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godzilla60
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Yes...mabbe one yr after it launch in singapore :bheart:
godzilla60
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saw this babe selling at CP for $4199 nett
Wow! That's expensive... the Nikon is cheaper?!
godzilla60
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saw this babe selling at CP for $4199 nett
that is seriously overpriced....:thumbsd:
OldFlower
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Ok, just collected my A900 yesterday which I ordered a year ago.
Body with vertical grip at S$4,550.00
The unit feels really solid, robust, & really reminds me of the old Nikon F4 film SLR, but not as hefty as the Nikon F4. I like how it looks Traditional, and its Intelligent Preview function.
24.5Mp means a requirement of at least an 8gb CF for only 216 RAW pics. For a paid or any kind of presonal project shoot, I'd say to be safer with a 16Gb CF.
Damn thing flies in continuous - 5 frames in a blink! And ALL my old film SLR lenses works as they should with FF, yielding full focal lengths! Wonderful! But lenses marked DG, requires that APS-C in menu to be turned ON. Otherwise, you get vignettes like a tunnel vision!
Very pleased with price, and performamce in just a little over 12 hours after purchase collect of my A900.
Body with vertical grip at S$4,550.00
The unit feels really solid, robust, & really reminds me of the old Nikon F4 film SLR, but not as hefty as the Nikon F4. I like how it looks Traditional, and its Intelligent Preview function.
24.5Mp means a requirement of at least an 8gb CF for only 216 RAW pics. For a paid or any kind of presonal project shoot, I'd say to be safer with a 16Gb CF.
Damn thing flies in continuous - 5 frames in a blink! And ALL my old film SLR lenses works as they should with FF, yielding full focal lengths! Wonderful! But lenses marked DG, requires that APS-C in menu to be turned ON. Otherwise, you get vignettes like a tunnel vision!
Very pleased with price, and performamce in just a little over 12 hours after purchase collect of my A900.
OldFlower
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Speaking of its price; I think if the gobal economy isn't the way it is currently, it could have been pricier. I feel that S$4,199 (or there abouts) is reasonable for the kind of quality, feature, performance, and SONY's longstanding standards in tech advancements. But I cannot say the same for their lenses - they are OVERPRICED!
I am eyeing the SONY 85mm f1.4 which initially was tagged at S$2,599. Now its only S$1,999.00! very tempting...!:think:
Sony's new flash is also very tempting at a little over S$600. :think:
I am eyeing the SONY 85mm f1.4 which initially was tagged at S$2,599. Now its only S$1,999.00! very tempting...!:think:
Sony's new flash is also very tempting at a little over S$600. :think:
mysilentkaopei
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honestly, now that (insert country) currencies are going down... perhaps we can do MO from there? haha
dr34mc4st3r
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congrats on the new purchase!! any photos to show us? haha
OldFlower
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Hahaha.. the problem with me is, I'm mostly tied down with work and I really don't know when I will be able to go out with this new A900 I ordered a year ago and really try it out. Tested a few shots at home, and that was it. It feels really GREAT, pics are just so chocked full of details & color, super fast in continuous.. .now I'm going to have to pick up the flash.
Any opinions on the HVL-F58AM? Or is the old one better (exact design as Minolta's HS5600)?
Would appreciate yours or anyone's input on this.
OldFlower
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Ok, here's a little feedback on the A900's batt consumption;
NOT very good, this monster drains battery faster than A700. Likely because of large sensor & power to drive a large mirror as well. Looks like a vertical grip is indispensable for its double battery compartment, and, you'd need at least TWO pairs of battery - one pair in use, another pair standby in shooting events.
From a 100% charge, after shooting several shots in FF mode (APS-C off), it dropped down to 96%! I believe it will drain even faster when you do night shoots; long shutter times, longer sensor exposure time will really sap your batteries.
This is like driving an WRX car... powerful & fast, but guzzles fuel!
Sony should IMPROVE on their batteries for such DSLRs.. :thumbsd:
NOT very good, this monster drains battery faster than A700. Likely because of large sensor & power to drive a large mirror as well. Looks like a vertical grip is indispensable for its double battery compartment, and, you'd need at least TWO pairs of battery - one pair in use, another pair standby in shooting events.
From a 100% charge, after shooting several shots in FF mode (APS-C off), it dropped down to 96%! I believe it will drain even faster when you do night shoots; long shutter times, longer sensor exposure time will really sap your batteries.
This is like driving an WRX car... powerful & fast, but guzzles fuel!
Sony should IMPROVE on their batteries for such DSLRs.. :thumbsd:
godzilla60
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i thot they say the A900 has better batt performance than A700? :think:
godzilla60
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haha....it is overpriced for my needs....:sweatsm: but i will seriously consider it if it has live view....:think:
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