Xitek (Translation here) published the first image samples taken with the A99. These are 100% cropped images, JPG straight out, noise reduction full off. Start your pixel peeping!

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This is the first image of the first E-mount Full Frame camera! It’s actually a camcorder to be correct, the new VG-900. Click on the picture to view the full size version. It finally proves that a FF sensor indeed fits into an E-mount. And I was considered as a crazy guy when I told you this was coming… :)
Like the A99 and RX1 the camera uses a new 24 Megapixel sensor. Records video in AVCHD 2.0. Price around $3300 with new Full Frame A-mount adpater included!

P.S.: What if Sony would do some math and resolve the following equation: VG900+RX1= X    -> end of the Leica M series? :)

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An imaginary RX1 interchangeable camera created by EOS20 (via Redbubble).

I know I shocked you by posting this is FAKE(!) rendering! But in yesterdays RX1 poll only 15% of the readers said they would buy the fixed lens RX1. So my question to you now is. Would you have bought the RX1 with 35mm f/2.0 Zeiss lens if it would have an interchangeable lens mount?

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And now two link to people I do highly respect. They wrote their thoughts about the RX1:

Kai Wong writes on Digitalrev: “This could quite possible change the world of digital cameras. This is huuuuge. It only takes one company to push the ball over the hill for it to become a huge hit. This could potentially lure some of the bigger companies into doing something similar. This could be mirrorless/compact camera 2.0. This could be the first Sony digital camera I ever buy. ”

David Kilpatrick writes on Photoclubalpha: “I think, perhaps, that after a long time of ignoring photographers Sony finally listened. They may have listened to the wrong ones. The lens enthusiasts of dPreview represent a tiny minority. Those who will spend nearly $3k on a fixed lens compact – even with full frame – are even fewer.”

What do you think?

Our super nice readers OG, Ben and Richard sent me some very useful size comparison images. On top you see the comparison with other FF cameras like the Leica M9 ($6500 camera!) and the Canon 5DmarkII ($3400). The RX1 is incredibly small and has the same size of the already tiny Panasonic GX1 (here on Amazon) that uses a much smaller Micro Four Thirds sensor (Click on the image below):

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And if you compare it with a Nikon D700 with 35mm f/2.0 lens than you get this (again click on pic!):

From an engineering point of view this is an amazing piece of technology. I hope Sony is reading the SonyAlphaRumors readers comments and make an interchangeable lens version of the RX1. Our readers already have their hands on the credit card for this :)

I now have the exact time of the announcement. You are going to see all that leaked Sony stuff on Wednesday Sept. 12th at five in the morning London time. That is midnight in New York, 6 am in Berlin and 1pm (13:00) in Tokyo.
As usual you absolutely have to be online on SonyAlphaRumors for that hour. I will give you live updates about all reviews, interesting news and preorders so that you will not to have to search everything for yourself.

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Short deals reminder:
All current SLT cmaeras got a new $100 discount at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
The super nice RX100 now can get customized with leatherette skins in [shoplink 13921 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 13922 ebay]Crocodile Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 13923 ebay]Urban Camouflage (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 13924 ebay]Leica skin (Click here)[/shoplink]. The RX100 can be bought at [shopcountry 13014].
Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 for NEX is in Stock at Amazon (Click here).

We now saw pictures of all cameras but not of the new three NEX lenses. But at least I can share another picture I found through an Asian forum. It is the super tiny 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 pancake(!) zoom lens with buil-in stabilization and power zoom! It is as small as the similar Panasonic 14-42mm X lens (Click here) but covers a larger APS-C sensor. Another amazing achievement from Sony engineers!

Here is the list of the three upcoming E-mount lenses:

• Sony 10-18 f/4 OSS: available in November 2012 for $850.
• Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS: available in December 2012 for $450.
• Sony 16-50 f/3.5-5.6 OSS (kit lens): available in January 2013 for $350.

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