sonyalpharumors

well, this rumor simply must be true: the people at mediamarkt are well known for their knowledge and access to inside information…..

Even though the world cup in soccer this summer presents a perfect opportunity to introduce some new cameras I feel it’s unlikely that Sony will stray from the beaten path. Previous models have been shown at PMA in mockup form and then launched as a finished produkt at Photokina and I doubt Sony will do anything differently this year.

May???….mmm… maybe by that time Canon will have the 60d or 7d II to compete with whatever Sony brings to the table. Canon rumors have been more accurate than Sony rumors, my opinion.

I simply have to convert serge’s sarcasm to non-sarcasm and state the obvious: I can’t tell you whether this rumor is going to be true or not, however people at Mediamarkt usually don’t know anything that exceeds that what’s written on the packages of products. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but I’d be seriously immensely surprised if this guy knew something and was telling the truth…

Nevertheless, let’s hope Sony will release new alpha DSLRs soon!

A lot of sarcasm here–but you heard Andrea say that her sources are telling her that the first two mirrorless cameras, the FW for the A850/900, and at least one A-mount camera will be introduced in May. And I have good reason to believe that the A7xx will come before September, maybe well before September, so I am still holding out for a May/June introduction for the A7xx.

As to Sony just telling us they will be great cameras, I think actually that we are beginning to get some pretty solid info about some of these cameras, especially the mirrorless cameras, but also about the A7xx. Sony has released a sesies of teases about the mirrorless cameras, each with more information, and I expect them to continue this process, and do the same for the A7xx. As to the A7xx, read what David Kilpatrick has to say on Photoclubalpha.

As to the “beaten path” of when Sony introduces cameras, let’s look at the record:

January: A200 / A300 / A350 / A450

May: A230 / A330 / A380

June: A100

August: A500 / A550 / A850

September: A700 / A900

The A450 was introduced in January of this year, but hasn’t been released in the US as yet.

What is arguably the most important of all Sony Alpha introductions was the first, the A100, which won PopPhoto’s Camera of the Year award, and which took 6% of the entire dslr market, by itself, in its first year. It was Sony’s first introduction, on 6 June 2006, and was released in July.

In other words, I see pretty darned good reason to think that Sony might well make some important introductions this May and June. I know they want to, because they have the huge opportunity of the World Cup to trumpet their cameras this summer.

The camera you buy today will certainly take much better photos than the camera you don’t/can’t buy today. Don’t delay! Or something.

I’ll bet this person is just an avid Alpha fan who has read the same rumors as we all have and is rehashing old rumors that have little or no basis in fact.

“Try to optimize your site………make it user friendly………..and try to give it an eye candy look………..like sonyinsider.com .”

I would recommend giving it a look more like CanonRumors.com: streamlined, fast, and functional. The layout of that site just gets our of your way, gives you what you desire, and makes all your wishes come true. This site, however, could use a little redesign imho. Also this site is about impossible to view on my cell phone. So there!

?????. Why would a salesman loose a sale? This rumor makes no sense. This is like a car salesman telling you to wait for next years model, of course it will have improvements that’s a no brainer. Although the salesman will still try to sell you this years car.