New Sony Alpha Camera

[Chickenhawk]

Came across this site with images of the "new" Sony. There will be a pro model and a high end professional model:

To Sony Alpha prototyper vist på PMA / Digit.no

[Mr. Pickles]

Seen them yesterday. Similar images elsewhere.

Should be interesting to see what they come up with on these to models. Neither of them replace the current one, so adds to the hum factor.

If Olympus doesn't get a Foveon sensor in theirs, perhaps one of these will have a Foveon sensor, since rumors are "some" camera other than Sigma is getting it...

[fjbyrne]

I wouldn't expect Sony to have a Foveon-based camera since they make their own sensors. I guess they could have licensed the Foveon technology to make a similar sensor or developed their own but I would be very surprised.

[Latinbob]

The big prism on the high end Sony mock-up has some people thinking "full frame 35mm," which would be good news for the Nikon fans too since Nikon buys from them.

Both cameras should have old Minolta fans hungry for news.

Bob

[Elitephoto9]

Hi there
Was told that the new Pro camera would not have a ff snesor, but they showed both cameras ( the Pro and advanced amature) with the line of Zeiss lenses and they looked like they could do full frame. As for the Foveon sensor Fuji and Sigma teamed up and Fuji or Fujist a sub company of Fuji devoloped a sensor that will piggy back the Foveon to give it better results. As for Nikon I done see them staying with Sony now that Sony has their own line. As for Olympus you may see a improved Foveon sensor in the P1 or a very improved Panasonic sensor. I talk to a lot of peope at PMA and Sony has said they will over take Nikon. They have the Minolta mount, the Minolta maxxum 9 body and the Zeiss lenses to go with their new cameras and their prices will be lower, way lower, they make the sensor and a lot of other componets for Nikon. I found out Sony makes 80% of all the compoents for all the camera companies and that Nikon is paying Canon royalties for the IS system their using, it's a Canon's patient. It's going to get very interesting before Christmas. If Nikon were to use the Foveon sensor that would shoot Sigma out of the water. If a company uses the Foveon sensor and can make it work they'll blow Sigma out of the water. The SD14 is $1600 way to much.

Later
Roger

[peterst6906]

Interesting given Sony's ambitious plan for market position. I wonder what the pricing point on the pro model will be?

Regards,

Peter

[cyclohexane]

As for Nikon I done see them staying with Sony now that Sony has their own line

They will. Sony Semiconductor owes part of its success to Nikon, as Nikon makes the stuff used by Sony to fabricate it's sensors. Nikon gets many incentives from Sony to keep using their sensors, and Sony gains technological know-how on how to optimize their sensors by observing how Nikon tweaks the output.

. I found out Sony makes 80% of all the compoents for all the camera companies

Like the LCD in the back of the 20D.... This one's probably true, though the 80% sounds high.

Nikon is paying Canon royalties for the IS system their using, it's a Canon's patient

I'd be wary of this statement. I don't know who told this to you (Canon, maybe?), but there are many different patents for IS, and Canon doesn't hold all of them (some are said to date back to 1962; I haven't checked this myself, but I might if I get a chance). They do have many of them though. Nikon doesn't use just one type of VR/IS.