Anthony Chau sent us that size comparison. Thanks! Click on the picture to enlarge the image. And Hisashi Jimmy sent us the drawing he made and posted at Mobile01. It shows the size of the LA-EA2 adapter. You can see it here:
And here you can find another (Click on the image to enlarge). The source link is here on Flickr.
Dear readers,
On October 20 2010 I posted the first correct rumor about the A77 saying it would be translucent and feature a new 24 Megapixel sensor. And now finally we can see the real camera in less than 24 hours!
Live on SAR tomorrow:
Tomorrow morning (at around 6-7-8am London time) you can follow the announcement on SonyAlphaRumors. Here are some things you should know:
1) If for some reasons the website will crash I will post all news on MirrorlessRumors.com ….yes even if the A77 is not an Mirrorless camera :)
2) As you know I will sum up all news, reviews image samples and so on in a single article which will be continually updated. But pleas do not reload the page every single minute. be a bit patient. Help me to not make crash this website!
3) Feel free to help me by sending the links to interesting news and reviews you can find on your web! Please always send me the links to the original source and nto the text only! Thanks!
Apology: I confess the last days have been very busy for me. I am quite exhausted because I really had to watch for news every hour and it was hard to work on my real job and on SAR contemporaneously. That’s why I need to apologize for…
1) not answering all your emails
2) not having time to follow some of the discussions on SonyAlphaRumors
3) my more than usual poor written English (As you know I never learned English)
Thanks: The most exciting and surprising experience I had were not the Sony leaks, but the many many people from all over the world that helped me by sending news and rumors, links to articles, reviews and images. During the last weeks I have been in touch with so many nice people that I really have been overwhelmed by so much help! I guess the real value of this website are the network of people that it has created allowing SAR readers to get quick news and rumors about Sony stuff. That’s why I send a BIG HUG to all those that were so kind to be part of that adventure. And that positive feeling makes me want to keep working on that website for a long time! Thanks!!!
One more thing: The future rumors: The same sources that gave me correct info about all the new Sony cameras are already sending me bits of info about the next DDAY in 2012. The event will be important for everyone seeking full frame cameras and lenses. And that will be the new rumor adventure we will have to go the next months. As I said, there are at least three new FF cameras coming and the new lens quantity is much bigger!
Thanks!
Andrea (exhausted but happy)
Sony announced two new binoculars with built-in recording features (the DEV-3 and DEV-5)! You can read a preview written by our freind David Kilpatrick at Photoclubalpha (Click here). A full press release is available at Engadget (Click here).
UPDATE: You can already buy the two binoculars at Amazon US:
DEV-3 at Amazon (Click here).
DEV-5 at Amazon (Click here).
Below you can see a first preview made by a suisse website (there are english subtitles):
One more thing: David wrote: “An invitation to a Sony event on August 15th seemed perfectly timed for the announcement of the Alpha 77 and 65, NEX-7 and NEX-5n. In fact, those cameras are to be launched in Greece before August 24th when their embargo will be lifted – and Photoclubalpha, as a very minor player in this business, is not on the guest list.”
Yes, the new Sony cameras and lenses will be announced in a huge event in Greece on August 24. And I found it pity that Sony didn’t invite David. Doesn’t matter how small his website is, he is a long time Alpha shooter and writer! Come one Sony!
Image credit: TheSyberSite analyzed
TheSyberSite (Click here) investigated the bugs and limitations of the Sony A55. And he gave a particular attention to the translucent mirror construction He actually removed the A55’s mirror!). The mirror is made by flexible plastic (See the picture on top). Also without the mirror you can use the A55 to take picture (of course autofocusing will not work!). It would have been nice to see if there is some kind of improvement in the image quality. That’s why I contacted the author of the test. He said he will post such a comparison soon.
Thanks Ray!
A short break from rumors: Starting from today you can join us on the Google+ social network: That is our profile address: https://plus.google.com/u/0/110470919389903360955. As you now you can only join if you have an official invitation. I can actually invite 150 people to join. You only have to click that link: https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/ngemlink?path=%2F%3Fgpinv%3Dv0DU_mlsLYs%3AgfeCexNZYJc
Johnnie Behiri is a freelance cameraman and editor working mostly for the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel. He tested the Sony HX9v for Cinema5d (Click here). You may ask why the hell he tested a compact camera for video? Click the play button and you will see it. It may not be casual that this is the best sold Sony camera on Amazon US (Click here to see the ranking).
And those are the HX9v price check links at [shopcountry 7597].
The video on top has been made by WeAreHQ TV: “Livin Proof is London’s best Hip Hop night. Check out the antics of this months event. Filmed on the new Sony FS100 with a Sony 50mm f1.4 and Minolta 16mm Fisheye. ALL 30db GAIN. The club was so dark I needed the camera to see where my friends were. Awesome camera.”
You can check the price of the camera at Digitalrev, B&H, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de and Amazon.uk.
ThePhoBlographer (Click here) posted a new NEX-C3 review: “The autofocus is quick, silent and accurate but isn’t very smart based on the composition. The ergonomics are quite good and the camera feels nice in the hand. However, I wish it felt a bit tougher and more manly. In the end though, I can only mostly say good things about the Sony NEX C3 and recommend it to those that want to start out or perhaps shoot in Aperture mode all day (and night).”
NEX-C3 in status check links at [shopcountry 7207].
New leather case for the NEX-C3 (DC.watch).
SonyAlphaLab posted NEX-C3 video smaples and full resolution photos.
You can now purchase the Nanoha ultra macro lens for NEX at yasuhara.co.jp.
