Also the A9 accessories are available for preorder now:
Sony A9 battery grip at Amazon.
Sony A9 Glass screen protector at Amazon.
NP-FZ100 battery for the A9 at Amazon.
GP-EX1 grip at Amazon.
MQZ1 multi battery charger at Amazon.
BCQZ1 Z-series Battery Charger at Amazon.
Sigma announed two new 135mm and 14mm Cine E-mount lenses.
Sony announced the World Photography Award winners (More info at BBC).
I got this update about the Stolen Sony Truck story. A source told me that inside the stolen truck there “was nothing major and the show will go off without a hitch. “
A good “financial” news from the forecast report (PDF here): “The forecast for consolidated operating income has been revised upward“
This is interesting: The video above is from the Spanish site Photolari. It shows a video shown by Sony in London. Just skip on minute 3.35 and you will see a comparison between a “Flagship DSLR” and the Sony A9 . Spoiler: We know this is the Canon 1DxII but Sony of course can’t say this :)
More Sony A9 news and tests:
9 Things You Need to Know About Sony’s New A9 (Digitalrev).
Sony Alpha A9 Hands-On Preview (ePhotozine).
Sony A9 Initial Hands On and Impressions (Dan Watson video).
The 10 Main Differences Between the Sony A9 and A7r mark II (MirrorlessComparison).
Which Sony A9 Feature Will Make Pros Switch? (Photoshelter).
Sony A9 Hands-on Review (Photographyblog).
Win $2,000 on your A9 preorder! US readers preordering the A9 at BHphoto using our links (and our affiliated links only!) have a chance to win $2,000 on an AMEX card. The AMEX card is a credit card preloaded with $2000 and works anywhere AMEX is accepted. The winner can only be a USA resident and will be randomly selected by us by end of May.
The day after let’s get an overview of all Sony A9 hands-on reports. But first a reminder: Join our new Sony A9 Facebook group which allows you to dicuss the a9 further and to post your own stuff once you have your A9 in your hands :)
The A9 represents not just the latest new camera from Sony, but a true departure from the collective denial of the DSLR giants who have pushed that old technology up to a massive wall that is unmovable.
At a Korean Photography Expo Samyang did show this new Samyang 35mm f/2.8 autofocus FE lens. It has the same specs and similar size of the [shoplink 57619]Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE lens[/shoplink]. But it will be cheaper (no exact info yet). The autofocus performance is said to be similar to the Samyang 50mm FE.
The Sony X Facebook page managed by Sony Australia just posted that image that could look like a teaser for a new RX camera launch. UPDATE: But we got informed this is NOT the case. No RX camera coming :(