Tag: Sony

  • PMA 2010

    The PMA in Las Vegas is now arriving fast. After a long time of little rumors, here comes the moment for big rumors, but not the actual revelations yet. Nikon has been telling the world that they intended to have a great year 2010. It seems that they will bring a new DSLR (it could…

  • Pentax reviews

    I just updated the tests/reviews in the database of the SLR photo cameras, mostly for the Pentax and Samsung cameras (and some Nikon, Sony, Canon, too).

  • Three SLR compared

    AlphaMountWorld just produced a very interesting comparative review of three of the most attractive digital SLR photo cameras now on the market: Sony Alpha A500 Nikon D5000 Canon EOS 500D ou Rebel T1i Of course, this test is listed in the list of comparisons/reviews attached to the feature page of each of these cameras (follow…

  • Sony A450 not in the USA

    According to AlphaMountWorld, the Sony Alpha A450 would not be distributed to the US market. Maybe Sony thought that the Americans don’t need to get this low-cost A500…

  • Alpha 450: Sony plays the 850 gig again

    Sony just announced a new SLR photo camera: The Sony Alpha 450. As a matter of fact, it is merely a simplified version of the Sony Alpha 550. Gone is the tiltable LCD screen, removed the sensor which allowed to catch the image from the viewfinder in LiveView mode (a real specificity of the previous…

  • Sony Alpha 450 in China

    A Chinese blog just announced a product that nobody really knew up to now: The Sony Alpha 450. But apart from the cover pages, there is not much to grab. Maybe an attempt to advertise the blog (and it works). Via Photo Rumours.

  • Lens range at Sony / Zeiss

    Since Sony took over the photo activities of Minolta, we observed a considerable evolution on the lens range. There were only lenses from the Minolta original range (mainly on the second-hand market), but Sony associated with Zeiss to build a full-spectrum offer covering more and more and providing a good answer to the needs from…

  • Several SLR firmware updates

    We may have to group them since the firmware updates sometimes happen nearly at the same time. The latest ones are: Sony Alpha series (A380, A330 & A230): Mac, Windows (Sony Europe) Canon EOS 7D v1.1.0 (to correct an issue where a previous image may partly superimpose itself on the next, in continuous shooting): Instructions…

  • End of year coupons and offers

    Since this is time for the end of the year and its high sales of electronic gadgets and photographic gear, here also comes the time for cashbacks, sales and promotions. The photography market will not forget this in these recession times and there are many offers and promotions or bundles. Among the offers I tried…