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Sony a9 –  Flagship Mirrorless Camera

Sony Revolutionizes the Professional Imaging Market

And this overview on the Sony Alpha Website
April, 19th, 2017
Sony just dropped the mic in a big way today announcing their a9, which fits squarely in megapixels between the a7rii and the a7sii. Listening to their customer base they’ve made some welcomed additions to the a9….
* World’s first full-frame stacked CMOS sensor, 24.2 MP resolution
* Blackout-Free Continuous Shooting at up to 20fps for up to 241 RAW / 362 JPEG images
* Maximum shutter speed is 1/32,000sec
* 693 phase-detect AF points cover near 93 percent of the frame, 60 AF/AE tracking calculations per second
* Full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor
* Quad-VGA OLED Tru-Finder with approximately 3,686k dot
* Camera’s battery provides 2.2x the capacity of previous Sony full-frame cameras. All-new Sony battery (model NP-FZ100) with 2.2x the capacity of previous Sony full-frame models
* Full pixel readout with no pixel binning
* Including Ethernet port for file transfer, Dual SD card slots and extended battery life
* 5-axis in-body image stabilization with a 5.0 step[ix]shutter speed advantage
* ISO range of 100 – 51200, expandable to 50 – 204800
 
For me, this will be my go to camera for luxury real estate photography as its the perfect amount of megapixels for my needs. 
 
Priced at $4,499: its a flagship camera.