One valueof mirrorless camerasfor enthusiastsisthe palliateatwhichother system’s lensescanbe adapted,butthis tendsto movethe detrimentof autofocus—ifthe lenshad autofocusinthe initialplace.But accordingtothe ultimate tricklefromSony Alpha Rumors,an innovative resolutionmaybeonthe way.The purported Sony A7000issaidto underline the“Z-shift sensor”thatcanmove upto 18mmin sequenceto move imagesin focus,no make the differencewhat lensis attached. Kyocera implemented the identical judgmentwithits Contax AX SLR,whichmovedthe movie craftto capacitate focusingwith primer lenses.

Sonycouldbe perplexingto tempt Canonand Nikon shooters

The A7000,likethe A3000 voiced final week, appearstobe the DSLR-style E-mount camera essentially writtenforthe same lensesas Sony’s NEX models.Itcould formpartof the planto tempt photographers confirmedinother systems;ifthe camera offers in effect picture stablizationand autofocus openingno make the differencethe lens, switching usersmaynot feelthe needto selltheir collectionsof Canonor Nikon optics.Of course, adapterswould stillbe requiredto physically mountain third-party lensesonthe camera body.

Whetherthisis sufficienttomake DSLR shooters switch brandsandgo mirrorlessis anyone’s guess,butifthe A7000 turns outtobe real,it’sthe ultimateinan increasingly prolonged listof new engineering innovationsfrom Sony’s camera division.The associationhas constructed countless head-turning designs overthe past couple of years, together withits unclouded counterpart SLT range,thetiny full-frame RX1,andtheexcellent RX100 compact,andis approachingto betrayits wireless smartphone“lens cameras”this week.