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Photo samples: Sony Alpha DSLR-A900

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Even more on sharpness
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September 8, 2008 4:33 PM PDT

By: Lori Grunin

Even more on sharpness

However, while I cropped in on the sharpest area in this shot, the "J47," the spot focus during shooting was actually centered on the "40." Since the DIMMs in the shot lean back, to me that indicates a slight back focus problem, at least with the specific 24-70mm lens I was using for testing. Sony does give you the ability to fine-tune the AF to compensate, but unlike Nikon and Canon's midrange models, the A900 only supports a single setting. Not a biggee, since you really shouldn't play with this adjustment too often, but it might matter to folks with old Minolta lenses.

Photo credit: Lori Grunin/CNET

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