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:
Sony announced a new RX1R II camera: 42.4MP back-illuminated full-frame sensor Zeizz Sonnar T* 35mm f/2 lens High speed AF Retractable XGA OLED viewfinder Price: €3,500 in Europe, $3,299 in the US Shipping starts in December 2015 Pre order links: B&H (pre-orders were removed few hours after the announcement) World’s first optical variable low pass filter with […]
In addition to the new RX1R II camera, Sony also made two other announcements today: Sony to release α7R II firmware adding uncompressed 14-bit RAW on October 19th Sony Imaging PRO support launches in Austria and Switzerland The full press releases are available after the break:
Along with their iPhone 6s review, DxOMark published their rankings for the best smart phone camera – the Sony Xperia Z5 is currently on top of the ranking, while the new iPhone 6s is at #10:
The Russian official government agency Novocert has a filing for a new Sony DSC-QX30U lens camera that should be slightly different than the existing DSC-QX30 model (not sure what the U stands for). Via Digicame-info
Voigtländer just announced three new E-mount lenses: 10 mm f/5.6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar 12 mm f/5.6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar 15 mm f/4.5 Super-Wide-Heliar Shipping will start in early 2016. Voigtländer already has the 40mm f/2.8 Heliar lens for Sony E-mount. Here is the full press text:
Today Sony announced that they are splitting their sensor business into a separate new company:
