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You can now find first A99 camera for sale on [shoplink 14165 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. And to be more precise four are now for sale on [shoplink 14934 ebay]Cameracenter eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink]. And first SAR and Dyxum readers are receiving their preorders from the European Sony store. Click on the country id to visit the A99 page: Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH. Our US readers will probably get the camera soon too. According ot BHphoto (Click here) the camera will ship from tomorrow!
And here are some more new tidbits about the new Sony cameras:
The Chinese website ZOL (translation here) posted a 14 page long A99 review.
A new wedding vidoe also shot on the A99 (vimeo).
A dutch NEX-6 preview on youtube.
NEX-5R test on Mobile01.
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B&H isn’t shipping the a99 in the US until the 9th of Nov.
Can’t wait to get some real world Feedback.
I have mine and it’s superb – got in from cardiff camera center on saturday.. Great place BTW…
From a real world point of view – I think its great. handles well and noise control is superb! I have an a900, a77 and now the a99… good at focusing and the noise control is far far better than anything else I have had. Compair with nikon etc.. don’t know.. But its good and with the zeiss glass .. the camera is really very good.
much more playing to do! 🙂
put it this way.. if you have the glass already .. its a no-brainer (well if you have the money!). If you don’t and you want a superb camera – you will not be dissapointed.
the BHphoto link is error(cannot find the server) did u got any news when Malaysia will get the a99 and start let people order or getting it?
available at studio zaloon.. if not sold out.. 😀
C’mon Amazon! Ship mine!
The Chinese test is still using the pre-release firmware by the look of it. Still can’t judge final IQ yet.
Someone must have a release firmware version by now.
yeah agreed, only some review that make around this few weeks using version 1.00, and yet they said it is not the final yet, but the picture quality given out by version 1.00 and 0.90+ is far different can clearly shown out and visible by eye. The test using version 1.00(still not the actual final one) is really impressive, dynamic range is really outstanding than anyone else one this sensor
Guys… I got mine yesterday… (around 8PM MALAYSIAN time) 🙂 played around abit…
ISO 3200 is very good…
ISO 6400 ~ 12800 is usable as long as not underexposed…
Likes
Focusing is faster and more accurate under low light (big improvement over A900)
Dislikes
Startup abit slower than my A900
In Low Light, the EVF will cheat your eyes (brighter than actual picture taken)
Battery sucks…
The focusing selectable points are too close to each other… makes it harder to focus on the left/right/top/bottom frame…
Will give more feedback after my event shoot tomorrow…
Still getting used to the EVF..
My extensive field review on SLRLounge was done with the v1.00 software. That said, they were very attentive with the press’s feedback during the Press Excursion, so there’s a good chance that some of our suggestions were implemented in the retail bodies.
http://www.slrlounge.com/extensive-hands-on-field-review-of-the-sony-a99
– Joe
SLR Lounge Editor
Great review Joe!
Indeed. I enjoyed reading the review.
A pretty glowing review and some nice examples. thanks for the before/after LR images. It helps give more depth to the article in the actual use of the camera where a lot of time and energy is spent with making an image.
I am curious though, I don’t think you ever mentioned the IBIS as a benefit for the system. Certainly for static subjects a lower shutter speed can be achieved with lenses that there is no VR or IS equivalent in other systems. Street and natural light portraits come to mind as benefiting from this (that and EVF are my main reason of interest over D600 or D800).
Was the picture of the grapes hanging in the vineyard the winner of the landscape shot?
thanks
I got explanation why Sony’s AF is cluster more to the centre. As we know, the sharpness of the lens will be lower on the edge compare with on the sweetspot centre area. As such relying on the AF sensor on the edge area will not improve situation than focus and recomposing technique.
where u from? Malaysia?if yes which state and order from sony store or?
u can check at studio zaloon.. if not sold out
thanks for the info! but how they got the a99 so fast but official sony no news at all at the moment? and the a99 batt grip they sell only RM299? got that cheap!!?
That is more expensive than the Sony Style store here in Australia which will have it for $2,999 on friday
puggs where did you find that info?
was meant to ship in au yesterday
neither sony, nor where i pre ordered at camera pro can give a actual date to me still after i called them
Sony Style in Melbourne is having a launch party of Friday, i assume it will be available to purchase there.
Sony Store Brisbane and Robina(Gold Coast) said they will hopefully have them by this weekend coming, but they could not guarantee this. CameraHouse Brisbane city is having a launch function tonight so my guess is they have some.
Correction: The CameraHouse launch is tomorrow night. They don’t have any to sell, only the demo and can’t guarantee shipping date because sony does not have any. They say maybe mid November
mid november ay carumba!
What about “kit” lens?
For cameras like this one, there are not kit lenses. You got to buy a proper lens.
Kit lenses are for wannabies.
It’s a valid question.
The A850 came with a kit lens, the 28-75mm f2.8 SAM.
At the risk of starting a flame war, the OP asked a reasonable question.
The use of the term “wannabies” is for “wannabies”, whatever the hell one of those is
A more reasonable reply might be “Cameras at this price range and with this kind of functionality are usually targeted at more advanced users. Manufacturers usually expect them to buy lenses separately”.
It’s not quite true either, Sony sold the A850 in a kit with the 28-75 (a perfectly fine lens) and you can buy the 5D with a 24-70 I think (another decent lens).
Ah, you beat me to it Frank!
Tool.
Here in Australia there are 3 ‘kits’. 1 Body only. 2 Body + 28-75mm f2.8 SAM. 3 Body + 24-70mm Zeiss. The 2 ‘kit lens’ options are a little cheaper than buying them separately. To say kit lenses are for wannabes makes you sound like a tool. There have been plenty of ‘kit lens’ options on lots of cameras that don’t mean the pretty average 18-55mm zooms (which wouldn’t work except in crop mode on an A99 anyway).
I have a feeling my 85mm f/1.4 ZA will be my “kit lens” for the A99 until the 50mm f/1.4 SSM ZA is released.
Just pre ordered mine at a Sony launch night here in Australia. A launch special of $2499 one night only, i couldn’t resist. I inquired about the rumored price drop previously posted here, but they could neither confirm nor deny it…
what the hell i woulda snapped that up to i had no idea there was some launch special there
Wow that is very cheap. Even if you don’t want to hold on it you can make easy few hundreds profit reselling it.
I bought (PREORDER) it for MYR 9299 (approx USD2999) and got the Battery Grip for MYR299 (approx USD 97)…
And got a Free 16GB Sony SD Card which I have upgraded to 64GB Sandisk Extreme for MYR220 (USD 70).
Also free Sony Backpack which i have traded for the Battery worth MYR299 (USD 97)…
Nice A99 video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUTGiExMRA8
Wish they post it on vimeo with uncompressed download option. youtube is just awful and the video looks really well made as to judge the quality of the camera.
On the making-off video shows how the 4.2.2 uncompressed hdmi-out helps whe using a green screen
Do you have a link to that making of video that mentions 422-hdmi-out in combination with green screen?
My Atomos Ninja 2 is waiting for my A99:-)
Mine just arrived!
Sony Australia has started shipping too. Hopefully mine arrives tomorrow 🙂
wow my one just arrived. I´m from germany
here you can find the unboxing!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/disdigito/sets/72157631843093365/
I love it when individuals come together and share ideas.
Great blog, continue the good work!