Paul Genge of Sony UK confirmed that the A77 will not have a flip-up mode to allow shooting without this extra sheet of glass in place.

http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2010/09/21/sony-affirms-nex-future-and-slt-path-for-alpha/

So the ghosting issue won’t be fixed, nor we get better high-ISO.

:(

Thanks Sky for sending me the link!

P.S:: The ghosting issue has been described here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10090705sonya55reviewupdate.asp

I just received the following rumors form a good source. I hope other sources can confirm that soon:

“And an update: I can say that there maybe an DSLR alongside the A77, A7XX. Just like the A580 to the A55. And to clear the other debacle up: You can either have:
CF card
CF+SD card
CF+MS card
SD+MS card
SD card
MS card
”

REMINDER: The A77 and/or A7xx will be announced early 2011. At Photokina we will see a mockup only!

A small update about the [shoplink 3228]Sony A700[/shoplink] successor called “A77”:

1) The A77 can be a little bit more bulky, heavier and can produce more photo’s from the NEW battery (around 1.000 pictures). The battery is also compatible with the Pro DSLR which Sony will launch months after the A77.

2) The camera can do 720p60 and 720p30. We are not certain yet if it can do 1080p24 (but probably yes)

3) It will take CF+SD+MS cards, of which you can use two at the same time (CF+MS or SD +MS or only SD)

I repeat, we will see a prototype verison at Photokina. The real camera will be announced early 2011!

According to SonyAlphaRumors sources Sony will show the new [shoplink 3228]Sony A700[/shoplink] successor protoype(!) at Photokina. The camera is NOT ready for the market. The final release is expected by early 2011. Sony could share some more details about the camera specs (like it was when they showed [shoplink 3032]Sony A900[/shoplink] prototype). The camera will have a bigger body size than the Sony A55 and very likely a new 18 Megapixel sensor to be on par with the Canon 7D resolution.

A new SonyAlphaRumors source gave us some more info about the A77. He said the A77 has 32 AF points, a new and better sensor than the one used for the Sony A55, a water resistant body, and same battery but much lower recovery time at high fps.
Answer the A7xx (or A77) poll questions at the post botom to suggest Sony what you like or dislike!

And again according to our sources the NEX7 will not be announced at Photokina. We don’t know yet if Sony will show a NEX7 prototype but the camera is due for release in January-February 2011. The reason for the “delay”? Answer: Sony is currently evaluating the [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX[/shoplink] market reaction.

We are sure Zeiss is working on new E-mount lenses but we don’t know if Zeiss will show them at Photokina. According to our sources they are working on 5 lenses that are based on the [shoplink 3255]ZM lenses design (Click here to see them on eBay)[/shoplink]

What else? We don’t know yet if Sony will finally release the 500mm G lens. There are also rumors (form external sources) about new Zeiss lenses but we can’t confirm those rumors now.

Message to old and new future sources:
If you want to share some news/rumors use the contact form on the right sidebar. It doesn’t store IP-address and email+name are NOT required. You can also contact me (Andrea) at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Use a fake gmail account to talk with me! Thanks!

P.S.: The NEX-VG10 Full HD Interchangeable Lens Camcorder is in Stock at Amazon! (Click here)

SONY A7xx (or A77) POLL:

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Letsgodigital posted an empty Sony A77 page. I don’t know if that is just a way to be on top at google search…

Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unkown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

P.S.: SR

The Samsung NX100 is the new NEX competitor. To bad for them they used the same Samsung NX10 sensor for the NX100 sensor. That sensor cannot compete against the NEX sensor. The only real innovation is the design. I like it.

Source: MirrorlessRumors.com