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a6700 announced - stoppingdown - 07-12-2023
New model, old IBIS, old EVF. Of course there are lots of other improvements, but I'd say IBIS and EVF are more important for many photographers.
RE: a6700 announced - Klaus - 07-12-2023
Somewhat disappointing given the rumors - but then it's also quite affordable compared to the R7 and X-T5
RE: a6700 announced - stoppingdown - 07-12-2023
I see the price now. Well $1399 is much lower than some rumours alluded to.
“Sony Europe says the price will be around €1,700”. That's absurd.
RE: a6700 announced - Klaus - 07-13-2023
Here in Oz, it's 2499AUD (=1550EUR or 1700USD), including 10% sales tax.
That's 200AUD higher than for the A6600 - which seems reasonable given inflation.
Of course, nobody should buy stuff at the MSRP. After 3-4 months, the effective price tag will be 20% lower if you know where to look.
RE: a6700 announced - davidmanze - 07-13-2023
new sensor higher rez/faster readout less rolling shutter
........ same EVF .......
.........same rear screen from Sony's ten year old bottomless parts bin .....
........ half a dozen micro body tickles and the beat goes on .....
......... indiscernibly of course .......
RE: a6700 announced - stoppingdown - 07-13-2023
After four years, it's highly delusional. I'm not talking about my own perspective: for a camera body I'd be rather go after a cheaper model with inferior capabilities, just to replace the poor EVF of the a6000. But given that they stick with 2.36MP for the top APS-C model, it's quite clear we won't see anything better in a hypothetical new cheaper model. For people wanting the latest stuff, yes, you have a new sensor and improved AF in motion, but it just reduces the gap with the APS-C competition.
RE: a6700 announced - Rover - 07-13-2023
At least they finally have the good fully articulated screen.
RE: a6700 announced - stoppingdown - 07-13-2023
Cold reactions so far:
https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sar-poll-shows-only-few-of-our-readers-will-buy-the-a6700-and-the-new-lens/
BTW, I see that they removed two custom buttons, am I right? No C4, and the AF-ON/AE-L switch has disappeared.