Sony made several “end of life” announcements for the Alpha series of DSLR. Two entry-level, the Alpha 290 and Alpha 390 are clearly replaced with the Alpha 35 and Alpha 55. The Alpha 850 is leaving the shelves -as it was expected from a long time- with a progressive price reduction of the Sony Alpha…
Yes! Adobe loves Sony. The final releases of DNG Converter 6.2, Adobe Camera Raw 6.2 and Lightroom 3.2 includes RAW file conversion for the Sony Alpha 33, Alpha 55, Alpha 290, Alpha 390, NEX-5 and NEX-3. Those were included in the Release Candidate versions, but they become official/final now. Of course, other cameras are also…
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…
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…
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…
The next entry-level SLR camera will be named Sony Alpha 290, apparently. It comes from a set of photographs leaked by Vietnamese www.Tinhte.com forum member dt0306. This also gives some clues about the upcoming specification which makes it a major leak (or a major fake or rumour): Sony Alpha 290 Specification: APS-C size 14 mega-pixel…