(SR5) UPDATED: First leaked picture/video of the new Sony A99!
UPDATE: Under the request of the youtube video owner I had to remove the screenshot of the videos. The video itself aslo has been removed from youtube.com. At least this is a proof that this was indeed the new A99.
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An anonymous reader just sent me a link to the video. It shows the National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita in Yellowstone. The anonymous reader said the Hot Shoe looks different from the Sony A77 and this camera may be the real A99. Watch the video onThe A77 uses a smaller Minolta Hot Shoe while the A99 will use a standard Hot Shoe. The lens should be the Zeiss 16-35mm f/2.8 UDPATE: Michael Yamashita itself posted a short message on Instagram (Click here) saying “shooting for Sony“.
Important UPDATE: it is the A99! Just check that picture found via Twitter. Click on it to enlarge. You see the “A99″ writing on the strap? Lol! 
Here are some images of the A77 hot shoe (Credit BHphoto). Click on it to enlarge:
And this is a Real A99 sketch (Click on it to enlarge):
Important: The announcement of the A99 along the NEX-6, A and E-mount lenses is scheduled for September 12th! Stay tuned on SAR on that day! Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page to not miss any new rumor!
For reference: Sony A77 product photos and specs links at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay.
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Sky_walker
10 months ago |My guess goes for A77 with 16-50 f/2.8 DT. Cause that’s the closest lens matching one on a video, and it hardly makes any sense to use it with FF camera.
Taiga
10 months ago |The lens looks more like a Zeiss 16-35
Michele
10 months ago |I can almost conferm (looking at the video) that for the size and the blue “Zeiss” flag on the side of the lens it’s either 16/35 f2.8 or 24/70 f2.8. I have them both and they are really huge. Actually, at a certain point, it looks like the lens is becoming longer when the dude is moving around the rings on the lens, if so it’s the 24/70: the 16/35 doesn’t do that.
At least that’s what i saw…
Shiuming
10 months ago |The Zeiss logo is not on this side of the lens, that’s the Sony logo. Anyway just to correlate with the still picture from inside the helicopter, if you manage to freeze the video dead on 00:09 you can catch the Sony logo on the strap. He obviously swings the camera into view quickly to try to conceal any details about it.
Michele
10 months ago |Right, now that you wrote that you made me think: you’re right!!!
But it’s definitely the 24/70 because the front moves out, or not?
Michal
10 months ago |It’s like shooting UFO. I want to belive
emopunk
10 months ago |LoL
JC
10 months ago |It looks like the A99, it is a Sony and the giveaway is the ISO hotshoe, Look close and you will see it is not the usual Sony/Minolta shoe!!!!!!!
Sky_walker
10 months ago |good point
WhyNoTethering?
10 months ago |It is the a99. Look at the hot shoe.
But I honestly hope it’s an a88.
David B.
10 months ago |it could be the A99 with either the 16-35 or the 24-70. The lens looks a lot larger than the 16-50.
Raphael
10 months ago |If I would be a CSI (Miami,NewYork, whatever) I could easily increase the resolution of the picture to identify the hotshoe….
Pebble
10 months ago |Not increase…
Let’s enhance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk
TOONS56
10 months ago |It seems to be a new alpha, but which? Maybe the A99?
Francisco G.
10 months ago |The different looking hotshoe is the dead give away. looks neat! Not too big, not too small.
WhyNoTethering?
10 months ago |The tog shown is wearing a lens hood for 70-200/2.8 G on his right wrist as a fashionable shirt cuff?
Another Sony fruitcake.
The top of LCD screen is sitting into the body differently than a77. Looks to be tucked in under a ledge.
GreenLens
10 months ago |No doubt it’s Michael Yamashita! Look at his blog http://www.michaelyamashita.com/blog/
And the camera he uses suits very well his travel photography style.
rDk
10 months ago |It looks like he is unlocking the dial with his forefinger.
WhyNoTethering?
10 months ago |Oh great catch! I want rDk on my team! Nice one…
Xav
10 months ago |The hotshoe is the dead giveaway, but also the gap between viewfinder & screen is bigger than the A77, and the part of the button layout that we can see in the video is an exact match to the sketch posted here a week ago.
WhyNoTethering?
10 months ago |“The A77 uses a smaller Minolt Hot Shoe while the A99 will use a standard Hot Shoe.”
Well the NEX-6 shoe certainly wasn’t standard. It may have been ISO shaped, but the smart contacts were located up front. Only the “hot” was underneath. It’s not going to be any easier to make intelligent radio slaves for than the “standard” Minolta iISO (which we have already).
Portmixus
10 months ago |Clearly the A99 (of some different prototype)…SO NICE
The screen also looks bigger, it probably isn’t, but more difficult to see of course
admin
10 months ago |Thanks Ken! Added it within the post
JC
10 months ago |The hotshoe is more visible on the video, when the guy changes lenses, much clearer picture than the blown up one above.!
das
10 months ago |I can definitely confirm he uses a 16-35 f2.8 za clues:
1.When he adjust the focal range, the lens doesn’t extrude, which eliminate 16-50 and 24-70.
2.The lens shade shape is 90% match the 16-35
3.If you watch carefully, on the right side, you can see “Sony” label on the barrel, the location and shape exactly match a Carl Zeiss lens
Portmixus
10 months ago |Are you that sure? I never see him turn the lens, and the lens already looks extended…(the gap between the focusring and the hood is wider in the video)
The hood could also perfectly be the one of the 24-70…
To me it favours the 24-70 even more if you look at the shadow the focusring appears to cast on the inner tube of the barrel…
Taiga
10 months ago |You’re correct, the lens is clearly extended like the 24-70 at 0:09 in the video.
redfern
10 months ago |You can even see the indent above the left side of the screen (presumably where your fingernail can pop out the screen), which matches the sketch. The A77 doesn’t have this. That, plus the hotshoe and the fact that Michael can clearly be seen depressing a button to turn the mode dial seems to indicate this is the real deal!
Rooru S.
10 months ago |Admin, That’s clear. It’s the A99. Easy guess, look at the schematic, the two buttons next to the Viewfinder, and now look at the picture. It’s the same. A99 spotted for sure =)
redfern
10 months ago |And here he is, sitting in the helicopter over Yellowstone, wearing a Sony neckstrap that clearly says “99″ on it!
https://twitter.com/#!/YamashitaPhoto/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagr.am%2Fp%2FOsBgcXwFhX%2F
Xav
10 months ago |Another nice find! Definitely puts any debate to rest.
Rooru S.
10 months ago |A99 for sure!
Raphael
10 months ago |Or is it A66 ?
rDk
10 months ago |It’s Alpha 666. Prepare to sacrifice your soul.
AnegaTanega
10 months ago |HAHAHA!!! You stole me the joke!
Tanglefoot
10 months ago |It looks like 99 but it looks like an alpha next to it which would make it a 66…..hmmm
If it is a 99 then we could possibly make the conclusion that the next & newest image (taken from a helicopter over yellowstone….) of the prismatic lake (or whatever it is called) is the first picture we have seen that is taken WITH a 99?
Dave Cox
10 months ago |Maybe the picture is taken in the ‘rear view mirror’ of the helicopter. Hence 66=99.
Unless it is just the A65 update. But FF lens so maybe not.
Hmmmmm….
Geert
10 months ago |if it were taken in a mirror, the word SONY would be mirrored too.
Joe
10 months ago |whats up with all the gopro isn’t he suppose to test the action cam too ;-）
RVN
10 months ago |yipppy kay yeee!!! finally battery grip on a99 is not integrated like D800 or 5DmarkIII!! i love it!! and most important is LCD tilt screen like a77!!
Ken
10 months ago |don’t you mean the Nikon D4 and Canon 1Dx?
Maximus
10 months ago |i think he means “the camera is like the D800 and 5D because it has no integrated BG”
RVN
10 months ago |that’s right!!
thank you max 
Dave Cox
10 months ago |I recently rented a d800 for a weekend. The high ISO performance is truly incredible but that fixed LCD screen is a royal pain in the ASS!! The LiveView is a joke too. And no focus peaking for MF. All in all I’d be hard pushed to recommend spending $12k+ on that plus equivalent lenses to what I have now.
It made me realise how much I love my A77 and how much I want this A99 to be everything it should be. Can’t wait for Sept 12/13 and the big announcement!!
RVN
10 months ago |agree
Amit Zinman
10 months ago |It’s funny, but some photographers actually use an external LCD for Nikon and Canon cameras, exactly because it doesn’t tilt. That said I shot massage from above using the tilting A580 and was able to see what was going on in a manner unlikely with non-Sony pro cameras.
If any of you would like to support my Sony A580 shot music video that would also be nice for me.
http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a81bfb65cf87be7f79816c6fc7284a4d/663
If I win I can buy the A99 with a new lens and flash
emopunk
10 months ago |That’s one of the greatest living photographers on earth. Kudos to Sony for choosing the very best!
Ricardo Carneiro
10 months ago |look the strap it says 99 http://twitter.com/#!/YamashitaPhoto/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagr.am%2Fp%2FOsBgcXwFhX%2F
Lollino
10 months ago |I’m getting harder and harder!
DKNL
10 months ago |Nice video. A beast of a camera, but with the Minolta hotshoe. Must be fake.
I like the Minolta hotshoe for it’s quick release, but the new hotshoe is attractive to other brandshooters for shure. I forsee more multible brandshooters (like myself)
Rooru S.
10 months ago |Nice to only manual flash brandshooters…
Pedro Duarte
10 months ago |… people … this photo was all over the place back when the A77 was still a rumor!
Rooru S.
10 months ago |yeah…right… check the links date next time dude. This clearly isn’t about the A77. And make sure to check instagram and twitter links before saying what you just did.
physica
10 months ago |If this really a A99 , and he had sign the NDA for the camera….. then this post is deadly for Mr. Michael Yamashita….. Maybe…..
AK-77
10 months ago |I hope he’s NOT in troubles! Yes, he should be more careful what pictures he’s making public while testing an unreleased product but same goes to Sony letting testers run around with A99 branded straps!!!
Shiuming
10 months ago |The font for the “99″ looks correct, in line with the new font used on the 77, 65, 57 and 37. What could that say after it, “FF” perhaps?
Woohoo
10 months ago |its official now! A99 is on its way… and its going to be called… A99! Im happy the strap says it! lol Total win! Its made everything quite real… hahah
Alexey Ozerov
10 months ago |So as it was – A77 body for FF. And this is very very sad. A77 in manual mode controlling wheels made shooting like lottery – they turned unwittingly when taking up camera. And display that couldnt be made horisontal in one move. And video button that could be pushed when turning display. And play button very very low – and couldnt be pushed blindly. (I purchased 77 in october 2011 – and all of this is my own dislikes)
emopunk
10 months ago |I would really love to read Yamashita’s fair opinion on this camera. I really would!
Kevin Alpha
10 months ago |Sounds like 3fps…..
Xav
10 months ago |He’s doing long exposures. Listen closely right at the beginning when he fires off a few at a faster shutter.
E
10 months ago |I’d say it’s attractive for strobe users. That’s about it.
Rick
10 months ago |This is encouraging as Sony’s previous samples from new cameras were average at best and sometimes pretty bad – especially the promo videos. There are a lot of really talented Sony shooters around, hopefully there are a few others putting some stuff together that really showcases this camera’s capabilities.
Are you listening Sony? Pull out all the stops, give us the A99 version of Reverie.
Daemonius
10 months ago |Its A99 ..
Price of 2800 is actually nice, could be less, but then Im pretty sure it will be incredibly capable camera. Tho D600 for its money will be most likely too (but not that much, apparently it will be just beefed up D7000..).
MauroTorres_ (@MauroTorres_)
10 months ago |NO way! Why the guys have a gopro and dont the new sony extreme?
Gunnar
10 months ago |my thoughts exactly
Rooru S.
10 months ago |+1
erwinkfoto
10 months ago |I don’t know if it’s just me, but Yamashita’s Tweet is gone. The one with the strap in the photo on it…
Then, it is certainly true
That is one of the Alpha Prototypes 
scott
10 months ago |http://www.thevestguy.com/product/10305
Look at the image of yamashita shooting in the red car door.
Sky_walker
10 months ago |scott
10 months ago |Well, it is a Sony/Minolta lens, with an orange ring on the camera lens mount and an ISO hotshoe. For what we know factually about either, it is an A99 or Sasquatch.
scott
10 months ago |wow. that was fast removal of an image.
Xav
10 months ago |Video taken down.
Kancho
10 months ago |lol
David
10 months ago |Ummm…none of thoes links on youtube, twitter, or instagram exist…so….??????
Rooru S.
10 months ago |obviously, NDA restrictions… that’s it..Just because of 12 days…
ItDoesNotMatter
10 months ago |The strap says A66