Sony A700 Tops Nikon D300 ...

catseye · 29th January 2008

Was surfing for A3xx and A7xx news and found this site, whose name is likely a play on Sony and Minolta - www.sonolta.com

Check out this article ...

DIWA Labs Report Shows Sony A700 Tops Nikon D300 in Dynamic Range, Tonal Range, Color Fidelity, and Signal-to-Noise Ratio!

Guess our dear A700 is giving the D300 a run for the money.

Zenten · 29th January 2008

Originally Posted by catseye

Was surfing for A3xx and A7xx news and found this site, whose name is likely a play on Sony and Minolta - www.sonolta.com

Check out this article ...

DIWA Labs Report Shows Sony A700 Tops Nikon D300 in Dynamic Range, Tonal Range, Color Fidelity, and Signal-to-Noise Ratio!

Guess our dear A700 is giving the D300 a run for the money.

Oh dang .... just when I was about to get the D300 ,,,,,, now I will have to buy the A700 .......

eow · 29th January 2008

if i to choose all over again..
D300

weather sealed body
51 af point
15 centre cross sensor af point
5 frames per sec/with grip 8 frames
adjustment af for individual lenses

sonolta is a bit of what ken rockwell is to nikon.
i believe his high iso pics must be doctored..

Zenten · 29th January 2008

Originally Posted by eow

if i to choose all over again..
D300
weather sealed body
51 af point
15 centre cross sensor af point
5 frames per sec/with grip 8 frames
adjustment af for individual lenses

sonolta is a bit of what ken rockwell is to nikon.
i believe his high iso pics must be doctored..

Wait for Canon 5D MKII bah .............. or A900 ........... or Fuji S7 Pro ...or ..................

GENO · 29th January 2008

Originally Posted by Zenten

Oh dang .... just when I was about to get the D300 ,,,,,, now I will have to buy the A700 .......

pls pick up a new hobby

Zenten · 29th January 2008

Originally Posted by GENO

pls pick up a new hobby

No, I have tried everything liao ............... what's with the

thingie?........ you want me to join some cult or something .......

xtemujin · 30th January 2008

It's a pro Sony website and not a neutral entity.

Luval · 30th January 2008

it really 1 sided. I dun see the need for this thread to be even be up

dr34mc4st3r · 30th January 2008

even if have advantage, likely to be minimal la.

go out take more photos and be happy!

boombox · 30th January 2008

Probably because Sony is the sensor manufacturer, but all the advantages on one side might be offset by other aspects, like what bro eow's mentioned. The D300 is a very impressive and capable machine.

Galdor · 30th January 2008

Originally Posted by eow

if i to choose all over again..
D300
weather sealed body
51 af point
15 centre cross sensor af point
5 frames per sec/with grip 8 frames
adjustment af for individual lenses

sonolta is a bit of what ken rockwell is to nikon.
i believe his high iso pics must be doctored..

How about offloading your lenses to me at a cheap rate & you can move on to the D300?

cthep2 · 30th January 2008

Originally Posted by Galdor

How about offloading your lenses to me at a cheap rate & you can move on to the D300?

oppss..bro galdor then i will be interested in the flash gun..

eow · 30th January 2008

Originally Posted by Galdor

How about offloading your lenses to me at a cheap rate & you can move on to the D300?

Bro, if not for the collection i had...i would have jump ship liao.
the investment Guru had advised me again n again...the r.o.i
the need to brush on my skill and the economic hardship/downturn that will soon affect all....
so i had better stay with my current A700.

koolbeep · 30th January 2008

i hope a700 is dust/splash proof like the d300, that would be great. live view is only good at certain scenarios but if the camera protection is better then this is what i want to upgrade for

...

by the way, there is a humor that sony might comeup with a750 in photoclub alpha website. an upgrade for a700 at 14MP like a350 plus live view. it's seems sony is upgrading their line up with live view thingie plus higher pixel size.

TME · 30th January 2008

Originally Posted by catseye

Was surfing for A3xx and A7xx news and found this site, whose name is likely a play on Sony and Minolta - www.sonolta.com

Check out this article ...

DIWA Labs Report Shows Sony A700 Tops Nikon D300 in Dynamic Range, Tonal Range, Color Fidelity, and Signal-to-Noise Ratio!

Guess our dear A700 is giving the D300 a run for the money.

The person who put up this website inhabits the Sony/Minolta forums on dpreview.com. He's a dedicated user of the Sony and Minolta systems... quite knowlegeable and naturally biased towards the Sony/Minolta system for obvious reasons... I don't put much store by DXO results cos that is highly technical and does not always represent what happens in real use on a day to day basis...

boombox · 31st January 2008

Originally Posted by koolbeep

i hope a700 is dust/splash proof like the d300, that would be great. live view is only good at certain scenarios but if the camera protection is better then this is what i want to upgrade for ...

by the way, there is a humor that sony might comeup with a750 in photoclub alpha website. an upgrade for a700 at 14MP like a350 plus live view. it's seems sony is upgrading their line up with live view thingie plus higher pixel size.

Hmm, makes me want to ask sony if I can send my A700 in for modification into A750 if it really happens.

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