In a new interview with dpreview, Sony’s product manager Kenta Honj confirmed again that they are committed to the future of A-mount (at 30:38 mark). Similar comment was made also in another recent interview after Sony UK made a comment that there are not plans for A-mount camera.
Two new videos from Sony that demonstrate their latest sensor technology: “Starvis” Sony CMOS image sensor technology is designed for security: “The STARVIS is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors for surveillance camera applications. It features a sensitivity of 2000 mV or more per 1 µm2 (color product, when imaging with a 706 […]
Reuters reports that Sony is about to purchase Toshiba’s image sensor business:
A brand new Sony Alpha a7S camera with US warranty is now selling for $1,649 ($850 off) on eBay. The current price at B&H is $2,498. The Sony RX100 III is now available for $664.90.
In a recent interview with Optyczne, Sony representative confirmed that they are still working on a6000 camera replacement and A-mount solutions (all this just few days after Sony UK said that they have no plans for a full frame A-mount camera):
The Sony A7RII uncompressed 14 bit RAW firmware update version 2.0 is now available for download. Here is the change log:
Two interesting comments from Sony: No full frame A-mount cameras planned Sony UK commented on their Facebook and Twitter page that they currently have no plans for a full frame A-mount camera: The Sony A77 II ($948) was the last A-mount camera (announced in May 2014). There have been rumors floating around for a new A99 […]
Voigtländer published additional information on the three new M-mount (VM) lenses for Sony E-mount that were announced a week ago: Voigtländer 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar aspherical lens (E-mount) Focal length used on full format camera body 15 mm Aperture ratio 1:4,5 Minimum aperture F 22 Click-stop 1/3 Lens construction 11 elements in 9 groups Angle of view 110° […]
The Sony Alpha a7S II full frame mirrorless camera with 4k internal video recording, 5-axis stabilization and top ISO of 409,600 is now shipping and is currently in stock at Amazon, Adorama B&H (more information available here). See also few sample photos/videos from the Sony Alpha a7S II camera and those hands-on/demo reports. UK in stock status: WEX | Jessops.
The Sony Alpha A7S II camera starts hipping this Friday (pre-orders are open at B&H | Adorama | Amazon | WEX | Jessops). The review embargo ended yesterday and several websites published photo and video samples online (pictures credit: Shutterbug/Dan Havlik): More Sony A7S II reviews and sample photos/videos:
