So in light of having the Nikon Z6/7 being announced officially, what are the things you hope to see on the next Sony bodies? I figured I’d return to putting my thoughts regarding Sony here to keep the peace.
I for one would like to see these things personally:
A7SIII/A9S:
18-24mp LSI/BSI/Stacked sensor (with same or improved high ISO capability - 400ISO Base)
OSPDAF with same A9 autofocus system
6k/24 | 4k60 or 4K120 (UHD/DCI) | 2k240p and/or 1080p240
10-bit (internal) | 12-bit (external) color space
ProRES RAW
Venice Color Science
Data bit rates up to 500mbps
Improved heat management
Larger body (A9S)
3.69md EVF (A7SIII)/ 5.6md EVF (A9S)
Improved weather sealing (since they advertise it as a feature)
Dual SD cards (A7SIII)/ Dual XQD cards (A9S)
Price: $3k (A7SIII)/ $5k A9S
A9R:
56-72mp LSI/BSI/Stacked Sensor (with same or improved high ISO capability - 50ISO Base)
Improved OSPDAF
4k60 DCI/2k240
10-bit Internal/External Color Space
Data bitrates up to 200mbps
5.6md EVF
Larger and more weather sealed body
Dual XQD Cards
User definable crop modes (or just include 1:1, 3:2, 16:9, 4:5, 6:7, 2:1, and 8:3)
Price: $5.5k
Lenses I’d like to see at some point:
200/4 G (can’t justify the cost of the $10k+ lenses)
400/4 G (can’t justify the cost of the $10k+ lenses)
200-600/5.6 G (something to directly compete with the Nikon 200-500/5.6)
100/2 GM (just take the Contax Yashica formula and modernize it)
135/1.8 GM (need an update to the legendary A-Mount lens)
Updated 24-70/4 (though I guess the 24-105 actually solves this)
21/2 G (Walk around ultrawide)
24/2 G (Walk around wide)
35/2 G (Walk around prime)
50/2 G (cheaper alternative to the Sony Zeiss lenses)
135/2.5 G (cheaper mid-telephoto option)
20/4 Tilt-Shift
Updated A-Mount adapters that allow all of the newer features.
For me:
A9 MkII:
Dual SD UHS-II slots - I actually prefer these, they keep the camera size small overall. Writing speed is not that much different and what many do not realize is that it is the buffer in the camera that makes all the difference. My 1DXMkII had faster cards but I could not shoot even half as many frames as I can with the A9. So with a large enough buffer, you could potentially have the capacity to shoot several hundred frames at 20fps, which is more than what anybody should need.
Larger Buffer - see above.
Better weather sealing
14-bit compressed RAW
Improved AF, not that it is bad right now
Don't care about much else, especially video
A7r4:
Increased pixel count - anything over 60 Mpx
Improved AF, if they can make like current A9, would be a HUGE accomplishment
Maintain current fps of 10 or higher with above
Better weather sealing
Remove 'star eater' problem although it is not really a big issue to my eyes
Improved High ISO performance = lower noise, agree with base ISO of 50
Dual SD UHS-II card slots - as above.
Lenses:
200-500 f4 with 1.4x built in
600 f4 DO/PF equivalent
I would even be happy with a 600 5.6 if it was really light.
Don't care about wides, I am perfectly satisfied with the current line-up.
I believe companies like Samyang will have a big role to play in the future although their offerings may be limited to the wide-angles. Very hard to make a really exceptional super-tele.