Livecoverage: New Sony cameras and lenses announced! Surprise: Zeiss 50mm!!!
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Preorder links (full list at Alphacameradeals)
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A99 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Jessops, Wex UK, Wex Germany, Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH and more links at Alphacameradeals.
A99 with kit lens links at Alphacameradeals.
RX1 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Wex UK ,Wex Germany and more links at Alphacameradeals.
NEX-6 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Wex UK, Wex Germany Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH and more links at Alphacameradeals.
NEX-6 with kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Jessops, Wex Uk ,Wex Germany and more links at Alphacameradeals.
NEX-VG900 links at Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH, Wex Uk and more links at Alphacameradeals.
NEX-VG30 at Adorama, BHphoto, Wex UK, Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH, and more links at Alphacameradeals.
Sony E-mount 16-50mm at Amazon, Adorama, Wex UK, Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH, and more links at Alphacameradeals (Click and than scroll down)
Sony E-mount 35mm at Amazon, Adorama, Wex UK, Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH, and more links at Alphacameradeals (Click and than scroll down)
Sony E-mount 10-18mm at Amazon, Adorama, Wex UK, Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH, and more links at Alphacameradeals (Click and than scroll down)
Sony A-mount 300mm f/2.8 at Amazon, Sonystore DE-UK-FR-IT-ES-NL-SE-FI-CH.
Full accessory page at Amazon.
A full list of preorder links will be continually updated at Alphacameradeals. It would be too much to put up all links inside that news post!
Hot info:
Sony also announced a FF 50mm f/1.4 Zeiss Planar for Spring 2013! Source: Sony Japan.
Reviews and Previews:
A99: Preview at Dpreview. Preview at Photographic Central. First impressions at ThePhoBlographer. Hands-on at Engadget. Hands-on at Hardwarezone. Preview at Digitalcamerainfo. First look at Videoacademy. Reflexiones de DSLRmagazine. Hands-on at ePhotozine. Preview at Imaging Resource.
RX1: Preview at Dpreview. Preview at Photographic Central. First impressions at ThePhoBlographer. Hands-on at Engadget. Preview at Digitalcamerainfo. Hands-on by Steve Huff. Reflexiones de DSLRmagazine. Hands-on at ePhotozine. Preview at Imaging Resource.
NEX-6: Preview at Dpreview. Preview at Photographic Central. First impressions at ThePhoBlographer. Hands-on at Engadget. Preview at Digitalcamerainfo. Hands-on at ePhotozine.
VG900: First impressions at ThePhoBlographer. Hands-on at Engadget. Preview at Digitalcamerainfo. Focus Numerique.
HVL-F60M Flash: First impressions at ThePhoBlographer.
Image samples
A99: Official samples at Sony Japan. Many full size samples at Lenstip. Image samples at Blog sina (takes a long time to load pics!). Digifotopro.
Videos:
A99: Sony presentation. A99 video sample from Sony Australia. Official video by Sony Australia. First look review by Charles. Hands-on by Dpreview. A99 menu on youtube.
RX1: Sony presentation. Official video by Sony Australia. Hands-on by Dpreview.
NEX-6: Sony presentation. Official video by Sony. Luca Rossini in Alaska.
Official Press Release:
A99 at Dpreview. ThePhoBlographer. Sony. Sony Japan. Techradar. Photoscala. DC.watch. Quesabesde.
RX1 at Dpreview. ThePhoBlographer. Sony Japan. Techradar. SystemKameraforum. Photoscala. DC.watch.
NEX-6 at Dpreview. Techradar. SystemKameraforum, Photoscala.
VG900 and VG30 at Dpreview. ThePhoBlographer. Sony Japan. Photoscala.
NEX lenses at Dpreview. ThePhoBlographer. Techradar.
Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 news at DC.watch.
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Keep sending me links to reviews you find interesting and preorder options all over the world! With that huge amount of stuff I really need your help! Thanks!
davic
9 months ago |What about WiFi and tethered shooting? I can’t believe that Nex-5R and Nex-6 have WiFi and a99 not!!
Evil Totoro
9 months ago |Great day! Conflicted on what I should buy… Gonna have to try the NEX-6 out first.
I guess all those photoshop experts claiming a lot of those leaked photos where photoshopped where humbled a bit today.
Clifton
9 months ago |adapter comes in the box, apparently, but if not, I am sure there will be cheap alternatives from HK within a few weeks.
People complain that Sony don’t listen to reviewers or the customer yet almost every review I have ever read has criticized Sony for using a non-standard hot show, so, now you have what you have been asking for.
The outrageous price is still lower than both the competition at RRP. FF cameras aren’t cheap.
fotobo
9 months ago |When will we get the FF Nex-8?
jack
9 months ago |http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_643b266c0102dxbs.html
a picture tells 1k words…
this is a pre-production A99 report by a SONY appointed camera tester
All in chinese, but hey, Pictures are universal language :p!!!
emopunk
9 months ago |Wow that’s some amazing advertising for those who have eyes to see!
WTH
9 months ago |A99
NO WIFI, NO TETHERED SHOOTING
ITS CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!
I MIGHT PISS ON IT TO SEE IF IT IS PROPERLLY WEATHER SEALED!
saiman
9 months ago |LOL! nothing to say.
WTH
9 months ago |Nuff said!
MdB
9 months ago |Tethered shooting is there.
WTH
9 months ago |Thanks, we just need it to be wireless now.
Charlie
9 months ago |Im quite surprised that people are complaining about that a camera doesn’t have wifi.
WTH
9 months ago |Ya, it was a surprise to some people as well when people started to use mobile phones….
Sky_walker
9 months ago |Tethered Shooting is available. At least: According to original announcement on Sony JP.
WTH
9 months ago |Well, maybe the saving grace would be a wifi module attached to their new IO port on the flash housing.
It’s going to be an additional cost…
JS
9 months ago |@wth – Wifi on the a99? Methinks you’re better off with your iPhone as the jpegs on a FF may be too big to send your cat photos to your Facebook page. And if you bothered to read the specs you’d see tethered shooting is available. Clearly you’re not in the market for this camera, don’t pretend otherwise.
WTH
9 months ago |@JS
methinks you are better off with film and some metal plates…
JS
9 months ago |You still here? Shouldn’t you be playing angry birds and sending happy snaps of your lunch to your fb feed? Run along little troll.
WTH
9 months ago |Shouldn’t you be rolling up newspaper while waiting for your film to be developed at your local kodak store that is about to go into administration…
WTH
9 months ago |http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1sU8QADjhQ
“Clearly you’re not in the market for this camera, don’t pretend otherwise.”
Ohh lookie here… Nikons D4 has wifi and a built in web server…
Clearly EVERYONE who buys a Nikon D4 is sending cat photos to their Facebook pages… Clearly they are not in the market for the A99… After all only novice photographer would use a Nikon D4 flagship camera….
TROLL?… Heh! Here is a mirror.
WTH
9 months ago |WIFI tethered shooting…
Remote viewing functionality for people that wants to review their shots live without the hassle of removing cards….
WIFI to transmit photos automatically when you are within range of your router to your NAS system.
WIFI to trigger off remote snaps at large distances…
Nikon D4 has wifi…
Even the 1DX has a gigabit ethernet port…
SONY FLAGSHIP A99
PULL IT OUT AND FIDDLE WITH YOUR CARD READER!
Rooru S.
9 months ago |Andrea, good Job! Another year of spot on rumors!
You’re the man!
say thanks to your sources! Take a good nap, that another year of rumors is about to begin!
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |Admin did a mistake when SAR5 call out Pro Nex turn become digital FF compact on the next day with SAR5. That is even silly when rumor’s data provider call it as Game Changer! really mis-leading us to over happy state, at end of the day, many of us disagree on the term of ‘game changer’
Anyway, Andrea did a VERY good job AGAIN to early launch those camera for us
lol… The official annoucement is no surprise to us lol…
passer-by
9 months ago |VG900 is Pro Nex, right?
John Maverick
9 months ago |It’s got lost in all the noise. But yes. It’s the only full frame camcorder out there !!. And it’s e-mount. Groundbreaking if you’re into video or ENT.
MdB
9 months ago |Hahaha I love the complete and utter trolls on SAR! Funny stuff!
Andy
9 months ago |Any news on the 55-300? I know it’s not exactly the most exciting bit of glass out there…
Carnevali
9 months ago |Copied fron sonystore specifications.
Burst Buffer : w/ SD (UHS-I compliant) memory card: Cont. shooting Hi: Extra FINE 15, FINE 24, STD 29, RAW 15, RAW+JPEG 12
Looks like buffer got also a bit bigger than A77.
A bit dissapointed with the 6fps full-res (expected at least 8), but still looks great for the price. Can’t wait to see some IQ full-res samples.
roco
9 months ago |Hi andrea,
Quoting from steve huff’s comment in his blog
“BTW, some sites are posting a carousel shot saying it is the 1st shot from the RX1..but the only problem is that is a shot from the RX100, NOT the RX1. Sony screwed up in their media package with that one and told me there are no sample shots as of yet with the RX1 so if you see that carousel shot it was taken with an RX100 not RX1!”
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |THE PARTY IS OVER
WHERE DA A77 FW ???????????
emopunk
9 months ago |It seems like some of the people here needs machine guns, not cameras! What are you shooting to need more than 6 fps?
WTH
9 months ago |I don’t know…. But it seemed important enough for SONY to make it a critical feature on all of their enthusiast cameras…
NEX 3 – 7
Alpha 55 – 77
Perhaps it wasn’t really that important to begin with, which basically means it was all bullshit for the other cameras…
MacT
9 months ago |does anybody know for sure if nex-6 has or has not touchscreen?
admin
9 months ago |AT the end…it has!
Nai Yan
9 months ago |Admin,
Are you sure Nex-6 has touch screen enabled? Pls double confirm!
Thanks.
N.Y.
Dave Lively
9 months ago |I think you are mistaken about the NEX-6 having a touchscreen.
DPR mentions the lack of a touchscreen a few times during their preview and they had the camera in their hands. They thought it was a major omission. In the last page of the preview at http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sony-alpha-nex-6/6 they write “We do find some questionable decisions, the most obvious being the lack of a touchscreen in a camera that so heavily touts camera apps and Wi-Fi smartphone connectivity”.
Ashwaniman
9 months ago |No touchscreen, no screen focus point selection. What is the cost of a touch screen ? Big mistake from Sony. Or maybe they will keep that for the next version announced within a year or so from now !
Nai Yan
9 months ago |However from http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/09/12/first-impressions-sony-nex-6/
It does have a touchscreen … also from From SONY Nex-6 official website (http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666488065#features), it is featured,
“Advanced Control Dial
Mode control dial and Quick Navi assure quick an intuitive operation comparable to DSLR cameras Control dial, Fn (function) button and touch screen (including touch shutter function) combine to greatly facilitate operation and speed getting the shot.”
If there are 2 versions of Nex-6 with different firmware? One is with touch screen enabled, one is not…
Admin, could you help confirm this from our sources?
Thanks.
N.Y.
scovell001
9 months ago |Andrea,
Is there any news on the updated 70-200 lens?
admin
9 months ago |this winter
emopunk
9 months ago |Great news!
a.lu.mi.
9 months ago |Some terrible news…
from: http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/09/12/first-impressions-sony-nex-6/
Second correction: Sony says this is a mistake. It does not have a touch shutter. We apologize for the mistake.
But from the discussion on button: ChrisGampat said : I did test the camera and I swore there was one. In fact I have the slide saying there was one too.
It was a mistake.
Maybe the displayed NEX-6 yesterday did has touchscreen but not put it on the selling NEX-6 in the future? Sony shouldnt do this!!
john
9 months ago |Once again Sony are just a big cock tease.
Dan
9 months ago |I know the price has already been posted previously but it’s official! It’s a sad day for consumers when a Cybershot is released at $2800.
C
9 months ago |Looks to me like the a99 is almost identical to the 5d3
Same resolution, same fps (that stupid crop mode thing doesn’t count), and I guess the a99 will have better ISO/dynamic range than Canon.
There are some nice features, but honestly I’m a bit underwhelmed. There’s nothing really new or exciting about the a99 imo. Only 6fps is disappointing when we were all expecting 10fps – it means that there is really no reason to get the a99 compared to the 5d3 since it isn’t significantly faster. With this super 102pt AF system, Sony really could have blown up the market with 10fps
passer-by
9 months ago |Agree… doesn’t look like a flagship camera. Doesn’t even use Sony XQD card. There will be another FF DSLT that will probably coming in 2013… maybe.
Plastic
9 months ago |You want exciting? Buy a hooker. This is only a camera dude.
Aalpha100
9 months ago |First we were expecting 12fps then 10 (but on the bright side 14 bit raw). Now 6 fps so only half of first rumors..
But maybe more important: 102 AF points only work with some lenses. So we have to wait to see if the AF is any good with other glas.
saiman
9 months ago |Also… the AF points are grouped together in the center area only and are not spread out throughout the frame… as if it’s covering only the APSC field of view. It makes me wonder if A77′s 19-point AF system is used directly on A99 without any modification.
I still cannot believe Sony would make such a silly move by putting all the AF points in the center area, and leaving the left and right thirds of the frame almost empty of any AF point. With such stupid arrangement, I doubt A99 can correctly track a moving object across its frame.
Here’s the distribution of the AF points:
http://4.static.img-dpreview.com/previews/sony-alpha-slt-a99/images/screens/AF-Range.jpg?v=1574
Dan
9 months ago |I’d be shocked if any current SLT camera has better iso performance than the 5D3/D800. Different technology, different strengths and weaknesses. You cannot perform better in low light when you inherently let in less light before you even put a lens on the body. At higher ISO settings you are already at a disadvantage.
The RX1 will be a better low light performer than the A99.
Patrick
9 months ago |From DPReview:
“If it lives up to the promise (and a lot of that will depend on how fast the autofocus works, and how dependable it is in low light), the RX1 could easily become a classic, used by photojournalists and other working pros who need a small, flexible camera with excellent image quality. The image quality samples we’ve seen have been confidence inspiring, offering the low-light performance and shallow depth-of-field that only really come from having a fast lens in front of huge sensor.”
Now you can all shut it! you unfaithful bastards!
C
9 months ago |Also, has everyone noticed the changed hotshoe?
I’m glad I sold my HVL58AM flashes. Typical Sony.. never stick to anything
gosh
9 months ago |gx1… $2800 + $600 + $250 + $180 + $250 = $4080
In this case, I will buy a Leica, for sure. I never pay a errrr… $4040 for a SOUNYYYY
Sounyyyyyy are smoking hard, indeed.
Drugs
9 months ago |Buzzerfly
9 months ago |I’m not quite sure where all this WiFi griping is coming from. Never had a reason to use it myself, and when I shoot big events (Olympics, Paralympics, Premiere League, etc) the first rule they always stress at the press briefings is “No WiFi, No Flash!” This applies to everybody, like AP, UPI, Getty, etc. I was “this close” to selling every bit of my Sony kit after shooting a 1DX and a D4 in London last week that the service counters lent out to me, but then saw the imminent release info for the a99. I am pretty sure that this will suit all of my professional needs at least 99% of the time, and I won’t be spending $7,000 on a new body. There do seem to be a few trolls about today, and you can’t always please all of the people all of the time. Cheers!
renzi
9 months ago |Mmm pro photographer needs some more huge to switch … a99 is somthing between a canon and a nikon: nothing
Poke
9 months ago |Adorama link does not work.
admin
9 months ago |thanks. fixed!
tobias
9 months ago |cant wait to get my a99. btw is their any news about the rumored fw update for the a77?
regards
Brüno
9 months ago |Have you seen the contacts on the new flash shoe (the tiny contacts at the far end) and also the coresponding contacts on the flash? My god, they won’t last a long time. They look so fragile and I really fear that dirt will become a problem for them. Why for heaven’s sake haven’t they chosen a solution like Nikon, Canon, Panasonic,… with all the contacts under the baseplate and not at the edge?????? Fail?!
hexx
9 months ago |UK prices are waaaaaayyy tooo high:
RX1 – £2599 – Nikon D800 costs £2279!!!
35 f/1.8 – £399 – you can get nikkor AF-S 35mm f/1.8 for £169!!!
T Man
9 months ago |I will get this a99 because I am sick of wait for a full frame sony alpha and I don’t want to go with canon or nikon. A better ff camera will probably come out and I will sell the a99 as a used piece of gear to make some money back then will probably buy the newer ff.
Tboy
9 months ago |It’s a good idea, your jewel photos will be even better this way.
emopunk
9 months ago |ROTFL
Hellven
9 months ago |by the way, the Nikon D600 is rumored (the rumor is from today) to cost $2700!!!! LOL
Buzzerfly
9 months ago |You DO know that the a900 is FF, don’t you?
ssrdd
9 months ago |nothing exciting really.
Defender
9 months ago |Pre-ordering in Belgium :
http://www.sony.be/lang/nl/product/dsi-body/slt-a99v
ssrdd
9 months ago |sony under estimated specs…
its not nikon or canon to spend 3000usd.
ssrdd
9 months ago |sony made fool out of it self.
catnip
9 months ago |I have been with Minolta and Sony for 30 years now. I always felt this company had the most innovative products, best quality, and best value over Nikon and Cannon. No WiFi, and 6FPS is a big disappointment for the initial offering. I was really excited and willing to kick out 3k for this camera. Now I just don’t know. If the image quality for high ISO is excellent, I may consider it. Right now, I am very disappointed.
Poki
9 months ago |As all new E-lenses are now available in black, does anyone know if Sony will release the older lenses (for example the 30 and 50mm ones) in black too?
DKNL
9 months ago |Sony should have shaken the competition, bringing a better camera than the other firms. They don’t. As a big electronics company they bring a camera that is equal to the others. Big disappointment for me.
I stay with my A850 and thinking of switching to the d800.
roger48
9 months ago |So go buy a Nikon, who gives a toss!
stflbn
9 months ago |Link overkill in this main page post maybe? Split the info up. Make it sensible to navigate through.
sgts
9 months ago |not very impressed – wanted d800 type sensor but cheaper ……….
WTH
9 months ago |Shhhhhhh!
Apparently the entire Sony Corporation hasn’t figured this out…
tedmcneil
9 months ago |Thanks for all your hard work Andrea!
admin
9 months ago |Thanks you!
john
9 months ago |Nikon D600 now rumored to be $2100 US
http://nikonrumors.com/2012/09/12/nikon-d600-price-in-japan-%C2%A5215000-around-2700.aspx/#more-44634
If true not much of a threat after all.
WTH
9 months ago |It brings a tear to my eye knowing that people are comparing the A99 to the D600…
The A900 was a beautiful Camera.
Ohhh how Sony has fallen…
Benjo
9 months ago |Will I get the 5r with the new 6 Kit Lens? Or will it come with that 18-55?
pancanikonpus
9 months ago |Then I am speculate A88 will $100 cheaper than D600, it will price at USD2000
bloodsucker
9 months ago |game changer!
WTH
9 months ago |Yes…
Sony once had a chance, now it doesn’t….
WTH
9 months ago |HEY PEOPLE!
STOP HATING!
THE A99 IS A PRETTY GOOD CAMCORDER THAT CAN TAKE PHOTOS!!!
Chad
9 months ago |Some funny comments on here. While all you little trolls are chained to your keyboards whining about some obscure feature – WiFi? Seriously? How the eff did we ever take photos without WiFi?!!! – I’ll be outside shooting the hell out of the A99. Kudos to Sony for bringing a compelling package to market.
WTH
9 months ago |YOU TELL EM CHAD!!!!
Clearly Nikon doesn’t have a clue when they included WiFi connectivity in their Cheap-O Toy of a D4 Camera.
Clearly the move of Canon to include a Ethernet port in their 1DX is pointless.
PFFFFT! What do those companies know, clearly they are deluded. This is the reason why Sony is a WINNER!
As the warlock once said… WINNING!
BRAVO!!! /golfclap
Clearly the people wanting a bit more is obviously “holding it wrong”…
ChadW
9 months ago |Spoken like a true Troll.
What is your malfunction anyway. You are all over this site like a bad plague. Is that how you enjoy spending your time – deriding others as fools?
I’m sorry the A99 does not meet your needs and that you feel the need to demean anyone who plans on purchasing one. Not all of us feel the need to defend our brand, some of us just choose a tool and make good use of it.
I have a cabinet of working tools that include film and digital bodies from many different manufacturers and eras that produce different types of images to suit the project or my mood. And Canon has been my digital DSLR platform for 12 years – a great one at that. Guess what? I sold all my Canon bodies and L glass because I saw the benefits of Sony’s direction, not because Canon or Nikon suck, but because I want to explore new tools. And amazingly, even with what you must think is a “lowly” A900, my work is equal to what I produced with Canon. I can only look forward to what the A99 will help me produce.
So in summary, please, step away from the computer, take a look in the mirror and repeat – ” I will stop being a troll, no one likes a troll, and my photography is suffering”
WTH
9 months ago |Thanks for the concern, apologies if my post hurt your feelings.
WTH
9 months ago |REALITY CHECK!!!
Sony: We are discontinuing the A900
Photographers: WHAT!!! But that is our only Fullframe Camera in the Sony System
Sony: Don’t worry it will be replaced with the A99
Photographers: But most of the features on the A99 is targeted at Videographers
Sony: No it has more focus points and it takes slightly better pictures
Photographers: But other camera companies has achieved the same level of accuracy using other technologies without the need of a SLT and their quality is much better.
Sony: Yes, but it is much better for video…
Photographers: But you said it wasn’t targeted at Videographers
Sony: We added a standard hotshoe!
Photographers: But that is for your new Flash with LED lights for Video
Sony: It has a propriety data connection on the hot shoe
Photographers: But that is for your external Microphone for Video!!!
Sony: We have added a new function button on the front of the camera with a silent operation.
Photographers: Since when do we need a silent wheel for Photography?
Sony: It takes 14bit images
Photographers: So does all the competitors…
Sony: … It is more dust resistant than the A77
Photographers: Really?
Sony: We added lock button on the mode Dial
Photographers: WOW!
Sony: So, $2800 for a lock on the Mode Dial and a bit more weather proofing.
Photographers: SOLD!
fvwong
9 months ago |The HVL-F60M flash’s new multi-interface shoe is make from plastic or metal? Seem like the black colour part is make by plastic and very easily broken.
Denis
9 months ago |http://www.ephotozine.com/article/sony-alpha-a99-dslr-sample-photos-20111 Sony Alpha A99 ISO Sample Photos High-Res
Grandy
9 months ago |If a99 can video autofocus not only using maximum open aperture. that would be awesome!