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sony has someway to go before it is considered viable from a system POV

those that only ever use the kit lens need not worry]]>Oct 30th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
There are many more cameras out there than the crippled (in some ways) gear Canon and Nikon are putting out.]]>Oct 30th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
The cost of multiple high-end bodies and lenses can become quite considerable]]>Oct 30th 2009 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
that's not really saying very much

is it?]]>Oct 30th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
I am thrilled to see this leak... I *almost* bought a discontinued A700 today, but I have been on the fence between the A700 and A850. This is the perfect middle ground between the two. I will buy it the day it is released.]]>Oct 30th 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
Sony does have a full range of lenses to choose from, and if you consider the Minolta lenses that are out there, there are plenty of options. They do have a few holes, but they are also bringing out new lenses every year. Their high end lenses are easily a match for anything from Canon and Nikon, and they already have the most inexpensive FF camera on the market. I strongly suspect that the A750 is NOT FF. If you compare the mirror boxes in the picture, the A850 and A950 prisms are far larger, while the A750 resembles the lower part of the line, implying APS-C (assuming, of course, that the picture is of the real A750 and not just a stand-in). If it IS FF, it would be a bombshell.]]>Oct 30th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
who's being a fanboy?

i merely stated a fact
as for old minolta lenses, they won't have been designed with digital sensors in mind; such as AR coatings on the rear side of elements. optical design to ensure light hits the sensor perpendicular. efforts to control light fall off at the edges

i never said what, if any system i use
the system i use doesn't matter
my camera is a tool to get the job done
and to get the job done a specific lens might be needed
i did do and look at the sony lens line up. there is no fast 85mm lens (f/1.2 or f/1.8), or a fast standard zoom (f/2.8)
i'm sony will get there, but for now there are, as stated holes in the lens line up.
some can "live" with these, other can't]]>Oct 30th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
There IS an 85/1.4 and it is made by Carl Zeiss no less, not to mention there are SEVERAL f2.8 standard zooms including the 28-75/2.8 from Sony, and a 24-70/2.8 from Zeiss again. There is also the 16-35/2.8 Zeiss and a 70-200/2.8 Sony lens. Of course all of these are full frame lenses. And there is also a gorgeous 135/1.8 Zeiss lens as well as a 135/2.8[4.5] STF Sony lens that no other manufacturer has even come close to replicating.

Sony's camera lineup is definitely lacking in some areas, particularly AF tracking ability. And there is a gap in the lens lineup (no f4 zooms, and no 400/2.8 or 500/4, 600/4). But if you are shooting in a studio or doing landscapes there is nothing out there under $10,000 that a Sony couldn't keep up with to say the least.]]>Oct 30th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
Yes, Canon and Nikon have a big chunk of the segment in making cameras (minus the sensor in a couple of cases), but that doesn't make them the best. Similar to how Microsoft has ~90% of the market segment but Windows isn't considered the best of the OSes.]]>Oct 30th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
wish it would be priced competitively, also hoping that IQ is better at high ISO's]]>Oct 30th 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
Exactly what shooting styles are full-frame sensors unsuitable for? The only one I can think of is "artistic noise"]]>Oct 30th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/cropped sensors can offer "an advantage" with long lenses

for example a FF camera and 400mm lens will have approx the same effective field of view as a cropped camera and a shorter lens, say 300mm

the difference in price and weight between a 300mm and 400mm lens is quite considerable

the cropped camera also increases the effective subject to camera distance for a given framing with a given lens
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for virtually everything else a FF sensor is the way forward

eventually, maybe, the camera companies will realise this]]>Oct 30th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
"for example a FF camera and 400mm lens will have approx the same effective field of view as a cropped camera and a shorter lens, say 300mm"

If you use a camera like the Sony A900 in cropped sensor mode, you get all the advantages that you mention that the APS-C cameras would have, so I don't see the advantage to an APS-C camera. I guess on the A900/A850 you only get 11MP instead of 12MP or 14MP that a lot of APS-C cameras have.

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Last I checked my 5DMkII was nearer 2 dozen than a dozen and it has pretty darn good noise levels at the higher ISO's and at lower ISOs is amazingly sharp and detailed providing you have a lens that can resolve what the sensor can. Sony and Ziess Primes are more than able to resolve 14MP when stopped down to f/8 or so, some able even from fairly wide open!

Sony is getting better. Once they've got a good range of lenses then they'll be a perfectly competitive system. That sort of thing doesnt happen over a couple years, they are in this for the long haul.

Personally, I don't like the look and feel of their bodies and lenses. But thats more what your preference is.

If they price it right, could be quite a nice camera.]]>Oct 30th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
I had a 18-200mm and the barrel distortion and pin cushioning is totally wild. The 18-55mm standard lens is much better but doesn't do much though... so yeah, basically I'm hoping Sony will bring out some lenses in that range.]]>Oct 30th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
I think you make a lot of comments without having used an Alpha. The Minolta hotshoe design is actually really good compared to the standard hotshoe (except for the lack of compatibility). If you've ever had standard hotshoes on flashes break, you'll know what I mean.

If the range of Sony flashes is good enough for someone, then they can experience that hotshoe. If not, then the hotshoe adapter lets them use a flash where the hotshoe might break.

+1 on putting back the PC connector, that's way more important than the hotshoe.

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Of course, the anti-Sony camp is still making an appearance.

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No one should settle for less in their skills and creativity.]]>Oct 30th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/
I'm not anti-sony

a camera is a tool, i don't care what badge is on the front]]>Oct 30th 2009 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/ SLRs for 3 years and they're already number 3 in the market
Actually it's more like 80 years on the market. :)
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/useful-and-vital-links/minolta-history-seven-decades/

Minolta got into camera business even before Canon and Nikon. Also it was the first on the market with Auto Focus SLR's which actually killed company eventually (see Minolta vs Honeywell case).]]>Oct 30th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 31st 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 30th 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Oct 31st 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/sony-alpha-a750-keeps-with-tradition-leaks-out-ahead-of-release/Nov 4th 2009 6:24PM