p.1 #1 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
Fun topic.
I currently have an A1 and A7RV, will get the A1II in a couple months, wish it were faster than 30 FPS after three year... Body wise I can't think of anything else I wish for this year for what I like to shoot. As far as lenses are concerned, I have too many already but do wish Sony or a third party would make a 14-30 f4 with screw-in filter thread that makes nice sunstar too . On the long end I wish Sony would make a relatively compact, light, sharp 800mm like the Nikon 800 PF. The 600 GM, which I shoot hand held 99% of the time with a 1.4TC attached is still too bulky and heavy, and I am not getting any younger. The 300 GM+2X TC is great but it doesn't get me to 800mm.
p.1 #2 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
Don`t need a new camera, but would really like (if it is possible) to get via firmware upgrade the possibility for my a7RIVa to be able to close the shutter while the camera is off so I wouldn`t get all that dust on the sensor like I do now, as I am mostly shooting with CV primes and change lenses frequently...
The other is, for Sony to let 3rd party lens manufacturers make TCs...
p.1 #3 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
Douglas L wrote:
Fun topic.
I currently have an A1 and A7RV, will get the A1II in a couple months, wish it were faster than 30 FPS after three year... Body wise I can't think of anything else I wish for this year for what I like to shoot. As far as lenses are concerned, I have too many already but do wish Sony or a third party would make a 14-30 f4 with screw-in filter thread that makes nice sunstar too . On the long end I wish Sony would make a relatively compact, light sharp 800mm like the Nikon 800 PF. The 600 GM, which I shoot hand held 99% of the time with a 1.4TC attached is still too bulky and heavy, and I am not getting any younger. The 300 GM+2X TC is great but it doesn't get me to 800mm.
A stacked sensor in a compact camera body with current IBIS and AI but reduced FPS to reduce costs toward a medium-priced camera. A camera like the Canon R5 II, but more compact.
A nice size for the body would be no larger than the A9, maybe a smidge smaller, with similar ergonomics. Designed for enthusiasts who don't want to shoot BIF or sports. An A7Cxx body would be okay also.
p.1 #11 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
Sony A7V obviously to replace my A7III, and maybe better TCs ?
Otherwise, I'm not expecting anything I might want to buy. But here are lenses that could still be nice:
- 100-500f4.5-6.3 GM
- 24-105f4 GII
- A lightweight set of f1.8 primes with same build quality as the 20mm, and optically as good as Nikon's counterparts: 28f1.8, 50f1.8, 85f1.8, and 135f2.8?
- 105f1.4 GM
Oh, and maybe some longer macro lens, like 150f2.8 (that, I'd buy for sure).
p.1 #14 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
I'd love to see Sony release an update to the 12-24mm f/4 G, or make a 12-20mm f/4 G, but with the ability to use 72mm filters. If it used 72mm filters, it would create a new "Holy Trinity" of f/4 zooms with the 20-70mm f/4 G and 70-200mm f/4 G lenses. It would make a great landscape photography kit.
p.1 #17 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
There are so many lens choices for the Sony mount I really don’t need more. I’d like Sony to continue flushing out their compact A7c line of cameras by improving on the viewfinder and making the lcd flip like the A7r5.
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p.1 #18 · What Cameras and Lenses Do You Wish Sony to Launch in 2025?
For cameras, I am good with my A7r V for a number of years I suspect. I don't really need any new lenses, but I would like to see them extend the small Sony G primes and zooms. I think 18 f/4, 75 f/2.5, and 100 f/2.5 primes and a 50-100 f/2.8 zoom would certainly make sense as extensions of what they have already started with these lines of lenses.
At the opposite extreme, I think they could use some smaller telephoto GM prime lenses beyond the 300 f/2.8, a 400 f/4.5 for around $3,000 would be a good place to start and a 700 f/6.3 would be an intriguing lens even if it was $6,000.
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