The last couple of weeks we saw many rebates on the A7-A7r cameras in Europe. And finally tomorrow Sony US will launch stackable savings on the A7 cameras with FE lenses! When buying an A7/A7r camera you will save $200 on each FE lens you buy!
Current Sony US deals:
You will get a free flash or a free SD card on Sony’s RX cameras at SonyStore US (Click here).
And the most popular mirrorless system camera at Amazon US is the discounted Sony NEX-3n.
A3000 with kit lens sells for $249 at Buydig (Check out to see final discounted price).
A3000 with kit lens sells for $288 at Amazon US (Click and than select Amazon as seller!).
$109 off on the Sony NEX-3N with 8GB SD Card, Case, and 16-50mm Lens at Walmart (Click here).
A5000 got $100 off at Amazon (Click here), SonyStore US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
$140 off on the Sony HX50V at BHphoto (Click here).
Get a $50 Amazon.com Promo Credit with the Sony RX100Ii at Amazon (Click here).
Sony Alpha SLT-A99V Digital Camera, Vertical Grip and Flash Bundle at Amazon (Click here).
Buy a Qualifying Sony NEX Compact System Camera and Save up to $200 on Select Sony Lenses at Amazon (Click here).
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Andrea, that’s nice. However, is there any info on specs of A6000? If it’s got fast AF and that is fast tracking AF as well – then we are talking major breakthrough. Much more fundamental than A7/r introduction.
Few days to launch and NO solid spec rumours about A6000 ? Give us some solid info Andrea
Not trying to pick on you but can’t you wait until Wednesday? Just around the corner. And, heck, I expect Sony will be leaking something Monday and Tuesday to keep us strung along before the presser.
Maybe it’s easy for me. The a6000 sounds about as exciting as a plain white bread (without butter nonetheless). 😉
But no, they can’t discount the a99 body one cent.
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It just tells me their profit margins have got to be razor slim. Just keep sticking it your a- mount users while you watch your user base shrink every day.
I don’t know about margins being razor thin but obviously with the a99 Sony’s discount philosophy has been along the lines of the a7/a7R’s: bundle. The problem, of course, is over 1/2 of the ‘value’ of the a99 bundle is the retail price of a buggy flash they’re desperate to unload.
Even if the a99 bundle were a good deal – and I think it stinks – such offers only entice people interested in what’s tossed in. I think they’d do better discounting the a99 $200 which probably isn’t that much more than their cost of flash and the grip. Plus, sticking the unsuspecting with a buggy flash creates ill will.
This is the end of Sony Camera Division.
They will now just whore out their Sensors.
No way. This is just the start. The last four years laid amazing foundations for a solid future for Emount, RX and Amount. Innovation has costs, but sony impress and adjust as they go. Bravo if you ask me. It’s an exciting and rewarding system to be apart of.
The Alphas is going the way of the Vaios…
“THE END IS NIGH….WON”T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN”…..
Exciting times for Sony cameras….Looking forward to the new Amount.
Yes, end of the Sony world. No camera manufacturer ever does rebates…
http://www.43rumors.com/all-panasonic-and-olympus-us-deals-roundup/
http://www.fujirumors.com/leaked-all-xf-lens-and-x-body-deals-paper-now-on-fujirumors/
http://www.canonwatch.com/last-years-deals-ending-tomorrow/
etc…
The sky isn’t falling. Only annoying to those of us that recently bought but that’s the way it goes…
Here is an idea… Why don’t Sony offer the rebate to all the early adopters too instead of shafting their loyal/stupid customers.
My goodness, visitors to this site find cause to complain about discounts! WTF?
Admin, any news on the release of the 70-200FE lens? There is no mention of it on Sonu USA site and the 70-200 a-mount lens is now officially discontinued and the new 70-200 2.8 is backordered.
Ceratin A-mount aficionados will take any thread and turn it into a gripe session about anything and everything.
Any 18-105 review yet?
I am really curious how the 70-200 f4 will perform on the A7 or on the NEX. A long high quality tele was long overdue for the system and hopefully it will shed some light how good an A-mount equivalent of that lens would perform.
If anyone has been watching many of the other manufacturers are offering a lot of discounts as well. Olympus has had a constant discount going on when you buy a lens and camera together- including their EM10 which isn’t even released yet.
It’s hard for any camera manufacturer these days. I don’t see this year as any more promising that 2013 either. Just because Canon and Nikon dominate the DSLR business doesn’t mean they’re not vulnerable to the decrease in consumer demand for cameras. Every day mirrorless gets better and Canon and Nikon will eventually have the reaper at their door. It’s just a matter of fact.
An affective strategy for any serious camera manufacturer is to diversify as much as possible right now. Offer compelling hardware to a large audience. With this in mind, Sony needs BOTH the a-mount and e-mount to succeed. I really hope the Olympus and Sony collaboration yields some interesting products. They are both extremely capable and innovative companies doing something new while adding value in terms of hardware capabilities.
I see the DSLR’s going upstream as a means of survival. Consumers are already projected to start adopting mirror less despite the decrease in demand last year. I can’t believe how many professional photographers I’ve spoken with who truly feel the death of the DSLR is a real thing. To put it in context, the DSLR will live on but not in the same form as we find it today. It will be regulated to niche work for those higher enthusiasts who do wildlife photography or prefer the use of ultra fast or larger lenses. I don’t see any other reason outside of constant AF that a normal consumer would go for the bulky DSLR anymore. I prefer it hands down…but I’m not the average consumer.
Once the AF of say, the Olympus and Fuji bodies makes its way into the A7….say goodbye to any hard demand for the alpha. The alpha line will have to offer extreme performance and video options the smaller cameras just can’t match. The AF speed will have to increase as a means of competitive advantage and so forth. I’m ranting but even I know my holding out on e-mount is somewhat pointless. As soon as they slap IBIS in that A7 I’ll probably grab one. My number one issue is I use long and often heavy lenses which make no sense on such a small body. Not much of the buying public can say that so guess what….e-mount will continue to climb in sales year over year over whatever alpha produces. It’s just a sad reality.
Lastly, fashionable consumption is one of the largest factors that drive hardware sales. DSLR’s don’t have the bling factor of the newer more sophisticated mirror less. These new cameras are sleek, slim and sharp looking. Did anyone pay attention to the A99- looks like a rock of melted plastic. I find it functional but again, I’m not the average consumer. It is what it is…rant out.
Here’s the thing. E-mounters are always ribbing the ‘bulky’ DSLR but that misses the point. I don’t think most people with DSLRs hate them and are chomping at the bit waiting for the few differences in performance or lens system support to go away so they can run off to tiny compacts like NEXs. The issue is handling.
That’s why I think Sony is wrong-headed in to offering a full range of DSLRs and adequately marketing them. They wrongly assume we’ll all run to e-mounts when they abandon a-mounts. Wrong. I’m off to Canikon.
I get the attraction to compacts, particularly with folks upgrading from camera phones and point and shoots. They look the same and DSLRs look so different and scary. However, if you ever get the hang of the classic SLR’s time-tested form factor – and it’s simple as pie – there’s generally going to be a reluctance to go back to the rangefinder style or a glorified camera phone sans phone. Personally, I think NEX ergonomics suck. And I mean suck badly. If the a3000 didn’t have an unbearably bad EVF and crummy bottom-of-the-line features it’s the NEX I’d buy if forced to. But, even then, while the shape is better it’s too small to get a comfortable, solid grip.
Small has diminishing returns just as too big and bulky can suck in a really huge monster DSLR. Since I bought my a65, I noticed that Canon as slimmed down their Rebels. Back in a day, I didn’t like the handling of Rebels. Now they’re much better and Canon is working to slim down future bodies.
That’s what Sony should be doing. The a3x line was a poor seller but it’s proof that Sony can slim down DSLRs. Just make sure smaller and lighter emphasizes top notch ergonomics and don’t flush away important features like IBIS for the sake of tiny.
Just noticed so many typos in my post. Egads!
But the worst has to be “in to offering” which should be “in not offering”. Darn the aggressive spell checker! 😉
I seriously doubt that people find DSLR’s “scary”, just heavy and I don’t think the issue is handling. Like everything else, it is subject to being a trade-off. Handling can also be very subjective and smaller SLRs existed for quite some time until digital came and required bigger bodies. The point is that we have had DSLRs for ages and pretty much nothing for those of us who prefer smaller cameras.
I think you are wrongly assuming that Sony is abandoning a-mount. Sony said countless times that this isn’t happening, at least for the time being.
“I think you are wrongly assuming that Sony is abandoning a-mount. Sony said countless times that this isn’t happening, at least for the time being.”
Not trying to ping on you but just let that sink in a bit. 😉
It’s so easy for me to rant on this subject because I’m so frustrated with what I consider Sony’s absolutely incompetent marketing.
Forget features, forget tech like SLT vs mirrorless. The handling of NEXs suck. Suck badly. Suck so badly I can’t imagine ever owning one. That’s my opinion. I may be the only DSLR-style body owner who thinks this way but I don’t think so because I’ve seen similar but less blunt opinions expressed in reviews. I get NEX owners think the same thing about SLTs.
I’ve toyed with the idea of maybe a FF e-mount like the a7R. Sony’s made some minor changes that make it a possibility. Unfortunately, it’s pretty clear to me they’ve put too much emphasize on compact for the sake of compact than on practical ergonomics.
If Sony wants to trim down a-mount bodies, fine. I was an Olympus OM system user back in film days because I liked a smaller SLR. But the reaction to the a3000’s body I’ve seen from many e-mounters proves to me small and light isn’t the issue. It’s their comfort zone being a system more like a smartphone style.
If Sony thinks they can just match axxx’s feature for feature with the axx line and people will all come running to e-mounts, IMHO, they’re crazy.
Screw me once…shame on you..
Screw me twice….shame on me…
Few if any A mount users will invest in E mount if Sony kills off A mount .
Sony knows how to screw their loyal customers.
I am surprised there are professionals out there still using the Sony system.
Hardly any firmware support.
Most of our news comes from a rumor site that has no affiliation with Sony.
$200 off for the customers who waits 2 months to buy their new cameras.
They rather focus on gimmicky toys like the RX-10/RX-100 than their flagship cameras.
The A99 is long overdue for some fundamental fixes on its firmware.
Most of Sony new tech goes to the competitors first.
One thing to say to you Sony
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
And yet people flock to MFT after Olympus dropped the 4/3 format.
Olympus 4/3 is a niche, just like Sony A mount. Before MFT, DSLR from Canon and Nikon are the only option for interchangeable lens system at affordable price. People flock to MFT because small, affordable and interchangeable lens system doesn’t exist until Olympus/Panasonic create it.
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What???? that’s not fair.
I just bought A7 two month ago. Can I still get $200 discount if I buy FE 55mm/1.8 now???
If I can’t, would that be a good idea to sell my A7 (maybe lost $200) then buy A7 again with FE35, FE55 and FE24-70. This could result in $600 discount and overall I save $400??
Sony would like to thank you for purchasing their A7.
To reward the loyal customer like yourself, Sony has decided to offer everyone else a $200 discount.
You can now feel that warm fuzzy feeling inside you… That’s your reward.
What kind of sucks is that those of us that ordered the 24-70 4 months ago with an A7R and won’t receive the lens for another month don’t get the rebate even though it will be our first FE lens…
The Sony Customer Loyalty Program would like to say thank you…
I went to crown camera today and the sale rep showed me an email for next deal and it said 200$ off a7/r with lens 35mm 55mm or 24-70 or that plus f60 flash for 650$ off
To join the outcry:
I have had my A7 for three weeks now; I love the thing. Last week I bought the 35 2.8; I love the thing. Yesterday I ordered the 55 1.8; I am sure I will love it too. It is hard to believe Sony will stick it to me by not giving a loyal customer some of this action.
In the book “Bushido,” Inzano Nitobe writes of Veracity and Sincerity as it pertains to the cultural roots of the Japanese merchant class . My take on his message is that, in Japanese society, the merchant class was expected to be less than loyal, sincere, honorable to those outside its class: “Call one a thief, and he will steal.” Maybe this, as well as other behavior on Sony’s part, is just a manifestation of what Nitobe described.
As stated earlier, I love my A7. It represents a significant investment. If (and that is a big IF) Sony gives any indication that they are concerned with my continued satisfaction -after they have my initial purchase dollars- I can see myself staying with Sony products.
Bushido, Sony. Do the right thing here. Build a loyal customer base. I will pay off in the end.
I meant to say, “It will pay off in the end.”
LOL, Sony doesn’t give a $hit!
Customer care cost them $$$ and they are just out for the immediate revenue in a desperate attempt to float a sinking company.
You can see this in their lack of firmware commitments.
The decisions to cripple firmware for marketing strategies eg. QX10 and the extended ISO and movie recording.
The A7/A7r capable of 4K video but was removed due to TDP and Battery Life.
The Whoring of their latest sensor technology to 3rd party manufacturers.
This all reeks of their PC division line of thinking.
Instead of resolving the main problems with their products, they add gimmicky stuff to it in an attempt to sell it.
eg. Vaios has been plagued with issues, cheap plastics with flimsy screens. Crap keyboards and battery life etc. Since they did this for a long time, it has been a part of their brand. If I were to ask anyone, most would say Vaios are crap even through Sony might have made something good recently.
Just like their LCD/OLED TVs, they are good, but too costly, most people would buy a Samsung instead. Since most people have a Samsung, new customers are more inclined to purchase a Samsung.
Just like Apple, most people buys one because their friends got one.
Don’t get me wrong, the A7/A7r is pretty close to the mark, perhaps they are slowly changing the way they think. If they fixed a few issues with these cameras they would have killed the market.
Sony has a very hard road ahead of themselves as they are suffering from an image problem. Their arrogance will cost them dearly as it did for their PC department.
Sony, support your existing cameras!!!
Don’t keep releasing minor version updates… Better plan your product release and ensure that there is enough reasonable tech in the camera to ensure some area to move when updating/fixing.
Eg. more memory, 8Gb chips will cost you few dollars to put in. But will allow you to resolve issues like the 7 shot frame buffer issue on the A77. Nice you allowed the A77 to take 12FPS but it can only shoot for 1/2 second…
Eg. Throttling down your processors to extend the battery life. Powering down the screen instead of blanking it, powering down memory banks until the shutter button is pressed, throttling down the processor when the camera is not processing. Having a dedicated low powered processor to handle things like focus, metering, GUI.
A65, A77, A78, A79?
Nex-5, Nex-5n, Nex-5t, A5000?
Thank God the A99 can’t go any higher…
I would also like to add,
Sony stop holding our hands! If someone is willing to fork out 2k for a camera, they should know roughly how to use one!
1) Give us the option to shoot uncompressed RAW. I don’t give a shit if it takes 10 seconds to write to a memory card. If I choose it, it’s my own fault! But don’t go making the decision for me.
2) Allow us the option to power down the back screen, if it takes 1 second to power it up again, giving that annoying noticeable lag, I don’t care, I choose it, I will have to live with it.
3) Don’t disable 4k video just because of heat issue, that didn’t stop you for the A55! Give us the option to limit the recording time to 1-30mins.
4) FUUUUUUUUUU Sony!
I know everyone will be shocked but the Sony USA bundle web site (http://tinyurl.com/n62ao92) appears to be buggy. Their web site clearly states the a7 body, a7 with kit lens, and a7R are eligible for the bundle deal but web site won’t let you pick the a7R. 🙁
That said, here’s the real deal. Pick any of the above. Pick any FE lens for $200 off. Separately, you can pick the buggy flash for $450 off. Or you can pick both and save a total $650.
I’m sure if you call their sales guys you can get the a7R bundle.