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DPREVIEW - 5th June, 2006

Sony has today officially revealed the new Alpha DSLR-A100, a ten megapixel Digital SLR, the first to come out of the Sony and Konica Minolta marriage, with many similarities to the Konica Minolta 5D. The A100’s ten megapixel CCD is mounted on a CCD-shift Anti-Shake platform (now named Super SteadyShot) which delivers both image stabilization and Sony’s own form of dust reduction (by shaking the sensor at power off). There’s also a new image processor called ‘Bionz’ (hmmm) which delivers hardware based dynamic range optimization (with only a slight impact on performance).

About a week ago, my hubby gave a call to our regular camera shop to enquire about a possible macro lense (28mm) for my Konica-Minolta 5D . Actually, on an shopping trip about two months ago, the shopowner suggested to us to get it before they ran out of stock but our budget can’t allow that as we had bought a zoom lense 70-210mm at that time. We were told to wait for Sony to launch the lenses.

Now, Sony has plans to launch 20 lenses in the first year after the release of their first Sony Alpha DSLR! Woohoo…I hope I can afford at least one macro lense for the DSLR because the lenses by Sony is compatible for my Konica.

New α (Alpha) DSLR-A100 Camera Makes Its Debut

SAN DIEGO, June 5, 2006 — Sony is jumping into the digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) camera market with today’s introduction of the α (Alpha) DSLR-A100 system. The system combines advanced SLR features with other Sony digital imaging innovations.

With its 10.2-megapixel APS CCD image sensor, the DSLR-A100 camera is expected to have the highest resolution available in its class. It will be introduced with 19 high-quality Sony lenses, and will be compatible with most of the former Konica-Minolta Maxxum® mount lenses. The system will include a wide range of accessories as well.

Sony developed a new Dynamic Range Optimizer image analysis technology to provide exceptional picture quality and natural color reproduction, along with a new Bionz image processing engine. This new engine supports a continuous burst mode for fast-action shooting and performs intelligent power management.

“Our system will be attractive to people who are ready for something beyond what’s available in D-SLR cameras today,” said James Neal, director of marketing for digital imaging products at Sony Electronics. “Sony enthusiasts who want to upgrade from point-and-shoot cameras, as well as former Konica-Minolta digital and film SLR camera users who have already made substantial investments in lenses, will welcome this initiative.”

Read the full preview from this site.

Meantime, I must start saving/earning for that macro lense which I think will be around RM600 and above?

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