(SR5) A58, NEX-3N, and three A-mount lens to come soon!
Sources from SAR and Digicaminfo got the same info about the upcoming release:
In very last moment it looks like Sony decided to drop the A38 and just release the A58! And this is what Sony will announce soon:
- SLT-A58 with a new 20MP sensor (actually it’s 20,xx and almost close to 21 Megapixels). Priced around 600-700 dollars/euro.
- NEX-3N, 16Megapixel sensor (same as F3) priced at 500-600 dollars/euro
- Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 for 1600-1700 dollars/euro
- 18-55mm II for A mount at around 200-300 dollars/euro
- 70-400G F4.5-5.6 II 2400-2500 dollars/euro (to ship in April!)
And a smart SAR reader found the evidence for the new 70-400mm in the latest firmware: “Looks like SAL-70400G2 is ready for release, fw for a99 contains the lens correction profile for that lens. This profile is identical to the profile for the known SAL-70400G, so no changes in optical formula. LensID is 69, “old” one has LensID 53. No such lens profiles for rumored SAL-70200G2 or announced SAL-50F14Z yet.”
Stay tuned on SAR!
KevinL
4 months ago |$1600+ to get a 50 prime?!
Sony is crazy
If it insists pricing products like this, it will go bankrupt in 5 years I believe.
emopunk
4 months ago |Then I wonder why Leica didn’t go bankrupt way earlier.
Andrew Broadfoot
4 months ago |My 70-400 is sharp at 70/f4 and 400/f5.6. Looks like i’ll save by not having to shell out that ridiculous price. And 1600 for the 50mm? They can keep it.
Rcteague
4 months ago |Ill buy it. Your in now if ya need it you will buy it. But I bet its under 1500
Any takers.
Steve
4 months ago |I will look to see how well the new lenses image then I’ll make up my mind to buy or not.
As camera sensors get better and have greater MP’s quality optics become more important.
Boris
4 months ago |Hi Andrea, Do you have any infos about whether mirror flip up will come with the next gen SLT like A58?
Great
4 months ago |Now 50mm for 2k… Now I am expecting the performance on the same caliber of Leica without the brand.
Nivrakk
4 months ago |Zeiss Primes do tend to have equal performance to Leica but with AF
Great
4 months ago |Wow then the 50mm is mine…
wowolfol
4 months ago |Soon = Feb, Mar, Apr??
Just Some guy
4 months ago |can’t wait to get my new prime yaaay
Steve S.
4 months ago |50/1.4 priced like Canon’s 50/1.2-L … Hmm. This new ZA won’t go to 1.2, so it had better have something else to make it worth the premium price. And no, the blue “Zeiss” label will NOT, in itself, be worth it. I’d better be able to see superior IQ in pictures the lens takes; it needs to beat ALL the other 50/1.4′s out there… and probably, beat them by a substantive margin (I imagine that Sigma’s already planning to raise the price of their 50/1.4HSM… ) .
Of course, even if I *CAN* see the superior IQ, I probably *STILL* won’t buy the ZA50… 50mm isn’t a useful-enough focal length (for me, and my shooting), and f/1.4 doesn’t beat my other glass for low-light, so… this lens doesn’t look like it’s going to have NEARLY $1600 worth of appeal for me. Others MMobviouslyV.
Steve S.
4 months ago |However, that a58 rumor…
Any news about the sensor?
Simon T
4 months ago |50mm f1.4 at that price simply won’t fly not with Canon’s 50mm f1.2 L lens at that price point.
Another kit lens? Well wow yawn..
Where is the 85mm f1.8, the 35mm f2 FF lens, the 28mm f2.8, the 24-something non CZ pricey zoom, the 70-210mm f4 new beercan. Nowhere to be seen and this is evidently a camera company?
NIKO
4 months ago |As far as the 50 f1.4 goes I’ll stick with my Sony branded one (a.k.a. Minolta 50 f1.4 RS re-badged). I mean hey, I own some Zeiss glass; the 24-70 f2.8 SSM, 16-35 f2.8 SSM & the 16-80 f3.5-4.5. However, I bought them at reasonable prices before the Tsunami that hit Japan and screwed them up with their nuclear reactor and all that. Sine then, the prices have gone sky high on the “A” grade stuff. I know Nikon and Canon pulled the same thing, but still. A Canon mount Zeiss 50 f1.4 manual focus lens runs at $725 at B&H Photo Video. Okay, Sony’s has AF. So what? let’s more than double the price? C’mon! It’s a prime lens! Not much going into the optical design compared to the 24-70 f2.8 zoom. It shouldn’t cost more than $1100 max. I’d rather pay $500 for Sigma’s 50 f1.4 EX DG HSM lens.
Sony, you better start rethinking your price strategy and start pricing accordingly as well as have a bit more selection for the Alpha Mount. I’ve been shooting with Minolta and now Sony for many years. We need more variety in lenses at aggressive pricing. Also, dump the plastic mount crap! I know you want to save some manufacturing expense. But really? Plastic is not the solution. Plus, your cheap DT lenses need redesigning simply because they do look cheap.
Also, what about those lenses (and others) that “Simon T” wrote about just prior to me? Those are certainly lenses I’d like to see as non Zeiss options. Maybe “G” lens options, but they don’t have to be.
Chop-Chop Sony! Maybe I should work for you and get your DSLT/DSLR camera department in order!
Poki
4 months ago |Well, the 50mm 1.4 CZ for Nikon and Canon mount may be cheaper, but it is optically … ehm, not that good. The new 55mm f/1.4 CZ will cost almost 3000, so 1600 for the Sony one with AF is a fair compromise if it’s optically good enough.
A prime lens does NOT have to be a much simpler design than a zoom lens – not at f/1.4 and not if you want almost perfect optical performance.
Alex
4 months ago |How solid of a rumor is that 50′s release price?
subodh
4 months ago |I plannning to buy A57. can i wait for A58 how much time will get to come out for A58. ?