http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/ Engadget Comments for Sony Alpha 850 DSLR manual pops up on Hong Kong support site 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/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
These "leaks" are done by PR firms hired by Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc. To create hype around their soon to be in the market DSLR cameras.]]>Aug 1st 2009 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
... But I would love to eat my words. The world is long over-due for an affordable full-frame sensor camera.]]>Aug 1st 2009 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
what?]]>Aug 1st 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
Thanks for the tip. I feel almost silly now.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
(I'm paying $365 for it and the kit lens)]]>Aug 1st 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Don't be fooled by the new a330, its the same camera with a different body.
The zoom kit is great, however doesn't produce the best images, if I were you get yourself a tamron 17mm-50mm, this setup is an absolute corker]]>Aug 1st 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
I won't try to sway you in what company makes better lenses, but doing research on the quality (both build and picture) of Sony lenses vs. other major players might give you a good idea of which direction to head.

I did my research on lenses before jumping into my first DSLR purchase and am really glad I did.]]>Aug 1st 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
Get the a200... save the $$$ that the Canon / Nikon would have cost you... ignore all those people talking about the poor range from Sony... because you can use all that great Minolta glass, and if you score big on the $$$ somehow... you can get some Zeiss glass that they just DREAM they could have. When they say buy into the system... and use that as a diss for Sony, its generally because they don't have a clue that the Minolta stuff works on there (or that companies like Tamron, Sigma and others support the Sony format as well... I believe I heard a rumour a bit back that Tokina is going to throw in a range too).

Get an ok body... bulk on glass for your needs, grab a flash maybe... experiment and enjoy.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
Mind you, the build-in anti-shake of the Sony's is very handy.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 1st 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Where is alpha 900 ?
alpha 900 isn't old.]]>Aug 1st 2009 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Seriously, they can't do it in their DSLR cameras because it would interfere with their obesely sized video division.
They've marketed themselves into a corner with their little handcams, and now what do they do when the almost certain necessity of implementing it into DSLRs rears its ugly head? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Because as soon as they do that, their HD viddy cam sales will drop by at least 25%. At least. Within about a couple years.

Assuming of course the quality of the video they've implemented into their DSLRs in comarable to that of the quality seen in the 5DmkII or the new D90s. They do that, and they can kiss sales of their consumer and possibly even prosumer video cameras good bye.

Sony has always had an interesting aversion, seemingly driven by paranoia, to actually help the indie filmmaker community (WBTW, are the ones craving these types of VDSLRs because of all the options afforded to them with interchangeable lenses and a larger S35mm-like sensor) Sony's been helpful in initiating certain things in the past, but they draw the line at the most inopportune of times. For eff sake man, they are helping fabricate sensors for Nikon who is now infiltrating their turf and they still won't do anything? Lame. Sony. Lame.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
Also, Sony doesn't seem to be aware of this and the new Reader models leaks (tried to make them aware of these via Twitter, but they didn't reply). ]]>Aug 2nd 2009 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/just my input.]]>Aug 2nd 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 2nd 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 3rd 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/
People need to just get over this whole DSLR HD video thing, seriously.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/01/sony-alpha-850-dlsr-manual-pops-up-on-hong-kong-support-site/Aug 3rd 2009 12:41PM