Sony’s Advanced Amateur Alpha: A New Boss in Town?
August 14, 2007: Hot on the heels of the Canon 40D rumors, comes speculation that Sony may be releasing a high-end version of their Alpha, possibly called the Alpha A500. According to Engadget:
According to an admittedly sketchy source, the specifications from the aforementioned camera have been discovered, so here’s a quick rundown on what to(hopefully) expect. Aside from the 14.4-megapixel sensor, rumor has it that you’ll find a 2.5-inch LCD monitor, NP-FM55H battery, a CompactFlash slot, support for JPEG / RAW image formats, anti red-eye technology, ISO 100 to 3200, and wireless flash support to boot.
According to the source of this rumor, the camera will also be full-frame, which would surprise me.Â
Scott
August 15th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Yeah, I doubt if will be a full frame, but I’ve made mistakes before and likely will again (now where’s that contest photos link again :) - kidding of course, joke from a previous comment on the blog)
August 17th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Here’s another site that I found with a picture of the A300 and a bit about the A500. Don’t think I’ll switch from my Canon 20D anytime soon. But I like rumors of gadgets so here it is.
http://www.photographybay.com/2007/08/12/sony-alpha-a300-and-a500-news/
http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/15/sony-alpha-dlsr-myth-or-reality/
and
http://masterchong.com/v2/dslr/new-sony-alpha-but-when.html