New Sony A6xxx coming in May?

A6000's production stopped in November of 2020. A6100 has sort of replaced it on Sony's APS-C lineup but is having own production problems due to the fire at a Sony manufacturing plant.

As to the 10-bit video, Sony's kept it from most of its full frame bodies, so it's unlikely to make one with an APS-C sensor, which is its gateway to E-mount. This one looks to be more photo than video anyway.
 
NorBro said:
Sony a5xxx/a6xxx cameras have been around for a really long time and might be Sony's longest model family, but Canon's xxD has been around longer than many of us have had careers (in some cases more than 50% of our lives) starting with the 10D back in 2003.

90D just came out in 2019.

Panasonic's GHx series is probably the longest for mirrorless' (it's close though as the GH5 was 2017 and Sony kept making cameras).
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I still have a 10D I bought new the day it came out from Camera's West in Seattle. It was a workhorse for several years of magazine double-page-spread shots with 6MP. Don't use it anymore. Just sitting on a shelf. Now shooting with the R5 after a brief detour through ALLLL the Nikon and Sony cameras. I'd love it for Canon to come out with a killer APS-C.
 
The latest rumors are saying this will be a vlogger's camera, that it won't be an a6xxx but will have some new nomenclature, and that it won't improve on the video specs of the a7c. I've basically lost all interest. I suppose they dont want to sell a 10-bit 4k60p camera for less than the price of the a7iv. Maybe that will be the next Sony mirrorless of interest for me.
 
A few moths ago, there was a short-lived rumor that Sony will release an entry level full frame camera to compete with EOS RP and Nikon Z5. At the moment, the lowest priced Sony full frame is the six year old A7RII, selling at $1,300. Above that, there A7III at $1,700 and A7c at $1,800. The top APS-C is A6600 at $1,300. A7RII has a 42 MPX sensor, A6600 24 MPX. A6600 likely has a better AF.

Based on Sony's history, the next likely move in this range would be for the $2,000 A7IV, with A7III sliding down to the $1,300 level and A7RII, if it's still in production, to the RP/Z5 slot of $1,000. A7c might be sold as a pseudo-APS-C model. Size wise it's already APS-C - 124 x 71.1 x 59.7 mm vs. A6600 120 x 66.9 x 69.3 mm vs. XT-4 134.6 x 92.8 x 63.8 mm.

So, that's how I think it's going to play out over the next few months.
 
Not sure where this rumor stands, haven't been following...but last I checked it was a "high-end" APSC model with possibly 10-bit 4K/60p to now a ZV model that's been delayed (today's update).

I also saw he issued an apology for being incorrect - which I thought was pretty rare, especially because I figured no one cares too much about this one.
 
I'm not sure why its assumed 10bit has to add a lot to the cost. Its just the encoding. As we move more towards log, HLG and HDR 10bit will need t become the norm. Technically it probably always should have been the norm for 4k video but whatever.

Take the Canon M6 II which is 32 MP APS-C and does in fact provide 10bit 4:2:2 through the HDMI. It doesn't have an internal 10bit encoder but that camera already handles a higher bit depth in the DSP and its only $850. Fuji also provides affordable APS-C 10bit external and internal. 10bit is not just a Panasonic thing.

We really need to stop thinking of 10bit as some hugely expensive feature to add.
 
I haven't reviewed the thread to see if anyone thinks it's expensive to add, but I doubt many would think so.

10-bit was around 10 years ago for very little money so not sure who would think it's hugely expensive to add.

It's always been about corporate contracts and what the companies would like to provide for the $$$.
 
8-bit is Sony's self-crippling to allow one of its clients Fuji to sell their APS-C line. In turn, Fuji cripples the AF in continuous shooting and video. After that, Sony can sell a hybrid while Fiji concentrates on stills (though, one can shoot the Fuji APS-C line in a manual mode in 10-bit, which Sony doesn't even do externally at this price bracket)

Canon, which is not a part of the Sony cabal, can and does do both. But then it has to do its own part in cartel's role playing and disable AF in 4K or only do 4K in center crop.

And no YouTube'r ever questions anyone's motivation. Because they all want to make a living at their YouTubery.
 
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