Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed

RSSNewsRobot · 6th September 2007

Nearly two years after Konica Minolta transferred its camera division over to Sony, and over a year after Sony's first DSLR (the A100), today is the day that the curtain is finally lifted on the long-awaited 'high end' Alpha digital SLR (in principle the replacement for the Konica Minolta 7D). The new model sports an impressive specification including magnesium alloy construction, 12MP CMOS sensor (with on-chip A/D conversion), 5fps shooting and a wealth of features and customization options, though interestingly (given the recent spate of announcements) no live view option. There's also a couple of new lenses and a new vertical shooting grip. We've had a pre-production A700 for a couple of weeks in order to produce a detailed hands-on preview, available now.

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etegration · 6th September 2007

all the images seems to be password protected now....could be cos "
Simon: We've had a pre-production A700 for a couple of weeks in order to produce a detailed hands-on preview, available now. Full specs and many more images can be found after the link.
Note we haven't received any press release from Sony, hence there isn't one here."

FilterFunk · 6th September 2007

images can be viewed already but, still waiting for press release

a nice riot of dslrs out in the market in the last 2 weeks.. Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and now Sony (plus Olympus in October..)

foxcorn · 6th September 2007

ups for new advanced alpha!

machiavellian · 6th September 2007

nice ergonomics!

CanonEOS · 6th September 2007

Hmmm funny though....both Nikon and Sony do not allow people to post picture of their 12mp CMOS sensor.....are they launching for the sake of launching their hopefully in 2 months try to fix whatever problems they are trying to hide?

Any one any comments?

dr34mc4st3r · 7th September 2007

Originally Posted by CanonEOS

Hmmm funny though....both Nikon and Sony do not allow people to post picture of their 12mp CMOS sensor.....are they launching for the sake of launching their hopefully in 2 months try to fix whatever problems they are trying to hide?

Any one any comments?

i think u think too much. lol

6th September 2007	#1
RSSNewsRobot Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,156	Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed Nearly two years after Konica Minolta transferred its camera division over to Sony, and over a year after Sony's first DSLR (the A100), today is the day that the curtain is finally lifted on the long-awaited 'high end' Alpha digital SLR (in principle the replacement for the Konica Minolta 7D). The new model sports an impressive specification including magnesium alloy construction, 12MP CMOS sensor (with on-chip A/D conversion), 5fps shooting and a wealth of features and customization options, though interestingly (given the recent spate of announcements) no live view option. There's also a couple of new lenses and a new vertical shooting grip. We've had a pre-production A700 for a couple of weeks in order to produce a detailed hands-on preview, available now. More...

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etegration Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: http://360.itcow.com Posts: 1,697	Re: Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed all the images seems to be password protected now....could be cos " Simon: We've had a pre-production A700 for a couple of weeks in order to produce a detailed hands-on preview, available now. Full specs and many more images can be found after the link. Note we haven't received any press release from Sony, hence there isn't one here." __________________ http://360.itcow.com \| Map View \| How to make a pano? \| P&S

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FilterFunk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 卧龙岗 Posts: 2,659	Re: Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed images can be viewed already but, still waiting for press release a nice riot of dslrs out in the market in the last 2 weeks.. Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and now Sony (plus Olympus in October..)

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foxcorn Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 355	Re: Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed ups for new advanced alpha! __________________ let's flickr \| TangShooters

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machiavellian Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bedok Reservoir Posts: 380	Re: Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed nice ergonomics! __________________ machiavellian

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CanonEOS Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hougang Posts: 542	Re: Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, previewed Hmmm funny though....both Nikon and Sony do not allow people to post picture of their 12mp CMOS sensor.....are they launching for the sake of launching their hopefully in 2 months try to fix whatever problems they are trying to hide? Any one any comments? __________________ Canon 40D: EF 24-105 L f/4 IS: Speedlite 580 EX II