Sony A6400 preorders:
USA at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Buydig, Amazon.
Europe at Calumet Germany, ParkCameras UK, Jessops.
Asia at Sony Australia and Sony Japan.
Some more praise from well-known reviewers:
Meike 25mm f/2.0 | Review
New Nikkor Z lens roadmap announced in Japan! (MirrorlessRumors).
Why You Should Go Beyond the Kit Lens (Explora).
My first shots with Laowa 10-18mm Zoom on A7R Mk II (Hans Daniel).
Man’s $1,998 Camera Fried by Self-Driving Car Laser (PetaPixel).
Best Mirrorless Cameras You Can Buy in 2019, Ranked (Photographylife).
Panasonic hints that both new cheaper “entry-level” and more video oriented L-mount cameras are on the roadmap (MirrorlessRumors).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
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For a limited time you save $150 on the 55-210mm E-mount lens sold on Massdrop (Click here).
Sony card savings:
The world’s toughest SD cards are 10% off at Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.
Tony made this freeze resistance test with the newly announced Olympus E-M1X and the Sony A7III. Sony isn’t doing the best weather sealed cameras yet. But Sony managers already officially stated that future cameras will be much better in this regard!
I got solid confirmation that Panasonic will release the new S1-S1R Full Frame mirrorless on January 31. It means they will unveil the full camera specs and pricing with first shipment expected by late March.
The news matters also because those cameras will have some features that current Sony E-mount cameras do not have like:
– 4k 60p
– 100% weather sealing
– HLG photo
– Deep learning AI (we have to see if this is a marketing gimmick or somethign more “serious”)
The Fuji X-T3 is currently the king in the APS-C world and the Panasonic might yet ebcome the king in the FF world. Sony has to answer on both fronts soon!
Rumored specs via L-rumors.com:
Panasonic S1
24MP
L-mount
4k60p
Dual IS (in body stabilization and in lens stabilization)
Contrast AF (DFD technology)
Industry highest resolution EVF (Rumor: Could be 5.6 milion dot)
Deep learning AI
1 XQD and 1 SD slot
3-axis tiltable LCD
100% weather sealing
High Resolution mode (eight consecutive images are captured while shifting the sensor)
HLG Photo
Ships in March
Rumor: Price around $2,000
L-rumors.com
Panasonic S1R
47MP
L-mount
4k60p
Dual IS (in body stabilization and in lens stabilization)
Contrast AF (DFD technology)
Industry highest resolution EVF (Rumor: Could be 5.6 milion dot)
Deep learning AI
1 XQD and 1 SD slot
3-axis tiltable LCD
100% weather sealing
High Resolution mode (eight consecutive images are captured while shifting the sensor)
HLG Photo
Ships in March
Rumor: Price around $4,000
Panasonic S lenses:
50mm f/1.4
24-105mm (Rumor: f/4.0)
70-200mm (Rumor: f/2.8)
The Mirrorless Master – Sony a7R III – My Complete Review
Review: Voigtlander VM 50mm 1.2 Nokton by Phillip Reeve.
Top 10 Ways to Give Your Photos as Gifts (Explora).
Mark Galer’s Top Photography Tip + RX100VI
Why I Won’t Get The Sigma Art 105mm f/1.4 (Jason Vong).
Why we haven’t taken a stance on in-body stabilization vs OIS – and why that has changed (Dpreview).
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.
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We just got whispers about the next Sony press event that will happen within the next 3-4 weeks. The only 80% reliable rumor we got is that Sony will finally announce new E-mount lenses. 99% reliable is the rumor saying that we will NOT(!) get a new A7sIII any time soon.
Sony will have double major event in late February:
1) WPPI
Starts on February 25. This show is usually used by Sony to announce new products. I give it an 90% chance we will get new products2) CP+
Starts on February 28. Pretty sure the products announced at WPPI will be shown at CP+ too
And now to SR4-SR5 rumors of what to expect on those events:
SR5 (90% chance this is correct): NOOOOOO A7sIII on the events mentioned above
SR4 (70% chance this could be correct): New 135mm f/1.8 GM (we published the patent for this lens two weeks ago).
SR4 (70% chance this could be correct): New APS-C E-mount lens (no specs yet)
SR3 (50% chance the info is correct): New High End APS-C camera with EVF in the middle and A7-A9 styled body
More rumors:
– Possible surprise might be new RX1r. But I got nothing on these yet.
– I got info about a new 35mm f/1.8 G lens but I got no idea about the timing of this lens launch.
– 500 and 600mm tele GM lenses are on the roadmap and we foun patents of those lenses too.
– Tamron should launch a 70-200mm FE alike lens, Sigma should launch new lenses too.
Note: Sony has yet not registered any new camera in Asian agencies. Still, last year the A7III cameras was registered in Asian agencies 1 day before the announcement at the WPPI show.
