At last! I can confirm with 100% certainty that Sony will be announcing the new Sony A1II flagship camera and a new Sony 28-70mm f/2.0 GM zoom on November 19th at 2pm London time!
As for the specs of the Sony A1II, I’m still working on final confirmation so please be aware that I’m not 100% sure of the following details yet:
Likely (but still not 100% confirmed) Sony A1II specs:
- 50MP Full-Frame Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor (same of the Sony A1)
- Sony A9III body
- New AI chip
- faster frame rate and faster autofocus
- More expensive than the current Sony A1
- New CFexpress Type A with 4.0 standard (doubles the speed)
- C2PA support for content authentication.
- Availability in early 2025 only
Sony’s first f/2.0 zoom lens:
- Sony 28-70mm f/2.0 Full Frame GM lens will be more compact than the Canon 28-70mm lens
- Price around $3,000
WILD rumors and probably FALSE:
- Got some wild totally unconfirmed rumors on a possible new wildlife lens (maybe an update of the 100-400mm GM).
- 99% bullshit rumor: New RX1rIII fixed lens 3000 dollar camera (I am near certain it’s BS)
Quick thoughts on the new gear
My take on the Sony A1II:
It will be hard to swallow the fact that this could be a $7,500-$8000 camera. But I’m told that Sony has improved every aspect of the camera and that the sum of the improvements and new features will make it a worthwhile upgrade. So let’s wait until I get the full detailed spec list before to draw conclusions.
My take on the Sony 28-70mm f/2.0:
My originally rumor from 10 months ago said this could be a 24-70mm f/2.0. But Sony is going for the 28-70mm probably to keep the size as small as possible. What do you think is this a god trade off for you?
Let me know in the comment system what your thoughts and expectations are!
Preorder links (going live on November 19)
Sony A1II at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, WexUK.
Sony 28-70mm f/2.0 GM at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, WexUK.
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