Author Topic: Sony A900 24.6mp camera (Read 7654 times)

leaf · « **on:** September 04, 2008, 10:05 »

Looks like Sony is coming into the ring swinging with their new camera.

perhaps only 6 more days to wait for the full release
[photographybay.com]

Looks like there will be some exciting announcements before photokina

Fran · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2008, 10:57 »

It's finally leaked!

CofkoCof · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2008, 10:13 »

It's here:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08090902sonyalpha900.asp

I think we'll be seeing a lot of lens announcements in the future. I doubt the current ones will be good enought for 20+ mp.

stokfoto · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2008, 12:47 »

it looks like a cool camera .So ,now it is Canon's turn to announce what they got for us

leaf · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:10 »

I still think the design and logo look a little 'toy cameraish' but it has very fancy looking specs for a great price.

I am glad companies other than Canon and Nikon are creating some good cameras to keep things competitive.

stokfoto · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2008, 13:24 »

Quote from: leaf on September 09, 2008, 13:10

I still think the design and logo look a little 'toy cameraish' but it has very fancy looking specs for a great price.

I agree with that I was actually referring the specs but the design could have been improved having said that I think it is a bit like you either love it or hate it type ,'cos I remember some people calling it ugly while others found it cool.(I am talking of comments on the earlier leaked images of the camera ,which might have been even fake I don't know)

and oh yes!we ALL love the competition that is going on don't we? ,which I believe pushes them give us more and keep the prices tags lower

CofkoCof · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2008, 14:37 »

Interesting read:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/a900-nr.shtml

litifeta · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2008, 16:53 »

Really going to put the pressure on Canon now. Borrowed a Sony on the weekend and could not believe how crisp the photos were compared to my 30D.

I think Canon will keep most of their loyal customer base simply because most have a stack of lenses and it is really hard to swap brands when you have so much invested.

Personally I think the new 5D needs to be cheaper than the Sony, and the old 5D is worth about $1200.

stokfoto · « **Reply #8 on:** September 09, 2008, 18:10 »

Quote from: litifeta on September 09, 2008, 16:53

Personally I think the new 5D needs to be cheaper than the Sony, and the old 5D is worth about $1200.

Litifeta I do hope they will take your advice and make the new canon cheaper

or they have to offer something amazing to beat Nikon and Sony

oboy · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2008, 18:31 »

Sony also announced new premium Lenses:
http://photoinfos.blogspot.com/2008/09/sony-new-premium-lenses-support-full.html

epixx · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2008, 19:47 »

Low ISO samples look absolutely fabulous. And those Zeiss lenses are amazing. Can't think of a better camera for stock photography this side of MF.

Rumour has it that Nikon is already reducing the price of D700. They obviously anticipated this, which may be one of the reasons why they launched their camera so far ahead of Fotokina.

litifeta · « **Reply #11 on:** September 09, 2008, 20:12 »

I would love to know the value of the gear stock photographers spend. It really has taken Sony to give Nikon and Canon a shake up for gear in our range.

Phil · « **Reply #12 on:** September 09, 2008, 23:12 »

Quote from: epixx on September 09, 2008, 19:47

Low ISO samples look absolutely fabulous. And those Zeiss lenses are amazing. Can't think of a better camera for stock photography this side of MF.

Rumour has it that Nikon is already reducing the price of D700. They obviously anticipated this, which may be one of the reasons why they launched their camera so far ahead of Fotokina.

I was very interested in this camera (although zeiss & sony lenses are very expensive), but a few reports are saying noise levels are slightly worse than pentax k10d, which I had a few iso 400 shots that I considered acceptable for stock, but basically to used reliably for stock I didn't go above iso200. personally I'd wait to seeing more reports on this before buying.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2008, 00:30 »

Aren't the Zeiss lenses only with manual focus?

epixx · « **Reply #14 on:** September 10, 2008, 01:04 »

No, those for Sony are AF. The pro line consists of 16-35mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8, 85mm f/1.4 and 135mm f/1.8.

Apart from the 16-35mm which is new, the others are optically best within their segments and obviously designed with the 24MP sensor in mind.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2008, 02:56 »

I just read a few reviews of the Zeiss lenses. It seems they are really great lenses. The only drawback is price and no sealing as well as not so many lenses to choose from. But with Sony's camera intern imagestabilizer they should make an excellent combination.
It is just very hard to switch if you got accustomed to a body and invested in lenses. If I would start all over again I would seriously consider the sony alternative.

epixx · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2008, 05:10 »

I consider buying it as a replacement for the MF system that I can't afford anyway. I would still keep my Nikon and Olympus gear for location shots and travel, at least for now. The A900, Zeiss 24-70 and one or two macros would probably solve most of my studio needs and give me lots and lots of resolution.

Just going to rob a bank or two first

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2008, 06:34 »

Pretty nice and a looks like a decent deal at $3,000US. Looks like an A700 with a FF sensor.

I wonder what Nikon will do given they use Sony for sensors. The rumored D3X was supposed to have this 24MP sensor but it would need to be more than the cost of the D3 which would be double the cost of an A900. The new D700 looks like it's supposed to compete with the A900 but it's the same cost but half the MP.

The DSLR wars are heating up.

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