Sony announced A99 II

Certainly seems like it. That rear screen is a little weird but better than a fixed screen. Wonder if they'll announce any new lenses for this mount.

I much prefer the form factor over the A series.
 
Video is, of course, also a big deal. The a99 II can capture 4K at 100Mbps (using XAVC S) with full sensor read-out and no pixel binning. A Super 35 option is also available, with 1.8x oversampling. A 'Slow and Quick' mode lets users jump between 1 and 120 fps at the push of a button. All of the capture tools you'd expect are available, including zebra patterns, time code, S-Log2 and S-Log3 profiles and 4:2:2 output over HDMI.
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https://www.dpreview.com/news/5855300360/sony-announces-alpha-99-mark-ii
 
B&H says price is $3199.95 usd and preorder from 21st Sept. Shipping date not mentioned though. It would have been great if they would have done higher than 100Mbps.
 
It looks like, reading DP Review's announcement, it's basically an A7RII with S-log3 included. So, the choice is, fat body (A99II), or skinny body (A7RII)...just like in life there is a camera for everyone :)
 
indiawilds said:
B&H says price is $3199.95 usd and preorder from 21st Sept. Shipping date not mentioned though. It would have been great if they would have done higher than 100Mbps.
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They don't want to overshadow 7RII (or FS5) with either the bit rate or the bit size.

David_Manning said:
It looks like, reading DP Review's announcement, it's basically an A7RII with S-log3 included. So, the choice is, fat body (A99II), or skinny body (A7RII)...just like in life there is a camera for everyone :)
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Here's an interesting question - since, presumably, RII will be eventually/soon replaced by RIII, how upgradeable is A99II?

If you look at that 4K video Joe posted, it's in the s35 center crop but the camera can also do a full 8K readout (with a crazy rolling shutter, probably). That means a lot of processing power that could potentially allow a 10-bit external output via HDMI.
 
I also see it as an a7R II with bigger SLT body. Hardly any difference. The revised menus may be the biggest one! (OK, sgamut3.cine is nice too, and I guess it has better photog-specific features I wouldn't even understand)

The "fully sampled, no binning" mode is probably the same S35 mode the a7R II has. It's easier for me to believe that than to believe Sony managed to improve the rolling shutter so much that they can manage a full 42Mpix sensor readout.
 
Samuel H said:
... The "fully sampled, no binning" mode is probably the same S35 mode the a7R II has. It's easier for me to believe that than to believe Sony managed to improve the rolling shutter so much that they can manage a full 42Mpix sensor readout.
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I think you are correct (and I misunderstood something somewhere along the route).

From B&H.

The a99 II is the first A-mount DSLR to offer internal UHD 4K video recording at 30 or 24 fps. This is possible using either the full-frame sensor or the Super 35 format which uses oversampling with full pixel readout and no pixel binning. This limits moire and aliasing common with high-resolution sensors...
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So, much like A7RII, it bins in FF and uses ~ 15 MPX center crop for the optimal quality.
 
Hard to imagine a lot of Canon or Nikon shooters jumping ship and buying a bunch of A-mount lenses. And unlike the mirrorless E-mount which has a lot of adapters for third party lenses designed for other mounts (EF, Nikon, PL, etc.), A-mount is much more limited.

I don't think Sony has released any new A-mount lenses since 2014 (and most were released well before then).

But hopefully we can expect to see most of these features in a mirrorless body in the near future.
 
^ I agree with that, but I still think this is a great move by Sony. Once they have a good a7 body, it should be relatively easy to make an SLT version of that, just a few months later. It keeps their old-time users happy, and reassures new E-mount adopters that they're not marrying a company that tends to leave users in the cold so easily.

I personally like smaller and lighter bodies that can take all kinds of vintage lenses, but having more options to choose from is a good thing.

(@DLD: I think it's dpreview that posted the original misleading description about the 4k modes)
 
I take it that there is no way to put a Canon EF lens on a Sony A- mount camera? I did not find any reference to a Metabones adapter anywhere.
 
Bassman2003 said:
I take it that there is no way to put a Canon EF lens on a Sony A- mount camera? I did not find any reference to a Metabones adapter anywhere.
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For a full frame to full frame? There'd be no focal reduction there.

I assume that, given the number of the new E-mount glass options, Sony would be working on a fully automatic E-to-A adapter, with the third party vendors doing the EF, F, etc. to A-mount manual versions of their own.
 
Thanks. Yes, I was just looking to use Canon glass on the A99 II. I actually prefer the larger body for the grip compared to the A7RII. But I am more focused on video with this purchase so the A7RII would have advantages as well.

So the A mount is kind of a no go for Canon lens folks.
 
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