Just days after receiving details about Sony developing a future APS-C camera we receive our first look at the system to come. Sony is going interchangeable sensor with a catch. The body will now be the Sony ax000 series with modular caring the naming convention we are all familiar with. Sony believes that LCD and EVF technology has become good enough for this kind of commitment and they are working on driving down the price of APS-C while competitors continue to raise theirs. The Sony ax000 is expected to retail for $401.
The first modular will, of course, be the Sony a7000 and it will redefine APS-C cameras as we know them today. These modules will be similar to the Sony a7 line with a standard/High Resolution and Low Light edition being released. The first modular pictured above and it will retail for $401 also, which is an incredible value. You can read the specs for the three modules below.
a7000
- 24MP
- 20fps shooting for 200 frames
- 8k 24p
- No record limit
- dual card slots
- Clean 51,200 high ISO
- 700 shot battery life
- MSRP $401
a7000R
- 48MP
- 20fps shooting for 200 frames
- 8k 24p
- No record limit
- dual card slots
- Clean 25,600 high ISO
- 700 shot battery life
- MSRP $1203
a7000S
- 20MP
- 20fps shooting for 200 frames
- 8k 60p
- No record limit
- dual card slots
- Clean 409,600 high ISO
- 700 shot battery life
- MSRP $1203
This camera and its modules are due next April 1st and I bet you all can’t wait to get your hands on them. We will be sure to do a full review when the time comes.
