According to Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) the new SLT-A58 will ship from April 21.
UPDATE:
The Black 20mm pancake lens for NEX is now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).
The new Sigma E-mount primes are also now in Stock at BHphoto (Click here).
The video on tops shows you the new 4K Sony prototype. While there are no official specs the camera is “rumored” to have an FZ mount (like the F5 and F55 Cinealta cameras) an 8 Megapixel sensor and definitely no SLT or optical mirror. This is a pure mirrorless camera with Electronic Viewfinder. It’s going to be release sometimes in 2014 and it will compete against the Canon EOS-1D C .
I am not a big fan of videocameras with DSLR shape. Doesn’t really make a lot of sense. I think Blackmagic did a smarter move with the Pocket Cinema Camera ($955 at BHphoto). A compact video only mirrorless camera with CineRAW DNG recording and 220MBs Pro RES. Sony should so a camera like that in E-mount!
Egami spotted the next patent showing a Full Frame lens for the mirrorless NEX or the fixed lens RX system. It is a 35mm f/1.8 lens that has one big characteristic…it has been designed to be ultra compact! A perfect street photography lens! I want that :)
And there is one more particular thing to see on that patent: The lens has been designed for a curved sensor! The main advantage is that the sharpness through the full frame is increased.
via PR.
While we are all waiting to see what’s coming next from the RX series (the RX10?) we can now grab the RX100 with a $35 discount (and free shipping) via third party resellers directly at Amazon US (Click here).
And two brand new NEX-6 with kit lens are for sale with a $50 discount at [shoplink 17797 ebay]CameraLand (Click here)[/shoplink].
The friends over at Engadget (Click here) posted some nice new pictures of the Sony prototype camera and lenses. As you see from the image on top Sony displayed what looks to be a Full Frame DSLR shaped camera. I am not sure this has SLT technology..it may be that this is a pure mirrorless camera with DSLR shape. The camera could be a 4K competitor of the Canon EOS-1D C (here at BHphoto). Engadget reports that “Unfortunately, Sony says that these devices won’t make it to market for quite some time, so photogs will have to make do with this eye candy for now.”
So this is not a pure A-mount photographers camera but more of a FZ or PL mount 4K camcorder.
During the Sony presentation in LAS Vegas Sony underlined their commitment in the digital camera industry by showing shortly some prototype lenses and cameras. The screenshot I posted here on top looks to be a Full frame camera with built-in vertical grip. As SAR reader “Tonis” suggested the mount could be a sort of universal mount like the one used by the Sony F55. Just look at the mount the Zeiss 24-70mm A mount lens has an adapter which is likely an A to E-mount or FZ or PL mount adapter! That camera seems to be scheduled for a 2014 release. With new sensor tech (and likely 4k video recording).
Help from NAB show visitors: If some of you is in Las Vegas, can you send us please some pics of the prototype camera and lenses? Thanks a lot!
P.S.: I am happy Sony finally showed us that new Full Frame prototype. I may will help to shut down the voice of the few pessimistic people spamming on SAR comment system ;)
UPDATE_3: Now we got it. After years of “3D hype” marketing we now have the “4K hype”.
UPDATE_2: Sony announced new 4K LED TV’s, 4K OLED TV’s, 4K Media service and the Anycast portable studio.
UPDATE_1: As you see all the talk is about 4K Camcorders and the future of 4K.
