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We have the long-waited successor to the A6000:
http://petapixel.com/2016/02/03/sony-a63...af-points/
For me the A6000 is fine, I just wanted a decent number of pixels in the EVF, and we got them. For the rest, it sounds we have improved AF (good), and video capabilities (that I don't need). Fortunately no more MP in the sensor (I don't need them); I don't understand yet how many improvements are in the sensor IQ.
New lenses.
Teleconverters! They are for the newest 70-200 f/2.8, I suppose they can be mounted to the f/4 too, even though I don't know how they will perform there. Let's wait for some review.
Final notes... Too expensive ($1000, let's see street price). Stupid thing: the screen tilts... downward!
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02-03-2016, 04:47 PM
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Smoke 'em if you got 'em. I don't have a horse in this race but the FE lineup looks more interesting with each quarter. However, I fully expect the audience (not here, mind you) to commence the bitching about these lenses being too large. Courtesy of the same people who were complaining about f/4 zooms being too slow.
P.S. I also sense an ultrawide coming at some point because this zoom trinity is not complete. However, for me it wouldn't be a big deal because a 16-35/4 and a stabilized 70-200/2.8 is what I use on Canon anyway.
Let's recap what we're missing in the lineup now:
- an ultrawide prime (below 25mm);
- an ultrafast normal prime (50mm f/1.4 or f/1.2);
- an inexpensive long telezoom (like 70-300/4-5.6 OIS);
- an expensive long telezoom (like 70-400/4-5.6 OIS);
- a 135 mm prime.
Any more ideas?
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The lineup is getting mature, indeed. Let's see the quality...
"Any more ideas?"
Longer teles! M43 and Fuji now have them.
For instance, in competition to Tamron/Sigma 150-600mm f/5-* and Nikkor 200-500mm/f5.6. Also a 300mm/f4 prime would be fine.
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Cool little camera. Lets hope the AF system now will live up to the hype.
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Quote:Stupid thing: the screen tilts... downward!
If it is anything like my old a350 the screen is double hinged so will also tilt upwards.
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None of these new lenses are made by Zeiss ...
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Quote:Final notes... Too expensive ($1000, let's see street price). Stupid thing: the screen tilts... downward!
Come on, that's just 2.35 $ per focus point. A Fuji focus point in the X-Pro2 would cost you 6.60 $ ^_^
If the camera is really that fast in AF, 1k$ is not too steep, I think.
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02-04-2016, 07:41 AM
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Quote:The lineup is getting mature, indeed. Let's see the quality...
"Any more ideas?"
Longer teles! M43 and Fuji now have them.
For instance, in competition to Tamron/Sigma 150-600mm f/5-* and Nikkor 200-500mm/f5.6. Also a 300mm/f4 prime would be fine.
I'm not sure there's much sense in making dedicated supertelephotos when there's so much adaptable fare. Unless Sony directly ports one of their designs to the E mount by extending it and changing the motor (to date, I think, there haven't been any examples of that). The Sony user base has a few more sources their users can rely on, and they know this (Sony A, Canon EF). So this is not the case of a lens being totally unavailable within the system. I'm pretty sure that those who need a supertelephoto lens know (and use) their options already.
But maybe I'm wrong and a 100-400 lens is just around the corner.
Quote:Let's recap what we're missing in the lineup now:
- an ultrawide prime (below 25mm);
The 12 mm Zeiss Touit f/2.8!
About the missing telezooms - the A6300 AF is supposed to work using the cheap LA-EA3 adapter for A-mount lenses. There would be no image stabilization though.
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02-04-2016, 03:31 PM
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Quote:The 12 mm Zeiss Touit f/2.8!
About the missing telezooms - the A6300 AF is supposed to work using the cheap LA-EA3 adapter for A-mount lenses. There would be no image stabilization though.
Well, I see where you're coming from but neither are very "native" for the FE mount, innit? Not everybody is going to go through the hassle of using adapters and/or crop mode (and the latter kinda negates the point of huge FF sensor for many). I don't care a whole lot about an ultrawide prime (unless it's a 14mm or wider, of course, to mesh with my 16-35) but it may be a big deal for many. Consider how popular the 21mm Zeiss lenses (Z* Distagon, Loxia...) are.
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