p.1 #1 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
The Alpha 1 Delivers an Unprecedented Combination of Resolution, Speed and Video Performance, Empowering Professionals with a New High-Resolution 50.1-megapixel Full-frame Image Sensor, High-speed Shooting at up to 30 Frames per Second, 8K 30p Video and More
New 50.1-megapixel (approx., effective) full-frame stacked Exmor RS™ CMOS image sensor in combination with an upgraded BIONZ XR™ imaging processing engine with eight times more processing power
Blackout- free continuous shooting at up to 30 frames per second
Fast sensor readout enables up to 120 AF/AE calculations per second, double the speed of the Alpha 9 II, even during 30fps continuous shooting
Bright and large 0.64-type 9.44 million-dot (approx.) OLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinder with the world’s first[iv]refresh rate of 240 fps
Silent, vibration-free electronic shutter
World’s first anti-flicker shooting with both mechanical and electronic shutter
Electronic shutter flash sync up to 1/200 sec. for the first time in the Alpha™ series
World’s fastestv mechanical shutter flash sync up to 1/400 sec.
8K 30p 10-bit 4:2:0 XAVC HS video recording with 8.6K oversampling for extraordinary detail and resolution, in addition to
4K 120p 10-bit 4:2:2 movie shooting capabilities
Wide dynamic range of 15 stops for stills[ix] and 15+ stops for video
Improved Real-time Eye AF (autofocus) for humans and animals, and new Real-time Eye AF for birds[xi], as well as Real-time
Tracking that automatically maintains accurate focus
5-axis optical in-body image stabilization for a 5.5-step shutter speed advantage
S-Cinetone color matrix as seen in FX9 and FX6 to deliver expressive cinematic look
Professional workflow support with the industry’s fastest built-in Wi-Fi, SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 1000BASE-T Ethernet and more
p.1 #2 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
Wow, is all I can say (at the price, too)! It's basically the best of all worlds unless there are a bunch of compromises we don't know about it. I think I'll probably pre-order one once available.
p.1 #3 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
$6500. That's all I have to say.
That's not a dig at the camera. The specs look amazing, and I'm sure it'll be a zinger of a camera once it's out in the wild. It's just that it's going to be EXTREMELY hard for me to even approach justifying the purchase of that camera. It's just $6500 is an insane amount of money.
p.1 #6 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
One to rule them all. Most of us will be waiting for trickle down... the price proclaims that Sony are still very committed to the segmentation across multiple cameras and lines.
At $5000 they would have sold a lot of these. They built a fort around the msrp of the a9 line. Lol
So what’s left for updates for the a9 series?
What about the a7r series?
A7s series.
This camera apes all of them. And doesn’t leave a lot of room for improvements in those lines. Don’t get me wrong, it’s hella slick that they put all this tech into one camera, but it's hard to imagine anything but a trickle of the key features from this camera into the others.
a9iii - 25 fps, bird eye af, better buffer?
a7siii - 8k and over sampling at other resolutions?
a7r5 - more pickles (even though it’s not an inherited trait from the a1)?
For me, I’m excited to pick up this camera in about 4 years when the a1ii appears with a better lcd and a bigger buffer and i guess a denser sensor (that’s about all I can think Sony left on the table)
p.1 #9 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
motorhead9999 wrote:
$6500. That's all I have to say.
That's not a dig at the camera. The specs look amazing, and I'm sure it'll be a zinger of a camera once it's out in the wild. It's just that it's going to be EXTREMELY hard for me to even approach justifying the purchase of that camera. It's just $6500 is an insane amount of money.
I agree. Even though I have someone that wants to buy my guitar amp and cabinet for 3500.00 and I have not decided if I want to let it go. I think I just decided. lol
p.1 #14 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
$6,500 prices this right at the Canon 1DxIII...that is their target product and set of consumers.
It's hard to rationalize unless you have that kind of money to burn or do this as a profession....and even in the case of the latter, you need to rationalize the cost to your business. For those who shoot pro sports or weddings full time, the camera does offer a lot of legitimately useful functionality that you can't get elsewhere.
p.1 #16 · Pre-Order Sony Alpha A1 (50MP, 30fps, 8K)
Aimed directly at the Olympics and um, the rest of us can just wonder what it might be like to own. Like the pro series of the Canon lineup which incidentally it shares a name oh and pricing.
