A7sII announced

http://www.sonyalpharu​mors.com/full-sony-a7s-specs/

Interesting! 4k + onboard stabilising look to be the main things better than the first.

I was kind of expecting more ISO from a sequel camera though.

Nice

Seems they want photographers to buy the A7 or A7r bodies. Actually staying with lower pixel count and increasing quality should be a good thing right?

That's a lot of spec in the tiny box

Nice

but no update to the a6000 which there were rumors everywhere about it.

The data throughput made me laugh when I read it. With an uncommonly small 12 MP sensor, here are its fastest speeds...

• Continuous shooting: 2.5 fps
• High-speed shooting: 5 fps

Um, what?

It seems like its only doing contrast detection as well? At least to me, it seems like they just used most of the features/body of the a7rII and just put in the sensor from the A7s. They should of made the sensor backlit too? The a7rII already seems like a pretty capable camera for about the same price.

mclaren777 wrote in post #17703503
The data throughput made me laugh when I read it. With an uncommonly small 12 MP sensor, here are its fastest speeds...

• Continuous shooting: 2.5 fps
• High-speed shooting: 5 fps

Um, what?

I read that the continuous autofocus will drop it down to 2.5 fps. Single shot af is 5 fps. Which makes absolutely no freaking sense.

itsray wrote in post #17703504
It seems like its only doing contrast detection as well? At least to me, it seems like they just used most of the features/body of the a7rII and just put in the sensor from the A7s. They should of made the sensor backlit too? The a7rII already seems like a pretty capable camera for about the same price.

Another example of how Sony gimps the A7s in favor of different cameras. Why on earth does a large pixel pitch / low-megapixel / exterme-low-light camera (perfect for events and weddings) have phase detect and 2.5 fps during continuous autofocus?

idkdc wrote in post #17706542
I read that the continuous autofocus will drop it down to 2.5 fps. Single shot af is 5 fps. Which makes absolutely no freaking sense.

Another example of how Sony gimps the A7s in favor of different cameras. Why on earth does a large pixel pitch / low-megapixel / exterme-low-light camera (perfect for events and weddings) have phase detect and 2.5 fps during continuous autofocus?

thats rubbish about the 2.5 fps.

ie i think you are incorrect. why? because my a7s does 5fps on countinous fast af.

The IBIS was a must have as was the better autofocus for me to switch. The better/bigger body is a bonus, but apart from that it is not a massive leap from the A7s. I'll be waiting till the new 24-70 comes out to see if I'll make the Canon to Sony switch.

idkdc wrote in post #17706542
Another example of how Sony gimps the A7s in favor of different cameras. Why on earth does a large pixel pitch / low-megapixel / exterme-low-light camera (perfect for events and weddings) have phase detect and 2.5 fps during continuous autofocus?

Most of the features added to the a7s are irrelevant to stills. This is more of a video focused camera than anything, so it really shouldn't be evaluated based on the needs of a photographer....i.e. contrast detect is smoother and as such, more appropriate for video, so they opted for an enhanced contrast detect system vs adding a phase detect system.

jonneymendoza wrote in post #17706666
thats rubbish about the 2.5 fps.

ie i think you are incorrect. why? because my a7s does 5fps on countinous fast af.

Look at the bhphotovideo Web page. I asked a Sony artisan who's a close friend and he's scratching his head. He said he'd bring it up in their meeting.

mystik610 wrote in post #17707104
Most of the features added to the a7s are irrelevant to stills. This is more of a video focused camera than anything, so it really shouldn't be evaluated based on the needs of a photographer....i.e. contrast detect is smoother and as such, more appropriate for video, so they opted for an enhanced contrast detect system vs adding a phase detect system.

For $3k, it can be evaluated alongside the a7rii. Why get an a7s instead of an FS700? Also contrast detect AF wasn't so hot in the low light videos. Do you even shoot pro video?