SONY has shown itself to be lagging behind the competition as we reach the third bend on the second lap of the development of HD-video capable DSLRs. At PMA 2010, nothing ‘real’ was shown and the closest they came to further launches in the Alpha range was an advanced pre-production prototype of a 24mm f/2 . . . → Read More: The tortoise and the hares?
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 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, News  Alpha 750, camera, DSLR, HD video, PMA 2010, preview, prototype, Sony The Alpha System celebrates its Silver Jubilee or 25th Anniversary this month. We have a full length revision of the article which appears in the latest Photoworld now online as a page here. Read our 25th birthday review of the Alpha system’s history now! . . . → Read More: Alpha’s Silver Jubilee Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Cameras (Film), DK's ramblings, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Minolta History 25 years, 25th Anniversary, Alpha, DSLR, Dynax, marque, Maxxum, Minolta, quarter century, range, Silver Jubilee, SLR, Sony, system My review of the Alpha 550 has caused controversy because of the blue sky noise. I might as well say that over the last week, I’ve used the 550 in a wide range of conditions – some very bad conditions included – and its failure to match ISO 100 finesse would not worry me at . . . → Read More: Alpha 550: sky noise, exposure and Auto ISO Share this: 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, Equipment Reviews, Software Reviews, Troubleshooting Adobe Camera Raw, Alpha 550, ARW, blue sky, camera, digital, DSLR, ISO, ISO 200, noise, raw, sky noise, Sony My review of the Sony Alpha 550 was supposed to appear at the end of November, allowing one week abroad in good weather with plenty of subject-matter, in Tenerife. Sadly that trip had to be cancelled, and the Nikon D3S arrived for review on the day we were meant to have travelled. So, with far . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 550 Review: highs and lows Share this: 21 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), Equipment Reviews A550, Alpha 550, camera, digital, DSLR, enthusiast, Live View, photography, reflex, report, review, Sony, test The Autumn 2009 (No 4 2009) issue of Photoworld mails out to subscribers on Monday November 2nd. You can also read the edition on-line at YUDU – we have now changed the price for each individual edition to £2.50 (from £3.00) so that if you buy single edition access, a year costs exactly the same . . . → Read More: New Photoworld edition on-line Share this:ACCORDING to specifications revealed on a German site, the new Sony Alpha 500 will have a 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor capable of providing Live View to the rear 3 inch medium resolution screen – with Manual Focusing at 14X magnification. The in-prism based Quick AF Live View is retained, giving a choice between two entirely . . . → Read More: Sensor-feed Live View in new Alpha 500 Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News Alpha 500, Alpha 850, CMOS-R, DSLR, Live View, new, sensor, Sony, specification, video Sony’s new Alpha 850 will be identical to the Alpha 900 in size, handling and external design – including the omission of onboard flash. The camera, expected to be launched before September, uses the same 24.6 megapixel CMOS sensor as the Alpha 900 but has – it is rumoured – only a single BIONZ processor, . . . → Read More: Alpha 850 – 24 megapixel 3fps in 900 body Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News A850, Alpha, Alpha 850, camera, DSLR, information, launch, leak, new, Sony A long-demanded 1.15X eyepiece magnifier – compatible with all APS-C format Sony Alpha DSLRs – is just one of a rollout of new minor accessories for the system. The Magnifying Eyepiece FDA-ME1AM is designed to fit the A700, A380, A330, A230, A350, A300 and A200 and should also be fully compatible with A100, Konica Minolta . . . → Read More: New accessories for Sony Alpha range Share this: 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Accessories - Minolta/Sony, News AC adaptor, accessory, Alpha, cloth, DSLR, hood, pouch, power supply, protector, screen, Sony, strap, wrap Sony’s September launch for 2009 looks set to include three new models – the Alpha 500, 550 and 850. The model numbers are confirmed by the usual backdoor leak, appearing in the registration database for SonyStyle USA in this case (Canada has been a past culprit, updating databases associated with their site before the product . . . → Read More: Alpha 500, 550 and 850 Share this: 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News 500, 550, 850, Alpha, CCD, CMOS, DSLR, features, HD, launch, Live View, LV, megapixels, model, new, price, sensor, Sony, specification, speculation, video This post has been updated on August 29th as it features second in Google searches for Sony Alpha 550 – but it contained only rumour links when first posted in May. The camera is now launched, along with the 500 and the full-frame 850. Please visit our detailed launch and specification reports – http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2009/08/27/new-alpha-a500-a550-official-news-release/ . . . → Read More: New Sony Alpha 500 and 550 leaked Share this: |
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