the kit lens in the photo lol

ah....the it's a small plastic camera....it's a dummy 

loyatttt:

Hey, you gotta tell us what you expect, so we can tell you whether it meets your expectations or not.

I can tell you a Lamborghini Murcielago is a GREAT car, but I don't know you're looking for a 4 seater, so it's not so great is it?

I've had an A900 for 2.5 years now. I shoot low-light musical performances without using flash, events, weddings and street photography.

It has no problems with artificial light, and no problems with flourescent light.

There are no banding issues with the A900.

The outer focus points are sensitive in low light provided you give them a point of contrast e.g. an eye. Just don't expect it to focus on a plain wall. Coincidentally though, the A900's center AF point has FIVE sensors and is one of the few that can focus on a plain wall in low light.

In comparison the Nikons max out at 2 sensors per focus point (cross sensor) and the Canons max out at 3 (cross sensor + F2.8 sensor). The A700, A850 and A900 have dual cross sensors and a F2.8 sensor in the center.

In short, the center AF point is dead reliable and fast no matter where you are. However the outer points are all single line sensors, and single line sensors only detect detail in one orientation. So you can focus on a flag pole using a horizontal line sensor, but a vertical line sensor will not lock focus on this flag pole. Unless you turn your camera sideways.

This is inherent to all line sensors in all cameras - it's not a Sony thing. A smart thing that the older Alphas had, was to have diagonal line sensors.

Dynamic range and color on the A900 is fantastic. Of course, dynamic range relies on you relying on Sony's idea of metering. In high contrast situations, Alphas will prefer to underexpose so that it keeps the detail and color on the highlights.

The downside of this is that when you underexpose, and you increase exposure in Photoshop or any RAW editing software, is that the gain is increased and thus you get noise.

So, faced with a giant lamppost behind somebody's head, you can choose to screw the lightbulb and just press the AEL button on the person. So the person is correctly exposed, no noise, but the lightbulb is saturated in white.

Color is also fantastic - you get a lot more color tones especially in faces compared to Nikon (which has less color in order to achieve less apparent noise - that's why all these high ISO shots have faces that are one shade of brown) and Canon (which mutes the reds and greens, hence the duller look).

The other thing I love is the button layout and ergonomics. The A900 is operable using the right hand and the buttons are all there, even on the vertical grip. Heck the joystick is there in full size, on the grip. The vertical grip feels the same as the camera grip - on other brands, the vertical grip is shaped like a brick and has very few buttons. So you have to relearn your button layout and know that you cannot access all functions when using the vertical grip. This is not an issue at all on the A700/A850/A900 vertical grips.

jimlim007: If you can't wait pick up a cheap A33 and you get fast video AF right now.

loyattttt: hi, welcome, sorry bout the rudeness of some people here. it just.... erm, i have no idea why also hahaha. well review sometimes are a little bias or something exaggerate... but i will stick to the main point/question.

but a little about me first, i do not work under sony, but i got a small privileged to able to play with some of their camera for a period of time to understand them. i own other camera system too.

bout the AF system, yes, sony A900/850 is very reliable, as much as D700. for the canon system, (i hope no canon fanboy lurking here) even 7D sophisticated AF module has inconsistency compare to older Alpha A550 (base on some comparison review, again, review might be bias, but it was the first time i ever saw a review that 'side' alpha then canon... funny). i do not want to go into too technical, but (i hope u are not that lazy) you could head over to youtube, and find video on A900 vs 5DmkII AF test. it was surprisingly the A900 can lock better in many condition compare to 5D2. another point is that, the A900 has extra 10 hidden af assist point to help the 9 main af point.

as for noise, if u are concern, during that era, it wasnt the best, but with 24mp, after u size down to 50% (still a 12mp photo) the noise is much less notice-able and comparable to D700 12mp photo.

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Added on April 16, 2011, 12:06 pmits better if u can provide us with more specific point or question tq

fansoption: Don't forget the A-mount to M4/3 adapter!

Seriously though, I like their 9-18mm F4.0-5.6. Tiniest ultra-wide angle lens ever!

zstan: Whoa, interesting - never seen the KL Tower look so bloaty before!

75300*, 70300 is G lens and its rm2999.
of all three, i but 55-200 for rm450, then buy a raynox for uber macro.

fansoption: 70300 is G lens bohhhh hey, the other kitty lens for gf2, how long? 12mm to? it looks as big as nex also...

i like ice cream shot...

zstan: Whoa, interesting - never seen the KL Tower look so bloaty before!

I like the #7

Guys, if you were to choose a lens for walkaround or street shooting, 1750f2.8 vs 16105f3.5-5.6, which one u prefer?

Guys, if you were to choose a lens for walkaround or street shooting, 1750f2.8 vs 16105f3.5-5.6, which one u prefer?

Guys, if you were to choose a lens for walkaround or street shooting, 1750f2.8 vs 16105f3.5-5.6, which one u prefer?

Guys, if you were to choose a lens for walkaround or street shooting, 1750f2.8 vs 16105f3.5-5.6, which one u prefer?

Hahaha! I did SOOOOOO MUCH research on this 2. I ended up with the 16105. Simple.

What body are you using? Max ISO at least 6400?
Yes- 16105
No- 1750

You have a flash?
Yes - 16105
No- 1750

After buying my 16105, i still feel that sometimes 105 is not enough for me. Wondering how to survive with 1750.