Comments on: Sony flagship Alpha 900 DSLR breaks cover

Sony shows a prototype of its new flagship Alpha 900 digital SLR, and it's a monster.

[DrJohnOH]

I got off the increasing mega-pixel ramp at 7 MP because I did the math. At 6+ MP the film resolution approaches 400 ASA. To get to 200 ASA, the resolution needs to be 12+ MP, and to get to 100 ASA, which is the bench mark for good color and B&W prints, the resolution needs to be 24+ MP, which this camera accomplishes. Now, assuming the aspect ratio is 1.77 rather than 1.33, we're talking about a real camera here. What keeps me away is waiting for the technology to become affordable. I was first on board with the SONY digital at 400 x 600 resolution that wrote to floppy disk, and at 1.2 MP that wrote to CD-RW, and I have a 6 MP Pentax that writes to SD Memory Card, but this time I'll wait for 25 MP to drop to the sub $500 range with a fast write to a 10+ GB memory card.

[FlammaStolt]

Sony's Live View is good for a P&S experience (but the Olympus E-330 had that ability already years ago).

What Sony's Live View lacks is precision focus, accurate DOF preview, and accurate 100% framing. If reviewers are raving about Sony's implementation, maybe that's because they are snapshooters at heart rather than working photographers.

[taylorwilsdon]

I think Sony is having fun above anything else. They're building sensors and cameras that nobody else can, and even though they're not one of the big names in cameras, they can build technological showcases that Canon and Nikon can't touch.

Yeah, the D3x will probably have 24/25 megapixels, but that grip ain't removable. The Alpha 900 is really interesting as far as I'm concerned, if only as an indicator to the future.

Seen at http://www.taylorwilsdon.com/industry-news/sony-alpha-a900-dslr-gets-release-date-photographed