At its NAB 2013 press conference, Sony told us several times that it never stops thinking about the future. It's fitting, then, that in addition to announcing pricing (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/07/sony-4k-tv-pricing/) for two 4K sets, the company gave us a taste of what's to come a few years down the line. A wide variety of lenses, including both current models and some prototypes, appeared on stage briefly -- behind ropes, no less -- and while we got no shortage of shots, specs, model names and any other particulars were strictly off-limits. Current optics included basic wide-angle and telephoto models, and of the two prototype cameras on display, one was of particular interest, due in no small part to its DSLR-like form-factor -- this could perhaps become Sony's version of the Canon EOS-1D C (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/15/canon-cinema-eos-1d-c-hands-on/). Unfortunately, Sony says that these devices won't make it to market for quite some time, so photogs will have to make do with this eye candy for now.Gallery: Sony prototype 4K cameras and lenses (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-prototype-4k-cameras-and-lenses/)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/dsc00050_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-prototype-4k-cameras-and-lenses/5795708)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/dsc00054_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-prototype-4k-cameras-and-lenses/5795709)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/dsc00055_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-prototype-4k-cameras-and-lenses/5795710)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/dsc00060_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-prototype-4k-cameras-and-lenses/5795711)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/dsc00063_thumbnail.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-prototype-4k-cameras-and-lenses/5795712)
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