Sony A65 release postponed (and news roundup).
Sony A65 commercial
Sony announced that the new Sony A65 will start to be shipped on November 11 (instead of October 14). Interesting, it looks like the A65 is not having the issues of the Sony A77 so I don’t knwo why it has been postponed. ANyway, I collected some A65 related news from around the web:
Photoreview (Click here) posted a full A65 review: “Some performance differences between the SLT-A65 and the SLT-A77 were revealed in our Imatest and response time tests. For the former, the drop in resolution with the A65 can be largely attributed to the kit lens. Had we used the 16-50mm lens that was used for testing the A77, the resolution figures would probably have been much closer.”
There is also a Sony A65 hands-on at Dpreview Forum and some new image samples at Lowyat.
German Sony A65 review at Chip.de (The A65 is the best APS-C camera you can get for less than 1000 Euro!). And there is also a new test of the A65, A77 and Nex 5n in the German magazine Colorfoto 11/2011 (there is no online version). Interesting: The A65 compared to the A77 had better results throughout all ISOs.
All new Sony cameras and lenses links:
A77 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
A65 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Sony NEX-7 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Sony NEX-5n Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Sony 50mm f/1.8 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Sony 55-210mm Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
NEX-5n viewfinder Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
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hanugro
8 months ago |I thought A65 is already available as well in Hong Kong? I just ask the sales person whether both A77 and A65 are available and she nodded. But I bought the A77.
Nikko
8 months ago |yes a65 is available in hk already
SLTPro
8 months ago |Wow, kind of makes you forget all the shortcomings, bugs, low light performance and just want to get one anyway!! Nice job Sony Marketing dept! Still waiting to hear what Andrea has to say about the A99 before I swap my A55 and A850 for A77′s! Come on Sony please please just give us a 12FPS 24-30Megapixel “DXOMark ISO2800 rated” Full Frame D3x and 5dII killer……
David
8 months ago |Great advert! But the bugs will be worked out, the low-light performance isn’t bad at all really, and there’s a ton of nice features.
It’s a good camera, but like you the a99 will logically be my next purchase!
pancanikonpus
8 months ago |A99 $4000 only
sonyboy68
8 months ago |Futures Sony A 99 body will cost 2.500 €uros and Sony A 88 body 2.000 €uros approximatively !
Erational
8 months ago |OK, now I’m getting cranky. Another delay ? This camera is already been in gestation for 4 years.
sonyboy68: Where u coming up with these numbers ? Do you know something the rest of don’t know ? No-one has said anything about a A88, yet AFAIK.
Neo NiGHTS ®
8 months ago |Wasn’t the A900 below $3000,00 at launching price? Why would the A99 be any different? Sony already showed that it’ll work with agressive pricing to be competitive.
Wheelus
8 months ago |The Nikon 800, which I would think would be the closest rival with a 36 MP sensor, is being rumored at $3900 according to photographybay.com.
John Spenser
8 months ago |Both the a65 and the a77′s ship dates and pre-order capability have been pulled fron the Sony store in the U.S, Pisses me off, but I’m sure the a77 has been delayed, too. Why is no one reporting that?
Marek
8 months ago |Salesman at SONY center in Prague, Czech Rep., told me that they expect first units of A77 at the end of October. This is two weeks shift from previously announced date. And he also confirmed that A65 comes later.
David
8 months ago |Also, remember that months ago Andrea did post that the announcement would be September, release date October, but that supplies would be short at first! We knew there would be delays, so this isn’t really a surprise – just a frustration!
Wheelus
8 months ago |It’s time to plan ahead and get back-up batteries, memory cards, video LED lighting, cinema brackets, remote controls, cleaning kits, etc. This should take your mind off of the pain and suffering that you will be going through for the next month.
By the way, does any one know if any A65/77 books have been released yet?
Roy
8 months ago |I just received an email from Sony Netherlands….they confirmed, that A77 availeble in Holland mid October…
Terryfried
8 months ago |European A77 wear originally leaked out Early! they wear never intended till early Oct. The new delay is affectively only a week or so behind original schedule. and that is to make sure everyone gets latest FW.
Sonni
8 months ago |i have try this A65, i post one video sample at my website
Sergei
8 months ago |I guess they are renewing the software version to 1.03 on all the units before the shipment. Takes some time:)
Aldo
8 months ago |this new firmware inclued a sony NEX 5N??
Almazar80
8 months ago |Why should this firmware be in the 5N?
Aldo
8 months ago |http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-a77-bug-issue-and-nex-5n-click-issue-fix-and-firmware-news/
Almazar80
8 months ago |The 5N has a clicking issue. Even with that, it’s a great camera. My 5N is still in Laredo. It never locked up on me. These are two different issues and should be treated as such.
Linh N.
8 months ago |How does the a65 have better results when they both use the same sensor?
Terryfried
8 months ago |only logical solution is Jpeg test and they have different FW versions.
Linh N.
8 months ago |Ah that’s probably the case. Thanks for the clarification.
howasparty
8 months ago |They only tested the jpg results, as they didn’t have a final raw converter. RAW test will be made the next month.
acolyte
8 months ago |I feel like Sony is one confused company… Just like me.. bad planning.
Linh N.
8 months ago |it happens when you try to launch 5 terrific cameras in a row ;p
SonyA77
8 months ago |“The A65 compared to the A77 had better results throughout all ISOs.”
Do they hand these cameras over to complete idiots to test?
howasparty
8 months ago |Excerpt from the test:
Overall IQ (higher means better quality)
————-A65 A77 Nikon 7000
ISO 100 - 33 33 31
ISO 400 - 37 35 26
ISO 800 - 32 29,5 22
ISO 1600 - 25 21,5 19,5
ISO 3200 - 16,5 16 16,5
Vtsdan
8 months ago |Could it be that the A65 already has an updated firmware that’s a step past the A77? They didn’t mention that the A65 was having problems, and Sonyt did confirm that there is a firmware update coming for the A77 (1.03 is already out, so there is probably yet another update coming mid-month)…
howasparty
8 months ago |Sorry, but in the test there has been no information about the used FW.
Miki61
8 months ago |Why doesn’t Sony want to make an A750 or something like this with an optical viewfinder using the A580′s 16mpx sensor in an A700 like body with a tilting LCD screen and of course using CF memory cards? I think many Minolta and Sony gear owners would rush and buy such a camera. But of course, maybe I am wrong, everyone wants an A77? As a Minolta 7D owner I am starting to look for an upgrade. I tried an A77 in a local Sony shop but I wasn’t impressed. It is really Hi-Tech, but I don’t want an EVF, I don’t need 24 mpx, I don’t want to buy SD cards. I would like to stay with Sony so my only alternatives are the A580 or a used A700. If Sony could combine these two that would be perfect for me.
Another thing I don’t like about the A77 is rather personal: whenever I read about the OLED viewfinder (though better than expected) I always think of my Sony watch with an OLED display which is now impossible to read, it lasted just over 2 years, just after the warranty expired.
Terryfried
8 months ago |You describe the camera you want and it turns out to be a minor modification of a A580. So get A580 while you can. You are obviously a Luddite who wont except change. ie why would you want CF. I suppose you have some old cards you don’t want to throw away. Well join today’s world and get some newer bigger and probably faster cards. I for one am buying an A77 because of the EVF not in-spite of it. whether its 24 MP or fast AF there will be things YOU don’t need on any camera that has the things you DO want unless the camera is designed just for you. So get over it and get the best camera for you that you van afford and stop winging about having things that are new to you.
ps are you sure it was OLED watch? that sounds like wast-full tech and I haven’t seen any. OLEDs are totally different from old LEDs or LCDs that where common in watches. I see no reason to use OLED in a watch .
Miki61
8 months ago |Yes, you must be right, I should follow technology changes. However I also think I want to get myself quality products that I can afford. The A580 is a quality product regarding IQ and picture quality, but not build quality while the A700 feels like a quality product, but a bit outdated. The A77 at the moment is too expensive for me and after testing it I really didn’t like it so much… However the movie it makes is fantastic, I really loved that. The EVF is cool, too as long as I don’t start moving the camera. I was used to EVF about 7 years ago because my first digital camera was a Minolta A1.
About the watch, it is very hitech, it’s a bluetooth watch from SE, I really loved it, it is like this one:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mbw-150musicedition?cc=gb&lc=en
but the OLED (really, it is OLED) display is now so faint after only two years that the watch is almost useless (but it still shows the time at least
Oh yes… my CF is new 8GB one, I just bought it a couple of months ago. I think it was a mistake
Terryfried
8 months ago |oled was very new 2 years ago lifespan (of blue pixel especially) was a problem. they use totally different polymers these days and should outlive most other TFT
Terryfried
8 months ago |Also watch out for Christmas discounts. in UK list price of A77 is £1150 or £1659 with kit. but some official dealers are already advertising $899 or £1299 with kit. This kind of discount starting end Oct. has become normal in UK for Sony cameras over last year or two. I don’t know what kind of discounting goes on elsewhere it depends on local sale patterns.
Yannick
8 months ago |I received my A65 last Thursday in London from digitalrev and it works like a charm. I’m very happy with it.
Check a few pics from last week-end here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/yannicktrombetta/sets/72157627826347094/
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8 months ago |Would you post the firmware of your A65?
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