A700 its official now!

[Galdor]

agree . a700 also solid enough to beat some .

going to sell my a100 liao ...

Huh? Your A100 still so new you want to sell. :nono: Keep and use first lah. It still serves you well. Don't have to always go for the latest.

 

[yokechye]

dun look as fierce as 7D liao... still prefer a external ev dial. and minus the shooting modes... PASM enuff...

Alpha 900 will look more fierce

agree . a700 also solid enough to beat some .

going to sell my a100 liao ...

the vertical grip is a huge improvement

 

[stjustin]

after my final yr exams i am gonna buy it muhahahahahahahahaa

 

[boombox]

agree . a700 also solid enough to beat some .

going to sell my a100 liao ...

I feel, that it's better to stay with the a100 and master the machine... until the point comes where you start to feel that the camera body is not up to your shooting requirements.

 

[yokechye]

after my final yr exams i am gonna buy it muhahahahahahahahaa

:thumbsup: good got aim

 

[Timber Wolf]

Hello bros and sisters...
Sorry for not being around for a long time. NS Commitments hehe...
I'll probably seriously consider it once I get enough $$ from my NS pay haha..


Anw... i'm offering to write a full review if someone/sony lends me one of those ^_^
Like what I did with the Sony A100 =D

Cheers =)
QX

 

[UY79]

Long time since I posted here. Let me join the buzz. I've mixed reaction to the A700.

Although the A700 has decent set of features, but I was hoping Sony could have included some of the better features found in Pentax's K10D, which in my opinion is a very well designed camera, or Nikon series of DSLRs.

I wouldn't get this just yet as I'm waiting to see what's in the "flagship" model.

 

[yokechye]

Long time since I posted here. Let me join the buzz. I've mixed reaction to the A700.

Although the A700 has decent set of features, but I was hoping Sony could have included some of the better features found in Pentax's K10D, which in my opinion is a very well designed camera, or Nikon series of DSLRs.

I wouldn't get this just yet as I'm waiting to see what's in the "flagship" model.

what are the things u looking for?

 

[tchoonyong]

Long time since I posted here. Let me join the buzz. I've mixed reaction to the A700.

Although the A700 has decent set of features, but I was hoping Sony could have included some of the better features found in Pentax's K10D, which in my opinion is a very well designed camera, or Nikon series of DSLRs.

I wouldn't get this just yet as I'm waiting to see what's in the "flagship" model.

me waiting for the flagship model do not see any improvement just a few enhancement features. And i want a SLR with no crop factor. Meaning FF you will have no issues that a 1.5 crop have.

 

[JayKay]

me waiting for the flagship model do not see any improvement just a few enhancement features. And i want a SLR with no crop factor. Meaning FF you will have no issues that a 1.5 crop have.

Why limit yourself to 35mm frame size? Go for 120mm. Get a medium format with a digital back.

 

[Janne]

H3D-31 :thumbsup:

 

[UY79]

what are the things u looking for?

Aperture and Shutter Priority (TAv) in K10D varies only the ISO in 1/2 or 1/3 stops. Nikon DSLRs have this also. It's simply a working Auto ISO in Manual Mode, which I'm certain that it doesn't work on my 7D. It's also much like how a TTL flash will vary its power when in manual mode. This helps in controlling DOF and motion blurs or shakes, especially useful when shooting in an event.

Cross AF sensors is always the better type of AF sensor. K10D and 40D has 9 of them, D300 has 15, A700 has only one double cross sensor in the middle, which was already available in the film 7 and possibly in the 7D, although it was not clearly stated. A700 does boost accuracy with extra sensitivity when using f/2.8 lenses.

Also since D200, the camera allow Group Dynamic AF function to group AF sensors to enlarge it's detection area to the top/bottom/left/right/centre of the frame (I'm not talking about wide area AF where all sensors are used together). All these are useful during, for example, portrait shoots when your AF point is almost always not the centre sensor.

I'm not expecting all these to be put in the next model. As said, I'll wait to see what they have in the future models.

 

[UY79]

Why limit yourself to 35mm frame size? Go for 120mm. Get a medium format with a digital back.

You must be joking. :bsmilie:

The only advantage I see of going with MF digital back is for the huge resolution which is required in high quality product shoots or portraits. There's is little benefit to the regular consumer using a digital back compared to a DSLR. The added bulk, cost and storage space is not worth it.

 

[SpeakUp]

i think i keep my current a100 for at least another year. right now, get better lenses first. body talk later

 

[Agetan]

Why limit yourself to 35mm frame size? Go for 120mm. Get a medium format with a digital back.

Medium format digital capture is another beast all together. I think the cheapest unit with all supporting accessories include computer system will probably top $50k way too easily.

If you could charge $5000 or above for a single 1/2 day session and have to print anything bigger than A1 all the time as well as have time to "design" the lighting, this is an area to pursue.

35mm format by far still the most versatile format. APS-C is good enough if you don't need anything bigger than A3 size (or A2) all the time.

Canon FF is still the industry standard which is in close competition with Medium format capture (I should say, it is actually threaten MF arena).

Regards,

Hart

 

[a.c.e]

just found this link,
trying to share, what you all think?
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Alpha_DSLR_A700/noise.shtml

 

[steadyshot]

I feel, that it's better to stay with the a100 and master the machine... until the point comes where you start to feel that the camera body is not up to your shooting requirements.

The better way would be.... play with both at the SAME time! :bigeyes:

 

[dr34mc4st3r]

Aperture and Shutter Priority (TAv) in K10D varies only the ISO in 1/2 or 1/3 stops. Nikon DSLRs have this also. It's simply a working Auto ISO in Manual Mode, which I'm certain that it doesn't work on my 7D. It's also much like how a TTL flash will vary its power when in manual mode. This helps in controlling DOF and motion blurs or shakes, especially useful when shooting in an event.

Cross AF sensors is always the better type of AF sensor. K10D and 40D has 9 of them, D300 has 15, A700 has only one double cross sensor in the middle, which was already available in the film 7 and possibly in the 7D, although it was not clearly stated. A700 does boost accuracy with extra sensitivity when using f/2.8 lenses.

Also since D200, the camera allow Group Dynamic AF function to group AF sensors to enlarge it's detection area to the top/bottom/left/right/centre of the frame (I'm not talking about wide area AF where all sensors are used together). All these are useful during, for example, portrait shoots when your AF point is almost always not the centre sensor.

Since D1x, Nikon's spot meter is linked to the current AF point in use. Why have a spot meter that works only in the centre when you use other AF points to acquire focus on your subject? This currently limit me to using only the centre AF to save time, but recomposing takes some away. The other way will be to do an AE lock, shift, then focus to take the shot.

I'm not expecting all these to be put in the next model. As said, I'll wait to see what they have in the future models.

let's wait for real life test first before going into any preliminary conclusion

 

[Timber Wolf]

Hehe DC.........
I wanna go test it lol. Any idea when it'll be available?
QX

 

[Janne]

oh no http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&productId=8198552921665235296&langId=-1
look at the price