Buyers intention poll. What are you going to buy?
We know a lot about the upcoming new cameras and lenses but we also don’t know some important things like the exact final price (which will differ form country to country) and image quality. If you think you missed something click here to browse in our rumor archive: http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/category/rumors/.
Now I am curious to see your buying intentions before the real announcement! Let me know your “shop feeling” 
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eromance
9 months ago |where is the none option?
admin
9 months ago |Added right now! Forgot it
Vlad
9 months ago |Why add a “None” option if it is the “Buyers’ intention poll”?
David
9 months ago |Because it’s a valid option.
I’ve been posting here for months now but it’s unlikely that I will buy any of this new stuff.
That’s because I am waiting for new full frames and alpha lenses. I don’t need another APS-C camera, as it is mainly just as a backup. But I’m interested in the a77 as it shows the future direction Sony will be taking.. and so far I absolutely LOVE it!
And of course more users, more products, more accessories is ALWAYS a good thing!
Vlad
9 months ago |I was focusing on the semantics, nothing more.
Optimus
9 months ago |Agreed! And I don’t think it’s just semantics.
I’m not interested in knowing how many people are NOT going to be buying any of these related items.
What is interesting and relevant are the #s (total, but mostly relative to each other) of buyers of each of these products.
It doesn’t really matter that it’s there as an option… I just don’t see at all why it’s necessary.
Vlad
9 months ago |Good point.
Werner Ruotsalainen
9 months ago |I see the vast majority (at around 12 votes total) go for the A77 + 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM lens combo. Just like me.
At last, it’s SO nice to see a bright(!) kit zoom that starts at 24mm. So far, all the other kit lens were much darker and all started at 28mm, which is pretty much more restricted for indoor shooting.
UPDATE: in about one minute after posting my note, at 46 votes, NEX-7 has become the second.
roman
9 months ago |I need A77 + grip. I am tempted by 16-50 lens but it is question of final price…
Werner Ruotsalainen
9 months ago |Wows! Tons of votes flooding in all the time – about 20-30 every half a minute
admin
9 months ago |Yes! Amazing!
zstan
9 months ago |Where is the can’t afford option?
eromance
9 months ago |i think none option would be sufficient enough for them to understand us.:)
Jennzhen
9 months ago |Andrea, can we have another option for next fullframe?
We have to differentiate between trolls, those who can’t afford, and maybe those who’d rather keep their current set (maybe wait for FF).
Personally I find it rather hard to believe if someone keep coming back to this site, but with no intention to buy anything. 1 reason I can think of is because they wait for fullframe.
zstan
9 months ago |Why not? I am just a student who is fortunate enough to own a full gear of entry level DSLR and is very interested on Sony’s progress. I am quite confident i could afford to upgrade it years later when i graduate…..
duque
9 months ago |Well I went for A77 and NEX-7, since I still don’t know which one.
Either I jump ship from NEX to Alpha.
Or I stick with it. So far I only got the NEX-5 with the 16mm and 2 Minolta ROKKOR MF lenses, so switching wouldn’t really be a problem.
Just don’t know right now which way to go…… ai ai ai ai.
Can’t wait until tomorrow, hopefully there are some more pics of the back of the NEX-7 leaked soon.
@Andrea: about the 2012 rumors comming up, what about NEX lenses, or are they only Alpha FF ?
greetings from Basel
Duque
jann
9 months ago |Got exactly the same problem, Nex5 with 16mm Pancake + two Minolta Rokkors
I’m really excited about tomorrow, but even more about the first lensreviews especially the new Sony 1650 and Zeiss 24 1.8.
duque
9 months ago |Well yes the 16-50mm for the A77.
I’m really looking forward to the Zeiss and the 50mm 1.8 E-Mount
Even though I love my 28/f2 and 50/1.4 Minoltas.
I really really love them, but there is the time when you wish you’d have AF
Here’s my little fella: http://trimar.ch/photography/ with a nice strap
oh boy, it’s like beeing 11 and it’s the 24th… my wife is already mad at me for wanting a new camera, altough the lenses she can unserstand!
Carl
9 months ago |Then get a Minolta AF 28/2 and 50/1.4. You can have your cake and eat it too.
duque
9 months ago |Hi Carl.
Well thanks for the hint.
But those are Alpha Mount lenses, which they need the A-to-E adapter right ?
Doesn’t that make the whole thing a bit bulky (I am still hoping the E-Mount lenses won’t be that bulky lookong/feeling).
Also, isn’t the AF quite slow with the adapter ?
Sky_walker
9 months ago |it’s still not that big, but you benefit from high quality
Only… autofocus… well… it’s contrast detection… so… erm…
Carl
9 months ago |The AF lenses are a bit shorter than their MC Rokkor counterparts. I think the 49mm filtered MD versions are slightly smaller again, but I haven’t seen them in person.
The manual focus SR mount has a flange distance about 1mm shorter than the Alpha mount, so the adaptor will need to be about 1mm longer.
The current A-E adaptor won’t autofocus screw drive lenses (though it will give auto aperture at least), but there’ll supposedly being a new one coming that can, using phase detection.
jann
9 months ago |Unfortunately the “new” Minolta MD lenses with 49mm filterdiameter didn’t reach the image quality (sharpness or bokeh) of the good old MC Rokkors.
I missed the AF too sometimes, but anyway – the combination of Nex + mc 58mm or mc 50mm makes a lot of fun
Alexey Ozerov
9 months ago |I already have 24-70 so 16-50 is not for me
The Lotus Eater
9 months ago |16mm is a fair bit wider than 24mm, so they’re both relevant to APS-C users in slightly different ways.
manu
9 months ago |Any word since few days about the LA-EA2 ?
SonyA77
9 months ago |Depends on the final A77 body price.
At 1200USD perhaps, but that is stretching what I would pay for the A700 replacement (the A65 is not it) and I am more like to stay with the A700 for a long time instead.
At 1400USD or more, then absolutely not, Sony have made a huge mistake putting a premium price tag on it, most non-Sony people will buy a Canikon.
IMO Sony should offer to trade-in the A700 since we have waited so long.
David
9 months ago |I’ve said this already but like it or not, the a77 has some damn amazing specs. You can’t expect that AND expect it to be cheaper than Canon/Nikon.
And really, $1200 isn’t a lot of money for such a good piece of equipment that is cutting edge right now and will be good for years to come.
SonyA77
9 months ago |You can have as many bells and whistles on it as you like, but it will not sell when there are MUCH cheaper Canikon alternatives.
David
9 months ago |Which are older and targeted at different people.
Sony is a massive company. Do you really think they don’t understand how to market consumer electronics? Lol
SonyA77
9 months ago |The cheaper Canikons are not targeted at different people to the A77 buyer! For many, the D7000 is their first dSLR as the A77 would be and is SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than the higher-end A77 price, just as good and possibly still better.
I actually don’t think Sony understand how to market or price their dSLRs, the evidence is there for those that choose to see it, there hasn’t been any effective marketing. Sony have not supported the dealer network, they have not given kit to professionals. The proof is that Sony dSLRs still continue to sell poorly against the well established brands.
Do try to put yourself in a beginners shoes, somebody with a grand to spend. You’ll read the magazine reviews where EVERY one of them recommends the D7000. You’ll read forums saying that Sony is crap, they are an electronics company and lack lenses.
How about somebody looking at something above the D7000? Again you run into the reviews and hearsay above. Are you really going to spend 2 grand of hard-earned on the A77 with lens instead of going for a Canikon?
I love my A700, but let’s have a bit of realism here.
Sky_walker
9 months ago |Don’t bother David. SonyA77 does know it better than Sony Corp. and soon(tm) he is going to overtake whole business from them thanks to his brilliant ideas posted here for weeks.
Carl
9 months ago |I can’t say I’ve ever met someone who bought a D7000 as their first DSLR. Maybe I move in the wrong circles.
SonyA77
9 months ago |@Sky_walker. Oh I forgot that this is a Sony fan-boy site and only positive comments on Sony are allowed…
SonyA77
9 months ago |@Carl, you obviously move in the wrong circles. I know a fair number of first time D90 and D7000 users. On the Canon side it tends to be 5xx/600D.
Carl
9 months ago |I know a bunch of people with D90s. That seemed to be the Volkswagen Beetle of DSLRs, they just kept on churning them out. The ones with Canons mostly have x0D and x00D models. I only know one other person with a Sony, and theirs is an A700. But that demographic sample, Sony users are the more high end crowd.
David
9 months ago |You’re right for much of what you said. But the tactic shouldn’t be to simply be a lower price. You read my post yesterday where I explained why that was a bad idea.
It’s better to have lots of DIFFERENT features that CAN’T be compared on price. Just being cheaper is a very bad tactic.
As for those reviews, nay-saying on forums etc. That will change by keep producing quality products, dealing with criticisms etc. Sony has/had a bad habit of crippling their own products and not fixing it. Not fixing the studio flash a55 issue with firmware is just lazy.
The a77 looks great, and within a week we will have a ton of reviews to confirm/deny that. It really looks like they listened to a lot of concerns and criticisms this time around.
If they keep this up, people WILL take notice. And it’s those “geeky” people like us who post on the internet and talk about cameras.. we are the ones who influence the beginners buying decisions.
By simply being cheaper, you just establish yourself as the cheap brand. And nobody wants to buy into that. It’s better to compete in areas where canon and nikon can’t or won’t, rather than try and outprice them at their own game.
LEdgars
9 months ago |A77 is a nice camera, but according to specs it isn’t groundbreaking. I understand A5x(x) or A700 user excitement, but as A900 user I want to see A77 tests. What is much better in A77 over A900?
High frame rate? We still don’t know how many frames in series a77 could take with (slow) SD card. Actually SD (and MS) card only is huge disappointment. I’m very familiar with performance differences which are dependent on card speed.
IQ should be better than A900, but didn’t expect huge difference. High ISO usually take special attention and expect 1-2 stop improvement over A900.
Video could be nice, but dedicated camcorders always will be better.
For me most valuable is tiltable screen and live view, while I doubt EVF will outperform A900 OVF.
AF and overall speed improvement is welcome, but is it groundbreaking?
One thing for I could like in SLT cameras is fixed mirror. For A900 huge problem is mirror movement induced camera shake especially with slow shutter speeds.
Pablo
9 months ago |I still think, the NEX7 should be cheaper than the A77. I mean, IT DOESN’T HAVE IBIS, so how can they charge the same money for it as for the A77 ??
duque
9 months ago |I do agree on that.
To me the price for the NEX-7 compared to the A77 is a bit high, maybe 100-200$ cheaper and it would make sense.
But, let’s say the NEX-7 performs on paar with the A77 then on the other hand I’d still pay the price and would find it ok, but I have a feeling it won’t be up there with the A77. Or at least there hasn’t been that much image quality talk.
Werner Ruotsalainen
9 months ago |Also add that the NEX series still doens’t have a high-quality kit zoom (the 18-55? That’s more of a joke…), particularly not one starting at 24mm equiv… The NEX7 should be priced far below the A77.
Vlad
9 months ago |Yes, but it is also smaller. This requires some more engineering.
The Lotus Eater
9 months ago |Andrea, does the 50mm f/1.8 have OSS or not?
You keep referring to it as OSS, but the pic posted a while back suggested it doesn’t have OSS.
Mikey
9 months ago |A77 and maybe a grip if my vgc70am won’t work… A65 is starting to look too much like an a55 refresh to me. We will see tomorrow!
Tanglefoot
9 months ago |Agreed on the A55 refresh with the A65. It seems to have lost the A77 type articulating screen which, for me, was the thing that made it tempting.
I’m going to wait for
a) the price to go down – at least after christmas
b) see what we are getting FF wise
My A580 takes plenty good enough photos so i have no dire need to rush and upgrade & if they come out with some good FF stuff i would rather save the money for that.
FF with OVF Live-view tiltable screen a-la A77 & a price £2000 or cheaper would make me a very happy man
Carl
9 months ago |No love for the A65, it seems.
Nothing on that list really appeals to me, but my taste in gear isn’t exactly mainstream. 2012 will probably be significantly more interesting.
Tanglefoot
9 months ago |The A65 seems to have been dumbed down – the first pictures we saw of it had an articulating screen similar to the A77 & people were expecting a second controll wheel. These two things made it look too much of a bargain compared to the A77, so Sony – having read many of the comments to the like on here – decided to dumb it down to the point it now seems like a simple A55 refresh with the sensor as the main upgrade.
The sensor in the A55 isnt exactly a slacker & i think sensors have now got to the stage where the need to upgrade to newer tech isn’t there any more – very few users really need more than the 16MP & the usable ISO range is fine for pretty much all day to day situations.
So who is going to buy the A66?
A few MP junkies who are too tight to splash out on the A77 & a few upgraders too skint to buy the A77 but the A65 doesnt really seem like the budget A77 that we were hoping for as i think Sony have done their usual trick of dumbing it down too much.
This may be a good thing as i think it will help sales of the A77 which will boost its visibility in stores & publications if demand is much higher – better one big hitter than 2 also-ran cameras in the sales rankings…?
slo.metallc
9 months ago |Well A65 is probably aiming to that part of consumers that think they need something better than A35 but they don’t need a full pro camera.
I’m going to consider the price difference between A77 and A65 and I might just go for A65 just because of price…
Since I’m upgrading my A200 and I’m not a professional that would have to shoot in all kind of environments, so the dust and moisture sealing and magnesium housing, 12 fps instead of 10fps, 1/8000 shutter speed and top LCD are not “must have” for me…
But I would like to have fast zoom lens and that 16-50mm f2.8 does tempt me… so I might just buy a77 if the kit price will be reasonable.
But I will definitely wait till next spring so that real users will tell how the EVF is working and that prices will fall… and I hope to get a chance to test both of a65 and a77 for a day or two before I buy one of them.
Sky_walker
9 months ago |waiting is always good. Even only for price difference. When the first weeks hype falls down the price might be more reasonable
hanugro
9 months ago |I’ll probably wait for FF next year.
DemonDuck
9 months ago |Why not the NEX 3C? The same sensor as the NEX 5N…
Lessob
9 months ago |The by far most sold item will be 55-210 for NEX. They keep selling NEXes like crazy and everybody (incl. me) want’s to have a cheap tele zoom. It’s a no-brainer.
Jennzhen
9 months ago |I agree, 55-210mm E-mount is a must-have for NEX user, assuming it can perform better than the 18-200mm.
However, it doesn’t seem to get more votes than the other E-mount lenses.
Sky_walker
9 months ago |I guess big size makes it kinda pointless with NEX according to herecommers.
Jennzhen
9 months ago |All the 3 new NEX lenses are big, i.e. none are pancake-size.
Tofa
9 months ago |Nex 7 MINUS $200!!!
Boo
9 months ago |Yea! Its a no buy for me if its more than $1200
Lessob
9 months ago |This forum here is not representative, too many advanced users I’d say. The average user won’t get a 24/1.8 (it can’t even zoom!!).
erwinkfoto
9 months ago |A77, if I like it (with 16-50 & Grip).
I’ll try to test it in Sept. It’s a shame I got to dust off my SD Cards
But I have a priority:
A900 (or his OVF replacement counterpart)
and THEN! maybe A77… we’ll see.
ps: Don’t forget my question in FB;)
Jennzhen
9 months ago |After so many complaints about “Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 for E-mount” being sooo expensive, it still get more votes than “55-210mm OSS for E-mount” which is cheaper and rumor-ed to have good quality.
Carl
9 months ago |Most of the complaints are about it being too big, and the 55-210 is even bigger.
Jennzhen
9 months ago |Do you think they will buy it if it became pancake-size, but with the same price? I won’t
Carl
9 months ago |Well, putting the laws of physics aside for a second, a pancake sized, stabilised 55-210 with good optical quality… how many could say no to that?
Jennzhen
9 months ago |Unfortunately, lens IQ is always tied to law of physics.
Usually the bigger and heavier the lens, the better the IQ.
Well unless some dumb designers put bricks inside or something
Carl
9 months ago |Or make it entirely out of super high refractive index glass and fluorite crystal.
If so, I hope someone else is paying.
Jennzhen
9 months ago |@Carl, you lost me there … that option must be way above my pay grade
Sky_walker
9 months ago |Well, theoretically you can make one from the brick of diamond. It’ll be also super-bright lens thanks to appropriate construction. Only you’ll need to make a camera around this lens instead of counting for e-bayonet one.
Amateur Sony Shooter
9 months ago |Admin, you forgot to include LA-EA2 option.
vlex
9 months ago |a77 + grip. Don’t need new lenses, even if they’re CZ. At the focal distance I shoot and need, those are unfortunately no go for me. However if there’s soon a new 300/2.8, or 400/4.5 I might reconsider buying some new toys
usch
9 months ago |I am undecided. Option 1: Get an A77 now as an interim camera and replace it when the A99 comes out. Option 2: Replace my Panasonic LX3 with a NEX-7 plus pancake lens plus manual A-mount adapter (focussing manually should be fast and precise enough with peaking). Option 3: Buy neither and just wait for the A99. *sigh*
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |$1200-1400 >my budget. continnue wait for next camera or price drop
enjoy guys!
SRL
9 months ago |That’s too bad pancanikonpus………..
I remember that you sold your camera and purchased a non-Sony and then just recently sold that just to be ready to buy the new a77
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |btw, what is Asia time to watch live? any link?
Jennzhen
9 months ago |http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/
My December
9 months ago |A77 all the way~!! Those with A5xx or A55 or A850 or A900 should give chance to us A3xx users. I really want to upgrade my A350 that I’ve been using for 3 years.
Still in a dilemma whether to go with the new Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 SSM, or the Zeiss 16-80mm, to be used with the A77.
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |future lens, lens that optimize for video
Mike
9 months ago |I would have bought the A77 or A65, but Sony Product Management managed to actually make me delay this investment. A77 has no CDAF and A65 is dumbed down too much (e.g. no ISO 50).
I have no sympathy whatsoever for keeping back software-only features that add virtually nothing to production costs but instead are due to certain marketing strategies.
NEX5
9 months ago |I have NEX-5 that’s good enough for me so no more money-spending this year. I’m interested in 16-50 f/2.8 for E-mount (should be introduced next year), and more pancakes, especially 30-35mm f/2.
lonnie
9 months ago |Where is the option for wait for the A99?
I think that’s what im going to do. I would love the A77, but since im set up for FF, it doesn’t make sense to jump into the aps-c game.
brizmako
9 months ago |That’ll be the A77 + 16-50 f/2.8 SSM + the battery grip for me. Then a FF next year when they land, too. Money shouldn’t be an issue if you’re buying tools for your trade, but it’s a crying shame it is such a guiding factor for many.
Good luck to you all finding stock when they hit the shelves, too. I’m going to be getting mine from B&H or a Hong Kong dealer – which ever has them in stock first. May even preorder
SonyA77
9 months ago |Buying an untested camera and lens would be a mistake IMO, but it’s your money. I prefer to wait for people like you to find and report the problems before I commit, there is also the benefit of the price drop too.
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |if every like your thought, who will buy? and can you really rely on those web review site to do your own judgment worth buy o rnot at this time.
brizmako
9 months ago |There is very little risk here. For a start it’s not untested – that’s what the many previous months have been for. Also, it’s not a completely new technology like cold fusion or what not – it’s an amalgam and progression of existing technologies.
As for the price drop, I’ll get more than that back for depreciation when I do my business tax next year. I see no need to sit scared on the fence. Fortune favours the brave, don’t you know?
acolyte
9 months ago |But SonyA77′s price drop is true. Heck, see Nintendo 3DS’s price. Whoever would thought that it’s going to price drop so much.
SRL
9 months ago |This camera very likely is far superior to my Alpha a850’s that I paid $2,000 USD for less than two years ago and this new 16-50 lens (not full-frame) might be as sharp as my CZ16-35/f2.8. Never the less I’m going to wait for the Sony full-frame to be announced and planning on replacing both of my a850’s then.
Also, I’m still on the fence over the current EVF design but eager to see how it preforms as both as a studio and street camera before I spend thousands of dollars replacing what I’m using now.
If the a77 is as good as I think it is and Sony continues being painfully slow product announcing even a full-frame roadmap then I may add one to my bag because this camera looks like a real bargain!
Jennzhen
9 months ago |I won’t be waiting for FF since I doubt the top A99 will come out so soon. Sony will prob start with 80/85/90 or something, and spend another year or so before releasing a higher-grade FF.
Consider how long it took from the start of DSLT until we get best APS-C A77 (maybe the best).
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |FF just nearby 2012
Jennzhen
9 months ago |Yes but which version? Will the best FF come in 2012?
Terryfried
9 months ago |suposidly all 3.
SRL
9 months ago |I don’t expect Canon or Nikon to sit still and let Sony market much better cameras and at cheaper prices. I do expect both of them to start hinting about new products within weeks that are as good if not better in some ways then this new Sony a77.
Everyone that follows this site has known the technical specification of this camera for some time now and so does Canon and Nikon.
Canon is a major electronics company but maybe Nikon is slipping a little and is ripe for a takeover by someone like an Apple or maybe even Sony, but my point is both of these major camera makers are still in the business to make high quality cameras and optical components.
I can’t wait to see what both do over the next few months!
FullFrame NEX (24x36)!
9 months ago |Price the NEX 7 reasonably, Sony.
$1200 is too much.
$900 for the NEX 7 body would be the best price.
Don Cox
9 months ago |I expect they could make it cheaper if they cut corners on quality, or left out the new controls.
Lonnie
9 months ago |It’s exactly the same price point as the X100. I imagine that’s not by accident.
Karel Anker
9 months ago |Most probably selling my a500 and buy someones a700
bloodsucker
9 months ago |not the best time to launch it under current economic condition
Jennzhen
9 months ago |I hope Sony will lower the price a bit, considering economic condition. A discount is a discount, no matter what’s the excuse
acolyte
9 months ago |They’re not slashing the PS Vita price, so don’t expect them to slash the camera price :p
efix
9 months ago |Not been a NEX fan at all so far, but the rumored NEX-7 looks like a winner. Might be the perfect tool for adapting various legacy manual lenses.
Miles Baltrusaitis
9 months ago |Well,
I have been convincing myself that I need to upgrade from my a700 to the a77 for the last 6 months. Recently though, I admitted that our company really just needs a new video camera that can use my 6 alpha lenses.
With that reasoning, I’m leaning towards just getting the VG-20 and the adaptor. yes, it’s over 200% more with the new adaptor but spending $2500 on the right thing is better than spending $1200 on the kind-of right thing.
stresskiller
9 months ago |voted nex-7 + a77 not sure yet which one it’s going to be in the end like to wait for results / tests and certain answers. and may be even wait for 1st firmware update to avoid disappointment and or failures.
Maddmack
9 months ago |I too own the 850 bought it when it first came out. The 900 reviews helped me make up my mind to buy it. At that time I also had the a350 I like the combo 1 full frame 1 cropped camera
Sold the 350 to get the A55 very happy with it but no V grip when the 77 came into play I knew it was going to be a better camera than the 55 larger in size and had a v grip the point is I have tested the technology of the a77 (owning the 55) and found it to be to my liking sold my A55 (it cost me 10us a month to own) now waiting for my new A77, grip and lens. looking foreword to th new full frame offerings in the near future. My A850 will need a new home next year.
vlad
9 months ago |I wish I could say I was going to buy NEX-7, but I had so much trouble with nex-c3′s abandoned photoshop compatibility ( wich still does not exist) that buying anything else named Sony seems like a nightmare. Never again, Sony!
ThePhotoTimes.com
9 months ago |Cameras go mirrorless…
24 Aug 2011 by Editor | Filed in Audio/Visual It is not so much as ‘most costly is best’ any more in the digital photography arena states Samsung, but instead it is now features such as mirrorless technology that will change the imaging space.In this…
joe
9 months ago |I’d also buy the la-ea2 adapter