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Sony A77 image quality post!

August 26, 2011
reviews
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Let’s focus on the A77 image quality But before we do that we should consider a few limitations:
1) Most image samples on the web have been taken in non professional conditions. Most journalists or photographer didn’t even know how to use the camera when they got their hands on the A77 also because they had only a few minutes time to play with it!
2) Some features like AF fine tuning and Lens correction still do not work on the pre production A77
3) Camera and firmware are not finalized!
4) Professional RAW support is missing
5) Most of the pictures weren’t taken with top quality lenses. A 24 megapixel sensors needs the best lenses to deliver the best results!

That said let’s take a look at all Image samples.

RAW images

RAW and JPG full size images are available at Imaging Resource.
You can find them at Quesabesde (scroll down a bit until you find the “RAW” mark under the thumbnails).
A77 vs A35 RAW comparison at Dpreview forum.
A Mac Only BETA Raw Processing for A77 Dpreview forum.
For Windows, RAW support at: Visualbakery.com.

JPEG images

A77 Vs K-5 Head-to-Head High ISO Measurbation at RiceHigh.
Full size images at High ISO are available at Fotomagazin (Click here).
Full size images and ISO test at Imaging Resource
Full size images at Dpreview.
Full size images at Videoacademy.
Sony Alpha A77 SLT Sample Photos at ePhotozine.
Full size image at Naver (scroll down to the very bottom of the site).
Full size images at Popphoto.
Image samples and ISO comparison at Dyxum.

And now the BIG question to you (Please keep in your mind the limitations I mentioned on top of this post)

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P.S.: Those are all preorder links. preorder now to get them first!

Next Sony camera and lens news summary + First Full NEX-5N review…in korean :(

August 25, 2011
news
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Autofocus test: Sony A77 vs Canon 7D

And here is the next list of Sony related news and previews:

Finally we have the first NEX-5N review made by the Korean team of Slrclub. They are real pros and there are many image samples and charts and other useful stuff. But Koreans are stubborn and do publish they articles as Jpeg! This makes it impossible to use the google translation tool :(
A77 and A65 images samples at Naver.com (Scroll down to find them).
Sony Alpha A77 SLT Sample Photos at ePhotozine.
Sony A65 Smaple Photos at ePhotozine.
Sony NEX 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens Sample Photos at ePhotozine.
NEX-5N demolishes EP-3 at high ISOs (even beats 5D Mk II, Nikon D7000 at EosHD.
Sony A77 and Pentax K20D are Looking so Alike! (RiceHigh)
A77 vs A35 RAW comparison at Dpreview forum.
Esto va en serio (This is serious) at Quesabesde.
And again tons of image samples at ePrice.
Four new Sony lenses and one very unique adapter at Dcresource.
Press event in Hong Kong by DigitalSina.
Lots of taiwanese press event videos at mobile01.
Sony A77 continuous speed 12fps video on youtube.
Fast select focus point on youtube.
AF speed test on youtube.
Sneak Peek! New Sony a77 DSLR Camera & Kit Lens on youtube.
How to move the Sony A77 LCD on youtube.
Sony A77 at CHIP Online Germany on youtube.

If you really want to read all the news tha you should also take a look again at the two other news summary we alread posted during the last two days:
The first link summary the day of the announcement (Click here).
A second summary the day after (Click here).

Amazon US: The NEX-7 gets more preorders than the A77!

August 25, 2011
news
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I confess that I epxected the A77 to easily outsell the NEX-7. But if you take a look at the Amazon camera bestseller ranking (Click here) the NEX-7 body only sells better than the Sony A77 with 16-50mm lens! Sony never have been that close to become Number One!

Most sold cameras at Amazon (Click on the names to see the camera):

Position 3: Sony NEX-7 body only
Position 10: Sony A77 with 16-50mm lens
Position 12: Sony A77 body only
Position 16: Sony NEX-5N with 18-55mm lens
Position 22: Sony NEX-7 with 18-55mm lens
Position 28: Silver Sony NEX-5N with 18-55mm lens
Position 30: Sony A65 body only
Position 34: Sony NEX-5N body only
Position 36: Sony A65 with 18-55mm lens

Situation of the Amazon rankings do change hourly!

P.S.: Those are all preorder links I have now. Feel free to send me links if you find more stores!!!

Well done Sony! What’s next?

August 25, 2011
rumors
158 Comments

Good Morning dear SAR readers!

I am now recovering a bit from the two very busy days and weeks I had before the A77 announcement. It’s a bit to early to for me to talk about the new products. I still had no chance to get my hands on the new cameras and lenses and from what I have seen on the web it’s difficult to judge the quality from the cameras and lenses (Example: image samples have been taken with non final firmware version).

Yes it took long to see an A700 successor, yes it’s difficult to get in love with the EVF (electronic viewfinders) way of shooting when you are used to work with OVF (optical viewfinders). Yes the price is higher than we hoped it would be and there are also many other smaller things I necessarily do not like. But I think Sony made an overall very good job! The A77 is a bomb of a camera and I will definitely buy the NEX-7 (which I will buy) which in my opinion is a unique camera! Actually I think they are leading the whole photography world into a new direction, something Nikon and Canon aren’t doing yet!

I had a lot of talk with my sources in these days. They all do confirm that Sony will focus on the still&video experience, they are aware that NEX users need pancake lenses, they are aware that we need video optimized lenses (by the way Sony, take a look at the new X video lenses from Panasonic!), and least but not last ALL, I repeat ALL(!) sources do confirm Sony has a very busy and amazing fullframe roadmap! It will take some time before we see the new A99 and other full frame cameras. Sony wants to see if the A77 will be accepted well by the market and if there are some flaws to address.

So what’s next?
Actually I believe more lenses will be announced in a couple of months and I do expect Sony to make some major announcement right before the CES event in early January. I have been told that Sony is also working on a new type of cameras. But that is a surprise I will keep up for you later :) So this was just to say, that there will not a be a lot of time to rest here on SonyAlphaRumors!

See you soon! And thanks for your help in these days and weeks!!!
Andrea

(UPDATED_2) New set of Sony news, image samples and reviews!

August 24, 2011
news
65 Comments

Here you will read a new set of links I did receive in those hours:

Image samples

NEW: You can use that MAC software (dpreview forum) to open and convert A77 RAW files!
NEW: ISO samples at Quesabesde (Spanish).
NEW: NEX-5N Gestion du bruit électronique at Focus Numerique
NEW: Sony NEX-5N Preview at Photographyblog
NEW: Sony Alpha NEX-7 preview at Cameralabs
Firmware v1.0 test shots at fotomagazin.de (you can downlaod a zip file with A77 images!).
Sony DT 16-50mm Lens Photos at Photographyblog.
Carl Zeiss 24mm E-mount Lens Photos at Photographyblog.
Sony 55-210mm E-Mount Lens Photos at Photographyblog.
Sony NEX-5N Photos at Photographyblog.
Sony Alpha A65 SLT Sample Photos at ePhotozine.
Sony NEX 55-210mm OSS Zoom Lens Sample Photos at ePhotozine.
A77 image samples at Photoscala.
Gallery of A77 photos from the Japanese official site of Sony and Popphoto.
Gallery of A65 photos from the Japanese official site of Sony and on ePhotozine.
Sony Alpha NEX-5N Sample Photos at ePhotozine.

Preorders

Youtube and Vimeo videos

NEW: Sony NEX-VG20 Promotional and Sample Videos at Sonyalphanex.
Sony A77 underwater video on youtube.
Sony VG-20 video on facebook.
Sony A65 Promo Video Japan Version HD on youtube.
Sony NEX5N Promo Video Japan Version HD on youtube
A77 commercial on youtube.
Sony A77 ripped apart on youtube.
1 minute of Sony CEO on youtube.

Press release and Reviews

NEW: Sony NEX-5N Preview at Photographyblog
NEW: Sony Alpha NEX-7 preview at Cameralabs
Sony NEX-5N Preview at Photographyblog.
Sony A77 Preview at Photographyblog.
NEX-7 Preview at Photographyblog.
Pictures of the Sony event in Malaysia on Facebook.
Sony NEX-7 high-end APS-C mirrorless camera first look at Dpreview.
Sony SLT-A65 Hands-on Preview at Dpreview.
A77 Sample videos at Dpreview.
Sony SLT-A77 & NEX-7 Hands-on First Look at Photoxels.
Sony LA-EA2 Helps Turn Your NEX into an Unwieldy Camera at Petapixel.
The A77 magensium alloy at Alphacorner.
Sony NEX-5N Performance at Imaging Resource.
VG-C77AM vertical grip at Itmedia (japanese).
Sony also announced new lens caps that will be available in 2012..LOL. Images at DC.watch.
Sony A65 at AlphaNumerique (french)
Sony VG-20 at Digitalcamerareview and Akihabara
LE-EA2 pictures at DC.watch
German Sony A77 page
German Sony A65 page
Colorfoto (german)
Alpha-foto.at (german)
Sony NEX-5N on youtube.

UPDATE: See the recorded video with Paul Genge from Sony UK.

August 24, 2011
news
111 Comments

UPDATE: I have been requested by Sony to remove the video because the very first 20minutes of the video where “private”. Sony thought that I recorded the video but the tuth is that the recorded video has been put online by Sony itself via livestreaming(!) I think Sony didn’t know that livestreaming streams AND records everything so that it is automatically available also after the liveshow!!!

I told Sony that they have the video currently visible and available for everyone on their website! So it’s not SonyAlphaRumors showing the “naked” video :) I will of course not link to it yet but I hope they will cut the “private” part and make it available again later because many Sony readers here really enjoyed the official Q&A session with Paul!

P.S: I am surprised Sony team doesn’t know how livestreaming works!

Today you can have a live Q&A with Sony at 7.30pm London time!!!

August 24, 2011
news
25 Comments

Video ont op: The A77 gets wet :)

Photographyblog (Click here) just informed that: “Today at 7.30pm BST, Sony UK will be hosting a live Web chat on its Facebook page. The company’s photography expert, Paul Genge, will be there to answer any questions you might have about the products announced today. If interested, visit the website below, hit the “Like” button, and join the conversation.”

Click here: http://www.facebook.com/SonyUK. And our UK readers can preorder the new Sony stuff at Jessops (Click here).

UPDATED preorder list: