Monthly Archives: June 2006

The price comparing web site My Simon has started listing dealers offering the Sony A100 package with the 18-70mm Lens. Naturally, all the pre-order prices range from $999.00 to $999.99. That is to be expected — we won’t see any price reductions until the camera ships and the early adopters have grabbed up their Alphas. [...]

Food for thought: Is the A100 Sony’s low-end dSLR? When Sony first announced their intention to offer a dSLR system, almost everyone seemed to think they would start off with a couple of camera bodies — one low-end model and a much more expensive pro body. Even after the full specs of the A100 were [...]

I was browsing images in the Sony Style news web site and noticed that several of the Alpha 100 images were listed as Sony Alpha 100 Black. Hmm… why would Sony need to describe the A100 as black, unless there were other colors available? I also noticed in several places it was labeled as the [...]

In my last post, I lamented the lack of a tethered shooting option on the new Sony A100. I promised to follow that up with some comments on the “wow factor” of tethered shooting. I am convinced that a tethered photo shoot is an excellent way to impress (and keep!) clients. In my earlier post [...]

I have been very excited about the A100 — it seemed to have most of the features I was looking for. Everything looked right — until I read this Interview with Mark Weir on the Digital Camera Info web site. While the entire interview was interesting, (once I got past the crummy overlapping ads) the [...]

If you are an amateur Canadian shooter, Sony of Canada Ltd. has announced it first annual Alpha photo contest. The contest, designed for non-professional digital camera users, is open to photos from any brand of digital camera (there is a 3.1 megapixel minimum), not just the Sony Alpha. Good thing, since most people won’t be [...]

Since there was nothing on either the Sony or the Tamron websites about any merger or takeover, I wrote to Tamron asking for clarification of the Sony buyout rumors. The response was quick and clear: Dear Mr. Bonner, There is no truth to the rumors that Sony has purchased Tamron. Thanks. Stacie Errera Chief Marketing [...]

According to a web site called Hypersensory Sony is said to have purchased lens maker Tamron. There is nothing on the Tamron site about this, so I would consider this just an unfounded rumor. Then I found a mention on the Gizmodo site. Hmm… It seems like this is just a rumor, but where there [...]