THe US store BHphoto (Click here) expects to ship the new A57 on April 22. Meantime new tests have been published: ISO test at DCfever (Click here). A57 image samples at Lenstip (Click here). First impressions at DxOmark (Click here). Sony Alpha A57 at each ISO setting at ThePictureDesk (Click here).
The next new SLT camera should be the A37. And than the A99…
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P.S.: Zeiss for NEX is back in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
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Does this mean I can get myself a nifty A65 battery grip now? =P
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Any news on when the A99 be aiming to launch? 2012? Sept will just be announcement?
I’d guess we will be informed as soon as reliable information is available. No need for asking ;)…
Please keep us updated on A57 with more tests and review news..pls..
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I expected better ISO results 🙁
I’m sure the RAW files will be much better. I don’t know why bloggers are wasting their time with jpg samples. Hasen’t Sony realized they have the worst jpg engine? It’s a real shame.
“…why bloggers are wasting their time with jpg samples…”
No doubt. Who shoots jpg?
The Picture Desk and LensTip.com samples are all from a pre-production model. Maybe wait for samples from an actual release model before making judgement.
Now they can only surprise me 🙂
I agree on that engine, I’m quite allergic to Sony’s jpeg artifacts.
We all gripe about the high ISO. Just for the fun of it, I pulled my old 1964 Perti flex 7 SLR out and remembered the ASA( now ISO) went from 10-800. How did I ever live with that? Don’t think I ever used 800 as I couldn’t afford the 800 film. 400 was the fastest film I used I believe I also used a 24 ASA film.
Quess I’m not going to complain about my A77 any more
I used TriX-400 and would “push”the processing to bring the ISO up to 1600 in my lab
Now I use Photoshop.
my point is that some of us have always need higher ISO
But MOST don’t yet still bitch about it, THAT’S the point.
I don’t understand what your talking about, I’m okay with how my a850’s do, as they do better than most in the price range.
I shoot almost every day at ISO 1600 and keep a preset dial just for this ISO and then if needed PS cleans it up nicely up to about 3200.
I was just saying that some do use ISO’s over 800 all of the time!
even in auto mode my camera selects ISO 800 often.
I think Gene was talking about the “good old days” when shutter speeds maxed-out at 500 or 100 and you could only find film rated at ASA’s below 400 and the corner store……….
So when is the A37 expected to be launched?
No screw drive, so who cares?
Assuming it’s true. 😉
Oh boy I can’t wait NOT to buy this uninspiring camera.
They should just mark down the plastic A65 a few hundred dollars and focus on putting that elusive A99 on the market. Waste of production capacity when they have so little.
Why should they do that? The A65 contains a lot of technology and isn’t the whole idea of selling something to make money on it? We’d all like things to be more inexpensive, but really. You’d be amazed how many of the A57 they’ll sell. And the margin as a percentage may be higher than the mythical A99. They need market share and the NEX cameras, the A57/A65 cameras will drive this increase.
Whay they really need are lenses with SAM and SSM. That will work with contrast detect. They’re there in the E-mount and need to get there in the A-mount. Quite a lot to do and unless you’re privy to what’s happening, everything right now is a guess. The new 18-135 and the upcoming 70-200 and 70-400 revisions may point to a change in stepping motors to allow for high functionality with CDAF. Why would they do that unless there is a camera (or cameras) coming that will use that?
I am disappointed by these JPGs and hope to see soon a 1:1 comparison with the A580. I don’t belief that RAW will be that much sharper or having much more glans. This is probably the drawback of the SLTs transparent plastic inside.
If I have to post-process every JPG (even ISO 100-3200) than I definitely look elsewhere ! Today RAW should be an option (for a few dark situations) and not a MUST for everything!
PS: If the few very intelligent commentators here just ask again why I’m still reading here: I just wait for the 650D/T4i and in between kill the time before the time kills me 😉
The mirror doesn’t affect sharpness. It’s a MYTH.
People go on about the fixed mirror and then put a UV filter on their lens…ffs…
Does anyone know if A57 will also have the cropping in video like the A65 & A77?
If it uses electronic stabilisation like the A77, then probably.
is the video will be un-cropped if we off the electronic video stabilisation?
You can not turn off the cropping on the A77 even un-stabilised.
Yes, and that’s a bummer.
Besides it’s no longer WYSIWYG with the crop kicking in when you press the rec button.