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Camera news
The good: My camera (Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D) is no longer an orphan:
http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/di/cameras/alpha/index.html
The not-so-good: I haven't exactly been adopted by Daddy Warbucks. Yet. The Sony A100 is a "hobbyist" SLR, designed to compete with the Canon Digital Rebel and the Nikon D50, not a pro model or even a semi-pro like my 7D. Dick Badger is still going to tell me my 7D is the second-best Cracker Jack prize he's ever seen.
The good: Sony plans to announce two more cameras in the Alpha line around September this year. One of these will be a higher-end model.
The not-so-good: The cameras announced in September look like they will have APS-sized sensors (like my 7D) instead of full-frame 35mm-sized sensors (which is a feature I would like to have in addition to my 7D).
The good: Several of the lenses announced along with the A100 will support a full-frame sensor (and thus can be used with my film Maxxum as well), so full-frame sensors appear to be in the long-term plan.
The not-so-good: Nobody know how long "long-term" means.
The good: 10MP! (My 7D is 6MP)
The not-so-good: more pixels in the same space, ceteris paribus, means more noise in the image.
The good: Imaging Resource has a (very very long) fairly positive review of the new A100:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA100/AA100A.HTM
The not-so-good: The A100 is $900 without a lens. A pro-level body in the line is likely going to come in at the $2K level, plus-or-minus. Probably plus.
The good: I wasn't planning on buying any new camera gear this year anyway.
The not-so-good: Now I don't have an excuse to change my mind.
The upshot: It looks like, in a couple of years, there's going to be a new player up there with Canon and Nikon for the pro camera market, and I won't have to replace all my expensive glass to get there. And I have work to worry about in the meantime, and vicious process-switching inertia that pretty much keeps me from doing much weekend shooting anyhow. By the time I'm ready for the next steps, Sony should be ready as well.
http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/di/cameras/alpha/index.html
The not-so-good: I haven't exactly been adopted by Daddy Warbucks. Yet. The Sony A100 is a "hobbyist" SLR, designed to compete with the Canon Digital Rebel and the Nikon D50, not a pro model or even a semi-pro like my 7D. Dick Badger is still going to tell me my 7D is the second-best Cracker Jack prize he's ever seen.
The good: Sony plans to announce two more cameras in the Alpha line around September this year. One of these will be a higher-end model.
The not-so-good: The cameras announced in September look like they will have APS-sized sensors (like my 7D) instead of full-frame 35mm-sized sensors (which is a feature I would like to have in addition to my 7D).
The good: Several of the lenses announced along with the A100 will support a full-frame sensor (and thus can be used with my film Maxxum as well), so full-frame sensors appear to be in the long-term plan.
The not-so-good: Nobody know how long "long-term" means.
The good: 10MP! (My 7D is 6MP)
The not-so-good: more pixels in the same space, ceteris paribus, means more noise in the image.
The good: Imaging Resource has a (very very long) fairly positive review of the new A100:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA100/AA100A.HTM
The not-so-good: The A100 is $900 without a lens. A pro-level body in the line is likely going to come in at the $2K level, plus-or-minus. Probably plus.
The good: I wasn't planning on buying any new camera gear this year anyway.
The not-so-good: Now I don't have an excuse to change my mind.
The upshot: It looks like, in a couple of years, there's going to be a new player up there with Canon and Nikon for the pro camera market, and I won't have to replace all my expensive glass to get there. And I have work to worry about in the meantime, and vicious process-switching inertia that pretty much keeps me from doing much weekend shooting anyhow. By the time I'm ready for the next steps, Sony should be ready as well.
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