Photography news, before it happens

Sony officially announced the Alpha a77 Mark II translucent mirror camera. The price will be $1,198 for camera body and $1,798 for a kit with the 16-50mm/2.8 lens. Shipping will start on June 10th. Here are the main a77M2 features: Read More »

Those are the first pictures of the Sony A77 Mark II camera that will be announced in 3 hours. Stay tuned for additional coverage.

Sony a77MII press event invitation from Hong Kong

Tomorrow Sony is rumored to announced a new a77M2 camera – a replacement for the current A-mount a77 model. The a77M2 will have a new 24MP sensor, Wi-Fi, faster AF and improved EVF. Here are specs:

• new 24 MP sensor
• 79 AF points, 15 cross points
• Very fast tracking performance
• 12fps up to 60 frames/ 25 frames RAW & JPG, RAW 26 frames
• Low light AF, f/2.8 vertical line sensor, new algorithm
• Wi-Fi

Here is the press invitation for the Sony press event tomorrow in Hong Kong:

The Sony RX100M3 camera will not be announced tomorrow as previously reported (this is why I generally do not like to recycle rumors from other websites, unless I know the original source). The RX100M3 will be announced in few weeks and it will have a new 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 lens (not the previously rumored 28-100mm f/1.8-2.8 lens). Here are the rest of the RX100M3 specs:

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