The giant has awaken: Sony will announce the new A1II on November 19 and here are the images!

 

Sony’s product launch record this year was surprisingly lame. But right before Christmas we will finally get some “serious” new stuff: The new Sony a1II flagship camera and the new 28-70mm f/2.0 GM lens. The only less serious part of this is that it appears the A1II is more like a facelift of the A1 rather than a revolutionary upgrade.

Likely (but still not 100% confirmed) Sony A1II specs:

  • 50MP Full-Frame Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor (same of the Sony A1)
  • Sony A9III body
  • New AI chip
  • faster frame rate and faster autofocus
  • More expensive than the current Sony A1
  • New CFexpress Type A with 4.0 standard (doubles the speed)
  • C2PA support for content authentication.
  • Availability in early 2025 only

Likely (but still not 100% confirmed) Sony 28-70mm f/2.0 specs:

Oh, you’re late to the party: Sony’s first full-frame camera announcement of the year will be in November!

Oh yes… I’d forgotten all about that one company! After a lame year, Sony will finally announce a new full-frame E-mount camera at the end of November. I don’t know what’s coming, but there are two options: One is expensive (Sony A1II) and one is more affordable (Sony A7V).

Along with this new camera, Sony will probably also announce a new lens… maybe the crazy 24-70mm f/2.0 GM we heard about months ago? Either way, we still have about a month to go and I’m sure more information will come out before the announcement. What do you make of this? Is there anything you’re eagerly awaiting?

Crazy rumors about THREE new Lumix cameras coming on October 8th

I’m sure Panasonic will announce some new L-mount devices on October 8. But that’s all I claim to know, and the rest is speculation. And the crazy rumors are that Panasonic could unveil a new entry-level S5D camera, an S1HII focus peaking camera, and an S1RII high resolution camera. And all in a single day!