Sony Alpha A900 24.6MP Digital SLR Camera (Black)
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Ultimately the Sony A900 was built for Minoltan's who wanted a full frame upgrade path to the discontinued KM 7D. In a sense, this camera is a confluence of that camera, the Sony A700, and the Minolta Maxxum 9 film camera- that never saw a digital Minolta equivalent come to life. Sony's Alpha A900 represents performance value. It is a high end/professional DSLR with a rather conservative feature set when compared to its peers on the market. It does not offer live view or video, instead it offers arguably the best 100% coverage viewfinder in a DSLR to date, excellent 24.6mp resolution, the worlds only image stabilized full frame sensor, excellent Quick-Navi Gui interface, top notch build quality, and large easy to use external controls. Handling is excellent and intuitive. The A900 is built to handle an extreme range of weather conditions with an excellently sealed body. The external buttons are designed to be larger on purpose, and spaced out so that it can be used with gloves on in cold
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The Sony A900 is a camera built for photographers. Wonderfully agile, great ergonomics and stunning image quality. It does require the high-end lenses to get the most out of that resolution though, so factor that into your budget. Both the 24-70 and 70-300 operate beautifully on the A900. The thing I like about the A900 over the Nikon D700 or Canon 5D Mk2 is how fast I can work with it. The camera just "gets out of the way". No endless pages of menus like the Nikon D700, and the quick access screen/joystick combination makes adjustments on the fly quick and easy. I was also pleasantly surprised with the high ISO image quality. After reading some of the reviews I was hesitant, but I got very nice images up to ISO 1600. The preious mentions about the file sizes are correct - you'll also need a fast computer to process them and 16GB memory cards. But in the end, this is by far my favorite "affordable" Full Frame digital camera.
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I've been shooting the A900 with most of the Minolta 'G' lenses and especially like its capabilities with the F 2.8 300 mm G for birding and wildlife. I have one gripe. The "manual" for the camera is less substantial than those for the A100 or the A700. With the time Sony took to get this fine beast to market you would think they would have a full featured companion manual and have provided code for Adobe, Microsoft et al to render its RAW output. Here I am with Vista 64 and 8 Gig of ram and Vista and Lightroom both balk at the RAW output. I love the product but want a professional level back to be more integrated with the other tools sophisticated users employ. Cannon would not be caught this way with a new high end product. Kudos to the Minolta engineers for continuing to refine the surperb ergonomics but help us fully utilize what's been achieved in hardware in the field!
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Competition is a very good thing and Sony just joined the professional full-frame DSLR competition with the a900 by hitting the ball out of the park.
I love this camera. It's got big, bright viewfinder thanks to a pentaprism that reminds me of the Nikon F that I owned many years ago. It's built solid as a brick - just like cameras were in the good old days
Sure, it's got twenty-four-and-a-half-million-pixels, but that's only part of the story. The files are excellent with lots of shadow detail and tack sharp thanks to the growing line of Zeiss lenses.
I love this camera. It's got big, bright viewfinder thanks to a pentaprism that reminds me of the Nikon F that I owned many years ago. It's built solid as a brick - just like cameras were in the good old days
Sure, it's got twenty-four-and-a-half-million-pixels, but that's only part of the story. The files are excellent with lots of shadow detail and tack sharp thanks to the growing line of Zeiss lenses.
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The Sony A900 is everything that they advertise. A little back ground, I came up through the ranks shooting the Minolta max 7 & max 9. And when Minolta produce their first 7D digital. From the 7D came the A100. I shot the A100 until the A900 was produced.
The A100 was slow about focus and not very accurate but the A900 is very accurate focus and with the five frames per second very fast.
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The A100 was slow about focus and not very accurate but the A900 is very accurate focus and with the five frames per second very fast.
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Let me start by saying that I teach a digital photography class at the local community college, and I've seen/used/taught about every major brand and many minor brands of digital cameras, and I think every manufacturer makes a camera that is right for different people with different requirements. That being the case, the alpha900 is amazing. The resolution is not only record breaking, but the clarity of each of those pixels is quite good (with the right lens). The image stabilization on a full-frame sensor is a first (and so far, only). 5 Frames per second? At 24.6 megapixels? It is a testament to Sony's knowledge of electronics. The view finder really does exemplify why "live view" is more of a marketing checklist item, and not really necessary; looking through the view finder is a joy.
But, the world of the a900 isn't all roses. If you have a collection of Sony/Minolta lenses, hopefully they're all full-frame. Yes, the a900 supports APS-C lenses, but there is no real advantage
But, the world of the a900 isn't all roses. If you have a collection of Sony/Minolta lenses, hopefully they're all full-frame. Yes, the a900 supports APS-C lenses, but there is no real advantage
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Sony has finally claimed the high ground with its long awaited full-frame sensor. And at 24 megapixels, it matches the nominal 4,000 lines-per-inch resolution of 35 mm film. The camera is well built with plenty of buttons to control its functions. It is easy to use and produces stunning picture quality when used with high end Zeiss, Sony or Minolta lenses.
However, the A900's high resolution sensor introduces a few problems of its own. Packing 24 megapixels into this full-frame sensor means that each pixel collects less light per unit time than does each pixel of a 12 megapixel full-frame sensor. In consequence, the 24 megapixel sensor is more sensitive to noise than the 12 megapixel sensor. Noise is evident in A900 photos at ISO values higher than 400. In contrast, the Nikon D700 and Canon 5D, both of which have 12 megapixel full-frame sensors, introduce less noise than the A900 at higher ISO.
In addition, the A900 places large demands on the computer where images are stored and
However, the A900's high resolution sensor introduces a few problems of its own. Packing 24 megapixels into this full-frame sensor means that each pixel collects less light per unit time than does each pixel of a 12 megapixel full-frame sensor. In consequence, the 24 megapixel sensor is more sensitive to noise than the 12 megapixel sensor. Noise is evident in A900 photos at ISO values higher than 400. In contrast, the Nikon D700 and Canon 5D, both of which have 12 megapixel full-frame sensors, introduce less noise than the A900 at higher ISO.
In addition, the A900 places large demands on the computer where images are stored and
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If you one of these who once upon a time really enjoyed great Minolta's bodies, this camera brings best of the best. The first thing you notice even before you tried anything is how amazingly beautiful it is. The sophisticated yet logical design of the cam, the layout of the controls, the perceived quality in its every detail are uncommon.
Words can't describe the feeling when you take this baby in your hands. It fits there as a glove, the balance is terrific and the way it handles is beyond compare.
Sony commissioned one superb camera in A900. I took some shots with it, and the way camera performs sounds as a music. The quality of the imaging is just beyond anything I saw in my life. The color, sharpness, details, balance are mind blowing. I made some portraits and on higher ISO it performs delightfully.
In four hours I had my hands on this camera, I realized that I must have it. When I analyzed the images back home, the quality of images left me speechless. Words can't describe the impact
Words can't describe the feeling when you take this baby in your hands. It fits there as a glove, the balance is terrific and the way it handles is beyond compare.
Sony commissioned one superb camera in A900. I took some shots with it, and the way camera performs sounds as a music. The quality of the imaging is just beyond anything I saw in my life. The color, sharpness, details, balance are mind blowing. I made some portraits and on higher ISO it performs delightfully.
In four hours I had my hands on this camera, I realized that I must have it. When I analyzed the images back home, the quality of images left me speechless. Words can't describe the impact
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