I know for certain Sony is going to announce the new A-mount camera AFTER the Photoplus show. What I still don’t know is on what day exactly Sony will announce the new FE lenses. The PhotoPlus show is starting today so we may hear more about it the next 24-48 hours.
One small hint: Gary Fong just posted on Facebook:
“I told my agent that I’m coming down to the US for an unexpected meeting with Sony.”
So let’s hope this is for the new FE lenses!
Mirrorlessrumors just leaked the first images and specs of the new Leica SL. It is the first Sony A7 competitor (mirrorless, autofocus and Full Frame). And the design somehow reminds me also of the …Sony A7 :)
The Leica SL has a 24MP sensor and costs $6900 Euro (twice the price of the A7rII and 4 times the price of the A7II). It’s certainly a niche product. But what could be a bit more interesting is that Panasonic is part of the project and delivers plenty of tech to Leica (4K video, processor, autofocus and so on). There might be a chance that sometimes in the not so distant future Panasonic will use the same mount to launch their first FF camera. And that would certainly be a worthy Sony competitor.
P.S.: Follow the Leica presentation live blogging on Mirrorlessrumors at 19:30 berlin time.
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Zyoptics (know also as Mitakon) officially announced the new crazy fast 135mm f/1.4 FE lens! This makes it the fastest Full Frame lens yet available after the [shoplink 41643 ebay]Zeiss 135mm f/1.8 A-mount lens[/shoplink].
You can preorder the lens now at zyoptics.net/product/pre-order-mitakon-speedmaster-135mm-f1-4/. The lens costs $2999 and will ship in early 2016. Only 100 pieces will be preoduced so if you want one get it now!
Source: Weibo (via Mirrorlessrumors and Xjrumo).
Low resolution image samples:
Many Sony Artisans and Sony manager Kenta Honjo will attend the Sony mirrorless expert panel at the School of Visual Arts in NYC on Ocotber 20. So many big names usually come together when there is also some new Sony products to be announced. Keep in mind the PhotoPlus show will start the day after and we are expecting Sony to announce their new FE lenses and an updated FE lens roadmap.
Here is the official event description:
MPS Digital Photography and Sony present department chair Katrin Eismann, Sony Alpha product manager Kenta Honjo, photojournalist Ben Lowy, photographer and filmmaker Ben Moon and portrait and wedding photographer Miguel Quiles in a panel discussion on how technological developments such as the mirrorless camera have improved the quality of digital photography, reduced the size and weight of cameras and increased accessibility to photography. Moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning celebrity and portrait photographer Brian Smith.
It’s free for people to attend!
Sony UK finally rectified their misleading A-mount tweet from last week. At last the new tweet and the soon new A-mount camera announcement will give us some peace…for some time.
At last I have some good rumor for the A-mount folks! According to two trusted(!) sources Sony will announce one new A-mount camera in early November! Stay tuned on SAR to get more info the coming days!
Reminder: The new FE lenses should be announced at PhotoPlus. The new A-mount camera will be announced after the PhotoPlus show.
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Today I reported how Sony will announce a new A-mount camera in early November. But that new camera will certainly not go on sale in Australia and New Zealand because Sony Oceania decided to not sell any A-mount camera and lenses anymore.
Sony’s strategy is to sell A-mount only in areas where it sells well and where mirrorless is having a hard time to eat the DSLR market share.
Here is the official news reported by SAR reader John on Twitter:
