So, before we get into the news that everyone else is going on about from Sony, let’s start off with this mock-up pictured to the left here. I want to start with this because I think it’s getting a bit buried under that other stuff, but it’s an announcement I’ve been waiting to hear from Sony for a couple years: that’s the mock-up for their next intermediate DSLR, presumably to replace the now-defunct A700. And, you can see on the LCD shoulder there that it purports to do HD video, so, what’s not to love there?

OK, now we’ll talk about their interchangeable lens compact/EVIL concepts. Or, we would, except that’s really all there is to say. Sony joins the Panasonic-Olympus tag-team and Samsung in the fray for compact digital rangefinders. And, Sony’s mouthpiece at PMA mentioned an Exmor-R sensor being the highlight here. So, there you go, in case you missed it everywhere else, you now know to expect more and more competition in the so-called “Micro Four Thirds” arena.