Sony has the Alpha7 and Alpha7R announced. The two compact full-frame cameras without a mirror. The Alpha7R would be even the smallest and lightest camera with interchangeable lenses. Sony introduces at the same time, five new full-frame lenses with E-mount lenses.
Both Alpha7-models have a 35mm-fullframesensor. The Alpha 7R has a capacity of 36.4 megapixels and the sensor does not have an optical low-pass filter. According to Sony, this full resolutievermogen used. The Alpha7 should be with a 24.3-megapixelsensor. Another difference is that the A7 has a faster autofocus and burstrate than the A7R.
The housing of both cameras is of magnesium alloy and is resistant to dust and moisture. The body of the Alpha7R weighs 407 grams. Including battery and memory card is 465 grams. The Alpha7 is with a weight of 416 grams for the body slightly heavier. Both cameras have a vari-angle 3″lcd display and support wifi and nfc. The beeldbewerkingsprocessor is a new type, that Sony ‘Bionz X’ and that a maximum sensitivity of 25,600 iso. The Alpha7 is from mid november, available for 1500 euros; the Alpha7R costs 2100 euro and also comes around that time.
At the same time with the camera announces Sony five new E-mount lenses. The two zoom lenses for the mid-market segment. The FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS is the standard zoom lens for the Alpha7 cameras, which in January released and 500 euros. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T FE 24-70mm F4 OSS is zoom lens for more experienced users and in January for 1200 euro. Furthermore, there are the Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T FE 35mm F2.8 and FE 55mm F1.8, which are from, respectively, november and december for 800 and 1000 euros available. In the summer of 2014 is the FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS. This is the first G-model with E-mount lenses, and has a yet unknown price.
