The following rumor comes via a new source. So as usual take those with a large amount of skepticism. I chatted with him for some time yesterday and he said that Sony delayed a bit the launch of the 85mm G FE lens that was rumored to be launched in autumn. He says why:

Announcement depends on relations and partnership with Zeiss, since they couldn’t meet the demand for Batis 85 on time and currently short on stock. He says he was told the management may decide to wait Zeiss to sell Batis with a worldwide coverage.

The same source also said that Sony’s original plan was (or still is) to release two new FE lenses in autumn (with shipments before Christmas). One is the 85mm G FE and one is the 70-200mm f/2.8 FE lens.

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Sony is selling a new Stock of refurbished items though their Secondipity partner page on eBay (Click here) and Amazon (Click here). In details those are the direct links to the items listed on eBay (Click on the links to see the price):
[shoplink 41920 ebay]Sony A7s[/shoplink] [shoplink 41923 ebay]Sony A7r[/shoplink] [shoplink 41918 ebay]Sony A7II with 28-70mm lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 41916 ebay]A6000 with two lenses[/shoplink] [shoplink 41914 ebay]Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Grip[/shoplink] [shoplink 41915 ebay]A5100 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 41917 ebay]A5000 with kit lens[/shoplink] [shoplink 42006 ebay]A5000 body[/shoplink] [shoplink 41919 ebay]18-200mm[/shoplink]

Hasselblad E-mount lens deal:
The Hasselblad 18-200mm E-mount lens sells for $499 only (Click here). That’s $350 less than the Sony version.
And the Hasselblad 16mm E-mount lens costs $100 less than the Sony version. And you can get both Hasselblad lenses with the extra leather bag too.

You save $900 on the [shoplink 41980 ebay]Sony RX1R sold on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but has a one year US seller warranty.

A second trusted source added some more specs info about the new A68 A-mount camera that will be announced in early November and replace the [shoplink 41647 ebay]current A65 model (image on top)[/shoplink].

Those are a few specs of the new A68 camera:
SLT A-mount model (translucent mirror)
24 megapixel sensor
79 AF points
19 AF Cross points.
4D autofocus (seems to be the [shoplink 41697 ebay]same as the A77II[/shoplink])
LCD info display on top of the camera
Price around $600
Announcement in November

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A month ago Sony announced that 8 new FE lenses will be available til Spring 2016. And their roadmap hinted multiple releases in autumn but Sony skipped the chance to show them at the PhotoPlus event. Don’t know the reason for the delay but lately we saw Sony announcing stuff AFTER the big shows. Probably to get some more spotlight from the press. And Sony also recognized in a Dpreview that they have to fulfill some urgent customers demand. And maybe that’s why it’s taking a bit longer for them to announce those lenses.

But I am sure we will get some news from Sony soon. Here is what we know so far about the upcoming new FE lenses:

1) SEL2470 GM
Back in August Sony registered the new “SEL2470 GM” lens at a russian public agency (spotted by Digicameinfo). Usually such registrations do happen 2-3 months before the announcement. it’s unclear yet what that “GM” definition is for.

2) Fast F/1.4 portrait prime lens:
The German Journalist Martin Vieten had a meeting with Sony Germany. And Sony told him confirmed to him that “there will be many new fast primes” and “One of the new fast primes should be a portrait lens (around 90mm).”

3) Fast f/2.8 zooms.
Sony manager Kimio Maki told Dpreview that “our next lenses will be at the upper end of the lineup.” And “a F2.8 lineup is necessary, and brighter [primes].“.

4) Telephoto lens.
The same source who shared correct Batis and Loxia rumors also said Sony is working on the launch of at least one premium telephoto FE lens.

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As I reported yesterday Sony has a product announcement event scheduled for end of next week. But it’s unclear yet if they will announce the A68 only or also give us un updated FE lens roadmap. I really do hope there is no delay on all those rumored fast prime, fast zoom and telephoto lenses!

Sony manager Kenta Honjo confirmed with very clear words that there will be new A-mount products and specifically new A-mount cameras in future. He also added that Sony also wants to improve the E-mount system so that it can support sport photographers. That means they want to release the right lenses and also improve the EVF so that it has virtually no lag.

Personal note: Thanks Kenta Honjo for mentioning SonyAlphaRumors community as a valuable source for spreading the “Alpha Gospel”. Thanks :)

Canonwatch reports:

“I hear that Canon is considering to sell off its sensor fab and acquire from other manufacturers the sensors of its future cameras. Furthermore, I learn that an EOS camera currently in testing is being tested with two different sensors, one made by Canon and the other one made by another sensor manufacturer.”

It’s quite obvious that if the rumor is true that this means Canon is testing Sony sensors. But I don’t think it would make sense for Canon to switch to Sony sensors. They would always get the best sensors a long time after Sony’s own camera implementations.

Matt Granger has been busy shooting in Asia with the Sony A7rII. And on the video above he gives you an answer about the question whether the A7RII is a PRO camera or not. Just a hint: The answer is very looooong :)

And SOny Electronics also posted the video of the Alpha 7RII and Alpha 7SII Tech Talk:

New A7rII tests:
Micheal de Mentor posted that Sony A7Rii vs Canon 5Dsr Epic Shootout on Youtube.
Sony A7RII Mirrorless, two months later (Nicholas Goodden).
A7RII w/ Contax N Planar 50/1.4 at SonyAlphaForum.
a7r II vs 5DsR Thermal noise test by Marcio Cabral.
Sony a7R II Review for Video and Photographers by Wolfcrow.
Sony a7RII vs Canon 5DS | A Quick Comparison (SLRlounge).

A7rII store list:
In USA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore US, FocusCamera, Uniquephoto.
In Europe at Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Wex UK and ParkCameras.
In Asia at Digitalrev, CameraPro.