An imaginary Sony A9 camera

Our A68 rumor were spot on and hopefully also the next A6xxx camera rumor will soon get real too. But today’s rumor is about something completely different and possibly “unexpected”. It’s a rumor I got first 8 months ago but I can now finally post it with a bit more reliable confidence. It’s a very “difficult” rumor as little is known about that new camera. So please read carefully!

A new “secret” camera model (Top trusted Source 1):
One of my very top trusted sources who shared the correct A68 info confirmed there is a new A6xxx camera coming. But more importantly he told me this: Sony told him they have a new “secret” camera model. It’s “secret” because very few people know about it. Out side Sony Tokyo no Sony employee or manager knows about that camera. He told me: “I heard Special Model but all I know is that it will be released in the second half of the financial year. This means between October and March.”

The same source shared correct info in the past so I am pretty certain Sony will launch that camera (if they do not delay it like the A6xxx). Now the big question, what is that camera? I am yet not sure but a second reliable source shared some insight many months ago.

Some hints about the “secret” camera (Top trusted Source 2):
A second trusted source told me that this camera is a real surprise and not an evolution of an existent camera. It’s really a “revolution” more than an “evolution” (those were his exact words). For privacy reason he cannot share specs but said the camera is “very high-end”.

I hope sources will read this post and share more tidbits if they have them. But as far as I know only Sony Tokyo knows exactly what that camera will be. So dear SAR readers, now unleash your fantasy and tell me what you are dreaming about. Is that a new A99II, A9 or possibly even a new RX medium format camera? Dream ;)

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A reader just sent me this message. For privacy reason I removed the name of the store which is one of the biggest in Europe:

I went into (Store name hidden) yesterday to test out a few FE lenses yesterday and to pick me up a 16-35 f/4. He asked me if I didn’t mind waiting a couple of months. I said explain.
That’s when he turned his till terminal screen to face me and asked if I wanted the lens pion their incoming inventory list… It was the Sony FE 16-35mm F/2.8. Naturally in response i said someone has mistyped put FE instead of ‘A’ mount. He went off again, came back with management back-up and stated its accurate even though they haven’t physically seen one yet.
He stated that because of their buying status with manufactures they get wind of what’s coming and place their orders accordingly… This was one of them and is due before Christmas…

So far we don’t know for sure what new zoom lens will be announced from Sony. All we know is that Sony stated many times fast f/2.8 zooms are high on their priority list. And the info coming in via anonymous sources seems to confirm that they will make f/2.8 zoom of all their current FE zooms whcih are the:

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One of our readers noticed that the A77m2 SLT mirror part has been marked as “no longer available” at Andrews Electronic. Not sure though this is just the store that will stop doing the camera reparation or if that it’s a worldwide stop of translucent mirror production.

And Jhonlsu reports:

“Seems that BestBuy won’t carry the A77II in store anymore, citing lackluster sales and discontinuance notice. Available online until stock runs out.”

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A7II with Minolta MD 85mm f 1.7 (SonyAlphaForum).
Check out these wonderful Tuscany pictures from Trubak at SonyAlphaForum.
Filmmaker Brandon Li knocks it out again with Balinese (AlphaUniverse).
Sony A7R II w/adapter versus Canon 5DSR (Ken Rockwell).
40 Things You Didn’t Know You Needed in Your Camera Bag (Explora).
9 Annoying Things Only Photographers Understand (SonyAlphaCameras).
XEEN Cinema Lenses First Impressions (Cinema5D).
Photography, Sony and Minolta’s legacy (Vladimirmarkov).

Joshua: “Last summer I got the pleasure of producing a short film shot on the Sony A7S, it was challenging but so much fun. We recently got featured in a blog called “the metropolist” for their top 5 short films of the week and we will premiere in the theonlinefilmfest.com starting in November. I would love for our film to be featured in your blog to show the production capability of the A7S. Let me know if I can provide anymore information to make this happen.
Blog Entry: http://www.themetropolist.com/film/latest-film/short-list-top-5-short-films-see-week/
Film Website: http://www.reformationfilm.com
Film Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reformationfilm
Vimeo Trailer: https://vimeo.com/119932929
Vimeo Full Movie: https://vimeo.com/140886716
Youtube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU74UtqTO_k
Youtube Full Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qIuGKZMfR“

Lensbaby announced a new Composer PRO II with Edge 50 Optic. It comes for both mounts:
Lensbaby E-mount at BHphoto.
Lensbaby A-mount at BHphoto.

Hasselblad E-mount lens deals:
16-70mm Zeiss lens for $699 at BHphoto (Click here).
Hasselblad 18-200mm E-mount lens sells for $499 only (Click here). $350 less than the Sony version.
Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens costs $100 less than the Sony version.

New Sony refurbished stuff with 90 days warranty:
There is a very large Stock of Sony refurbished items sold though their Secondipity partner page on eBay (Click here) and Amazon (Click here).

New RX1rII, A7sII, Loxia 21mm and Sigma 20mm store links:
Sony A7sII is now shipping in USA at Amazon, BHphoto, FocusCamera, Adorama. And in Europe/Asia at ParkCameras, WexUK, Jessops and Digitalrev.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Nikon F mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Canon EF mount version at BHphoto and Adorama.
Loxia 21mm FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama. In Europe at WexUK.
RX1rII at Bhphoto, Amazon and Adorama.

Ilovehatephoto interviewed Zeiss managers and got those interesting answers:

1) About future FE lenses: “we can expect about 5 new Full-Frame E-mount lenses, including 2 to 3 new ones in 2016.”
2) About macro and tilt shift lenses: “We are well aware of the lack of specialty lenses in the FE-mount system and we are working on developing some for this system. ”
3) About the Batis backorder issue: “We have to admit that we have been surprised by how popular the A7 markII series (A7II, A7rII and now the A7sII) has become over the past few months. The demand for the Batis lenses have been a lot higher than expected. We are working on this to reduce the waiting time as quickly as possible.”
4) About wide angle lens development: “The short flange distance between the sensor and the rear element is an engineering challenge for ultra wide-angle lenses.”

Furthermore Zeiss stressed to say that their focus is on the Full Frame E-mount system and they do not plan to release any new Touit lens for the ASP-C system any time soon.

Links to all Zeiss made FE Loxia and Batis lenses:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* Lens for Sony E Mount at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama., WexUK, CameraPro.
Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens for Sony E Mount at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, CameraPro.
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama. In Europe at WexUK.

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Image on top shows the current A6000 with [shoplink 42193 ebay]Gariz case[/shoplink].

Sony just announced the new Sony A68. And the Sony A6100 should come very soon too! One of the sources who shared the A68 release info also said he knows the ASP-C E-mount camera will be announced within weeks in a much more “bigger event”.

So far we have some undconfirmed A6100 specs and info via three new sources:

28MP Exmor R sensor (SR2 from Source_1)
399 AF points (SR2 from Source_1)
4D autofocus (SR3 from Source_2)
internal 4K recording (SR3 from Source_2)
shipment late 2015 (SR3 from Source_2)
A6xxx announcement soon (SR4 from Source_3)

Stay tuned on SAR! More rumors and info coming the next hours!

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