Sony A7s 4K Mirrorless Camera Coming this Sunday at NAB

Speaking of canon glass, is there a metabones adapter for canon ef to this camera? E mount is not the same as NEX right?
 
Ted Ramasola said:
Speaking of canon glass, is there a metabones adapter for canon ef to this camera? E mount is not the same as NEX right?
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The Ef to E-amount metabones adapter will work just fine as it does already with the A7 and A7R.

Personnaly, i'm very excited about the ability to use both Full frame and APS-C modes in video, both with "full" sensor reading. (so says the press release)
Since the E-mount can be adapted to virtually any type of lense, this makes it a really really versatile camera indeed.

Any lense with full sensor reading, "Riddickulous" performance in low light and S-log in that compact size.... frankly i consider the 4k output as a bonus ;)
 
Will people be quite so interested in the A7s when they find out the price is effectively double that of the GH4?

I just spoke with a dealer and the news wasn't good.

If the A7s was going to be in the ballpark of the GH4 I would've pulled the trigger immediately but if the dealer was correct, why wouldn't he be, then the A7s is looking like a very sizeable investment to shoot HD let alone 4K. You'll definitely have to rig it out with all the necessaries and that means it'll be close to a secondhand FS700 in no time.

Are the draw of low light and full frame enough to overcome the likely price and the DSLR hassle? Not me.
 
Nirv said:
Will people be quite so interested in the A7s when they find out the price is effectively double that of the GH4?

I just spoke with a dealer and the news wasn't good.

If the A7s was going to be in the ballpark of the GH4 I would've pulled the trigger immediately but if the dealer was correct, why wouldn't he be, then the A7s is looking like a very sizeable investment to shoot HD let alone 4K. You'll definitely have to rig it out with all the necessaries and that means it'll be close to a secondhand FS700 in no time.

Are the draw of low light and full frame enough to overcome the likely price and the DSLR hassle? Not me.
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I thought the confirmed price was $1699? Or do you mean when factoring an external 4k recorder?
 
dcloud said:
oh the price will go down in a year.
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But in a year, probably 6 months, I would've expected Sony to have released a "proper" video camera with this sensor at a price not too far north of this A7s.

I was hoping it would come in at a competitive price to the GH4 and at that price it would've been a good option despite it being limited to 8 bit 4K. While the GH4 is challenged in low light and darker areas of the image it is an impressive piece of kit especially with a Speedbooster and fast lenses. I know there is a contingent who want to shoot by candle light that will be impressed by the A7s but if the price I was given is correct then the GH4 seems like a steal for those that use lights.
 
Nirv said:
No, but I was given a price the dealers were working with today.

And no it did not include lens or 4K recorder.
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Any hints?

As I've stated in another thread. For this camera to push me off my choice to buy a GH4 (I have GH3 $ Nik booster now) it has to be around $2K -$2.5K. Anything more and it is far too underfeatured at that price point for my needs.
 
So the A7s only shoots UHD and not 4K DCI? Could that be a potential problem down the line or not really?
 
RatLabProductions said:
Any hints?

As I've stated in another thread. For this camera to push me off my choice to buy a GH4 (I have GH3 $ Nik booster now) it has to be around $2K -$2.5K. Anything more and it is far too underfeatured at that price point for my needs.
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There's a NAB interview with the Atomos owner. He said the Shogun will be under $2000 and the Shogun + A7S set up will be under $5000. The math would suggest that the camera will be close to $3000, which is a bit sobering, but then again the 5diii is $3399 at B&H today. Given the interest in this new Sony, I have a feeling that Sony will get away with charging close to $3000 and it will still fly off the shelves.
 
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