Tag: Alpha

  • Alpha 77 & Alpha 65 – Firmware v1.05 released

    Alpha 77 & Alpha 65 – Firmware v1.05 released

    Sony has just published a new updated firmware for its α77 and α65 SLT cameras. This version 1.05 adds the following important features: Improved response times (no more “processing” message while waiting for display of pictures, faster power-off, faster dial response times) Shading and aberration compensation now available on the following lenses: SAL-24F20Z (Carl Zeiss)…

  • New Sony Alpha: 65 + 55 = 57

    When Sony wants to replace a digital photo camera like the Sony Alpha 55, they may want to re-design everything from the ground up ou they can collect all the best from various (recent) sources and create a significant progress. That is the later that the Sony engineers chose when designing the all new Sony…

  • Sony Alpha 77 – Torn down to parts

    Sony Alpha 77 – Torn down to parts

    The analysis is interesting, but it’s nice to see all bits and elements of the camera. YouTube link

  • Sony A65 / A77: The differences in pictures

    If you were wondering what the real differences are between the new Sony Alpha D-SLR semi-transparent mirror cameras (the Sony SLT-A65 and Sony SLT-A77), here is a summary made in pictures. It may help better understand the differences justifying the very large price gap between the two models (for the same digital sensor). Pictures coming…

  • Will the Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) save the photo world?

    With the first expert photo cameras from Sony equipped with electronic viewfinders, the question is more and more often asked whether this is a technological opportunity that the old photo pricks prefer to ignore or an approximate solution aimed only at low-demand customers. As a matter of fact, truth lies somewhere in between those two…

  • Image quality of the Sony Alpha SLT-A77

    Now that the new Sony SLT-A77 and Sony SLT-A65 have been presented to the press, the question which is asked by most photographers is: “seeing the nice figures shown by Sony, what about the image quality?” But this is a very difficult exercise. All the more difficult because nobody has final production cameras to test…

  • Sony SLT-A77: New SLR promotional video

    Sony SLT-A77: New SLR promotional video

    YouTube link

  • Sony SLT-A77 photos

    Sony SLT-A77 photos

    A bunch of photos of the new Sony SLT-A77.

  • Sony: New DSLR cameras

    Here they are! The new Sony have been officially announced. The (updated) feature lists are very near to what was leaked up to now: Sony Alpha SLT-A77 Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Important notice: The comparison table (with the competing Canon and Nikon products) has been updated. The good news: The digital sensor is 24.3 Mega-pixel Sensitivity…