ones. I just cleaned the litter box…………..
Thanks for that visual, Frank…
So far all the recent new cameras fall short of what the market want. Sony have all the features but they seems to spread it out on different models. They cant put their act together-cant help but felt they have different development teams working for their own grouping -not in tandem for the Sony per se.
Please please please Sony. Just put A-mount out of it’s misery. It’s been suffering for years now. It doesnt have the strength to keep going on. Praying that May 1 is the day the world learns that A-mount has passed on and gone to a better place.
We’ll all feel so much better knowing for certain.
Amen!
A-mount is 3 feet under. Going down further.
When A-mount officially dies, the death of E-mount will surely follow.
No one in their right mind will want to “invest” in a company with a history of killing off mounts.
For all we know, Sony will announce the smaller L-Mount in a few years and abandon E-mount.
So I repeat; the A-mount must live for faith in Sony to live. Does that mean that Sony wont shoot themselves in the foot (again)? No…they may very well kill off A-mount.
Sony is a nightmare.
Jules, you speak the truth among a chorus of nonsense on this forum.
Sad, but very very true.
There is nothing to be gained by a mount shorter than the E mount the way there were gains to be made by going from A to E… at least for FF and smaller sensors. If they make a new mount for DMF mirrorless there’s no problem because who cares about wasting a big sensor by using small format lenses?
The real problem is not only related to A mount… Canon EF and Nikon F will meet this fate sooner or later. It’s just that Sony realises how the SLR system is flawed… at least when lenses are limited to it.
For now the better solution is to make SLT available via the adapter on E mount. Sony should put IBIS in at least some E bodies to make the transition smooth. But if they had a good range of stablised lenses lack of IBIS won’t even be an issue. Ah heck, look at Canon and Nikon… people prefer lenses over having stabilisation for every lens.
The proper long term solution would be something like Canon’s Dual Pixel AF. But Canon is too heavily involved with DSLRs to make that leap. In an ideal world, if Sony had Dual Pixel AF, we’d see some revolutionary cameras.
This is a perfect example of the hubris of someone who likes something and therefore can’t possibly imagine someone else preferring something else.
The assessement is laughable the FE-Mount, F-Mount, and A-mount represent 82% of all interchangable lens sales, and their market share is actually expected to grow again this year as the updated DSLR models, are announced.
People see value in a DSLR.Mirror-less are nothing more than a slight upgrade from a point and shoot camera. Personally your better off buying an RX100II, if you need something compact.
The mirror-less camera market is receeding as their novelty has either worn off, or prospective users have decided against investing in feature poor cameras with limited lens selection.
“The E-Mount is simply not a serious camers”
“Real Cameras are constructed from something other than plastic, weather sealed, and have native 24-70mm, 70-200mm, and 300mm f/2.8 lenses.
“Real Cameras have native 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, F/1.4 lenses”
“Real cameras don’t need lens adapter because they have real lenses”
Either you’re trolling or you have lots to learn about what separates a point and shoot from a serious camera.
If you read what I wrote, which I doubt you have, you’ll see I was addressing the following:
* Reasons for a smaller mount than E mount. This is physics.
* The reflex mirror being a design from a different era that is not the only solution any more or even the optimal one. This is logic.
* Canon and Nikon is popular even without IBIS for a reason. This is a fact.
* On-sensor phase detection has a future. It has only been improving unlike SLT/SLR-style phase detect. Also a fact.
Care to point out where any of these are subjective, like you said?
I’d rather listen to static than read E-Fanboy comments. They remind of the same whack jobs that buy electric/hybrid cars, Min-Disc players, pet rocks, join green peace etc.
They just don’t understand that most people don’t want a tiny squeaker toy camera, obviously designed for people with child like hands. Small cameras are simply unappealing.
They’re half the reason A-Mount users detest the E-Mount, They’ve actually managed to drive away potential adopters, by annoying us with they’re anti-DSLR rethoric.
What’s your problem man? I have never heard such comments coming from E mount users, who in contrast have a respect for A mount, buy A mount – no one disputes that A is the top level & E is more consumer. But you seem to just have a hatred for other people enjoying photography in their own way.
That’s actually funny. A-Mount enthusiasts take massive amounts of abuse from the E-mount fan-boys, on this site.
The E-mount fan-boys have managed to drive a large wedge between the two user groups, which will probably never be healed.
So don’t be surprised reading A-mount users dripping with venom.
Yeah that pretty well the direction that the readership is headed. The sharp divide was created by the E-Mount community (well their trolls), and by Sony’s slow product refresh cycle to a lesser extent.
The mirror-less communities has actually driven away potential A-mount users who were once originally willing to adopt the new platform (E-Mount). Most are now skipping the E-Mount entirely, for RX Series cameras, the A77II, and the A99II.
In the end they’ve actually generated more high end A-mount sales for Sony, by aggrivating the larger A-Mount community.
IMO Any new Sony Camera (A mount or E mount) needs a touch screen, faster AF and tracking like the GH4 to make it more useable, it also needs to record 4K internally like the GH4, even in 8bit 4:2:0 would be great, but should output 10bit via HDMI.
It also needs faster sensor read speeds to overcome rolling shutter, better slo mo, time-lapse and some of the software features the GH4 offers like selectable shutter angles etc. In terms of video features the GH4 seems to have a lot more real world options.
Pre-orders of the GH4 are seemingly off the chart because of the above features, price and ease of use.
However I for one would be willing to pay more (not a crazy amount) for a full frame camera with the above features.
A-Mount is Sony’s only professional camera offering. E-Mounts are for consumers, and I very unimpressed after handling its new offering the A6000. Its clear that Sony expectations for this camera (plastic/non-weather sealed) is low, and it was not desegined for serious users.
“Please please please Sony. Just put A-mount out of it’s misery. It’s been suffering for years now. It doesnt have the strength to keep going on. Praying that May 1 is the day the world learns that A-mount has passed on and gone to a better place.”
SAR’s community of E-Troll’s seem genuinely frightened from the prospect being relegated to second tier status in Sony’s intechangable lens camera market, which they are.
The begging while certainly appropriate, is both pathetic, and quite laughable and demonstrates the level of insecurity the members of this fleggling group suffer from.
So keep begging, maybe Sony might hear you over the roar coming from A-Mount users over the next six months.
With the a77II stacking up to be the most boring Sony upgrade since the a3500, I’m not getting their strategy. I realize Sony marketing is incompetent but I expected more effort from Sony engineering. Curved sensors, super ISO FEs, etc they pour their efforts everywhere but the mainstream DSLRs.
A77II is stacking up to be a snor fest. I’d sell all my alpha glass already, but the competition doesn’t have what I like. I’m f’in stuck since I love my zeiss and some select minolta lenses. Damn you 135mm 1.8!!!! Maybe I just need to suck it up and move on to Canon. I’m going to go puke now.
There’s more than one camera being released. A second full frame is supposed to launch this year that will sit between the A77, and A99. The PPT was leaked earlier this year.
I bet it’s the a7r4k 🙂
The big surprise might be the affordable medium format camera, which most likely will accept expensive as hell Hasselblad lenses. Yes, the opposite of Lunar!