Rumor recap: What’s coming next from Sony?

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I guess many are hoping to get this: A Sony A9r :)

The Sony A9 created a lot of excitement but we brainless rumor-addicted SAR consumers want to focus on what’s coming next right?

Let’s start with FE lenses:
The last eight months all our FE lens rumors were spot on: 100mm STF, 85mm f/1.8 FE, 100-400mm FE. The only rumored lens still “missing” is the 16-35mm GM. I guess it will be announced in June (hope trusted sources will read this post and confirm it)
I have yet no info about other new FE lenses but I have been told there are still many more lenses to come in 2017.

Cameras:
What we know for sure is that Sony registered two cameras in February. One got announced (the Sony A9) and the other one is likely to be announced some times in June. We have no info about this camera. Is it a new RX camera, a new A5xxxx or a new A7rIII/A9r?
I have been told that 2017 is the year of lenses. I suppose this means we don’t have to expect Sony to update all their current A7 camera range. The only camera I heard about being in final development stage is a new High Megapixel camera with most of the Sony A9 body changes. But sources did yet not tell me when this one is going to be announced.

New Sigma/Zeiss/Samyang Sony lenses:
There will be new Zeiss FE lenses. I got some early info about those that I will post soon on SAR ;)
Sigma is developing their new range of FE lenses. Those are completely newly designed and I hope to get some details about the first lens specs soon.
Samyang will also soon launch the new 35mm f/2.8 AF lens (images can be seen here). UPDATE: Forgot to mentione there will be new Voigtlander lenses too :)

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Andrea (SAR editor)

Sony A9:
Sony A9 at BHphotoAdorama, Amazon, BestBuy. FocusCamera. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 with Grip Extension Kit at BHphoto, Adorama and Amazon.
Note: US readers preordering the A9 at BHphoto or Adorama using our links (and our affiliated links only!) have a chance to win a Sony A9.

100-400mm GM:
Sony 100-400mm GM at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumet.de. Park UK. Wex UK. Jessops.

Sony A9 accessories:
Sony A9 battery grip at Adorama, Bhphoto, Amazon. Wex UK. Jessops.
Sony A9 Glass screen protector at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
NP-FZ100 battery for the A9 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Jessops.
GP-EX1 grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
FDA-EP18 eye cup at Adorama, BHphoto.
MQZ1 multi battery charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon. Wex UK.
BCQZ1 Z-series Battery Charger at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.

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Free $200 gift card with the Sony A6500 sold by FocusCamera

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You get a 64GB SD and a $200 gift card for free with the A6500 sold by FocusCamera (Click here). UPDATE: The deal is now over!

New Sony USA deals:

Sony A7 cameras:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

Sony A6300-A6000-A5100:
$150 off on the A6300 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$100 off on the A6300 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$300 off on the A6000 Dual lens kit sold by Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A5100 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$30 off on the Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRC1M Radio Control Wireless Commander at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVL-F60M Wireless Shoe Mount Flash with built-in LED light at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Grip for Alpha a7, a7R and a7s with built-in LED light at Adorama, Amazon.

50% off on the MeFOTO 67mm Wild Blue Yonder Circular Polarizer Filter – Black Filter Ring sold by Adorama.

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New Sony Camera Remote from Alpine Labs

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Matt from Alpine Labs sent me this:

I thought you might be interested in learning more about Spark from Alpine Labs for your news section as the remote is compatible with Sony cameras.
Spark is the world’s most versatile, adaptable and affordable camera remote currently available. The compact unit was designed to be flexible to the demands of each individual photographer by offering three distinct modes of shooting:

1) Infrared trigger from 30’ away
2) Tethered trigger
3) App based wireless controller

Each mode has a distinct set of features for varying shooting needs and Spark can last for up to 2,000 hrs of continuous use on the same replaceable coin cell battery. You’d have to purchase 2 or 3 separate accessories to achieve what only one Spark unit can do.

Your audience is able to pick up Spark for the pre-sale price of $44 right now on Kickstarter and then will retail for $56. This makes Spark the most affordable upgrade to any camera kit.

 

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Sony Tidbits…

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Lens Stars are WEAKSAUCE on Sony 90 Macro and G Master 24-70

Kipon EF-E speedbooster review at Thebrotographer.
Sony demonstrates 4K RGB laser projector prototype at CinemaCon
Travel Photography with the Sony a6300 in Buenos Aires (Brendan van Son).
Does your SEL55f18z make sound when shaken? (SonyAlphaForum).
Atomos Shogun Inferno Updates Software to 8.11 (Explora).
How To Achieve Sharper Images (Adorama Learning Center).

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Best Sony A6000 deal yet: Camera with two lenses and free $50 gift card for $748

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Yesterday Sony US launched their new deals on Camera and Lenses (full overview at Adorama and BHphoto). Among those deals you get the A6000 dual kit with a new 450 rebate (on top of the older $250 rebate) and a $50 gift card at BHphoto.

Sony A7 cameras:
$200 off and free extras on the A7rII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A7sII at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7II at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$50 off on the A7 at Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.

Sony A6300-A6000-A5100:
$150 off on the A6300 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$100 off on the A6300 at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$300 off on the A6000 Dual lens kit sold by Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon.
$100 off on the A5100 with 16-50mm lens at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon

Full Frame E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the Zeiss 5omm f/1.4 lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-200mm G lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-70mm f/4.0 Zeiss lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
$100 off on the 70-300mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 24-240mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

APS-C E-mount lenses:
$100 off on the 16-70mm Zeiss lens at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
$100 off on the 10-18mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$100 off on the 18-200mm PZ lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 20mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 35mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
$50 off on the 50mm f/1.8 lens at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.

Sony Accessories:
$50 off on the Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VGC2EM Vertical Grip at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony HVLF20M at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$20 off on the Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$30 off on the Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRC1M Radio Control Wireless Commander at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony HVL-F60M Wireless Shoe Mount Flash with built-in LED light at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon.
$50 off on the Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Grip for Alpha a7, a7R and a7s with built-in LED light at Adorama, Amazon.

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Stick together ten Sony FF cameras and you get this…

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Image by Cinema5d

At the NAB show Sony did announce the new S3CA E-mount camera which is basically a stripped down version of the Sony A7sII. If you stick 10 of those on the new VR rig created by Radiant Images you get this 360 degree tool.

The S3Ca has no screen, no EVF and nearly no buttons. And you wanna know how much this camera cost? Just click over at Adorama for a big “oh shit” experience :)

Here is an intro of the new S3CA E-mount camera:

Sony Introduces the S3CA – A Sony a7S II Without Recording Limit from cinema5D on Vimeo.

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