http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/ Engadget Comments for Rumored specs for Sony's Advanced Amateur Alpha DSLR hit the net http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/
The alpha has the majority of those features, including the wireless flash if i recall correctly, the only thing that strikes me as a real upgrade is the higher resolution and the camera's layout (as rendered). I really think that sony, if they have any plans, should scrap the extra bit and focus on keeping costs down, thats what gave them the edge with the alpha in the first place.]]>Aug 14th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/
You're not the first person to believe that the Sony Alpha line relies on Memory Sticks, but you're mistaken. The current Alpha A100 has a standard Compact Flash slot. So many people are convinced the Alpha has a Memory Stick slot that I did a blog post on the subject at http://alphatracks.com/archives/53.

By the way, Sony is even selling their own line of Compact Flash cards as well.

Regards, Tom]]>Aug 15th 2007 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 14th 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/
Will these drop with the new releases. Are these cameras being replaced in their price range or are the coming cameras going to be a higher price range (around 1500)?]]>Aug 14th 2007 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/
i have a minolta 5d right now and the prices for good sony lenses are ridiculous! for example the 70-200 f2.8 will cost you 2200 euro! and the ccd shift shake reduction unfortunatly does not work well above 100mm and there are no lenses with in lens stabilisation. a great nikkor AF-S 70-200mm 2.8 G IF ED VR has in lens stabilisation and costs 500 euro less.

the next dissadvantage of the minolta/sony system is, that there are not a lot SSM lenses (and those are extreme expensive) and sigma does not produce any lenses with HSM for the a mount. HSM lenses are available for nikon, sigma, canon and the olympus 4/3 system only.]]>Aug 14th 2007 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Aug 15th 2007 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/
Camera Repair
http://www.precisioncamera.com/]]>Aug 16th 2007 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/rumored-specs-for-sonys-advanced-amateur-alpha-dslr-hit-the-net/Superior on picture quality,... seriously INFERIOR in user friendliness.

Wish Sony and others would finally drop the (impractical) SLR look.
Current technology does not require the ancient flipping mirror trick any more (hey, do I hear someone think "liveview"?), instead a way to tilt your screen would be so much more practical.

Sony; please get back to the F828 designs where we had the option to tilt the lens up or down ... obviously with some improvements on picture quality, etc.]]>Aug 28th 2007 12:54PM