Along with yesterday’s news of the Sony A6400 release, Sony also unveiled plans for new major firmware updates on the full frame Sony A9, A7R III and A7 III cameras. [Read more…]
Deal: Sony A9 for $3498
The Sony A9 is on sale this week for $3498 (reg. $4498) as part of Sony’s Black Friday deals. Check it out here at B&H Photo, Adorama or Amazon.
You can also find the full spectrum of great deals on Sony cameras and lenses here at B&H Photo.
Watch for more deals this week on the Black Friday and Cyber Monday Camera Deals page.
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New Sony Mirrorless Camera and Lenses Rebates
Sony has a new promo running for its E-mount cameras and lenses with up to $900 in savings available. The Sony A7S II is $200 off at $2198, while the Sony A7R II is $400 off at $1998. Additionally, the Sony A9 has a $300 instant rebate and is $4198. Check them out here at B&H Photo.
All of the current deals on Sony cameras, kits, lenses and accessories can be found here at B&H Photo.
Sony Winter Trade-In Event
Sony has a new trade-in event for several of its full frame mirrorless cameras this winter. In addition to your trade-in value, you get up to a $500 instant rebate and a $200 bonus for trading in your old camera. You can check your trade-in value and check out the Sony A7 and A9 models here at B&H Photo.
This trade-in bonus deal ends March 31, 2018.
New Sony Trade-In Deal with up to $500 Savings
Sony has a new trade-in program for its A9 and A7 models with up to $500 off the A9 and $300 off the A7 models. Essentially, you trade in a working DSLR or mirrorless camera and get the discount applied toward a Sony full frame mirrorless camera. Complete details and a walkthrough of the process available here at B&H Photo.
Sony A9 Firmware Update ver. 1.01 Released
Sony has updated the firmware for the new Sony A9 to version 1.01. The new firmware fixes the overheating warning functionality, which should solve the frequent notifications some users are reporting. You can download the update here on Sony’s website.
The Latest Canon Full Frame Mirrorless Rumor
I’ve gone on and on about Canon’s need to enter the full frame mirrorless market. While some of its more recent mirrorless cameras are intriguing, we aren’t going to take Canon seriously until it comes out with a camera that can actually go head-to-head with the Sony A7 line. [Read more…]
Sony A9 Professional Sports Camera Unveiled
Sony has announced its new A9 mirrorless camera. As the flagship of its Alpha lineup, the Sony A9 features a 24MP full frame stacked CMOS sensor that captures up to 20 frames per second. It uses an electronic shutter for shutter speeds up to 1/32,000s and can shoot those high frame rates with no viewfinder blackout.
Using high-speed UHS-II SD cards (in its dual card slots), the Sony A9 can shoot up to 241 continuous (compressed) RAW images or 362 JPEG images at the 20fps burst rate. Sony has improved the processing speed in the A9 to be 20x faster than previous full frame Alpha models. The camera offers 693 phase-detect AF points with 60 AF/AE tracking calculations per second. It also features 5-axis in-body image stabilization with 5-stops of camera shake correction. [Read more…]
Canon 5D Mark IV, 6D Mark II, Nikon D820 Sony A9 & More Predictions
Tony Northrup posted a video talking about future cameras and specs and what he thinks is coming next from several camera makers. You can watch the video above. Notable cameras in his prediction list include: [Read more…]
Sony 50MP Full Frame Sensors Coming in 2015…
New rumors suggest that Sony is primed to launch a 50MP-ish (some sources say 46MP) full frame camera in early 2015. Sony’s 36MP full frame A7R has been highly regarded for its image quality and affordable price. Likewise, the 36MP Sony sensor has been put to good use in the Nikon D810 and D800 models. [Read more…]