An imaginary Sony A9 camera

Our A68 rumor were spot on and hopefully also the next A6xxx camera rumor will soon get real too. But today’s rumor is about something completely different and possibly “unexpected”. It’s a rumor I got first 8 months ago but I can now finally post it with a bit more reliable confidence. It’s a very “difficult” rumor as little is known about that new camera. So please read carefully!

A new “secret” camera model (Top trusted Source 1):
One of my very top trusted sources who shared the correct A68 info confirmed there is a new A6xxx camera coming. But more importantly he told me this: Sony told him they have a new “secret” camera model. It’s “secret” because very few people know about it. Out side Sony Tokyo no Sony employee or manager knows about that camera. He told me: “I heard Special Model but all I know is that it will be released in the second half of the financial year. This means between October and March.”

The same source shared correct info in the past so I am pretty certain Sony will launch that camera (if they do not delay it like the A6xxx). Now the big question, what is that camera? I am yet not sure but a second reliable source shared some insight many months ago.

Some hints about the “secret” camera (Top trusted Source 2):
A second trusted source told me that this camera is a real surprise and not an evolution of an existent camera. It’s really a “revolution” more than an “evolution” (those were his exact words). For privacy reason he cannot share specs but said the camera is “very high-end”.

I hope sources will read this post and share more tidbits if they have them. But as far as I know only Sony Tokyo knows exactly what that camera will be. So dear SAR readers, now unleash your fantasy and tell me what you are dreaming about. Is that a new A99II, A9 or possibly even a new RX medium format camera? Dream ;)

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A reader just sent me this message. For privacy reason I removed the name of the store which is one of the biggest in Europe:

I went into (Store name hidden) yesterday to test out a few FE lenses yesterday and to pick me up a 16-35 f/4. He asked me if I didn’t mind waiting a couple of months. I said explain.
That’s when he turned his till terminal screen to face me and asked if I wanted the lens pion their incoming inventory list… It was the Sony FE 16-35mm F/2.8. Naturally in response i said someone has mistyped put FE instead of ‘A’ mount. He went off again, came back with management back-up and stated its accurate even though they haven’t physically seen one yet.
He stated that because of their buying status with manufactures they get wind of what’s coming and place their orders accordingly… This was one of them and is due before Christmas…

So far we don’t know for sure what new zoom lens will be announced from Sony. All we know is that Sony stated many times fast f/2.8 zooms are high on their priority list. And the info coming in via anonymous sources seems to confirm that they will make f/2.8 zoom of all their current FE zooms whcih are the:

• [shoplink 42147 ebay]16-35mm f/4.0[/shoplink]
• [shoplink 42149 ebay]24-70mm f/4.0[/shoplink]
• [shoplink 42151 ebay]70-200mm f/4.0[/shoplink]

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One of our readers noticed that the A77m2 SLT mirror part has been marked as “no longer available” at Andrews Electronic. Not sure though this is just the store that will stop doing the camera reparation or if that it’s a worldwide stop of translucent mirror production.

And Jhonlsu reports:

“Seems that BestBuy won’t carry the A77II in store anymore, citing lackluster sales and discontinuance notice. Available online until stock runs out.”