So now the question is: Would you buy the A900?

[hoppie]

Canon? I thought Canon is printer brand?

are u joking? or are u serious? u sounds like a Sony fanboy...................

FYI, i alpha user also.

 

[hoppie]

A850 would be at war with Canons new 7D :bsmilie:

Canon 7D is NOT A FF. It's more of a replacement for 50D which is slower in terms of FPS

 

[boombox]

Those two differences in specifications are good to have - that is, for me - if there's a cheap, good conditioned a900 appearing in the market with a pricing that's close to a brand new a850 - if not, I'd buy the a850 for my studio work.

 

[shadowoflight]

There are only 3 differences.

Viewfinder prism:
A900 - 100%
A850 - 98%

FPS:
A900 - 5fps
A850 - 3fps

Picture Size
A900 - 24 megapixels
A850 - 21 megapixels

And then, the Price.

 

[MC42]

The A850 is also 24MP, not 21MP.

http://www.sony.com.sg/product/dslr-a850

 

[sprewell]

Sorry to hijack this thread but i'm a little tempted to return to Canon. So here's your chance to get the A900 for the price of A850.

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5646087#post5646087

 

[synapseman]

The A850 is also 24MP, not 21MP.

http://www.sony.com.sg/product/dslr-a850

Yes, both are using the same sensor.

So essentially, for a difference of $1.1k (or thereabouts, according to the prices I saw a few days back), you get 2% more viewfinder coverage, 2 fps faster rate.

Is there anything else we're missing out on?

 

[TME]

Yes, both are using the same sensor.

So essentially, for a difference of $1.1k (or thereabouts, according to the prices I saw a few days back), you get 2% more viewfinder coverage, 2 fps faster rate.

Is there anything else we're missing out on?

Speed of file transfer I guess... the A900 is really super fast with a fast card like a Ducati 8GB from Sandisk...

 

[boombox]

Think the pcb should be the same... just some components remove here or there.

The same goes for the 2xx/3xx, 5xx series... 8xx/9xx should share the same pcb, just some components there, some not there...

This is similar to how home theater systems are built en-masse - some has XM radio, some has RDS... etc etc, sony is applying that to their cameras as well - a very smart move to flood the market with a lot of models currently - there are 7 models on market, but they only need 4 main chassis.

 

[kingfishers]

I see no reason not to buy A 900 if the prices are attractive , It is always the main reason.:bsmilie:

 

[synapseman]

I see no reason not to buy A 900 if the prices are attractive , It is always the main reason.:bsmilie:

As usual, another irrelevant statement from you.

Of course if it is cheap, who won't buy? Then I wouldn't even need to start this thread. As it is right now, there is a price difference of more than SGD1k.