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Man I am impressed. Sony really stepped the game here. They must do that knowing that canikon monsters will release their version this year so they wanted to be sure to have the best specs for the price. Seriously, if one does not need 42mpx, this is better than the A7RIII especially when considering price. Very, very impress. Can't wait to be blown away at NAB by A7SIII. Now counting on 4K60p and 10 bit easily. Hands on by PB: http://philipbloom.net/blog/a7iii/ In fact it is even better than A9. It gets a BSI sensor, they claim 15 stops of DR. DR of A9 was pretty bad so we should see a better still image quality here.

Officially announced. Incredible camera for the price. Basically an A9 without the 20fps, and with even better battery life, 4K HDR with 14 stop DR with 6K oversampling + better AF than A7R III (same AF as Sony A9) + FHD 120 fps https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-a7iii-officially-announced/

I would even say same body as the 4500$ A9!

Sigma is releasing all their Art lens including the crazy upcoming 105mm 1.4 on Sony E-mount. (All pics have leaked). It is good as this will save getting their adapter but I would like to see some specific emount designs from Sigma in the future.

This crop and 4K AF... This is insanely ridiculous. I find it so unfair for other manufacturers who try to push technological boundaries. Yet half of this planet still buy canon. So we are not close to see this ending.

You mean 28-75?

I would never use a 1DXII for photography. You say you want to make landscapes, I can GUARANTY you that you can take better landscapes with a Nikon D5500 on tripod than 1DXII. Comparing the A7RIII and 1DXII for landscape is a joke, the A7RIII will be that much better (dynamic range / details and crop possibilities). For street photography, carrying a super heavy 1DX? No thanks. The only thing I would use a 1DX instead of A7R is for very long range photography demanding good AF (Safaris, bird shooting, pro sport...) All the rest there is no comparison. Even if the 1DX was cheaper than the R3 I would still use the R3. For video now, the 1DX is pretty good (especially since you dont mind the codec) but again think of the weight. For the price of 1 1DXII I would get the A7RIII and the upcoming A7SIII giving you one of the best stills and video camera on the market and flexibility to shoot with 2 bodies and all the + that come with it.

Wow, dont know what was in my mind... Meant Tokina indeed. But the point remains the same

Thanks. Yep A7R II and RX100, Cine4. LOL. And the others believed you...

Here is my entry, amateur shooter:

Tamron just announced an AF version of their 20mm for FE mount. Why is it great? Well imagine this: you get a 20mm F/2 on your A7RIII that is light and small with great low light and that should be perfect on a gimbal, and at the push of a button you switch to S35 mode giving you a 30mm equivalent, close to the famous 35mm. And since it is digital, you do not need to rebalance your gimbal at all nor changing lens. Amazing. FF-S35 mode is really great to allow light travel with 1 or 2 primes. I really hope that they release a 18mpx A7S III with S35 mode, with 4K60P 10 bits and A7RIII AF this would kill the segment.

It seems that my wish has been done! Tamron just announced a 20mm f/2 for Emount with AF. Might be the perfect wide (but not to wide) prime for Sony FE on gimbal. No prime in the 18-21 range with AF existed before for FE.

Exactly. And what about the menstruous size and weight? More than twice the weight of A7RIII. So bad for traveling and rungun. Now very soon Nikon should release a mirrorless. Hopefully they bring in IBIS and PDAF and if this is the case and it has the D850 sensor, I am definitely getting that over an A7RIII for stills and B cam 4k30p. Would still need a A7SIII or similar for A cam and 4K60.

Agree with you. I definitely want a 1in.

Insane. 4K120p with dual pixel AF, with NX1 body and ergonomics? Instant buy even at 3K$. Just fuckin do it Samsung.

If Mavic Pro 2 comes with the Phantom camera that would be awesome. Last year at a drone conference I told a DJI VP why on earth are you not releasing either a Phantom that folds like a Mavic or a bigger Mavic with Phantom's camera. I told him we are tons of videographers and photographers out there who need maximum portability (in my case mountain trekking for days) combined with maximum image quality. The Phantom form factor did not evolve since version 1, many years ago. It is not relevant anymore. He answered "we are not sure there is a market demand for that". I told him well who on earth would prefer the actual P4 Pro versus the same drone but completely foldable? Mavic Pro 2 with 1" camera and 4K60P is an INSTAN buy for me. However I am very afraid of this: They will release a Mavic Pro 2 with all advancements of Mavic Air (more avoidance sensor, gesture control, ...) + keep the better range and flight time + bump the camera to 100mbps and 4K60P which I do not care. Give me 1". Even if a bit bigger. There is a world of difference between an Mavic Pro and Phantom today in size.

Lol. Allow me to disagree. Sigma make great lenses and they do not make you pay twice what it worth like everyone else. They make for great videos and pictures. That's what I want.

Awesome results. The 20mm 1.4 on a gimbal should be insane. Super wide for action yet possible to blur the background. This is the type of lens you are happy to bed FF. Good luck having a 10mm lens on GH5 that can give you a bokeh equivalent of this 20 1.4 on ff. for portrait lens it is not an issue as a 42.5mm 1.2 will give you great enough DoF control. Super wide, not so much. What i would love to see is a comparison with tracking : someone walking towards the camera : will the Sigma MC11 track as good as a native lens ?

Dead. http://www.canonrumors.com/no-canon-powershot-g7-x-mark-iii-coming-ahead-of-cp-in-march-cr3/

@Andrew Reid "Also to do 4K 60p in such a compact body is very hard". Nope, DJI Phantom 4 Pro has a 1" sensor in a super tiny body (smaller than this) and does 4K60P log. Sometimes we try to technically excuse manufacturers a lot when it is just marketing decisions. 4K60P is easy with today's tech. Wether it is FF or 1". If you do not see it in a 2018 camera, it is because the manufacturer decided not to put it. Most likely because they have a 12000$ camera for that they would like you to buy instead.

Nikon FF D850 mirorless with IBIS 4K60p and DPAF. Count me in

You mean gimbal? I think that is the last device people would think putting on a gimbal. I do not know any gimbal mount for ipad.

You can also have a look at the new 24-105. Nice versatility and generally good comments online. But I am not a big fan of F4 lenses so I have not used them on the Sony. Now we are talking. 24-35mm F2.0 is great so are many Sigma lenses. I am very interested in getting more feedback on how those sigma lenses perform with continuous AF with the MC-11 VS Sony FE lens on the A7RIII. Also, Sigma announced that they have some Sigma native FE lens in development. First one is rumored to be 35mm. I like the fact that they come to this system because Sony FE pricing is rarely engaging...

At the moment I am waiting for DJI announcement on Jan 23. I am tired of the shitty image quality of my Mavic. It's a pain in the ass but has given me good money which is why I kept it. Why on earth are they not releasing a drone with the 1inch sensor camera of P4 Pro, with folding concept like mavic?! Be sure I will be here to comment what seems to be a new kind of Mavic next week Come on, I was sold and you come here and depress me. You are true... Sony sucks, most of what constitute their product sucks: reliability, weather sealing, menus, ergonomics, heating, long exposure... In fact usability sucks VS Canikon. Yet they are the only one giving us a well specced line of hybrid video photo FF mirrorless. As of Jan 2018, this out-weights usability issues for me. Pray for no dead pixel or deal with it. Don't put the camera in heavy rain (I would not do it with a 5DIV either), and deal with the menus man. There is nothing on the market competing with A7RIII now. D850 is a 1kg brick. I tried it the other day with a 24-70mm at B&H and the combo was so heavy, I was not confortable after 3min. Others are tiny sensors and/or tiny resolutions or damn expensive (medium format). For A7SIII, one could argue that GH5S competes because even if the sensor is small, it has great low light and so on. Yet shitty AF and no IBIS, and no FF for depth of field, so still not exactly comparable. We miss more companies in the FF mirrorless market

Thanks for trying to analyze my personal behavior on the forum lol... I am not sure I could make sense of your post though. In a more basic way, it sounds to me that you were the one who came and argue with all of that. I was juste positively commenting that the A7SIII and RIII should be a great combo to which you answered "in 8 bit" which triggered the rest. Anyway, peace