New Sony Alpha 10MP DSLR with K-M lens mount

Here is the new Sony Alpha DSLR with the same Sony 10MP sensor as in
the Nikon D100 and soon-to-be-released Pentax *ist D replacement.

Based on a previous Konica Minolta DSLR it has the K-M lens mount:

http://web.iol.cz/kgardas/foto/sony_alpha.jpg

 

Presumably you mean Nikon D200?

 

It doesn't look real.

 

Sorry, I hit the wrong key. :-(

 

Plastic will do that!

 

If it's not real, there's at least a couple of suckers. What gets me is
there is nothing on the Sony site. And definately nothing about 10MP.

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_7867.html

http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/11/sony-unveils-first-alpha-dslr/

 

Also, where is the name on the lens?
Sony is good, keeping things under wraps. Isn't it supposed to be
released in June?

 

There is no mention on Sony's site because the camera has not been
announced yet. Sony press releases have hinted about a new DSLR based
on technology that was under development by Konica Minolta, but the 10
MP sensor is an open secret.

 

The 10MP sensor may be an open secret. It's also a best and educated guess.
Sony have been talking this release up. If they want to be a "headline
performer" they won't do it with just a tarted up, face painted 7D. It has
to be more than 6MP. I fully agree with this and I think people realise it.

As far as I'm concerned it's all speculation and vapour until Sony
officially announce it.

Also, if this picture is indicative of what's coming, I think they need help
in styling department.

 

Link doesn't work. Looks like you bit into a hoax.

Having said that, the liklihood that the first Sony K-M mount DSLR will
be based on a 10 Mpix sensor (such as the D_2_00) is pretty likely and
has been the main prediction of many for a while.

Cheers,
Alan.

 

Ah! Now the page comes up. Looks more like some photoshop enthusiasm
esp. where the SONY logo was pasted in and then the black poorly matched
to the rest.

The body as presented is identical to a K-M 5D. (Which may or not be
how Sony kick things off).

Cheers,
Alan

 

Alan,

Perhaps this site is also a hoax?

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_7867.html

 

FWIW, it *does* work for me. Since it was a link to a .jpg, I
didn't even bother with a browser, but instead just used wget to
download the image, so I could expand it should I see reason to do so.

It looks interesting, at least -- but whether it is real or
photoshopped I don't know.

Enjoy,
DoN.

 

IF it is Pentax KAF2, that will be a marketing ploy difficult to
understand to the American mind.
Pentax has their bodies licensed to Samsung. Definitely a "downer"
WRT marketplace perception (US).
Earlier they licensed the K mount to Ricoh, Vivitar, and Chinon. Two
of the 3 were reputational downers.
Sony would be a positive image improvement. I hope it can over-ride
the Samsung negative.

Collin
KC8TKA

 

Looks better as an overall presentation, but that remains an airbrushed
5D. If that's Sony's "entrée" I respect it. But they better have a
full MASM two dial (aperture / speed) machine on the market soon after.

10 Mpix would be a reasonable start. A "9D" is something to hope for.

Cheers,
Alan

 

If this has already been posted, apologies for the duplication.

http://www.sony.net/Products/dslr/interview2.html

There is a second interview on the website reagrding the Alpha. Sony still
aren't giving much away. No, there's no more piccies.....

Their idea of future models may be interesting to read for some. Not
exactly my cup of tea though. If I wanted a video camera I'd buy a bloody
video camera. Then again, if I could do away with flash except where I
wanted some control over the light, that might be OK.

Tony

 

?

I see no point in Sony buying up the remains of Konica-Minolta and then
using a Pentax K mount!

 

Thanks for that. See my other post (today).