A day before we expected, Sony’s 24.6-megapixel full frame DSLR, the a900, just quietly got official. Shockingly, while it doesn’t touch the US$2000 mark, it slides in at just US$3000. Billed as rocking the world’s highest resolution 35mm CMOS sensor, it’s the first full-framer to use in-body image stabilisation (Sony’s SOP). Unfortunately, as DP Review’s sample gallery makes clear, all those pixels make for a touch of noise, especially compared to Nikon’s D700.
Ollie
September 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM
I’d argue a 3 year old 5D with half the MP produces a better image per ISO speed… can even be picky with the ISO 800 shots. I’m sure someone will do a crop comparison soon enough :)
Report PermalinkAs for the in-body Image Stabiliser (sorry, Super SteadyShot or whatever they call it)… yeah it makes the lenses cheaper, but there’s a reasons Canon and Nikon stick with in-lens IS… you can see the results in real time through the viewfinder!