We probably know everything about the new Sony A7sIII….full specs!

A7sIII now listed at BHphoto and in Germany at Fotokoch

SonyAlphaRumors spilled out pretty much the full Sony A7sIII specs:

  • New 12MP sensor with fast readout
  • records FHD 240fps, 4k120fps 10bit 4:2:2 and 4K120fps raw over HDMI
  • ONLY Up to 4k60 will be 10bit 4:2:2 internal.
  • Downsampled 1080p from 4K, making this the best 1080p hybrid ever made! No line skipping or pixel binning.
  • No internal RAW.
  • 600mbps bitrate
  • Base ISO 160 for S-LOG3
  • no Dual ISO
  • Max ISO 409600 (video)
  • 16bit RAW output
  • Sony claims 15 stops dynamic range
  • world’s highest resolution new 9.44 million dot EVF (QXGA resolution)
  • same Sony A7rIV AF system
  • new kind of passive (noise free) cooling system
  • no overheating, no recording time limits (They are claiming to not have overheating issues for at least 1hr even at the highest framerate.)
  • UHSII card and CFexpress Type A card support (each of th two slots takes them both!)
  • Looks pretty similar to a Sony A7rIV.
  • fully articulating screen like the one used by the Sony ZV-1.
  • The video record button is now on the top of the camera, places behind the shutter button.
  • Dials: Looking from the back panel of the camera, video dial for video mode selection left to EVF, photo dial for photo mode selection right to EVF. Exposure dial unchanged.
  • Screen: Touch function available when navigating the menu.
  • Ports: Removable port door. Two usb-c, one micro hdmi, no flash sync port.
  • announcement late July
  • shipment start mid August

Olympus will announce the new E-M10IV and 100-400mm lens in early August

Olympus ain’t’ death yet: In early August they will announce the new E-M10IV and 100-400mm lens

E-M10IV specs:

  • 20.MP sensor
  • 5axis stabilization (4.5EV)
  • 2.36m dot EVF (100% 1.23x)
  • 1037 dot 3inch LCD tilting monitor
  • 121 point contrast AF
  • 1/4000-60sec shutter. Live-bulb max 30m. Live composite max 3h. Electronic first curtain shutter (1/320-60sec) Silent mode (1/16000-60sec)
  • Art filters
  • Video 4K 30-25-24p FHD 60-30-25-24p
  • 15fps in S-AF and 6.3fps in C-AF
  • Dimension: 121.7 x 84.4 x 49mm
  • Weight 383 (with battery)

100-400mm specs:

  • Size: 86.4 mm x 205.7 mm
  • Weight: 1120g (without the tripod adapter)

I know not really exciting stuff…but I hope they will still make a new PEN-F camera before they sell everything to JIP.

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courtesy of PR.

Split personality statement from Olympus: The sale of our Imaging Business doens’t mean the end of our Imaging Business


Image courtesy Dpreview

So let me sum it up: After telling is for a year that they wouldn’t sell the imaging business they did exactly that. And now in a new interview released at Dpreview they literally say this:

The sale of the Imaging Division does not mean that we will withdraw from the imaging business

What??? So they sell the imaging business but they will not withdraw from it? As pointed out on 43rumors the only way this phrase makes sense is if Olympus will still retain a MAJOR stake in the new company led by JIP. Well let’s hope this is the case!