Tag: Sony

  • Sony Alpha 560 and Alpha 580

    If you listen to PhotoRumours.com ramblings, it is now clear that the next DSLR photo cameras from Sony will be APS-C cameras from the Alpha series: Alpha 33 Alpha 55 Alpha 560 Alpha 580 The first two (Sony Alpha 33 and Alpha 55) would be entry-level cameras able to capture HD video and using the…

  • 3 new lenses for Sony

    Sony did not wait for Photokina to announce a batch of three new lenses for the Alpha line of DSLR photo cameras. The Distagon T* 24mm f/2 ZA SSM (SAL24F20Z) complements the already existing beautiful large-aperture wide-angle lenses from Carl Zeiss (Planar (SAL85F14Z) and Sonnar (SAL135F18Z)). It should be priced high but appealing for most…

  • Sony A750, 16MP

    The echoing sound of a conversation that I just transcribe here: The next Sony Alpha 750 (or at least, what will be the successor to the Alpha 700) will receive a new Sony EXMOR 16 mega-pixel digital sensor, able to also shoot 1080p videos at 30 frames/s. Presentation in Photokina 2010, or a few days…

  • Photokina 2010: Sony reborn

    2010 is decidedly a critical year for Sony: Nearly all the photography product portfolio is going to be renewed and many innovations are coming to sustain this. Even better, at the end of September, the Photokina fair in Köln, Germany, will allow Sony to announce and present several key products defining this rebirth, this jump…

  • All goes well for Nikon and Canon

    In the last few days, we heard quite good news from both Nikon and Canon (the obvious leading companies of the Digital SLR camera market). Nikon boasted about its first place in Japan sales of SLR cameras in the first half of 2010 (January to June). What is interesting is that they exchanged positions in…

  • Photography, so many failures!

    photo credit: davidgsteadman When buying a photo camera, we often research in order to decide if this is the best camera, if its features will be goo enough, but will it be robust enough? Will it be useful or necessary to purchase a warranty contract extension? Will it fail very soon? When somebody asks me…

  • Alpha 290 & Alpha 390: This is official now

    This time, the rumour became a full-fledged announcement and Sony presented officially their new 14MP DSLR photo cameras: Sony Alpha 290 and Sony Alpha 390. They will be offering renewed entry-level solutions for the amateur photographer willing to have a Digital SLR camera with up-to-date technology. Key features both the A290 and A390 share: A…

  • New Sony DSLR: Alpha 290 & Alpha 390

    According to a message on the forums of Dyxum, a Swedish magazine, “Digitalfoto för Alla”, just presented the new SLR photo cameras from Sony. This looks terribly like an error in the publication date (a leak a few days before the official launch). The two photo cameras (A290 et A390) will both be equipped with…

  • Sony news and predictions

    It’s clear that this time of the year, we are hearing a lot about Sony. But this is only the beginning and I will take some time to come back on the recent events and what is coming in the news for the manufacturer of the Alpha line of SLR photo cameras. After the launch…