The video on top and the video you can find here on vimeo are the first shot with the [shoplink 7358 ebay]SLRMagic 28mm f/2.8 pancake[/shoplink]. It doesn’t look bad at all or not? By the way, I have been told by the guys from SLRmagic that this lens is not the Mitakon 28mm f/2.8. It’s an improved verison of it.
You can get that lens on [shoplink 7358 ebay]eBay only (Click here)[/shoplink].
Yesterday Photorumors posted a rumors about a possible new A920 camera with 7fps and 32 Megapixel. As you know I don’t believe the rumor is correct. I wanted to let you know that a couple of trusted sources contacted me to confirm that there is no A920 and that there will be no fullframe camera this year. So no surprise here.
I am currently working on the A77 and NEX-7 rumor and I will give you some important news soon. Stay tuned on SAR!
The new Sony NEX-3/4 firmware version 4 is now available for download at Sony Japan (Click here). It’s a multilanguage version!
The Sony A33 and A55 firmware is here at Sony Japan (japanese!).
UPDATE: First picture effect tests made with the A55 at sonyalphaa55.wordpress.com (Thanks Roni!).
UPDATE_2: More download links (Thanks to all who esnt this in):
Now available in Europe too! See NEX-5 in Uk (change the country and camera if you want a different download): http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/nex-compact-camera-system/latest/firmware-updates
Australian site Mac downloads:
A33 – http://www.sony.com.au/support/download/459588/product/slt-a33y
A55 – http://www.sony.com.au/support/download/459587/product/slt-a55vy
NEX-5 – http://www.sony.com.au/support/download/459582/product/nex-5d
NEX-3 – http://www.sony.com.au/support/download/459584/product/nex-3k
Asia Windows download:
NEX-5 – http://www.sony-asia.com/support/download/458715
NEX-3 – http://www.sony-asia.com/support/download/458755
There is an almost impossible rumor posted by Photorumors. According to one of their sources Sony will announce a new Fullframe camera in August with 32 Megapixel sensor, 7fps and and Dual Bionz processor. There are no more info than what I posted here. Why do I say that this is an almost impossible rumor? I heard from my sources that Sony will release the translucent Fullframe camera in 2012 only. The [shoplink 3028]Sony A850[/shoplink] has been discontinued and the [shoplink 3032]A900[/shoplink] should see some price drops soon. Of course it would make a lot of sense for Sony to release a new FF camera soon. But you know, Sony product strategy and development doesn’t necessary follow our “common sense”. Otherwise the A77 would be here since almost a year, the NEX lens roadmap would contain a couple of awesome pancakes and so on :)
Anyway, I don’t want to destroy your hopes. Let’s assume the A920 rumor is real, than I can imagine that this is just an updated version of the current [shoplink 3032]A900[/shoplink]. Same body, no translucent technology (yes OVF) and basic video quality. It would give Sony some time for the development of the fullframe cameras. Let’s see…
Links to current Sony fullframe cameras:
Sony A850 at [shopcountry 3028]
Sony A900 at [shopcountry 3032]
As you know tomorrow Sony will release the new Sony NEX-3/5 firmware update. And there is already a user in Thailand that had the chance to download it and try it. Check here at Fotorelax Forum.
Those are a few examples of the new picture effects (Click on it to enlarge the image):
The video on top shows a Sony’s FS100 “First Look” from Doug Jensen at hdwarrior.co.uk. And what’s more important for you is that you can now get the Sony NEX-FS100 at Bhphoto (Click here). Yes it is in Stock!
Very first review of the new Samyang 35mm f/1.4 lens at Focus Numerique. It has been tested on a Nikon but you can see the image samples to see how good the lens is. You can get the lens on [shoplink 7380 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon (Click here).
Sony Cyber-shot TX10 review (CameraLabs).
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V Review at Photographyblog. Direct HX9V search links to [shopcountry 7344].
Bruno Calendini a testé le NEX-5 pour le Monde de la Photo (Alpha Numerique).
One more store got this repair guide from Sony that includes the A77 name and repair price. There have been another repair guide “leak” a couple of days ago. Anyway, that’s again a proof the A77 is getting closer and that our sources were right when long time ago they told to us the A77 would be announced in July (with one source saying it will be July the 7th).
And if all works well with my sources than I could publish the very first A77 picture soon!
Reminder: Those are the secs and other rumors we collected about the A77:
The A77 is coming in mid July
Shipment start early October
Coming with new kit lens (A Sony 16-50mm zoom. Compared to the [shoplink 5586]Zeiss 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5[/shoplink] it will have a constant aperture and probably have a bit higher price. Zeiss 16-80mm price check at [shopcountry 5586].)
24 Megapixels (The combination of the new sensor+new Zeiss lens delivers 62% more resolution than the [shoplink 3617]A55 16 Megapixel sensor[/shoplink].)
1080p/30fps, 720p/60fps and 720p/30fps high-definition video
AF fine-tuning capabilities. A source told us that it has an improved focusing system (quite fast and accurate).
3 Million dot OLED viewfinder (more than double of the resolution fo the current [shoplink 3617]Sony A55/33[/shoplink] viewfinder.)
magnesium alloy
wishbone hinge with a centre pivot
USB: 3.0
Price 999 Dollars/Euro for body only.
It will take CF
No flip-up mode to allow shooting without this extra sheet of glass in place
1.000 pictures with one battery
