Don’t get to nostalgic guys but Sony is offering a deal on the last glorious old A900 DSLR camera (Click here). You can get it refurbished for 2,024$. Beside that specific deal there are plenty of other refurbished Sony A and E-mount cameras and lenses at Sony US site (Click here).
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$200 off on the A7r at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and Sony Store (Click here).
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Typical Sony. I bought a brand new one from an outlet store 6 months ago for 899.00. PASS.
Maybe that’s just a really good deal though.
Doesn’t mean every A900 should be priced like that, or even that it isn’t worth more.
I does not worth more, it is an old camera. I personally won’t pay 1000 $ for it, even as new.
Just because something is old doesn’t mean it’s worthless.
It’s still an OPTICAL FF with 100% viewfinder coverage, high frame rate and built-in Image Stabilizer. Has both CF and Memory card slots… and let’s not forget it’s built like a tank.
An optical viewfinder EVERY other full frame non Sony camera has. If there is that much demand for an OVF and Sony is taking advantage of this with a 5 year old camera- shame on them. Either you don’t believe in your EVF’s or your scamming your now desperate customers due to a situation you created.
Not every FF has a 100% viewfinder and IBIS. Only SONY did/does…
It’s the combo that makes it better.
Nothing to be ashamed of… they make great products.
still no buy argument over the 2k pricing here
You don’t have to buy the argument.
Not every product that SONY makes is targeted or marketed at you specifically.
The A900 had the best OVF of any DSLR, and there are still reasons to shoot OVFs over EVFs. I think $2K is too high for it, but, man, if they threw the 36mp sensor and live view into that thing, and left the body the same, it would be incredible.
If Sony released an updated model with a 36mp sensor, more people would buy it than the A99 by a wide margin. The A900, and AF Zeiss primes/zooms are what originally drew us to the A-mount.
LOL, high frame rate for sure…If you buy the camera only fot the viewfinder, buy yourself a binocular, is much cheaper.
Straw man. Nobody says it is worthless, but that at the mentioned price it doesn’t make much sense.
Eno did indeed say it is worth less. “I does not worth more”
You might not have understood his broken english, but I did.
If something is not worth more, it is worth LESS.
A modest discount- 10-20%. A good deal- 30%…a steal…40-50%. 5 years later charging a price that now the current a99 model is sitting at- a rip off.
If it was new with a 36mp sensor I’d buy it.
A900s go for $1100 on local forums in like-new condition
This price is… typical Sony
I bought a BRAND NEW A900 from the Dallas TX Sony Store last year for
$999 with an extended warranty and free overnight shipping. Was it a good price for a new A900? Yeah, I was pretty stoked.
Why would ANYONE pay over double that for a refurb?! I agree. Typical.
Bougt Sony 850 in November 2009, and using it as prime camera in my work. Still waiting from Sony on something good like it was in those days (:
Years ago this was such a sensation. It was described as no less than jaw dropping. This one single handedly earned a lot of rep for Sony in cameras.
No one is disputing that. It’s the $2000+ price tag that is earning the comments.
I was being random.
It was the Leica M9 of the dslr world… I.e. behind in tech, low in performance at all times except at the base iso.
Yesterfday’s technology, tomorrow!
Maybe the same idiots who buy a Nikon D50 for $700-1000
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-18-55mm-3-5-5-6G-Nikkor/dp/B0009GZANC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-1&keywords=nikon+d50
The Nikon D50 has a natural flash sync speed of 1/500s. This is a spec that’s just not available on any other DSLR before or since, except the Nikon D70.
Who cares about the flash sync? It’s a piece of shit
Is why I’m still keeping mine! 😀
If they were refurbishing it with a 36 MP sensor in it… Now that’d be something.
I was just thinking the exact same thing just before I read your post!
Who would pay $2000 for this, when they were selling the refurbed A99 for less???
I’m guessing the price was just auto-generated based on the last “new” price. No human intelligence was used in setting the price.
Maybe price will drop when the Nikon 750 comes out. lol
i wish i could sell my 2 A900s for that much!!!
i had the same thought. it is a great camera, but at that price, not so much.
Mee too! 🙂 In the meantime, they do just fine!
Mine is still clunking a way ……. Although I like those A7s’ …. I might pick one up …. or see if Sony pushes that sensor into an A body
That’s a lot of cash for a brick.
That’s a lot of bash from a dyck.
Talk a lot of smack. A900 is a brick- literally.
The price is a joke. But a nasty one.
Taking nothing away from the A900 (still own my “old lady”), but it is outdated, and also has no killer feature that would justify 2k price tag today.
Even if they put a new equipment’s warranty package to it, it is close to be double present time value.
Who shops on Sony oficial site anyways…
Lower it to 1000 and we have a deal.
Oh another obvious Nikon troll, Nikon sucks.
You missed the fine print; It’s refurbished with a 54MP sensor.
[Snort!]
Sign me up! 😉
The Sony A7 is $550 less and a MUCH better camera.
Well, I have both. The a7R sits in the bag, up for sale soon. The a900 just keeps making me lots of money without any quirks or hassles. I guess it depends upon how we define “better”.
The A900 is an outstanding professional camera. It’s designed for photographers with a very solid skill set.
It’s build quality is incredible, and for those of us who work outdoors it’s the ideal Sony camera for use in adverse conditions.
Sony should release a 36mp version, and not change a single thing.
It’s already close to perfect.
Agreed. I no longer shoot DSLRs, but, if I were to buy a DSLR today, it would probably still be the A900.
For every one that says the A7R sits in the bag there is someone else who says they no longer use their a900/D800 after purchasing the A7R. It makes you money, your comfortable with it and it’s familiar to you. It sounds to me like that’s what your driving at.
I own an A900 and the A7 runs circles around it in terms of dynamic range, noise and high ISO performance. The A900 falls short of the A7 in every way when it comes to image quality. And at the end of the day, image quality is what it’s all about.
Imagine how bad the a900 will look next to the a7r 😉
From where I sit, there’s not much in it really. Not enough to warrant the lack of function and performance won by the a900.
Fuc*face go somewhere else. This is an A-Mount discussion.
Your username clearly says that you’re an A mount user rofl
LOL
The A850/A900 is a better overall system. Leave the lab results for the gear-heads to drool over. They really don’t matter that much on the job.
I also own both the A7 and the A900 is the better overall system (camera, lens, flash), because I can use my 24mm, 50mm, 85mm 135mm f/1.8, 16-35mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8 Zeiss lenses and my, 35mm, 70-200mm, 70-300mm, and 70-400mm G-Series lenses. Plus native flashes for the A7 simply don’t exist, and the A900’s HVL-F58AM is still Sony best flash (cause it doesn’t overheat).
Plus the A900 focuses faster, and in lower quality light, and does 5 fully focused fps.
At the end of the day the it’s actually the final product that matters, and the A900 “Never Misses a Moment”
I have both- problem solved 🙂
I agree the A850/A900 were designed for the professional photographer without the amateur gimmicks my A7, A77 and A99 are stuffed with. The build quality is incredible, and I still prefer to use my older Sony DSLR than either my newer SLT or CSC.
If Sony released a 36mp version of this camera A990 I would buy it without hesitation.
Used A900 in “A” condition costs $1,000 and used A99 in “A” condition costs $1600 at my local store. Who would actually take this deal seriously. Of course that sort of raises the question of why Andreas feels the need to post this info as well.
The a99 and a7r are much better cameras with better Evf. The ovf shit even the a900 one that usually considered to be the best ovf in digital era.
Good to see Sony selling real cameras again.
Interesting Alpha news Andreas. Thanks for posting.
Well the a7r the a7s snd a99 are the real cameras and your ovf junks is the toy, Nikon troll go away.
Your mouth is sexy when open PGi.
Keep flapping those lips and you’ll make a new friend fast.
PGi troll go away
I’d buy one if it said Minolta on it. I’d pay double for a Ti version with best sensor available.
You made an intelligent comment. Please reach up, stretch your hand around and pat yourself on the back. Good job.
I wonder if it means that Sony gets so few in to repair – they are selling their repair part stock this way.
I had a good laugh when i saw this. It doesn’t cost them much to put that up on their website and all it takes is for one sucker to buy it and then to realize that they got ripped off. Strange way to attract customers. As for the nostalgia comment, I’ll sell mine for 1/2 the price…don’t be sad
Even if it comes with a new shutter, that’s a silly price.
At that price, shouldn’t it be a Hasselblad?
It’s still better looking than any other A mount ugly stuff
What you consider “ugly stuff” has the finest, most comfortable grip for any camera.
Hey you can buy my 3500 actuation, like new, no scratches, bumps or dings A850 for only $1600 🙂 That price is a joke, but man it still is a beut camera.
If Sony released a 36mp CMOS version of this camera with live view, and 1080p recording, it would easily outsell the A99 or its successor the possible A99 MKII.
Its 100% coverage, and outstanding Eye-level glass Penta-prism OVF, with 100% coverage, with 0.74x magnification still makes this a camera a top choice with professional photographers.
Its also has one of the best designs in the world for outdoor work (jungles, deserts, arctic, and swamps) in the industry. I have taken photos in some of the most isolated, and hostile environments in the world with this camera, and it keeps on working. It can easily take 800-1000 photos on a single charge. It’s probably tougher than my Panasonic Tough-book.
Sony’s 36mp sensor would make it the highest performing DSLR on the market.
Call it the A990, and all the “Sony Pros” will buy it.
As a photographer with minimal interest in video the Sony A900 was/is an excellent camera with one the very best OVF put in any DSLR. I would jump on a 36mp version with the latest processing power , sadly that ship seems to have sailed.
I would have gladly taken the existing A900 with live view. Everything else is just gravy.
sony presuppose customers are idiots…
Shame Sony doesn’t make Dslrs anymore. There was definitely a market for their dslrs along with the slts and nexs.
Can’t you get A99 cheaper than this already?
It must be an autogenerated price… which is just ridiculous of course. I would have expected it to sell at half at least, being ages old tech…