Sony a9 Mirrorless Camera Now Available for Preorder

[Canon Rumors]

<p>You can now preorder the <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/off-brand-sony-announces-the-a9/">brand new Sony a9</a> mirrorless camera. Shipping is expected to happen closer to the end of May.</p>
<p>Lots of Canon shooters tend to use Sony’s full frame mirrorless cameras as part of their kit and that will probably continue with the a9.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://bhpho.to/2pLdIJe">Preorder the Sony a9 Mirrorless Camera at B&H Photo</a></strong></p>
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[sanj]

Not ordering

 

[Dylan777]

Not ordering

Placed my pre-order 7AM this morning ;D

 

[Dylan777]

Wow, Canon Rumors is hoping to get money from Sony a9 preorders? Even Canon Rumors agree that Canon bodies are far from being exciting? Btw I was Canon shooter for almost 10 years, was hoping for a good rebel/mirrorless since the 550d but it never arrived. Last year I gave up and switched to Fuji (xt2).

Sorry for trolling, it is not meant to be. I have been here for long time and also learned a lot from you guys..

Crossing my fingers A9 operating is as fast as xt2. I love how fast the xt2 is, off to ready to shoot is instant. Xt2 reacts extremely fast during setting exposure. Current a7 is a bit slower.

 

[Chaitanya]

Not for me, certainly would be renting it for a day just to check how well AF performs against Canon 7D mk 2 or 1Dx Mk II.

 

[Berowne]

Price in Germany will be 5300€.

 

[Hflm]

Wow, Canon Rumors is hoping to get money from Sony a9 preorders? Even Canon Rumors agree that Canon bodies are far from being exciting? Btw I was Canon shooter for almost 10 years, was hoping for a good rebel/mirrorless since the 550d but it never arrived. Last year I gave up and switched to Fuji (xt2).

Sorry for trolling, it is not meant to be. I have been here for long time and also learned a lot from you guys..

Crossing my fingers A9 operating is as fast as xt2. I love how fast the xt2 is, off to ready to shoot is instant. Xt2 reacts extremely fast during setting exposure. Current a7 is a bit slower.

The A7rii is taking quite a bit longer, often too long. In critical situations I need to make sure it isn't off or fell into sleep mode. This would be a reason to try the A9. But 5300 Euros is too much for features I don't really need, just want. Th 5divs perform flawlessly and the A7rii does the rest with the nice 1.4 primes.

 

[Dylan777]

Wow, Canon Rumors is hoping to get money from Sony a9 preorders? Even Canon Rumors agree that Canon bodies are far from being exciting? Btw I was Canon shooter for almost 10 years, was hoping for a good rebel/mirrorless since the 550d but it never arrived. Last year I gave up and switched to Fuji (xt2).

Sorry for trolling, it is not meant to be. I have been here for long time and also learned a lot from you guys..

Crossing my fingers A9 operating is as fast as xt2. I love how fast the xt2 is, off to ready to shoot is instant. Xt2 reacts extremely fast during setting exposure. Current a7 is a bit slower.

The A7rii is taking quite a bit longer, often too long. In critical situations I need to make sure it isn't off or fell into sleep mode. This would be a reason to try the A9. But 5300 Euros is too much for features I don't really need, just want. Th 5divs perform flawlessly and the A7rii does the rest with the nice 1.4 primes.

Agree, also Fuji has best color and skin tone. Wish I can say that for Sony ;D

 

[Vishal]

I wonder what the A9's RAW file size would be ???

 

[Dylan777]

I wonder what the A9's RAW file size would be ???

Early reviews mentioned it has a7s dynamic range to it, which I think is a good thing. It's back- illuminated sensor @ 24MP, my take on high ISO is will be decent.

My current a7r II is also back - illuminated sensor. It has 42MP and I'm very comfortable @ ISO6400 in low light.

 

[3kramd5]

I don't see myself completely switching brands at the moment however, I'd love to add a possible A7RIII or A9R as a second body IF there is a Metabones update that allows Sony bodies to focus Canon lenses as fast as my 5D4 and 6D.

The Sony A7 cameras focus wide angle lenses which are supported very quickly. Lenses with heavier elements suffer.

 

[sanj]

Not ordering

Placed my pre-order 7AM this morning ;D

nice! Specs are great. Fine print is not.

 

[Dylan777]

Not ordering

Placed my pre-order 7AM this morning ;D

nice! Specs are great. Fine print is not.

Saw fine print. No cons for my shooting style, especially I'm shooting with native lenses

 

[Jopa]

Lots of Canon shooters tend to use Sony’s full frame mirrorless cameras as part of their kit and that will probably continue with the a9.

I'll pass this time. I feel somewhat relieving after selling my a7r2 and all E-mount lenses. Since the adapted glass' fps is limited to 10, I feel the ol' good 1dx2 is still a better choice, especially with flash and the 200/2, 300/2.8 and 600/4. Maybe an A9-II in 6 months? We shall see...

 

[xps]

This body will be tested very extensively, as it is from sony. DPreview, Mr. Northrup and other testing sites will post a lot videos ans tests to bring this body up.
And we will see, how this body performs in the wild. It is an worth competitor to the other brands in specs. Ergonomically maybe Sony has still to learn (my opinion), but a lot of their customers praise the smallness of the body.
Mounted on an tripod, handling an 600mm lens works, maybe holding the combo on the cam body will work just once.

Mr. Canonbrumors is criticized for his advertisement of the body. He has to earn money, so why should he not be allowed to place this link? Maybe there is some reason he does it, too. Maybe he shows some Canon managers: "look at this competitor and implement some of these goodies into your next successor"

 

[xps]

My question is, how warm will the body get, if you use burst mode frequently and do HD/4k video? My sold 7RII has some severe problems by getting hot in video mode. This caused some moisture damage in winter.

 

[jeffa4444]

The A9 is £ 4,449 in rip-off Britain, the new Sony 100-400mm is £ 2,449 which is £ 500 more than the excellent Canon EF 100-400 f4.5 - 5.6L IS USM II.
I will pass for two reasons a. Price and b. I like to keep my systems pure if I can.

 

[Berowne]

I also wonder, how hot the camera will become, reminds me to the "Galaxy-Disaster". So we should wait for real-world testing. And as long as Sony is not able to deliver tidy lenses, I do not see any need to change the System.

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/02/completing-the-teardown-of-the-sony-fe-70-200-f2-8-gm-oss-part-ii/

 

[jedy]

Even if this camera isn't quite the high end DSLR replacement it's claiming to be, it's still extremely impressive and shows just how mirrorless is improving all the time, especially from Sony. You'd think this should be a wake up call for Canon and Nikon (this camera certainly has Nikonrumors worried). What Sony need now are the pro 'sports' lenses. They could also do with some half decent less expensive lenses like Canons non-L range as currently the Sony lenses on offer are very expensive.

 

[privatebydesign]

Even if this camera isn't quite the high end DSLR replacement it's claiming to be, it's still extremely impressive and shows just how mirrorless is improving all the time, especially from Sony. You'd think this should be a wake up call for Canon and Nikon (this camera certainly has Nikonrumors worried). What Sony need now are the pro 'sports' lenses. They could also do with some half decent less expensive lenses like Canons non-L range as currently the Sony lenses on offer are very expensive.

Don't forget how mature a product an SLR is, the form factor has a well established user base and it has been refined over many years to become what it is in response to customer requirements.

Mirrorless is a different thing doing a similar function, maybe the mirrorless form factor is better suited to changing functional requirements some users put on their cameras, maybe in time as there is a generational change the SLR market will become too small to be viable. But at this point the numbers don't show that, especially in the higher end niche where even Sony's latest efforts fall way short of the kind of thing those SLR owners take for granted and have done for many years, things like lens selections will take Sony years to overcome even if they want and can afford to.