The Sony A550 is selling quite well in Japan and was able to reach position 9 at the weekly DSLR japanese sales rankings: http://bcnranking.jp/category/subcategory_0008.html. The Sony A550 is the only Sony camera in the top 10. Where Nikon and Cameras are the kings.
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Amazon US: Sony A550 (Body Only) for $899.
Amazon US: Sony A550 Camera with 18-55mm Lens for $899.
Just checked the latest amazon deals and I found that one: 10% discount on Sigma lenses when you buy a Sony
Some Sigma lenses are really good and I suggest you to read the Sigma reviews from photozone!
The original amazon deals-text says:
“Capture an Extra 10% Savings on Select Sigma Lenses
For a limited time, save an additional 10% on select Sigma lenses with combined purchase of a qualifying Sony digital SLR from Amazon.com. Simply add a qualifying DSLR and qualifying Sigma lens to your Shopping Cart, and we’ll automatically apply an extra 10% discount to the price of the lens at checkout.
Offer valid through December 18, 2009. Applies only to purchases of products sold by Amazon.com, and does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.“
One of our sources said that Sony has already a working model of the new APS-C mirrorless camera. A possible launche date could be March 2010. It will be a compact model a là .
We havn’t recieved any confirmations from other sources. So it’s just a simple rumors now, but we hope someone will respond to our post and confirm or deny the “rumor”
P.S: Few months ago photorumors found a probably fake spec list: https://sonyalpharumors.com/sr2-sony-mirrorless-camera/
“Toru Katsumoto, general director of the division of Sony Alpha SLR cameras, has confirmed in an interview with DC Watch that will substitute for the A700: “… the product might be called the A700’s replacement will appear sooner or later.†but can not confirm when, because “when you think like a project can not promise that will appear next year.â€.
It also implies that there have been changes in the initial idea for “the control of development trends while following the road map is always complicated,†which might suggest that they were surprised something (perhaps the video?) On full development and had to change their plans, something that is possible for the delay in the appearance of a substitute.â€
source: DCwatch
The original text has been written in german but you can also read the google english translation. They like the High-ISO results and Live-view.
That’s a good deal for the “Old” A700: Sony Alpha A700 12.24MP Digital SLR Camera with 16-105mm Lens
FF vs APS-C (dpreview forum)
A guy tested following three setups:
A850 + Minolta 50/f1.4
A850 + Minolta 24-105/f3.5-4.5
A700 + Sigma 17-70/f2.8-4.5
The results are obvious, fullframe hs the edge.
