My Chinese readers pointed me out to these statements made by an actually very well known Chinese Filmmaker that collaborates with Sony. He said a couple of things that sound interesting but I have yet no clue if we can trust him on this. Still, fact is he works with Sony so there might be something on this:

• He said if you are not happy with 12MP then you should wait because later this year there is something more. (SAR note: He might means camcorders and not necessarily a new A7-A9 camera)
• He says the original planned launch date for A7SIII is actually the end of 2018, priced similarly, mostly the same but missing few features like 16bit raw output. But then Sony decided that there is no real threat on the market so they can wait a little bit (SAR note: That would confirm why our 2018 A7sIII rumors didn’t become true…because the camera launch got canceled)
• He also says that One-Mount is the key strategy for Sony so the camcorder department and camera department have more cooperation now, resulting in FX9 getting phase detection while A7S3 getting all the new codec.

My chinese readers assured me that he has quite some reputation in the filmmaker community, I assume guys like this won’t spread lies around easily.. But you never know.

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Sony A7sIII Preorders:
Sony A7sIII in USA at Adorama. BHphoto. Amazon. FocusCamera.
Sony A7sIII in EU at Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK. Park UK.

New Sony A7sIII accessories:
You will also have to preorder the world’s first CFexpress Type A cards at Adorama, BHphoto. Amazon.
And of course the new Sony MRW-G2 CFexpress Type A/SD Memory Card Reader at Adorama and BHphoto.

Correction: At first I thought Sony might have a new E-mount product announcement on August 6. But indeed it’s for AUDIO gear only! And we know it’s about the new WH-1000XM4 headset :)

Next Sony camera announcement: That said I already have info about the Sony next FF camera announcement. Will post it next week after I got some rest :)

There ain’t peace for me in those days folks!

UPDATED: The image above shows the new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FE with completely new design. It will be announced on August 6th! As you know the current 85mm f/1.4 FE lens is just their DSLR lens with a tube glued on it :)

This one is going to be made specially for the Sony E and L-mount system. And it will have half the weight and half the size of the DSLR version. Hope to get some more info soon. Stay tuned!

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Preorders:
Sony A7sIII in USA at Adorama ($200 off with lens), BHphoto, Amazon.
Sony A7sIII in EU at Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK.

Just a warning: After the A7sIII launch I will post new rumors about another nw Sony camera and a new Sigma lens. It really looks like companies have moved all the Spring announcement to the August-September timeframe.

IMPORTANT: To not miss any future rumors and leaks follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Discord.

Preorders:
Sony A7sIII in USA at Adorama ($200 off with lens), BHphoto, Amazon.
Sony A7sIII in EU at Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK.

Here is the last minute leak showing all the menu and camera ports:

Preorders:
Sony A7sIII in USA at Adorama ($200 off with lens), BHphoto, Amazon.
Sony A7sIII in EU at Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK.

Oh damn I was assuming th Sony A7sIII would have the same crappy menu of the the current A7 cameras. But luckily for all of us I was wrong!

Now here is the twist: Trusted sources told me there is a new menu system while a new anonymous source sent me the image above. Now, this is a new source so I cannot be 100% sure yet it’s legit. But I guess there is a fair chance it is.

More A7sII rumors:

And another two sources (Thanks to you too) sent me some more info too:

• Completely new menu with full touch support.
• The smallest rolling shutter effect in the world.
• Huge viewfinder with the ability to reduce the field of view of images, for people wearing glasses.
• The 16-bit raw info applies to recording in movie mode (and not just photos) to an external recorder.
• The Sony a7siii will have a passive cooling heat sink type system probably made of aluminum (copper, alloy or stainless steel are other options) similar to those used in the Raspberry Pi B board.
• Apparently in Europe the camera will start shipping out in September.

Personal note:

I am exhausted and I am getting new rumors about a Sigma lens too! And I have two days left to prepare my 2,700km car trip through Europe (will post the pics on my IG channel).

Preorders:
Sony A7sIII in USA at Adorama ($200 off with lens), BHphoto, Amazon.
Sony A7sIII in EU at Fotokoch. Calumet DE. WexUK.

And here it is fully unveiled! The new Sony A7sIII. Be sure to be online on sonyalpharumors tomorrow (July 28) at 3:00 PM (BST) / 4:00 PM (CET) to follow the video livestream live!

It’s finally time to join our Sony A7sIII facebook group! To not miss any future rumors and leaks follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Disqus.

Thanks Dan for sharing!

Rumored Sony A7sIII specs:

• New 12MP sensor with fast readout and S-Cinetone colorscience
• records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
• ONLY Up to 4k60 will be 10bit 4:2:2 internal.
• Downsampled 1080p from 4K, making this the best 1080p hybrid ever made! No line skipping or pixel binning.
• No internal RAW.
• 600mbps bitrate
• Base ISO 160 for S-LOG3
• no Dual ISO
• Max ISO 409600 (video)
  
• 16bit RAW output
• Sony claims 15 stops dynamic range
• Movie Edit add-on compatibility for Image Stabilization in post
• world’s highest resolution new 9.44 million dot EVF (QXGA resolution)
• same Sony A7rIV AF system
• new kind of passive (noise free) cooling system
• no overheating, no recording time limits (They are claiming to not have overheating issues for at least 1hr even at the highest framerate.)
• UHSII card and CFexpress Type A card support (each of th two slots takes them both!)
• Looks pretty similar to a Sony A7rIV.
• fully articulating screen like the one used by the Sony ZV-1.
• The video record button is now on the top of the camera, placed behind the shutter button
• price around 4.000 Euro (A7sIII now listed at BHphoto and in Germany at Fotokoch)
• announcement late July
• shipment start mid August