David Kilpatrick’s predictions on what’s next for Sony

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2010

sony alpha logo David Kilpatricks predictions on whats next for SonyDavid Kilpatrick (the person behind the Photoclubalpha website) had this to say on the upcoming Sony products:

  • Many Sony lenses will be updated next year: the SSM & SAM lenses will stay unchanged, "but anything currently with a screw drive focus will be replaced with a motor". In general Sony will offer more all-round zooms lenses, and will focus on fast glass, prime and special purposes lenses. Some of the expected lenses are:
    • 16-80mm with SSM (or a revised 16-105mm)
    • 10-24mm SAM
    • 18-270mm SAM OSS
    • 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SSM OSS
    • 60mm f/2 SAM
  • The Sony Alpha 7XX (750?) will have 1080i video and the same sensor as the NEX5/3, 7fps, panorama mode and wide range 3-shot HDR. The optical viewfinder will be comparable to the A700, and it will have SSS. Prototypes of the camera were shown with a CZ 16-80mm lens.

Via Photoclubalpha

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7 Comments

  1. Catastrophile
    Posted May 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

    so if i read this well, there will soon be sony A-mount lenses with in-lens stabilization (eg 18-270mm SAM OSS)?!?

    • Sky
      Posted May 25, 2010 at 3:29 am | Permalink

      It’s just predictions. I doubt it will ever happen.

      • BLu
        Posted May 25, 2010 at 8:29 am | Permalink

        Kilpatrick has Sony connections and runs a Sony-oriented blog, so I don’t think he’s guessing.

  2. BONETTI
    Posted May 24, 2010 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

    Yes Catastrophile the 18-270mm SAM OSS is The TAMRON 18-270, Just like the Sony 28-75 2.8 is actually the TAmron Rebadge

  3. Armin
    Posted May 24, 2010 at 5:55 pm | Permalink

    The 70-300, the 10-24 and the 60/2 are obviously also Tamron rebadges.

  4. Eric Pepin
    Posted May 24, 2010 at 7:40 pm | Permalink

    Tamron lenses are great, as long as sony isint charging a premium (well too much of a premium) then power to them. The optics of Tamrons are almost always outstanding, just the build quality is always lacking.

  5. Catastrophile
    Posted May 24, 2010 at 8:36 pm | Permalink

    i wasn’t wondering about Tamron and I know about rebadging! I was simply saying that if true, these OSS lenses will be the first to have in-lens stabilization (since OSS stands for “Optical Steady Shot” and means in-lens stabilization as seen for the first time in the new 18-55 of the NEX system). if i may add also, that sony normally uses in-body stabilization in their A-mount system and even when Tamron makes a stabilized version of one of their lenses like 17-50, the stabilized version is intended for Canon and Nikon bodies not for Sony’s. i hope this clears things up!