Sony introduces a couple of new DSLRs with live view, plus the A200 from earlier in the month. They also “announced” the 24-70mm F/2.8 and the 70-300 F/4.5-5.6 G SSM lens, which were announced several months ago, the latter appearing in the lens brochure put out by Sony for a while now. I don’t know why everybody’s all excited …
Fuji has introduced a very expensive fixed-lens camera. The 11.1mp, 28-400mm zoom will retail for a whopping $799. For that price you can get a DSLR in a two lens kit. This camera is using the 2/3″ super CCD HR for a “new dimension of beauty” or so they say. Go here to see a “new dimension of beauty.”…
Just when you thought is was safe to buy an SP-560, Olympus comes out with yet another super-zoom. This time it’s a 20x 26mm-520mm F/2.8-4.5 with a (what’s claimed) manual focus and zoom ring. It has an AF/MF switch on the side of the lens, so I’m thinking you turn off AF to manually focus with the ring, or …
I’ve posted the camera name that belongs to each picture below, but I threw you a curve. On the soft 75-300mm lens-bottom row, I used the Konica Minolta 5D 6.1mp camera to compare to the A700. It doesn’t seem to make any resolution difference with the addition of twice the megapixels, but that’s no surprise. On the top row, …
Today I’ve posted a couple dozen photos from my Thursday visit to the 2008 Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale, AZ. Included are many ISO 800 and 3200 samples, though small in size for quick viewing. All images taken with the Sony A 700. Check out the colorful shots here.…
All you megapixel maniacs out there might want to stare at the two sets of images below and tell me which ones are 10.2mp, and which ones are 12.2mp. I took both images in the top set with the same lens, and both images in the bottom set with the same lens, but different from the top. I performed…
I had server problems yesterday, so I wasn’t able to post my review page for the A 700. Go here to check it out. So far, I’ve come up with a few random observations, plus the requisite product shots. Also, I’ve compared the A 700 and A 100 side-by-side in my standard ISO table. The A 100 only …