It’s now a year we keep reading stunning rumors about the Canon R1 having global shutter, crazy high Megapixel sensors and other stunning features. A potential Sony A1 killer!

Well now according to latest rumors the camera will:

• NOT have global shutter
• NOT have 8K
• Have a resolution below 45MP

This is not a “Schadensfreude” post. I would have loved the R1 to be competitive against the Sony A1 and future Sony A1II. And I know rumors can be wrong (like it happens to me rarely). But I found it rather bizarre how dramatic those rumored specs changed. But if the R1 will be an “average” good camera the real danger for Sony will remain the extremely good Nikon Z8/Z9 cameras…or the Panasonic S High Resolution camera that I KNOW is coming this year ;)

After exactly eight(!) years Sony will finally update the current 85mm f/1.4 GM. Two trusted sources told me this lens will be in Stock by early Summer. Which usually means announcement will happen 1-2 months earlier (Spring). They didn’t want me to share the specs of the lens but unconfirmed rumors do suggest this to be a new 85mm f/1.4 GM II. it will be optcially much improved and slightly more compact.

But there is a but…super wild rumors I got speculate about the possibility of a DOUBLE 85mm GM lens announcement with the second lens being faster than f/1.4! But this is NOT coming from my trusted sources so take it with a huge grain of salt for now!

To wrap it up:

• CONFIRMED: New Sony 85mm GM coming in Spring (and in Stock by early summer)
• Likely: Same f/1.4 aperture but optically improved and slightly smaller/lighter
• Wild rumor: There might be a second and faster 85mm GM too

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This is the new Godox V1 PRO that will be announced very soon!

Two sources now told me that we can expect a lot more features to be implemented than previously disclosed by Sony. This should bring both the Sony A1 and Sony A7sIII on par or ahead of the competition.

The bad news of this rumor is that it might means that the A1II (and A7sIV) might not going to be released any time soon.

A source (Thanks a lot!) just told me the DJI MIC 2 will be announced on January 17th at 15:00 Berlin time. As you might know the DJI Mic 2 has been “silently” launched as part of DJi Osmo 3 combo kit (Click here). What we are getting now on Jan 15 is the possibility to buy the Mic only for our Sony cameras.

UPDATE: Some specs:

• 32 bit float recording
• bigger battery
• No timecode
• Intelligent Noise Canceling
• 250m reach
• Shadow Black and Pearl White colors

To the source: Thanks for sharing the info! Let me know if you have more DJI news!

Chinese leaker E8M_8888 has shared many correct info on Sony sensor releases and camera registrations. He now attempted to guess a possible Sony camera roadmap for 2024. I see people took this “wishlist” as more serious than it is…so please take it with a huge dose of sepsis. He wrote:

• ZV-E10 II with same A6700 sensor (no mechanical shutter),
• A7M5 49MP
• A6200 26MP
• A7S4 40MP (new processor features)
• FX3 II 12MP (electronic ND + IBIS).
• As for the A1 II, it is more likely to be a selling point together with new processor features.

My thoughts on this rumor list have been shared on my Youtube channel. If you want a more reliable rumor list I published one here: sonyalpharumors.com/sony-2024-roadmap-new-fx-new-zve10ii-new-a7siv-new-a1ii/