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The bad: Can't lock focus-point selector; Intelligent Preview button much too easy to hit accidentally; some subpar aspects of performance; no Live View; loud mirror.
The bottom line: A good first try at a pro-level camera, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 has the high resolution but unfortunately lacks some of the performance and usability you would expect from a model in its price range.
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One heck of a camera
Oct 10, 2008Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: MP count, price, features, ergonomics, Zeiss and G optics, Image quality, Image stabilization
Cons: Flash system(Relative), no movable rear LCD screen like Olympus E-3
Opinion:
This will be my first review of any camera in any place so please forgive my ignorance and personal comments.
I am an amateur that do not do sports, but do landscaping, night shots, some portraits, nature and some moving people and my observations will be based on that.
My photo equipment consisted previously of a Nikon F2, F4e, F5, FM3a, Canon Digital Rebel (6.3 MP), Nikon sb28dx and sb-800, Manfrotto tripod with fluid panhead, Velvia 100, Kodachrome 64, and any good negative ISO 200-400 B/W and color film, lens adapters for using Nikon lenses in a Canon EOS body. Lenses include Noct Nikkor 55 f/1.2, 85mm f/1.4, 6mm f/2.8, 80-200 f/2.8, and Sigma 28-300 f/3.5-5.6 AF. Notice all my lenses are Nikon Manual focus lenses except for the Sigma that is AF. I will be using all these lenses except the fisheye because the mirror has to be permanetly in the ... Read more
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