Image on top doesn’t show the actual stolen Sony truck

There are now rumors on the web saying that the truck carrying all Sony NAB gear got stolen on the way to Las Vegas! The news still got not officially confirmed by Sony. And we don’t know yet what kind of effect this will have on the Sony announcement. But we might see some [shoplink 57385 ebay]A9[/shoplink] or [shoplink 57384 ebay]A7sIII[/shoplink] on auction on eBay soon :)

UPDATE: I just got that info:

I can confirm the truck was indeed stolen. I’m from a partner company that’s helping scramble in getting replacement supplies. I found out this morning and actually googled to see if there was any news reports online yet. Our products were also on the truck.

I will try to give you updates as soon as I can!

Curiosity note: Seven years ago two Sony trucks were stolen in Canada!

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On April 20 (London) or April 23 (Las Vegas) or in June Sony could announce a new High End FF E-mount camera and a new RX camera. Here is the little we know and the lot we don’t know so far:

What we know for sure so far:

1. Sony has a press conference on April 20 in London and April 23 at around 2pm Las Vegas time. There is also one more announcement in June.
2. Sony registered two new cameras in Asia. Usually we have to wait a couple of months after registration before those get announced.

What we can hope to get on these next three Sony press events:

1. New Sony camcorders (NAB)
2. Maybe a new Sony High Speed E-mount camera (A7sIII?, A9?). If not on April 20-23 that camera might be announced in May/June.
3. Maybe a new RX camera (but that is more likely to be announced some time after the NAB show in May/June).
4. Maybe the new 16-35mm f/2.8 GM and 100-400mm FE G lens

A source who claims to have seen the new A7/A9 camera told me this:

1. Sony says this is the camera they made for PRO photographers
2. The camera he saw pretty much looked like the current A7 series
3. It’s fast and has a low resolution sensor

So to sum up the possible new Sony High End E-mount camera specs:

1. Sony will announce a new High End E-mount camera (sometimes between that now and June)
2. It has a low resolution sensor (could be around 20MP but it’s unconfirmed yet)
3. It has the fastest autofocus system of all Sony E-mount cameras yet
4. It records at around 20fps
5. Records 4K (probably at 60fps)
6. It’s a tiny bit larger than the A7 series but pretty much keeps the same size. It has not an integrated battery grip like the Canon 1D series
7. Dual SD card support
8. unlimited RAW recording (if supported by the right cards)
9. It uses the new A6500 menu system
10. Touchscreen
11. It has a joystick on the back
12. Bit longer battery life and small ergonomic improvements on the body
13. Name is unknown yet but it might be a Sony A7sIII (but really, I have no confirmation on that yet)
14. Price is high (probably between $4,000 and $5,000) and current A7 cameras will not be replaced that model (they will keep selling at the current pice tag)

Very wild rumors:

1. There has been speculation and wild rumors that there might be two new FF E-mount cameras the coming months: A9 and A7sIII.

Looking further:
This High End camera will be available with high-resolution sensor (and lower speed) sometimes later (probably on market by early 2018).

As you see there is little we know so far. I hope this week Sony will not disappoint us and announce something E-mount and/or RX related. If not than we will have to wait two more months :(

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Sony a9 Predictions by ThatCameraGuy

Thecoming week for sure Sony will announce new products. Question is,will they announce new camcorders only or will there be also the new High Speed E-mount FF camera?

Latest info I got this morning is:

“I heard the new camera will be announced earlier than 20 April (Not London). After that, the announcement will be expanded to London, and so on.”

So maybe we will get “something” new on April 18-19 already. If not there is still the major Sony NAB announcement on Sunday April 23.

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Something very different: That L16 camera could be the first delivering FF Sensor quality on a small compact camera (more at MirrorlessRumors). Wondering if Sony could do something like that one day…

As a reminder: We have three upcoming Sony events where we might see some new Sony products:

1. April 20: Sony will have the Awards ceremony in London on April 20, 2017
   Only once did Sony announce a new camera on that event. It was three years ago for the Sony A77II. So far only one source heard that there might be “something big”. But while the source shared good info in the past that “something big” really doesn’t tell us anything yet.
2. April 23: Sony press conference at 3pm Las Vegas time (Nab show)
   Yes, this is an event were Sony will definitely announce new products. Camcorders for sure. But will there be a new A7sIII? Three years ago Sony did indeed announce the A7s at NAB.
3. June: It’s a classic month for RX and E-mount announcements. The A7rII was announced in June.

Mark those dates and be sure to keep following SAR!

We got word that the new Tamron lens will be “released” by end of April with shipment to start in larger quantity in May. Indeed Amazon updated the 150-600mm lens shipment info to 2-4 weeks. The lens can be preordered at BHphoto too (no shipping date info there).

And this one runs today only: $100 off on the G-RAID mini 1TB Dual-Drive Storage System sold at Bhphoto.

Two anonymous sources hinted about a possible surprising announcement at NAB: A Sony Drone! UPDATE: Two years ago Sony created a new company just for that. Why does it make sense for Sony to join that market?

1. The DJI Inspire 2 (here on Amazon) uses a Micro Four Thirds mount camera and is the hottest Drone of the moment. this thing sells for over $4,000 and there are is a big accessories market too. Seems like there is money to make here.
2. Last week Canon announced their first Drone too.
3. Engadget just reported that “dollar-for-dollar drone sales in the United States have more than doubled over the past year“.

I can now see the potential for a Sony Drone. But there is also a risk: GoPro failed with their Karma launch and has a huge loss because of that. There is also plenty of good players making drones. So if Sony enters the game they really have to get it right from the start.

Image on top shows the current FS5

Back in October a source told me the FS7II would be announced soon. The rumor was correct. The same source said that there might be a new FS5II at NAB. Well today I got info from another source telling me that this is NOT going to happen.  This means the chances to see a new FS5II at NAB is now much less likely then we thought weeks ago.

Reminder: Sony has a press conference scheduled for April 23 at 3 am Las Vegas time (NAB show start).

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