(SR3) First Sony High End E-mount camera “spotting report”?

The following info is from a source who shared a rumor for the first time. So take it with a grain of salt. But I for sure hope he is right on this one! He told me he had the chance to see the new Sony High End E-mount camera. And this is his description:

It is not gonna be a bigger body like canon 1dx but is definitely bigger than the current generation.
The grip is chunkier and taller than the older ones.  The screen looked bigger to me as well but still you’ll have a tilting screen. No lateral hinges.

I couldn’t check about the SD card but the photographer was from sand disk so i guess the still use SD card but there’s place for 2 i guess. There’s an interesting lever/button that look like is for open the card door. They added a nipple joystick for af points selection but the rest is pretty familiar.

I couldn’t check the firmware and the final name since was masked and the software was modified.
The photographer was shooting on the real cam and the burst rate was quite impressive. I guess around 14fps or more by the sound.

I shoot on the 16-35 2.8 but for the other scenes they where using the new 100-400 even tho was all masked with tape to not show.
Size wise the 2 lens are comparable to the competition so i wouldn’t expect the zoom to be faster.

The 16-35 is pretty heavy in the hand but in line with the 24-70

To sum up what he says is:

  1. The camera is a bit bigger and has a chunkier grip
  2. Joystick control (hurray!)
  3. Impressive burst rate (probably around 20fps)
  4. 16-35mm f/2.8 GM and 100-400mm FE lens are coming too

This matches the rumor we posted via our usual trusted sources: This is a High End Camera made for PROS with low resolution sensor, around 20fps, dual SD card and priced above the current A7 series. There is also a rumor about a second High End Model with High Resolution sensor. But that camera will be announced sometimes later (maybe 2018?).

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(SR4) Sony will soon announce a new 100-400mm G FE lens!


Canon 100-400mm vs Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 A-mount (via CameraSize)

Our rumors about the budget 85mm FE lens (rumor here) and the 100mm STF lens (rumor here) turned out to be correct. And the same source shared a new lens info today:

I heard from source that Sony is developing FE100-400G.
If development is in time, it will be announced with a new camera in April.

I have little doubt the source will be spot on this info too! I hope to get some confirmation soon to upgrade the rumor to SR5. The source didn’t share info about the aperture, size and possible pricing of the lens.

Lens Price Speculation
My guess is that the size will be around the same as the competition but the price may be a bit higher…
Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 A-mount at [shopcountry 56396].
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens costs around 2000 Dollar/Euro at [shopcountry 56389].
While the new Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens still got no pricing yet… [shopcountry 56390].

The camera info
We still are not sure if the new camera will be the A7III or the long time rumored new High End E-mount camera (A9?) with 20fps, low resolution sensor and super fast AF. If you plan to get the A9 join our special facebook group here.

Anyway, stay tuned. I hope the trusted sources will share more info soon…thanks ;)

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Pierre Paqueton about the new Batis: “aperture is low enough to make it dreamy”

Zeiss Photographer Pierre Paqueton shared a couple of new shots taken with the yet to be announced new Batis tele portrait prime lens. When asked about the lens aperture he did answerthis:

aperture low enough to make it dreamy, and that’s all you need to know 😉

and in a next post:

I know so many of you are very curious as to what the focal length and aperture of the new Batis lens might be. Although, I can’t tell you any specifics, I hope this photo gives an idea of how shallow you can get with the lens. Sharp detail, focus, and Bokeh are 3 main factors for me when creating a shot. And I’m happy to say this lens exceeded my expectations in all 3 categories.

The lens will be announced within 1-2 weeks!

(SR4) New Sony High End E-mount Camera rumor: Low resolution, high speed and 20fps

SonyA9
The mirrorless protoype shaped like a DSLR from Sony (2014)

Before the A6500 announcement a first time source sent me the info about the A6500 camera and I posted it with low SR2 ranking. Of course now we know the rumor turned out to be correct.

Now he shared some info about the possible new High End E-mount camera from Sony. Please note that there is yet no guarantee he is right on those rumors too. But at least the info is more “Likely” to be true:

  1. The camera under development seems to have 2 models.
    One is high-resolution model around 70MP, and the other is super high-performance AF, super high speed continuous shooting, and super high ISO sensitivity model.
  2. The first model to be released will be the low rez and super high-performance AF camera
  3. I don’t know whether both models are released like α7, 7R or A9.
  4. Many professional photographers introduce Emount, and Sony receives many requests from professional photographers through PRO support. High-end Emount camera (probably α9) will become the camera in response to the demand of professional photographers.
  5. The camera with lower resolution sensor is very fast and has in its prototype stage shoots around 20 fps

From other trusted sources we know this: The new High End camera has unlimited RAW buffer time, dual memory card slot (probably dual SD and not the dual XQD version as reported 1 year ago), and a larger than A7rII body. Also the model with Lower Megapixel count and higher FPS seems to be the one that will be announced first.

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Sony registered a new camera code….for a new FF E-mount?

The chinese public agency Miit.gov.cn registered the code of a new Sony camera “WW361847”. Usually this means that within 1-2 months that camera will be announced to the public Now here is the interesting thing:

The “WW3*****” code is usually used to define the A7 camera series! The A7, A7r, A7s, A7II and A7rII all had the “WW3*****” prefix when they gor registered. The only exception is the A7sII which uses the “WW8*****” prefix.

While RX camera use “WW4” and “WW8” prefix.

So this backups  the rumor we posted yesterday that Sony will announce something “Big” in April.

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via Nokishita