Sony confirms at Dpreview that “We need both A mount and E mount”

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Sony manager Yasuyuki Nagata got interviewed at Dpreview. Here are some key info:

  1. About Tele FE lenses:
    “If a lot of professional photographers [want those lenses] we will have to create them. But for now, our main professional user base is portraits and landscape photographers.” …..That’s for our readers animalsbybarry ;)
  2. Aiming Sports Photographers:
    “Maybe. Of course it’s not just the lens, it’s the body as well.“
  3. 1 inch compact camera market:
    “we enjoy 60-70% market share in most regions“
  4. Earthquake impact:
    The Kumamoto impact was more profound on full-frame sensors than one-inch.
  5. Is the PRO market growing?
    “I believe so. Which is why pro support is getting more important for us.“
  6. About the A-mount future:
    “There is a huge number of lenses for A mount, from Sony and Minolta, and we want to maintain a good relationship with those customers by providing great A mount bodies with no compromises compared to the E mount system. But we can start capturing new customers with the E mount. We we need both.”

To sum up:

  • Sony was hiding their cards. As far as we know the next high End E-mount camera body will be the first that could satisfy Sports Photographers. And a new 100-400mm FE lens is rumored to be on the roadmap too.
  • Sony is aware they need to improve battery life and that they need to improve and extend their PRO support. Those are also two of the main complaints of many SAR readers.
  • Sony confirmed their commitment to A-mount but more on the body than on the lens side: “We have to prioritize. It’s not easy developing new lenses.“
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(SR5) Full leaked images of the new Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 APO lens!

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Here are the first real full size images of the new Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 FE lens! The lens will be announced tomorrow (April 5) at 11:00 Berlin time. The lens specs are exactly those we rumored starting back in August 2016 (Thanks to our sources!). This is the first Zeiss FF E-mount lens with APO design for minimal chromatic aberrations.

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Lens specs:

  • 135mm f/2.8
  • Minimum focus distance: 0.87 m (working distance: 0.74 m)
  • Maximum shooting magnification: 1: 5.3
  • In lens stabilization
  • Apo (-chromatic) design  for minimal color aberration
  • Filter diameter: 67 mm
  • Maximum diameter: 98 mm
  • Focus ring diameter: 81 mm
  • Weight: 614 g
  • The price is about the same as the Batis 18mm lens ([shopcountry 56821])
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Sony Tidbits…

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Really Right Stuff releases the new L-Plate Set for Sony a99 II

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Image shows the older A99

The new Really Right Stuff L-Plate Set for the Sony a99 II can now be preordered at BHphoto (Click here).

Other new stuff:

The new Meike A6500 Battery Grip with Remote Controller is now in Stock at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK.

Viltrox announced a new Canon EF to Sony E-mount Extendable Electronic Adapter you can buy for $199 on their eBay site (Click here).

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You save up to $350 on Sony A6500/A6300/A6000/A5100 kits sold by BHphoto (full overview here) and Adorama (Click here).

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New upcoming Sony FF E-mount camera has “around 20MP”

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On April 23 Sony has a product announcement (FS5 successor coming for sure and probably a new High End E-mount camera too). And in that very moment I got this from the source who unveiled first the A6500 specs and 100mm STF lens info:

The new camera is probably around 20 MP.
Maybe not α7 series.

He also confirmed a while back that this is a high speed AF, high-speed continuous shooting, high ISO sensitivity. What we know from other sources is that it could have around 20fps, dual SD card, touchscreen, Joystick control, and A6500 menu system.

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