An update on the stolen Sony Truck story…

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

As you probably all know by now the Sony Truck was stolen on the way to Las Vegas (NAB show).  Sony did not release any official note and we don’t know if this will have any kind of impact on the product announcements.

An anonymous source just sent me this:

I work for contracting company. I can confirm that the equipment was stolen. Sony is going to replace it on time. Wont admit publicly to the theft to avoid distraction from new product launch

Let’s hope the info is right and Sony will manage to show us their new gear on Sunday (press conference at 3pm Las Vegas time).

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Noooo! Sony NAB gear stolen on the way to Las Vegas!

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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!

via CR

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Gold Box deal on the Rokinon 12mm E-mount lens

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Today you have a Gold Box deal on the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 APS-C E-mount lens at Amazon US.

Sony A7rII:
Free Lightroom 6 with the A7rII sold by Amazon and Adorama.
Various A7rII kits with free grip and cards at Amazon and Adorama.
Free 2 Terabyte USB 3.0 drive with the A7rII sold by BHphoto.
Free Adobe Creative Cloud 12-Month Subscription with the A7rII sold by BHphoto.
Sony A7rII on sale for $2,199 on eBay (Click here). This is a grey imported model with 1 year US seller warranty.

Sony A7sII:
Various A7sII kits with free grip and cards at Amazon and Adorama.
Free Rode VideoMic with the A7sII sold by BHphoto.
Free Bag and SD card with the A7sII sold by BHphoto.

Sony A7II:
Various A7II kits with free grip and cards at Amazon and Adorama.
Free bad, SD card and battery witht he A7II sold by BHphoto.

Sony A6500/6300:
Free bad, SD card and battery witht he A6500 sold by BHphoto.
Free bad, SD card and battery witht he A6300 sold by BHphoto.

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(Sony A7sIII, Sony A9, RX) What we know and what we don’t know…

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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 :(

Readers should really follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter if they don’t want to miss the Sony April news. And if you heard “something” about the new camera contact me at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com or use the contact form you see on the right top of this site. Thanks!

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