Sony Mirror-less (EVIL) Full-frame ?

Thanks Gustav.

Can you tell more about them?

/Klaus

Hmmm... E-mount, interesting

working AF with A-mount lenses is a very good thing imo, but the real advantage of such a system would lie in compactness. Any news of planned lenses? [wishfulthinking]A CZ prime lineup like the Contax-system had would be awesome[/wishfulthinking]

Oh, and btw, do you know anything about the used sensor size?

[QUOTE=Pekka L]if Sony really does that, they better come out with a A700 successor (or something else very meaningfull in a-body line) at the same time.

QUOTE]

i think it`s better to do it not at the same time .
the new A700 come`s , i now . only not at the PMA

but i agree it`s takes too long

greetings
gustav

The commitment to A-mount remains with the introduction of new mid-range cameras and the presence of full-frame. If they have a micro 4/3rds style adapter that might explain the switch to SAM as it would be easier to AF these than lenses with a mechanical linkage.

ijsvogel wrote: at the PMA sony comes with three E-MOUNT camera`s greetings gustav

i can hear people whining already

Edited by gnn19 - 14 February 2010 at 15:36

I Inspiron wrote: Hmmm... E-mount, interesting working AF with A-mount lenses is a very good thing imo, but the real advantage of such a system would lie in compactness. Any news of planned lenses? [wishfulthinking]A CZ prime lineup like the Contax-system had would be awesome[/wishfulthinking] Oh, and btw, do you know anything about the used sensor size?

Well, if/when such a new fully-electronic "EVIL" mount surfaces, you can be certain that new lenses for the mount will also be released.

Sony has recently extended their agreement with Carl Zeiss for another 5 more years and if I were to guess, it will result in several Full-frame primes for the Alpha mount (specifically covering the ultra-wide to normal region) AND brand-new lenses for such an "EVIL" mount.

I think this all sounds great. Very intriguing. It won't be a primary solution for me (I may actually love my a850 more than life itself), but, for a secondary system, this could replace my a200.

Currently, I only ever shoot with the 850, and my wife uses the a200. She's not as into photography as me, and recently expressed the desire for video, as we have a baby on the way.

So I've been seriously considering a Panasonic as a second camera, which would allow me to sell off the a200 and some lenses I have two versions of (50/1.7 + 50/1.4; sigma70-300 + 70-300G; 135/2.8 + 135/1.8), which I've been hesitant to do, because I want to allow my wife to shoot with whatever she wants no matter what I choose to shoot with.

BUT... BUT... If Sony came out with an EVIL camera and video, my problem would be solved! I could still sell off the a200 (or keep it as a museum piece) and keep or sell my doubled-up lenses, depending on what the EVIL mount had to offer in the way of lenses. The choice of second camera would become a total no-brainer.

In conclusion, I have to say, and I don't want to rain on anyone's parade of pessimism, but since I have entered the Sony world, almost 2 years ago, all their choices have been right for me. The a200 hooked me in with a great little starter camera that has EXCELLENT low-iso CCD image quality, in-body stabilization, a whole slew of old Minolta lenses to choose from, an incredible standard zoom in the 16-80... and then they come out with the 850 which, though not cheap, is still a cheap FF, the cheapest on the market, and therefore a very reasonable solution for the highly enthusiastic eternal amateur I am. Now, if they bring out EVIL, they allow for a very intriguing secondary system, the primary interest of which may well be video, something I am not interested in for my primary shooting, but is something "the rest of my family" wants. For this consumer, Sony's path has been faultless until now.

(And I really am sorry for sounding like a fanboy, it's just that it's true: Sony has given me exactly what I want.)