A850: budget FF?
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nightpiper
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Thx Titan10k for the leak specs. I went thru it & didn't really find any new features le. oldtimer said lots of new features. Can someone who's familiar with the Alpha system highlight whats new with this A850 vs A900? TIA 
Maybe this leak is a fake? The real Macoy is going to cos the world to sit up? :think:
Maybe this leak is a fake? The real Macoy is going to cos the world to sit up? :think:
Can someone who's familiar with the Alpha system highlight whats new with this A850 vs A900? TIA
Nobody can tell you that as it's all rumors.
Interesting... Lots of info here:
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2009/08/01/alpha-850-24-megapixel-3fps-in-900-body/
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2009/08/01/alpha-850-24-megapixel-3fps-in-900-body/
flipfreak
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Sony reminded myself a lot to Acer. Acer is now one of the most profitable and commands marketshare of Notebooks in US (where all non-US company fails to do so). One drawback is that such a new player ( in that product area ) usually create products and 'forget'. Meaning no firmware update, short product life-cycle and either left behind to common trend (missing of liveview) or ahead, but lack of mainstream features.
If I recall correctly, out of A200 onwards to A900, there are only firmwares released for A700 but nothing else. So instead of doing parallel maintenance of existing model, Sony is busy with new models... a lot of those
My laptops are now both Apple and Thinkpad (IBM now Lenovo). I have a 5 years old notebook which IBM / Lenovo still publishes new driver time to time. My Acer stops producing any new driver after 6 months
If A850 really has better quality compared to A900 (e.g. good noise control, etc), then it would be a sign that they could have done better in the current bodies.
If I recall correctly, out of A200 onwards to A900, there are only firmwares released for A700 but nothing else. So instead of doing parallel maintenance of existing model, Sony is busy with new models... a lot of those
My laptops are now both Apple and Thinkpad (IBM now Lenovo). I have a 5 years old notebook which IBM / Lenovo still publishes new driver time to time. My Acer stops producing any new driver after 6 months
If A850 really has better quality compared to A900 (e.g. good noise control, etc), then it would be a sign that they could have done better in the current bodies.
yokechye
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i presume that there should be a replacement for a700 to fill it up
That's what we are saying for years to fill up the gap between the 300 and 700 series. Although the 500 series appeared on Sony website since months, still no action. Sony is unpredictable in their roadmap .. like.no.other ..
nightpiper
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With the recent launched of the "new" range A230, A330 & A380, the concern is understandable, more cosmetic than features upgrade.
The A850 from specs looks like a D300s --> D300 :sweat::sweat:
Well only time will tell... Hope oldtimer is right, that the new A850 has lots of new features & not just corner cutting "slim" ver of the A900 :sweat:
The A850 from specs looks like a D300s --> D300 :sweat::sweat:
Well only time will tell... Hope oldtimer is right, that the new A850 has lots of new features & not just corner cutting "slim" ver of the A900 :sweat:
But looking through the leaked user manual, it didn't appear to have features the A900 don't.
nightpiper
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From the manual, i gather minor corner cuts namely:
1) from prism to mirror viewfinder & smaller 98%
2) 2 BIONZ processors vs 1 BIONZ so slower fps
3) No remote
Seriously, i think Sony can drop the price of the A900 to A850 w/o resorting to such strategy, & then intro another model with more features at the higher end. More value for them me feels.
It looks to me that in bad econ times, all they did was face lift & repackaging to tide over.
Not sure how much market share they can grab. Owners with the older A200, 300 & 350 not likely to "upgrade" to the newer line cos nothing compelling except aesthetic changes, unless going to FF, A700 is going to be replaced soon so will likely to hang on their horses. New users looking for an entry DSLR has many other options that gives more bang for the buck.
Personally dun think Sony strategy will gain them significant market share this time round :sweat:
1) from prism to mirror viewfinder & smaller 98%
2) 2 BIONZ processors vs 1 BIONZ so slower fps
3) No remote
Seriously, i think Sony can drop the price of the A900 to A850 w/o resorting to such strategy, & then intro another model with more features at the higher end. More value for them me feels.
It looks to me that in bad econ times, all they did was face lift & repackaging to tide over.
Not sure how much market share they can grab. Owners with the older A200, 300 & 350 not likely to "upgrade" to the newer line cos nothing compelling except aesthetic changes, unless going to FF, A700 is going to be replaced soon so will likely to hang on their horses. New users looking for an entry DSLR has many other options that gives more bang for the buck.
Personally dun think Sony strategy will gain them significant market share this time round :sweat:
What about this for an argument: who says that an A700 replacement will take place and whether this is soon? Perhaps the 500 series will fill the gap and anything above that is focusing on FF only. With Sony, nobodoy knows.
I mean, If you would have told me a few weeks ago that the 850 is a downgrade from a 900 I would have called you nuts as well. I guess you get where I'm heading it, right?
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