Sony Digital Cameras
Sony A900 UK launch
Sony certainly went to town in Edinburgh, Scotland in their launch of the new flagship A900 with a range of Japanese and European executives present. Before they announce their camera they showed that they now had 17% share of the European market from zero in 2006, a figure that I’m sure they will build on. [...]
Sony A900 previewed
A preview of the Sony A900 is now available on dpreview. The spec of the new 24.6Mpixel camera is listed below
While the key specifications have been listed thanks to magazine adverts the price is probably one of the most awaited bits of missing information. It is announced as $2999.99 for the body and is available [...]
Sony A900 seen in public
The Sony A900 has been sited in public and there are shots of it posted at Xitec, it appears to be an A900 with 16-35 lens.
http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=557025
The size of the Pentaprism bulge looks huge and has been commented on;
“it’s the second largest viewfinder in any current full-frame dSLR; 0.74x with 100% coverage. That’s larger than the [...]
Sony A900 advert
The Sony A900 has appear in print in adverts placed in National Geographic, of all places. It’s no surprise in the market as Sony themselves have said that it is coming, here are the specifications
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 [...]
Photokina is approaching….
No news of the 5D mk2 or the two rumoured bodies from Canon but dpreview is saying we’re going to see more FF cameras.
“however at this Photokina there will be more digital SLRs with full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensors than any previous show, and they will cost much less than they have at [...]
Uk price site
A quick post for anyone in the UK, this site gives good price comparisons of many suppliers and shows a record of the price movement versus time. Great if you’re after a camera,lens or accessory.
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/index.html
Sony Digital Camera announcement August 14th
Photoclub alpha has been notified by SONY UK of a press conference to announce an ‘exciting digital camera’ on August 14th.
Apparently they have also said that full details will be provided soon to the organizers of Photoclub and that they may attend a meeting on the 14th but have to agree not to publish until [...]
Canon vs Nikon SLR pricing
While it’s quiet on Canon rumours for the 5D mk2 I thought I’d post the current rough pricing levels of the Canon Digital SLR range versus that of Nikon (not including discounts, based on a few main web retailers). I think it’s of interest to see where it would potentially fit in terms of price [...]