Category: Sony

  • Sony: A toast to absent friends!

    When they presented the new Sony Alpha 560 and Sony Alpha 580, yesterday, Sony published a family photo for the two Alpha and NEX ranges. Nobody is missing. But two products are obviously absent: The Sony Alpha 700 has been removed completely from the photo. There no longer is any 500mm f/8 mirror tele-lens (which…

  • Sony A560/A580 video

    Sony’s DSLR A560 Breaks New Ground with Full HD Movie Capture, 3D Sweep Panorama and more… YouTube link

  • Sony SLT-A55 shutter noise

    YouTube link This is 10 frame/s continuous shooting.

  • The new Sony are here

    After some exciting growth of the rumors, finally, we’ve got the real information about the new Sony DSLR cameras: Sony Alpha 33 Sony Alpha 55 Sony Alpha 560 Sony Alpha 580 Features and specific comments The feature set is quite impressive for cameras supposed to be low-end and mid-range only. Some of the competition is…

  • Sony Alpha 33/55 – In detail

    Instead of publishing all variations of the rumours in a continuous stream of useless information/news, I just opened the feature pages for the new Sony low-end DSLR cameras: Sony Alpha 33 Sony Alpha 55 I may do the same for other cameras in the near future, when I feel that the information is stable enough…

  • Sony, pre-Kina leaks

    It seems that Sony is not as tight-lipped as usual in the preparation of the upcoming Photokina show in Köln, Germany at the end of next month. The offering is now nearly certain: 4 Alpha cameras and a set of lenses can be expected. They should be announced on August 24 (next week). Alpha 33…

  • Sony E18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS, available

    Sony just announced that this lens awaited as a key item in the Sony NEX range will be available from September 10th, 2010 at the steep price of 99,750 yens, or about 920 euros. Optical stabilization, focal range equivalent to 27-300mm, aluminium alloy finish; This should be a nice object.

  • Small programs for big ISO

    Many French-speaking lovers of the Sony (ex-Minolta) photo cameras know about the excellent web site of Alpha Numérique which is providing a wealth of varied informations (often appearing in the link lists I publish monthly in relation with photo software programs). Eiffel Tower, by night – Copyright (C) Yves Roumazeilles Now, I would like to…

  • Glass at the Photokina

    As we all know, the upcoming Photokina in September is already the center of rumours coming from all parts. I have been trying to give an idea of what could be coming for the major brands in the DSLR market, concentrating mostly on the new bodies to be seen. But there is no end to…