Readers keep sending me in Stock info and even some price change info (example A99 price drop in UK). But it’s hard to follow the stream of the events. I kindly invite you to use the long list of links I put up on AlphaCameraDeals (Click here) where you can check a long list of Sonystores in Europe and North America. You will see thet many stores are now having the A99, NEX-6 and the VG900 in Stock!
Small deal info: The largets worldwide online stor is now selling the A99 via thirds party resellers (Click here to see it on Amazon). And of course in Stock also at BHphoto. In face of all these new models the RX100 and NEX-5n reamin the Sony most popular cameras at Amazon US (ranking here) and Amazon Germany (ranking here).
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Some of the readers mail I received the lats few hours:
Sven: “I thought this might be interesting for Dutch & Belgian readers: the SLT-A99 is in stock at www.kamera-express.be. Including an extended warranty of 5 years, a reduction of €100 on your next Zeiss lens, a check&clean and a Carryspeed camera strap. Looks like a nice offer. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=453809504660140&set=a.152744798099947.25221.113670518674042&type=1&theater. http://www.kamera-express.be/product/sony-slt-a99-body-incl-ke-propack/“
Sham: “I just shot my first batch of wedding photos using the a99. I am not a professional wedding photographer and I was at this wedding as a guest first and photographer second. Just thought I want to share this with you. Lenses used are the SAL70200G SSM & 24-70 Zeiss. ISO800 & ISO1600 used. The a99 really has huge amount of DR to be pushed well in post processing. Converted the RAW files to DNG to be edited in ACR 7.1. That’s the only option available at the moment to process a99’s RAW in ACR. We know ACR 7.1 does not natively support a99’s RAW files, so probably will have to wait for ACR 7.2….http://www.flickr.com/photos/kysham/sets/72157631862262373/“
Med: “In Sony Center Norway, we recieved a99 today! Was scheduled for 29th, but we got 3 of them today 🙂 (of 3 ordered).“
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breathtaking quality viewing @ thumbnails!
Dear Sham, Lightroom 4.2 supports A99 raw files very nicely already – no need for DNG as an inbetween step.
Thanks Mno. But I don’t use Lightroom. I am oddly more comfortable with CS6 than with Lightroom. Hopefully Adobe will release ACR 7.2 soon, with support for a99’s RAW, so that I don’t need this in-between step. 🙂 From; Sham.
And already discounted. 😉
A77 on sale for $100 off.
I thought tethering was not an A99 option but this link says it is
http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic92736_post1094891.html#1094891
is it or isn’t it?
Si
Tethering is supported with the a99.
However, “live-view” tethering is not supported.
Tethering works using Auto Import in Lightroom, see link here, http://pasmworkshop.com/2012/10/how-to-tether-capture-sony-a99-with-lightroom-4-on-mac/
Thanks!!!
B&H may be under water in a day considering they are in the hurricanes surge zone. Good thing the a99 has weatherproofing.
Usually, camera manufacturers don’t include Mexico in their early deliveries. Not this time! I prepaid my A99 two weeks ago and picked it up TODAY! Thanks Sony Mexico!