Category: Sony Alpha 850

  • Prices of the new Sony cameras

    Collected from the German computeruniverse.net web site: DSLR-A500 body only: 649 Euro DSLR-A500L with 3,5-5,6/18-55 mm: 749 Euro DSLR-A500Y with 3,5-5,6/18-55 mm + 4,5-5,6/55-200 mm: 949 Euro DSLR-A550 body only: 749 Euro DSLR-A550L with 3,5-5,6/18-55 mm: 849 Euro DSLR-A550Y with 3,5-5,6/18-55 mm + 4,5-5,6/55-200 mm: 1049 Euro DSLR-A850 body only: 1999 Euro DSLR-A850Q with 2,8/28-75…

  • Sony Alpha 500, now!

    They’re here! A German site, DigitalKamera, started spilling the beans before the official date (or is it the official hour?). So, Sony is really about to launch (as expected) the following DSLR cameras: Sony Alpha 500 Sony Alpha 550 Sony Alpha 850 Among the most important or most notable news, I would immediately mention: The…

  • News expected this week

    We are told that this Fall is a great time for news on the SLR market. I let you judge by yourself: Canon: one announcement would be a definite possibility to replace the Canon 1D Mk III with a Canon 1D Mk IV and maybe also a Canon EOS 7D whose top cover and a…

  • New cameras spotted all around

    There is a bizarre rush for visibility in the online shops all around the web. I start to feel that most of them are actual fakes. Let’s check this: Several (accidental?) leaks from Sony web sites, showing Sony Alpha 500, 550, 850 (and possibly Alpha 750, but this one may be a counter-fire). A German…

  • New Sony Alpha, on August 25

    Sony Taiwan just sent a few invitations to the local press to present new products in the Sony Alpha series. The announcement will be done on August 25 (maybe a little earlier or a little later everywhere else in the world). Everybody expects to see the presentation of the Sony Alpha 850 and maybe also…

  • Price of the Sony Alpha 850

    A German photo retailer web site, Fotobrenner, has listed the Alpha 850. This could be in preparation for the upcoming launch of the new DSLR from Sony. But there is a more interesting information: a price. 1.999,00€ would be the street price for the Sony Alpha 850. This is more probably a very serious information…

  • Sony Alpha 700, this is the end

    Surprise on the Sony Japan web site: The Sony Alpha 700 is no longer listed as a consumer SLR camera between the Sony Alpha 380 and Sony Alpha 900. This can normally be considered as the sign of its imminent disappearance in favor of a new camera. Or several ones…

  • Sony Alpha names

    A new leak at Sony Style (from the USA, this time) confirms (this is no longer a surprise) the arrival of the new following cameras: Sony Alpha 500 Sony Alpha 550 Sony Alpha 850 Apart from the Sony Alpha 850 already well known from a User Manual leaked on a Sony Hong Kong web site…

  • Sony Alpha 850, the user manual

    Download the Sony Alpha 850 User Manual copy here. The original is still on the Sony HK web site, but this is VERY slow download.