I know from reliable sources that the Sony A1II will be on the market in 2025. But that is all I know for sure. What I can share today is a message from a new source about the possible specifications of the Sony A1II. Keep in mind that new sources are obviously unreliable, but I believe that these specifications he mentioned might still be close to reality. Let us therefore read his message:

There’s a high probability the A1m2 will drop before end of year. But the very end of year. The only reason it would be in Jan 2025 would be bc of production issues. I’m told same chip…just the updates we expect AI chip etc, and in same body.No A9III body. The A93 body would be a Mark 3 version bc of existing grip and cages etc and customers. Prototypes are in the wild.

I hope reliable sources can soon confirm or deny this rumor. But if I had to guess the possible specifications of the A1II, these would be more or less what the “new source” claims: Same A1 sensor but improved speed and new AI chip. Why do I think that?

Honestly, the 50MP sensor is still the best in class. I don’t think there is a need for a high-resolution version. Also, since this is a camera for the best image quality with the best possible speed, global shutter is not an option. It is hard to sell a flagship camera that has a dynamic range 1/3 stop lower than its predecessor. I am more surprised to hear that it will keep the same body. The A9III has the best body so far, and it doesn’t seem fair for the A1II to fall short. What do you guys think?

Rumored Sony A1II specs:

• 50MP (same Sony A1 sensor)
• new AI chip
• improved frame rate
• best in class autofocus
• C2PA authentication
• SD+ CFexpress Type A 4.0 generation dual hybrid slot
• same A1 body style (no upgrade to the A9III body)
• Announcement between November 2024 and January 2025

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A new source just sent me the image of an allegedly new Sony 28mm f/2.8 FE pancake lens with the following text:

Sony is about to launch a new full frame e-mount pancake lens to finally compete directly with the Canon 28mm f/2.8 and Nikon 26mm f/2.8 pancake lenses. This is a true pancake lens design (unlike the 24/40/50 G trio). It is not a G lens and will be priced very aggressively. They don’t want to lose sales to the recent third party Viltrox and Samyang pancake lenses and were very surprised with their popularity online and with the Sony alpha community wanting a pancake lens. Unlike the Viltrox and Samyang this will be a proper full featured FE lens with manual focus ring and adjustable aperture from f/2.8 to f/22 and high quality optics, sharp from f/2.8 with minimal vignetting.

This is coming from a new source so this could be total BS. I hope trusted sources can soon confirm if this rumor is true or not. If you happen to have some info about that please drop me a message using this contact box or at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

Anyway, what do you think about this rumored lens. Would you love this to be true?

This has been an extremely slow year from Sony, but at least I can finally share a reliable rumor about one of the next Alpha Full Frame cameras. Two trusted sources confirmed:

• The Sony A7V will be on market between January and March 2025.

It’s unclear when the exact announcement will happen (it might happen in late 2024 at best). I have been told the camera initially should have been announced in October 2024 (so one month from now) but the announcement got delayed. So while announcement timeframe is unclear I am confident the camera will start shipping in Q1. I don’t have 100% confirmed specs yet but the main improvements on the A7V will be related to “speed” and “new AI features”. Definitely do NOT expect to get global shutter or 8K recording on this model.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Postponement of the entire Sony product launch!

Sony has once again postponed the launch of its new cameras and lenses. We were supposed to get a new FX9 successor camera in late summer, but that didn’t happen. There seems to be a production bottleneck in the entire industry, which has now also been officially confirmed by Canon Japan. This is probably the reason why the A7V will only be launched in Q1 2025 and not in Q4 2024. I now need to gather information on the announcement date of the following products that I know are on Sony’s roadmap:

• Sony FX9 successor
• Sony 24-70mm f/2.0
• Sony A7V
• Sony A1II
• One more lens (specs unknown yet)

Those 5 products should be announced within the next 6-7 months with the FX9 successor and f/2.0 zoom coming before the A7V announcement. – If you have more info about the next Sony cameras and lenses you can share send me a message using this contact box or at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

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Folks, it’s time to get serious about the next generation of new Alpha cameras. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several conversations with sources both familiar and new. And they all have the same leitmotif: no one has heard of a possible new Sony A7sIII successor. Now, I’m not omniscient, so maybe Sony has been keeping this super secret and the As7IV will be announced tomorrow :)
But realistically, I don’t think there will be an A7sIV anytime soon…. and now I’m wondering if the “S” series won’t be discontinued. I see the possibility that the future FX3II will be the official upgrade for the current FX3 and the A7sIII. What do you think about that scenario?

BIG Alpha camera teaser:
All those sources shared some reliable and some unconfirmed info about three kind of cameras: Sony A1II, Sony A7V and a “surprise” model. Not saying yet they are coming very soon…but certainly within 6-8 months. And you can expect me to share some info about that in the next days. If you have more info about the next Sony cameras and lenses you can share send me a message using this contact box or at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

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A source just told me that Sony plans to announce a new updated version of the current 400mm f/2.8 GM lens. Apparently the aim is to make it better than the competition like the Nikon 400mm 2.8. The lens was announce back in 2018 so an update is certainly possible to happen in 2025.

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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

One of my trusted sources is sure that Sony will not announce a new Sony A7V this year. According to him, the A7IV will definitely arrive in 2025.

I have yet to double and triple check this rumor, but this source has been right many times in the past, so I am inclined to believe him. Unless he is wrong this time and unless Sony decides to change the roadmap at the last minute, I think we should not expect to have the A7V this year.

Probably Sony thinks the now nearly three old A7IV still holds up well against the new Nikon Z6III and the two year old Canon R6II. A spec comparison can be found on that BHphoto page:

We know from reliable stats that the A7IV still sells well in Japan. And also the Amazon US mirrorless ranking, the Amazon DE mirrorless ranking and the Amazon UK mirrorless ranking always show the A7IV among the top sellers. So I guess Sony is right to wait for a more mature timing. Moreover Canon is rumored to announce a new R6III in late 2024 and Sony might prefer to see what this camera will look like.

I hope the source can soon come back with some more precise release time info and possibly even some specs. In the mean time let me know in the comment system what you expect from the A7V. And this is the poll:

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