Comments on: Sony A800

By: Gary Loh from Malaysia

Gary Loh from Malaysia — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:30:12 +0000

Well well!
As the above specs version 1 and 2, it doesn’t mention full frame. So i have nothing much to say because i already own A700, Vgrip, lens 1635z, 70200G, 2X converter.
Supposed, A800 it is Full Frame, Built In Flash, reasonable price then i will definetely rush for it.
So that, this A800 can mount my 1635z to enjoy the wideness, my A700 will mount 70200G with 2X converter to enjoy 600mm zoom, f5.6 for wildlife,etc. So that, I can get full advantage with this 2 Bodies A700, A800
Then i dont have much problems to get internal dust while changing lenses.
Lastly, I would like say that i have no intend to change other brands even if other brands is much better then Sony, because i already invested to those Sony Lenses.

By: nikcansonolysig

nikcansonolysig — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:43:45 +0000

I think sony is being taken seriously. To be honest the noise performance on the a700 closely matches that of the d300. Im not talking aesthetically but the two cameras are pretty clean. Canon’s 50d has good noise performance BUT when compared to the d300 or a700 and even the older 40d, it doesn’t look so good. I currently have the a700 and wished the focusing was more sophisticated, and of course have live view. O ya and toss in some weather proofing too :)

I do agree about the noise problem of Sony’s a900. The a900 is a fantastic camera but cant compare with Canon 5d mark II or Nikon’s d700 noise wise. I was surprised that it had so much noise for a full frame sensor, but even with that, the a900 does have better color rendition than the big two equivalents. It just bugs me so much that noise is such a problem with Sony’s flagship…
Also I don’t find it fair that a lot of online reviewers are comparing the Sony a900 with canon’s 1ds and Nikon’s d3 d3x??? What the hell lol. a900 is around $3,000 and dpreview.com is comparing its noise with cameras that cost more than double the price?

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3x/page17.asp

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydslra900/page20.asp

By: lucy58uk

lucy58uk — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:07:56 +0000

What is needed is an A1000 not just tinkering around the edges. A full pro full frame without the problems with anything over ISO 400 all Sony owners suffer from now.But I guess all that ambition has gone with losses Sony have been making. But once you have gone to full frame promised land, you just aint a going back

By: someguy

someguy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:01:12 +0000

if Sony would would bring the high ISO performance on par with the Nikon d90, Nikon d300, Nikon d3 and the Canon 5d Mark II they can be real serious contenders against Canikon, so far they have failed, even with firmware V4 on the a700. In addition to the Exmor “R” sensor a next generation of the Bionz processor will most certainly be needed, along with a much more advance focusing system like the d300 or better.

I am put off by Canikon for refusing to put stabilisation in the body and charging double for stabilised lenses.

By: bigfoot

bigfoot — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:47:37 +0000

i am rootin for good low light ISO performance…the Exmor R sensor sounds great…with clean low noise jpegs…also hoping for a sharp crisp live view…not one like on the a350 which is really too soft to be of any value…also wish the wifi would be optional to hold down the cost as i dont think i would use it that much…cudos if the a 700 grip will work, it has a pop up flash, and the more megapixels the better…bring it on Sony!

By: Henk

Henk — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:20:01 +0000

I will not even look at it.
It would have to have a full frame, and I don’t need a Dual AF Ultra speed motor stripping my Beercan’s gears.
I have lots of 35mm Minolta glass with no Sony Camera worthy of it.
Thanks but no thanks
And if you need to shoot a movie buy a Camcorder.

By: Hector

Hector — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:41:50 +0000

Maybe this is the “NEW” A800?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26928455@N07/3287308259/

By: Romeo

Romeo — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:41:17 +0000

also i wont upgrade to this Alpha. I’ll keep my a700. I am waiting for a cheap full framer, hopefully the a1000 with 16mp.

By: Romeo

Romeo — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:39:19 +0000

Whitesites

You can get a lot of great full frame glass:

50/1.7 around $100
28/2.8 around $80
100-200/4.5 around $80
70-210/4 around $150
28-85/3.5-4.5 around $80

For really cheap! My suggestion get it now before prices go up again. I dont have DT lens in my line up. I suggest you sell some of them and buy some old full framers.

By: Ron Roth

Ron Roth — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:51:15 +0000

I hope the new a800 is full frame! I have abag full of lenses from my 8000i and have been waiting for a full frame body with live view..