Sony Pyramid

[Igor]

Do Sony say that there is room for only ONE camera (E-mount) on the top? Did they achieve a great improvement in the on-chip AF performance and got it close to that of DSLR  even with the existing A-mount lenses? Then one could happily use the A-mount lenses with a simple wired adapter (not the expensive, bulky, fragile and light-consuming E-LA4). And eventually no need for the company to develop two product lines!

 

Another option is to go for the sensor Z-shift AF for ALL lenses. Can not wait to see what they did. Though I guess that they will reserve the Z-shift for the future.

[benmao]

 

 

Then one could happily use the A-mount lenses with a simple wired adapter (not the expensive, bulky, fragile and light-consuming E-LA4). [/size]And eventually no need for the company to develop two product lines!

 

You mean that only the A-Mount Lenses should be developed? I think it is the size, which will kill the A-Mount om long term. Not only the larger diameter but also the distance between lense and sensor is different and therefore A-Mount can never become as small as E-Mount.

[Igor]

You mean that only the A-Mount Lenses should be developed? I think it is the size, which will kill the A-Mount om long term. Not only the larger diameter but also the distance between lense and sensor is different and therefore A-Mount can never become as small as E-Mount.

No, I did not mean that. If my suggestion is right, the A-mount lenses and bodies will be discontined (if there is not any limitation to the lens optical design to the E-mount geometry, otherwise we may see some new A-mount lenses in the future too). But Sony ought to offer new bodies to the existing A-mount lens owners. And it will be the "new" E-mount series (new in that it will remain the ONLY one). They already implemented the IBIS in the E-series, and a Sony rep said they considered the improvement of the AF performance a priority.That is all they need to skip the A-series altogether.

[Cheatah]

The coming brand new FE Zeiss Distagon 1,4/35mm will be not small and lightweight either! It could have actually also  an A-mount! We don't know, maybe it will be the case! 

[Golem]

I've always wondered why the AF adapters need their SLT mirror.

Since the body behind the adapter has it's own AF sensing, why

can't the data from the in-body AF sensor instruct the drive motor

in the adapter for the older A-mount/Maxxum lenses ?