A little bit of history: The WDC A900 camera presentation 🙂
Absolute first 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Powerzoom Lens Review at ePhotozine.
70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II lens test at DC.watch.
10-18mm E-mount lens review at Exifphotoblog.
NEX-6 review at Letsgodigital.
Sony wins Japanese invention award with the back-illuminated CMOS sensor (DC.watch).
First shots with the Sigma 60mm 2.8 DN Art lens on Nex 7 at Photocinenews.
Brad: “I have a few items on my website regarding the NEX 5N and associate bits, in particular though I have posted a review of the Minolta 28-135 on the NEX using my “beast rig” and also an older review on the Nikon 35-70 applied to the NEX. Here is the link to the Minolta review/story www.01imaging.com/section208294_260431.html
And this is the one to the Nikon review: http://www.01imaging.com/section402157_231458.html
It is probably a good idea of people read “how I test lenses first” to get some perspective as it might be a little different to what they normally think a lens test involves. http://www.01imaging.com/section402157_231453.html”
Vedran: “I have just uploaded Sony RX1 snapshots on my web page: http://www.vedrantolic.com/p998924976.”
David: “Just wanted to share a mini-documentary I shot for one of my clients this past week. It was done with the Sony a99. http://www.sin3rgy-creative.com/portfolio/cool-beer-story/”
Meng: “Some test shoot on the 70-400mm f4-5.6 G SSM II with SLT-A99. Corp closed to 100%. Editing done on LR4. At 400mm on FF it is still not enough.Better view here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meng_keat/8730216365/“
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Hello Andrea,
are there any updates on the E-mount 85/1.8? If I recall correctly the roadmap we also wait for new high quality G/Zeiss normal zoom for E mount, right? Is there any new on that side?
85/1.8 is the lens I am craving for. In the mean time the E mount 50/1.8 OSS does fantastic job.
there is a typo
there is no 10-188. or there is? i need to read more sar 😉
what intrigued by the 10 – 188 mm…..but its only 10 – 18 mm….
‘what’ should be ‘was’
I love my a900 so much, after my 1st a900 retired after around 200K shots, I got another one 6 months ago.
The only complain about it is the noise level above ISO 1250, everything else is just fine.
If Sony could make an a900 mkII, I wish it had the following:
Noise level comparable to D600 at ISO6400
More focusing points and faster 3D tracking
Quick LiveView
Tethered shooting from Capture One and Lightroom
Video mode with full manual control and clean HDMI output
Bundle the Tamron 24-70/2.8 and sell at similar price as 6D/24-105 or D600/24-120 kits
Better Dynamic Range and JPEG quality
Hybrid optical finder with Live histogram & focus peaking display
A99
When Sony move to SLT, I kind of miss the sound of the mirror… I like the fill of having a mirror slapping in front of the sensor.
Re: Cool Beer Story
David, It sounds like you used the on-camera mic. I think your doc would have been much better if you had mic’ed your subjects. In a noisy environment it’s crucial to get the mic as close to the talent as possible. I like the TRAM TR-50. It’s tiny, you can hide it easily, but it produces very high quality sound and is great for human voice pickup. Use a portable digital audio recorder. Those recorders are getting so small you could go from mic directly to recorder and stash the recorder in the talent’s back pocket. Or use a wireless transmitter and receiver. Slate your takes. Even an on-camera hand clap will work. Then sync it in post.
I just looked at an old 2011 sar posting about s sony patent to reduce the diffraction limit.
In the comment section almost all the sar commenters agreed that no one needs more than 8 megapixels and many said most people do not need more than 2 or 3 megapixels.
This was a 2011 post!!!!
I find this relevent for two reasons.
One—- This patent can eliminate one of the frequently stated objections to higher megapixels.
Two—- These comments are virtually identical to the arguments I continue to have with current sar readers..
P.S.
The patent reduces diffraction limit at the sensor so would work with any lens.
A 99 points facial detect AF system on the NEX-6 at letsgodigital 🙂 wow!
The NEX 18-200mm power zoom is a great lens. It is the best version of the 18-200mm for the NEX system. As nice as the original SEL18200 was (and is), this lens is optically better. Though heavy, the power zoom (three rates of zoom speed) is great for taking videos. And it can be disabled! A phenomenal lens.