[Loopyjr]

sony a900 preview with sample pics finally here

[alecoplesosse]

and as much as i did somewhat like what i see. i thinks sony's claims of exceptional iso performance is a again a little bit off.


when i check the sample pics i start seeing annoying levels of noise iso800 and above.

iso1600/3200 performance sure is better then a200/300/350 but this coming from a full frame cmos sensor

also considering sony is selling this sensor to nikon for their d700 which really has exceptional iso performance even putting full frame canon's to somewhat..... ummmm not shame but absolutely challenging them. its starting to make me wonder what sony is getting wrong.


the amount of chroma noise i see on iso1600/3200/6400 shots on sony is nothing comparable to of nikon's.

sony definitely needs to work very very hard on their camera software or has to get someone else do it for them.


other then that if you look at the feature list camera is very nice especially considering the price is kept at $2999 (and i believe street price will be a bit lower then that). plus sony will most likely put up some discounts, as it (to me of course you dont have to agree with me on this) absolutely produces inferior pictures compared to canon and nikon's full frame counterparts.

[Rounteetepe]

As other reviews have shown, the RAW files have much better performance than JPG (which is all DPreview tested in). Take a search for the RAW files and see. [thumbup]

Some RAW files here:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD.../AA900THMB.HTM

Also - be sure to download the new IDC v3 from Sony:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...=3768&os_id=30

[JessicaLin]

man .. a900 is still such a dream camera for me


i wish i could have one

[FYIbiatches]

Wow, a zombie thread

[HsSp82U8]

thanks for helping me resurrect it then