(SR4) Sony to launch a Full Frame Black and White sensor camera?

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The FF B&W sensor description by Leica.

Sony is once more challenging Leica! According to one source Sony is developing a new Full Frame Black and White sensor for a camera to be launched within one year! This will be the second FF camera after the $8,000 Leica Monochrom (here at Amazon). On paper the advantages of such a sensor are amazing:
– Greater sharpness
– Cleaner Higher ISO results
– Increased Dynamic range

I don’t have any info about the sensor specs yet so we have to read some Leica Monochrom tests to learn how good a B&W sensor works:
Luminous Landscape reports that “the technology is not without ot flaws. Among these is that since the luminance information is only being sampled from the green cells, there is actually less resolution available than one might think. About 2/3rds in fact.”
Two great reviews and nice image samples can be read/seen at Thorsten Overgaard and Ming Thein.

Now you tell me…

Will you buy the new Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens?

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SR5=almost certainly correct!

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First image samples of the Full Frame E-mount Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 lens.

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First image sample taken with the Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 Full Frame E-mount lens.

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Hungry for speed lenses for your A7-A7r? A Beta tester of the new Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 Full Frame E-mount lens posted the fist image samples at Fengniao (Click here). As you know Mitakon already makes the [shoplink 14656 ebay]35mm f/0.95 lens for ASP-C E-mount cameras (they are on auction here on eBay)[/shoplink]. But this will be their first Full Frame lens. Price and Release are yet not known but this is the photographer holding the lens:

And here are some image samples taken at f/0.95 aperture (Click on them to enlarge):

So what’s your first impression from this (non-full size) image samples?

 

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Last terrific NEX-7 deal from BH. After that we will have the new camera!

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BHphoto (Click here) add a free $100 BH gift card to the already great NEX-7 with double lens kit deal! You get case and SD card too. it’s a very tempting deal but I guess most of you will resist a couple of weeks more to see what the successor will cost.

Reminder: All newly Sony stuff announced at CES can be seen on that page at Amazon US (Click here). And here are the detailed links:
Sony A5000 at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at SonyStore US (Click here).
Sony LCS-EBB Body Case for the A5000 at BHphoto (Click here).
Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens (Black) at Amazon US (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
W830 compact camera at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
HDR-AS100-V action camera at Amazon (Click here).
The 4K Sony FDRAX100 at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
List of all new Sony camcorders at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).

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(SR3) Sony A and E-mount camera announcement in 3 weeks? A79 and A7000.

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According to two new sources Sony has scheduled an announcement in three weeks. The NEX-7 successor will be announced for sure and likely be named A7000. And also the new A79 could be announced on the same day.

I also know a Full Frame A-mount camera will come for sure but I don’t know if it’s in February already or in March.

I am also working on rumors about two camera surprises. Sorry if I don’t share them now but I am using what I know to double check the info. But I cannot hide my excitement, Sony will deliver quite some surprises if what I got turns out to be true!

That said the new name strategy for Sony seems to be:
Axxx (like A5000, A3000 or A7000) for the APS-C E-mount series
Axx (like A79 or A99) for APS-C or FF A-mount cameras
Ax (like the A7-A7r) for the FF E-mount series.

Pretty confusing :)

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New Sigma 18-250mm preorders at BHphoto. RX100II deal at Amazon US.

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The newly announced Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM Lens For A-mount can yet be preordered at BHphoto (Click here). Still not available for preorder is the 50mm f/1.4 ART lens. I guess this is the one many A-mount camera owners are waiting for!

There is a new deal on the RX100II at Amazon US (Click here). You get a $50 Amazon.com Promotional Credit along the camera.

All newly Sony stuff announced at CES can be seen on that page at Amazon US (Click here). And here are the detailed links:
Sony A5000 at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at SonyStore US (Click here).
Sony LCS-EBB Body Case for the A5000 at BHphoto (Click here).
Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens (Black) at Amazon US (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
W830 compact camera at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
HDR-AS100-V action camera at Amazon (Click here).
The 4K Sony FDRAX100 at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).
List of all new Sony camcorders at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here).

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Sony A7r review by Philip Bloom and Ming Thein.

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The Sony mirrorless camera review…within a review…within a review…. from Philip Bloom Reviews & Tutorials on Vimeo.

The well known bloggers and filmaker/photogrpaher posted their view about the new Sony A7r.

Philip Bloom writes: “All I can say is Sony, with the A7R, have made a really special camera that comes close to being utterly brilliant. Well three things let it down. The stills are amazing, but I’m not doing a review of the stills function, even though I have used it extensively for stills and the images are just gorgeous and HUGELY detailed. The three things are all do with the video function.”

Ming Thein writes: “ I like the direction Sony are heading in with the A7R: now if only they would hold the course and not get distracted…”

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Specs and Preorders in US and Canada:
Dedicated Sony announcement page at Amazon US (Click here).
Sony A7r body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony A7 body at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS. TheCameraStore Canada.
Sony RX10 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 24-70mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 35mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Zeiss 55mm at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
70-200mm A-mount at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Sony A to E adapter with mirror at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
A7/A7r leather case at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
A7/A7r vertical grip at Amazon, BHphoto, SonystoreUS.
Sony W Series Battery Charger at Amazon, BHphoto.
Sony FA-CS1M Off-Camera Shoe at BHphoto.
Semi-Hard LCD Screen Protector for A7-A7r at Amazon, BHphoto.

Specs and Preorders in Europe:
Sony A7r body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT,  WexUK, WexDE.
Sony A7 body at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR.
Sony A7 with 28-70mm kit Sony  DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR.
Sony RX10 at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT, WexUK, WexDE.
Zeiss 35mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT,
Zeiss 55mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO, PT
Zeiss 24-70mm at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, SE, PT
Sony G 28-70mm lens at Sony DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, CH, AT, SE, FI, NO.

Asia:
A7r at Digitalrev.
A7 at Digitalrev, Amazon Cina.
A7 with 28-70mm lens at Digitalrev.

 

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