Sony 24MP a900

shutterbug

news leaked

the specs look pretty sharp for a Sony...even with SteadyShot inside!

shutterbug

24.6 MP Full Frame Sensor
5.0 fps
Dual "Bionz" Processors
Viewfinder: 100% coverage @ 0.74x magnification
3.0" VGA LCD
9 point dual cross AF (with f2.8 sensor and wide area 10 point assist)
5.0 fps
SuperSteadyShot
Battery Grip is NOT built-in
No pop-up flash
Probably no movie mode (since it's conspicuously absent from the ad)

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-9-4 12:16 編輯 ]

siumaibb

price?

Catpiano

Still damn ugly ..  

Thx anyway ...   save it for FREE WALKER la..

SB .. you want to "switch camp" ?? wanna be a free walker??

Even SONY has good lens from Zeiss ..  however, they still always hv bad rating  in IQ ...  

Good news for Nikonian .. mean D3X is on the way ...     lol

Pricing will be interesting ..  problem for Sony .. is ..  expensive NEW lens, however, used Minolta lens are cheap ..   but most profitable part for DSLR business .. is lens ..

How many SONY people we know, after buy ONE BODY ONE LENS ..  then DEAD ?

It probably $3K- US area .. same as D700 and coming new Canon FF price.

Oh well .. as expect .. sooner or later .. all those "DSLR USERS" will say  " I am pro! I am using FF .. so ..  my pic will be sharper ..  

shutterbug

Typical Minolta body design...I think it's OK la...

Sony never tried to market their DSLR in the pro market so I guess this one is for hobbist who wants FF and likes Zeiss.  Sony has been making tons of gear in videography and I think they can easily incorporate that into Minolta's camera history.

I think the price of this will be substantially lower than say a D700, just to stay competitive.  They'll make their money back when people buy Zeiss glass....LOL

shutterbug

It's official now...

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/SonyDSLRA900/

Sony's first pro body with 100% VF coverage, along side with a nice Zeiss 16-35/2.8 lens announced at the same time.

I quickly saw a couple of ISO6400 and 1600 samples and I think they're really not bad for a $3k body!   1Ds really need an update to keep up with the competition.

Catpiano

$3K is good ..

Again ..  good news for minolta fan ..  
100% VF is what impress me most..

Imagine, using the nice Zeiss 135 F1.8 ..  doing shoot at 1/40 sec ..  

Sample pics look great .. ( thx to the Zeiss lens ..  )

But high iso is mah mah ja wor ..   still way behind  D3/3D ...  even 5D ..   (but high p/cm)

But built in AS is a big plus!

Too bad, general SONY fan .. won't be that crazy for it . $3k isn't the issue .. but ~ $10K for the 16-35 ...  24-70..  70-200 ..   85 ..  and 135 .. in order to make this A900 ..  'Make Sense" ..  

shutterbug

Even if you buy Canon/Nikon, it will still cost you 10k for those lenses la...

I think Sony took a big step forward this time!  Maybe I should not say this until the review is out...  because the user friendliness is a big issue

Catpiano

That is what I mean ..  Nikon/Canon photographers ..   lots of them have ~ $10K in lens/gears already .. so $3K to get a body upgrade, not really that big of a concern ..

However, SONY DSLR USERS ..  how many of them already hv those OUT STANDING lens yet? ( I know many free walkers will just walk in to MAN SHING .. and pay $100K HKD cash .. without a blink .. as they all love SONY .. )

Don't get me wrong, I would love to see Zeiss makesAF lens for Canon/Nikon as well!  NO replacement for the AIR FEEL from Zeiss!