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Sony A900 announcement

This is a discussion on Sony A900 announcement within the Camera equipment & accessories forums, part of the Education & Technical category; The Sony A900 was just announced today at noon. One report said available in November. Another said available tomorrow. November ...

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    tegan is offline Senior Member
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    Default Sony A900 announcement

    The Sony A900 was just announced today at noon. One report said available in November. Another said available tomorrow. November is probably more reasonable.

    The important part is full frame 24.6 megapixels at $3,000.

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    haven't read the announcement yet... must be a full frame....

    you gonna buy it?

    maybe add it to your "system"?
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    Actually, I will wait for the details and reviews. Nikons are coming out with some appealing features as well that I can make good use of, so I am not ruling them out.

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    Default A900 Features

    24.6 MP 35mm format full-frame CMOS sensor (highest res in class)
    SteadyShot INSIDE full frame image sensor shift stabilization (world first)
    High Speed Dual Bionz processors
    Eye-level glass Penta-prism OVF, 100% coverage, 0.74x magnification
    9 point AF with 10 assist points, center dual-cross AF w/2.8 sensor
    5 frames per second burst, newly developed mirror box
    Intelligent Preview Function
    3 User programmable custom memory modes on mode dial
    Advanced Dynamic Range Optimizer (5 step selectable)
    40 segment honeycomb metering
    3.0" 921K pixel Photo Quality (270 dpi) LCD display, 100% coverage
    Direct HDMI output
    ISO 200-3200 (ISO 100-6400 expanded range)
    User interchangeable focusing screens (3 options)
    CF Type I/II and MS slots, LI-ION battery, STAMINA 880 shots
    Weight 850g (without battery, card, accs)
    New Image Data Converter SR software (includes vignetting control)
    New Vertical Grip
    Supplied with wireless remote control
    Magnesium Alloy body and rubber seals for dust and moisture resistance
    AF micro adjustment
    $2999.99 body price; available late October 2008

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    Quote Originally Posted by tegan View Post
    24.6 MP 35mm format full-frame CMOS sensor (highest res in class)
    SteadyShot INSIDE full frame image sensor shift stabilization (world first)
    High Speed Dual Bionz processors
    Eye-level glass Penta-prism OVF, 100% coverage, 0.74x magnification
    9 point AF with 10 assist points, center dual-cross AF w/2.8 sensor
    5 frames per second burst, newly developed mirror box
    Intelligent Preview Function
    3 User programmable custom memory modes on mode dial
    Advanced Dynamic Range Optimizer (5 step selectable)
    40 segment honeycomb metering
    3.0" 921K pixel Photo Quality (270 dpi) LCD display, 100% coverage
    Direct HDMI output
    ISO 200-3200 (ISO 100-6400 expanded range)
    User interchangeable focusing screens (3 options)
    CF Type I/II and MS slots, LI-ION battery, STAMINA 880 shots
    Weight 850g (without battery, card, accs)
    New Image Data Converter SR software (includes vignetting control)
    New Vertical Grip
    Supplied with wireless remote control
    Magnesium Alloy body and rubber seals for dust and moisture resistance
    AF micro adjustment
    $2999.99 body price; available late October 2008

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    To be truthful I was expecting a little more... The D700 is a better deal IMO..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Travis View Post
    To be truthful I was expecting a little more... The D700 is a better deal IMO..
    Not when you consider the area of resolution alone. Double the megapixels for the same cost factor.

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    Yeah. I am really waiting for this because I love my a200 I got just to see if I was really into this (and a DSLR was required for a class). I really got into it... still am.

    I was looking for camera in Nikon or Canon that was priced around $3k for my next one. I just want to upgrade into a really good full frame sensor camera. I heard about this some time ago and now I am really, really interested to see some hands on reviews and comparison shots.

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    Sony has an advantage in resolution at 24.6 megapixels and dynamic range which in essence means that HDR is built in and possible with only one click of the shutter.

    The question marks are picture noise and effectiveness in low light: as in fast autofocus and accurate fast metering down to low light levels of -2 EV and lower. Intelligent preview function? Perhaps the suggestion is improvements to the Live View function?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tegan View Post
    Sony has an advantage in resolution at 24.6 megapixels and dynamic range which in essence means that HDR is built in and possible with only one click of the shutter.

    The question marks are picture noise and effectiveness in low light: as in fast autofocus and accurate fast metering down to low light levels of -2 EV and lower. Intelligent preview function? Perhaps the suggestion is improvements to the Live View function?

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    the resolution between 24.6 and 12 meg pix can not be resolved by the human eye. more meg pix on the same size sensor means smaller photo receptors and often poorer iq. the only advantage i could see with 24 meg is that dx lenses on the full frame would be up to about 9 meg. however, i don't think sony has any crop lenses do they? don't get too excited with dynamic enhancement either... it's just compression of the highlights and shadows into the midtones... nikon has dynamic enhancement as well... it is somewhat useful but doesn't capture the actual dynamic range that a 5 stop hdr can portray..

    image processing and storage will be taxing on 25 meg raws as well
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    Quote Originally Posted by Travis View Post
    the resolution between 24.6 and 12 meg pix can not be resolved by the human eye.
    Sure it can. Shoot text at 80 feet with a focal length of 450mm. Zoom in on the computer image at 12 meg and 24.6 meg. The one at 24.6 meg will be 20% sharper and visibly more readable.

    Quote Originally Posted by Travis View Post
    more meg pix on the same size sensor means smaller photo receptors and often poorer iq.
    Not when you are talking about a full frame sensor. It is not the same size.

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    don't get too excited with dynamic enhancement either... it's just compression of the highlights and shadows into the midtones...
    Perhaps on the Nikon but not on the Sony. Nikon has a post approach to dynamic enhancement. With Sony it takes place before the shot. It is more along the lines of selective metering and varying the exposure for different sections of the photo.

    Quote Originally Posted by Travis View Post
    nikon has dynamic enhancement as well... it is somewhat useful but doesn't capture the actual dynamic range that a 5 stop hdr can portray..
    Yes, but the Nikon process is post shot and totally different. There are also 5 levels in the dynamic range of the Sony system. Probably not in the Nikon.

    Quote Originally Posted by Travis View Post
    image processing and storage will be taxing on 25 meg raws as well
    But they will probably have their compressed RAW format option which anyone interested will have to study, as to its value and convenience. Reviews about the format have been positive.

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