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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Sony Alpha division manager interviewed on The Digital Photography Show

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 21, 2008

Mark Weir, the Senior Technology and Marketing Manager for Sony’s Alpha dSLR division appears in an interview on the latest podcast from The Digital Photography Show. I am a frequent listener to the DPS podcast. It is an easy-going. no-stress show. Hosts Scott Sherman and Michael Stein freely admit they aren’t professional photographers — they [...]

Posted in A300, A350, DSLR, Photography, Sony A700, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | Leave a comment

Sony Alpha A700 RAW files now native in Mac OSX

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 19, 2008

Our friend Bert Pasquale is back, and he is excited about the Mac OSX 10.5.2 native support of A700 RAW files. What follows is Bert’s enthusiastic report of 10.5.2′s handling of A700 ARW files, as well as a look at Aperture 2.0 If the terms Sweet, Nice and Very Nice are any indication. Bert is [...]

Posted in Digital Workflow, DSLR, Photography, Software, Sony A700, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR | Leave a comment

Sony confirms 24mp sensor in Alpha flagship dSLR

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 13, 2008

Sony quickly ended speculation about whether the new 24mp sensor would show up in the yet to be officially named “flagship” dSLR. Soon after Sony announced the full frame sensor, several high-profile Sony doubters expressed their opinion that Sony would never use the sensor in their own cameras, because after all “Sony would never dare [...]

Posted in DSLR, Flagship, Rumors, Sony DSLR, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Sony Alpha news explodes at PMA 2008

By Tom Bonner | Published: February 3, 2008

What a difference a year makes. At the 2007 PMA show Sony Alpha dSLR line was shunned by most of the press. There were no great announcements, although Sony did show off two mockups of yet unnamed dSLRs. The “Advanced Amateur” model eventually came to pass as the A700, while the tantalizing “flagship” is still [...]

Posted in A-Mount, A300, A350, DSLR, Flash unit, Lenses, Sony Alpha, Sony DSLR, Vertical Grip | Leave a comment

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