A99


$3.8k for A99 body + VG99 + 2 more Sony Batts + bag + 16 GB card + screen protector is over-paid? but I had check almost all shop in funan. Some shop told me $4k price.

WHATTTTTTT. you didn't mention the rest.
 

WHATTTTTTT. you didn't mention the rest.
Buying it separately from the same shop is still slightly cheaper. :) I would expect a better deal when buying all that stuff.
 

Looking good.. :)

hmm didnt know 5D3 high ISO is better than D600.
 

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ageha said:
Buying it separately from the same shop is still slightly cheaper. :) I would expect a better deal when buying all that stuff.

At that time, some shop selling at body $3350, VG99 at $425, one batt at $85, that already more than $3.8k price tags. At least they willing to give me those free gifts as free as they can always say.. " Sry, u brought it before the Sony Day "

Wonder why dont they just told me to wait for one more week for the promo. Of cause i know now is even cheaper, just that i want to be the first few to own one (if not, at least not behind 50 people in SG to own one) ha ha ha
 

Looking good.. :)

hmm didnt know 5D3 high ISO is better than D600.

I think that's because it's based on JPEG rather than the testing methodology used by DXO themselves. Canon has very aggressive NR at the expense of fine detail, so unless you correctly set the parameters, it will "look" cleaner.

But The Canon having such higher DR compared to the others? Kinda goes against everything Canon users and other reviews have shown. So it looks like they did not set up the test properly.
 

I think that's because it's based on JPEG rather than the testing methodology used by DXO themselves. Canon has very aggressive NR at the expense of fine detail, so unless you correctly set the parameters, it will "look" cleaner.

But The Canon having such higher DR compared to the others? Kinda goes against everything Canon users and other reviews have shown. So it looks like they did not set up the test properly.
Do you mean the "signal to noise ratio"? There is a graph that says "raw signal to noise ratio". :)

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I don't own a digital Canon SLR but I think DXO's low Canon ratings are overrated. DPR doesn't rate Canon's dynamic range that low either, it's more in line with this one. Anyway, it doesn't make a difference for me.

Btw in the US Sony ships the A99 with a free 32" HDTV right now. :D
 

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WOW 32 inch HDTV at that price.. sony is very very aggressive on their marketing.. their MSRP of 3899 for a new launch is very quickly dropped down within a matter of weeks within launch.

still trying and testing out the camera.. just gotten it over the weekend..the dynamic range is really incredible.. how come there is no thread on-post images from your A99..
 

chrisfk said:
WOW 32 inch HDTV at that price.. sony is very very aggressive on their marketing.. their MSRP of 3899 for a new launch is very quickly dropped down within a matter of weeks within launch.

still trying and testing out the camera.. just gotten it over the weekend..the dynamic range is really incredible.. how come there is no thread on-post images from your A99..

Common, create a thread and show us what you've got! ;-)

PS: I hope if the sales in Singapore aren't good enough Sony ships the A99 soon together with a free 65" 4k resolution TV set. :-)
 

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WOW 32 inch HDTV at that price.. sony is very very aggressive on their marketing.. their MSRP of 3899 for a new launch is very quickly dropped down within a matter of weeks within launch.

still trying and testing out the camera.. just gotten it over the weekend..the dynamic range is really incredible.. how come there is no thread on-post images from your A99..

It's still at MSRP of 3899.

Street price was always cheaper...
 

haha if that happens.will 100% be getting another just for the free 65inch 4k resolution tv set. :P

will try to find time to shoot at night or something before i post the images.hopefully some bros would have already created the thread :p .. haven actually read the manual - just set the basic functions just.
 

Just to confirm, the A99 has no option to use (purely) CDAF at least in live view mode, correct?
 

Common, create a thread and show us what you've got! ;-)

PS: I hope if the sales in Singapore aren't good enough Sony ships the A99 soon together with a free 65" 4k resolution TV set. :-)

Singapore price is never good. :(
 

Just to confirm, the A99 has no option to use (purely) CDAF at least in live view mode, correct?

Hmm an option i never explored, will check it out tonight
 

ageha said:
Just to confirm, the A99 has no option to use (purely) CDAF at least in live view mode, correct?

Not that I know of. Afaik only the a580 had that
 

kei1309 said:
the others before that (the 500 and 550 IIRC) had Manual Focus Check Live View.

But not with cdaf.
 

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