Trusted sources have confirmed that the Sony A7V will not be launched until 2025. They did not share reliable specs yet, but a new source shared this information today. Since it’s a new source, the rumor could be completely false. But it is based on the REAL IMX366 sensor, which could indeed be perfect for this camera. The new source wrote:

• The A7 V schedule for early 2025 will finally use Sony the IMX366 44Mp sensor (sensor officially listed here)
• 120 fps 4k no crop
• will cost 3000 euros similar to A7 V.

The Sony A7IV was announced in October 2021 and had a price tag of 2799 Euro (now it’s 2200 Euro at Amazon). So I think it’s likely the price will be close to 3000 Euro.

As I told you at the beginning of this article, the source is new, so do not hold me responsible for this. However, if I may guess, I think it is possible that the sensor will be included in the A7V. The official features listed by Sony are:

• 35mm full size back-illuminated CMOS image sensor
• Input clock frequency 74.25 MHz
• All-pixel readout mode *
  Horizontal/vertical 2/2-line binning
  Vertical 1/3 subsampling horizontal 3 binning
  Vertical 1/9 subsampling horizontal 3 binning
• Window readout function
• Rolling shutter function moving picture mode
• All-pixel simultaneous reset supported
• Electronic first curtain shutter
• H driver, V driver and serial communication circuit on chip
• +27dB gain in CDS/PGA on chip
• Built-in 11-bit/12-bit/13-bit/14-bit A/D converter
• 16 Lane SLVS-EC interface (2 LINK)
• R, G, B primary color mosaic filter on chip

So what do you think, would an increase to 44MP be justified?

There are now very wild rumors around the web that Tamron will announce a new 28-180 mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD lens in September. I have no idea if this is BS rumor or not, but if this turns out to be true, we will get a lens that no one else has tried before. The only lens that comes somewhat close is the Canon 24-105mm f/2.8. The Tamron would trade off the (very useful) 24mm at the wide end for a much longer 180mm tele focal length. I guess this would make the lens bigger than the Canon.

I can see this as a useful lens for indoor event shooters that need both flexibility and fast aperture. What do you think…does such a lens make sense to you?

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source: CameraBeta

On August 7 Viltrox will announce this new Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 VCM pancake lens. Minimum shooting distance: 0.32m. There is yet no additional info like pricing and so forth.  But I think this could be a nice lens for Sony A7C camera owners don’t you think so?

Dear SAR reader, I had a short break this week because I am hiking in the Alps with my family and friends. But this will be my last short break, because I have received several confirmations that Sony will make an announcement in the second half of August and Sigma in early September.
There is also something completely different that I will talk about soon: The possibility of a big shake-up in the mirrorless world. This is “news” from the usual companies, and I will post a youtube video about it on my channel next week (subscribe!). Feel free to guess in the comments what you think might happen ;)

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Multiple reliable sources have confirmed that Sigma will announce a new f/2.8 full-frame zoom lens in early September. It will be available for Sony E and Leica L-mount lenses.

Stay tuned, we will be able to confirm the full specifications soon!

Back in May I told you that Sony delayed all the announcement roadmap by up to 2 months. So the 85mm f/1.4 GM II that was scheduled for a late June announcement would come later. I now got 100% solid confirmation that Sony plan an announcement by end of August! I don’t have yet 100% certainty on the products to be announced but I believe:

• 99% chance we are getting the Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM II
• 80% chance we might be getting the Sony FX9 successor
• 20% chance we are getting the 24-70mm f/2.0 GM

The 24-70mm f/2.0 GM is more likely to be announced in September and the first Alpha Full Frame camera should be coming in September/October. 

One more thing: TWO trusted sources now confirmed there is no Sony A7V coming in late 2024.

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I have already told you that my reliable sources seem to indicate that the A7V will be on the market only in 2025. They have not yet shared any possible specifications. All I am getting are specifications from other new or anonymous sources. Here I share one of them, but of course keep in mind that it could be completely wrong. That said, let me know if a camera like this might be of interest to you:

• Alpha 7 Mark V is a 36 megapixels camera with a comparatively slight low-pass filter. The actual resolution of the photos is significantly higher than the Alpha 7 Mark VI.
• It features Generation II suite of BIONZ XR Processor x AI Processing Unit which supported fast 120fps AE/AF, dynamic attitude- and rate-based object tracking on a slow BSI sensor.
• The screen performance is great, with drastically improved brightness, contrast, and color gamut.
• But the 10fps burst shooting is a little behind all the competition.
• The excessive yet insufficient UHD8K resolution causes it to record only oversampled 4K video. And full-frame 4K/60p video requires a 1.2x crop.

Like I told you, not an info from my trusted sources and I am highly skeptical about those specs…