Mega shootout (best of the best): Sony, Leica, and Phase One comparison by Onasj Sony a7riii with 85/1.4 GM lens vs. Leica M10-P with 75/1.25 Noctilux lens vs. Phase One IQ3-100 Trichromatic with HR 90 and SK 150/2.8 LS BR lenses vs. Phase One IQ4-150 with HR 90 and SK 150/2.8 LS BR lenses Introduction It’s an […]
The new Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera is now available for pre-order: Adorama B&H Photo WEX Photo (UK) Calumet Photographic (Germany)
Several readers asked me where the “rumored” high-end Sony APS-C mirrorless camera with a built-in EVF is. Before the a6400 announcement, the Japanese website Nikkei clearly reported that Sony is going to release a cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. In an interview, Sony’s manager also confirmed that they are planning to announce a new APS-C mirrorless camera before the CP+ show […]
SonyAddict created a nice specifications comparison table between the new Sony a6400 ($898), Sony a6500 ($1,198), Fuji X-T20 ($699) and Fuji X-T3 ($1,399) APS-C mirrorless cameras (click for larger view):
In addition to the new a6400 mirrorless APS-C camera, at the press event today Sony announced also major firmware updates for the a9/a7RIII/a7III mirrorless cameras:
Sony announced a new α6400 APS-C mirrorless camera (model ILCE-6400) with real-time eye autofocus, real-time tracking and world’s fastest autofocus (US price: $899.99): World’s Fastest[i] 0.02 seconds[ii] AF acquisition speed plus 425 phase-detection and contrast-detection AF points covering approximately 84% of image area Advanced Real-time Eye AF New Real-time Tracking for object tracking 24.2MP[iii] APS-C Exmor™ […]
Watch the Sony livestream press event here at 1 pm EST (backup link for livestream):
As already reported, Sony is rumored to announce a new cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. The official announcement is expected today – stay tuned, I will embed the live stream here on the blog at 1 pm EST. We don’t have any leaked pictures or specifications for the upcoming camera.
BCN+R published their latest sales results data for the mirrorless camera holiday shopping season in Japan. What I find interesting is that Canon and Nikon mirrorless sales were almost identical in December of 2018:
Yesterday the Japanese website Nikkei reported that Sony is soon going to release a new, cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. This sounds pretty far from the previously “rumored“ high-end APS-C E-mount model. This is what we know so far about the upcoming Sony APS-C mirrorless camera (it is not much):
