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Archive 2020 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)

  
 
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p.34 #1 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


wittyphrase wrote:
Did they end up dropping this early because of all the leaks? Thought this wasn’t supposed to happen until later in the week.


No, this is the expected date. There's an Xperia dropping on the 17th that some thought was going to be the Alpha event.



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:29 PM
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p.34 #2 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


It ticks enough of the boxes for me.

$1,800 USD is a bit high. I wonder if this is subject to tarriffs like the 135 GM and fe 35 1.8

I'll be pre-ordering a Sony product for sure in the next week though. PS5😃



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:29 PM
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p.34 #3 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


Mystik wrote:
It ticks enough of the boxes for me.

$1,800 USD is a bit high. I wonder if this is subject to tarriffs like the 135 GM and fe 35 1.8


It's listed at $2399 CAD, which indicates it's not a tarriff-related price. For comparison the FE35/1.8 lists at $799CAD vs $749USD, so if the A7C was affected by tarriffs I'd expect it to be $1950-2000CAD.



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:34 PM
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p.34 #4 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


mawz wrote:
My take remains that this is pretty much a $1399, maybe as much as a $1599, camera that's been overpriced.


Indeed. That $1799 price is crazy.



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:34 PM
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p.34 #5 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


I'll give the lens a try on my Riv. But if it's only 300 bucks I'm not expecting very much.


Sep 14, 2020 at 08:35 PM
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p.34 #6 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


Great camera for street/urban and travel. I'm sure I'll see a lot of this camera here in the city.


Sep 14, 2020 at 08:37 PM
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p.34 #7 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


nhsonyshooter wrote:
I'll give the lens a try on my Riv. But if it's only 300 bucks I'm not expecting very much.


It's $499 unless you kit it with the A7c.



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:41 PM
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p.34 #8 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


mawz wrote:
It's $499 unless you kit it with the A7c.


Well that ain't happening then.



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:49 PM
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p.34 #9 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


Posted at B&H now...




Sep 14, 2020 at 08:52 PM
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p.34 #10 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


does anyone know is this blackout free like my A9 II or not ?


Sep 14, 2020 at 08:54 PM
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p.34 #11 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


speedmaster20d wrote:
does anyone know is this blackout free like my A9 II or not ?


Not at all blackout free.

Basically an A7III stuffed into an A6600 body and decontented in several ways, but with a flip/twist LCD.



Sep 14, 2020 at 08:56 PM
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p.34 #12 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


Incredible Sony made a full frame this size with IBIS.


Sep 14, 2020 at 09:00 PM
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p.34 #13 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


nhsonyshooter wrote:
Well that ain't happening then.


Huh? You seemed disappointed when you thought it was $300...felt it might not be very good because its so cheap...now that it's priced higher, your interest is gone?



Sep 14, 2020 at 09:05 PM
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p.34 #14 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


chez wrote:
Huh? You seemed disappointed when you thought it was $300...felt it might not be very good because its so cheap...now that it's priced higher, your interest is gone?


Also, not sure why anyone would want to stick this lens on a RIV.



Sep 14, 2020 at 09:08 PM
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p.34 #15 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


Really tempted as a compact companion to my R4 and A9 but just not sure about the viewfinder and lack of custom buttons. The ergonomics for the most part of my now gone A6600 did not bother me but the EVF did. Still temping though.

Edited on Sep 14, 2020 at 09:12 PM · View previous versions



Sep 14, 2020 at 09:10 PM
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p.34 #16 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


Yeah, I read the specs and just based off of those the leaked price is either suspect or Sony is being a bit too optimistic about their prospects.

Although (cue X Files theme song) it could just be that they leaked that price so they could drop it at $900 and people would instantly pre-order it. $2000 seems a bit high.

Perhaps they should have just skipped IBIS and called this a true "budget" offering.

mawz wrote:
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This body needs to be a LOT cheaper than the leaked price to be competitive. I'm talking Z5 pricing. The small is nice, but Sony cut corners everywhere with this body. Low-end LCD, trash EVF, cheap shutter, etc.

Small is nice, and potentially very interesting, but this spec list is an exercise how to do a camera for the Z5's pricepoint without compromising AF/sensor performance.

They did get size/weight right though. 424g is very competitive without bringing fp type limitations. Honestly aside from the finder I like the specs overall. But they needed to step up, not down. And there's
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Sep 14, 2020 at 09:11 PM
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p.34 #17 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


chez wrote:
Huh? You seemed disappointed when you thought it was $300...felt it might not be very good because its so cheap...now that it's priced higher, your interest is gone?


That aint happening. Meaning not buying it with the A7c



Sep 14, 2020 at 09:18 PM
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p.34 #18 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


RayinNY wrote:
Incredible Sony made a full frame this size with IBIS.


Not really, the base body is pretty much the same size as the A7III. It's all of 3mm less wide, same depth. Top plate is very close to the same height as the A7III.

They chopped the big EVF off and stuffed a tiny one into the empty space in the corner and used low-profile dials on the top and went back to a A7II style grip.

There's some interesting engineering in there, but it doesn't seem to have resulted in any real reduction in the body size, which is largely determined by the screen size and the necessary control space to the right of the screen.

I honestly think Sony could have done a smaller body if they'd gone with a better but smaller (or more 16x9 format) LCD instead of going to a smaller EVF. They managed to find the lousy middle point between too much miniaturization and not enough.

Sony's done a better job at dropping mass than size on the A7c. Have to say they did a great job on losing weight even if the size drop is basically EVF hump removal.



Edited on Sep 14, 2020 at 09:21 PM · View previous versions



Sep 14, 2020 at 09:18 PM
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p.34 #19 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


I'm surprised they are boasting the shutter mechanism on the official page for the a7c, maybe they didn't have anything else to say about the camera


Sep 14, 2020 at 09:18 PM
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p.34 #20 · Pre-order: Sony A7C Compact Full Frame ($1,798)


RayinNY wrote:
Also, not sure why anyone would want to stick this lens on a RIV.


Because it's small? Tough one, I know

Edited on Sep 14, 2020 at 09:25 PM · View previous versions



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