A new report from our friend at Photo Rumors has Sony bringing a “pro” mirrorless body in the first quarter of 2021. This would be a huge deal for Canon shooters waiting for an EOS R1, a camera I do think HAS to come from Canon in 2021.
The ‘pro' designation on a camera body means it has an integrated grip to house a much bigger battery. It also gives more space inside the camera to add higher end cooling solutions and ergonomics.
Rumored Sony Pro Body Specifications:
- Bigger and truly pro body
- 9.44M dots EVF
- Newly developed sensor
- 8K video recording with no overheating
- Dual card slots
- New menu systems from A7S3
- IBIS with Steady shot active mode
- Everything about this camera is new
- Price $5.999
It was also reported that there are some of these pro Sony bodies out in the wild. Sadly, I haven't heard anything specific about the Canon EOS R1.
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An 8K camera has to be 39+ megapixels, and customers of 1DX and D6 are *asking* Canon or Nikon to keep it at 20 megapixels.
Also I don't see a typical 1DX user bother even a bit about 8K. It's practical to be able to take some videoclips, but 8K doesn't matter.
Is there are market for something like rumored Sony camera? Maybe, but I don't think it will be very similar to the "inevitable " R1 - whenever it arrives.
Hey, for 6 bucks, I might even try it! :p
I have a hard time with that price point. I don't think it would be that low with those features.
-Brian
Thinking wild:
30 FPS electronic shutter
45 mpx
3 ms sensor read out. Allmost GS
QUAD bionz processors.
No DGO. Something for movie cameras.
Somebody can continue.
define ‘pro’. My two R5’s are hard at work these days now earning back their investment
I've ammended the post to explain 'pro', I thought that desigination was clear.
However I think it is hard to argue that Sony haven't already played their interpretation of the 'pro' card in the A9 and the owners I know like the option of big or small just as I did with the 1V/1VHS. I'd happily take an R1 without a grip as a 'pro' body if the optional grip gave me all the additional functionality.