(SR5) Price of the body only is around $2,800. Big announcement day on September 12th!
On top: Real Sketch of the A99.
Trusted sources confirmed that the price of the A99 body only should be around 2800 Euro/Dollars. There will be slightly variations form country to country but this is the price you should expect! This is about 600 Euro/Dollar cheaper than the Canon 5DmarkIII (price and specs here) and $200 cheaper than the Nikon D800 (price and specs here). Sources told me this is really a unique camera as it is definitely the best hybrid stills and video Full Frame camera they have ever tested. What you should expect is not only a nice camera but a full system with plenty of useful and innovative accessories!
These are the specs we posted a couple of days ago:
- 24.3 Mpx Full frame CMOS Exmor sensor
- SLT technology
- New Bionz imaging engine
- 14 bit RAW recording
- 10 fps
- ISO 100 up to 25.600
- 50 ISO extended (with lower dynamic range)
- 102 AF point AF (11 cross).
- AF range
- MF assist
- Dual Phase detection system (with AF phase pixels on sensor)
- 30 sec and 1/8000 maximum shutter speed
- Time Lag 0.05 sec.
- Shutter life guarantee of 200,000 cycles
- 2.360k OLED electornic viewfinder
- 3″921k LCD with same tilting system of the A77
- Full HD video recording at 1920×1080/60p AVCHD format
- HDMI output
- Built-in stereo mic
- Built-in flash with guide number of 12
- Auto HDR capability
- New multi-segment low pass filter
- Photodiode expansion technology
- Light concentration technology
- Selective noise reduction
- Ultrasonic anti dust system
- In body image stabilization
- Two memory slots: SD and SD+MS cards
- USB: 2.0
- Announced on September 12, 2012
- Available in stores in late October 2012
- New accessories to be released with the a99: battery grip, flash, remote control, microphone etc.
- Very light, weather sealed magnesium alloy body.With 730 g this is the lightest FF body on market!
Important: The announcement of the A99 along the NEX-6, A and E-mount lenses is scheduled for September 12th! Stay tuned on SAR on that day! Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page to not miss any new rumor!
emopunk
9 months ago |I just wonder why they couldn’t stuff a 3.2 LCD screen on A99. Was it to keep size and weight down? Who knows.
John
9 months ago |Please tell me there is going to be GPS included with this camera like there is on our A77′s… Really love this feature and have been looking forward to the new full frame but GPS is a must for me and I have not used my portable GPS logger for a long time and happy for it to be left in the draw…
T
9 months ago |Does anyone know if this camera will have a EVF and feature focus peaking?
passer-by
9 months ago |Both are standard issue with any Sony newer DSLT.
Dennishh
9 months ago |NO Tethering! Did I miss this? If the A99 doesn’t have Tethering it’s dead for professional’s on arrival. Can’t believe that Sony doesn’t know this must be a miss print.
jon
9 months ago |this is not a99. this is a88 only.
a99 has tether and dual xqd memory cards, 36mp and $5,999.00
Aalpha100
9 months ago |Andrea writes “the price of the A99 body only should be around 2800 Euro/Dollars”. So it IS the A99!
Poke
9 months ago |Why is the name so important. Maybe they call the next FF alpha 1.
passer-by
9 months ago |Funny thing is NEX already has wireless tethering support via WiFi.
Denis
9 months ago |$2,800 intended for pros? DOA
Dan
9 months ago |I know there are a lot of comments about the price but this happens regardless of brand when a camera in this range is released. You simply cannot compare it to what Canon and Nikon has offered because it’s simply different tech. Some will love it and some will not. If I HAD to do a price comparison then it would have to be the D600 since it will more than likely share the same sensor.
Dennishh
9 months ago |D800 $2900 Canon 5DMK3 $3400 All pro cameras,$2800 for A99 to high.
Poke
9 months ago |You are making the assumption the 99 is not as good as these fine cameras. If the 99 proves to be as good as these 2 cameras then there is no reason the price would not reflect this. Grant it, I would love for this camera to be less expensive, but when I decide to buy my next camera it is one of these 3 and the 800 has dropped a notch because its fps is too slow for sporting events and now there are rumblings that the resolution is so good that the mirror movement can cause a blur. The 5DM3 better be a bit better because it appears to cost $600 more.
CostandinosK
9 months ago |Nikon D800 and Canon eos 5 markIII are not considered “by me that I’m professional photographer” pro cameras. Pro cameras (for FX format) are Nikon D4, D3s, D3, D3x. Canon EOS-1D X, Canon EOS-1D.
räven
9 months ago |What happened with the 104 crosstype AF points?
Tom
9 months ago |As usual the rumors were vastly overstated. A bit tiresome….
AAD
9 months ago |Usually due to EVF sony battery life is significantly lower than canon and nikon.Any estimates about the battery life for A99?
Steve-S
9 months ago |I’m going +1 on the idea that $2800 is too much for this camera.
Eliminating OVF with claims that EVF is cheaper SHOULD mean that the a99 is the cheapest FF on the market… D600 is going to eat the a99′s lunch (and Sony’s sensor division will thank them!)
Also: FPS isn’t an impressive a number without a buffer-depth number to go alongside. 10FPS for 7 shots? Or for 150? Or…?
u_vs_me
9 months ago |alpha99 coming with 102 cross af points…jst stick to it…i have tried it also..works awesome
admin
9 months ago |Yes? Tell us more about the A99