Photokina 2012 – Sony Alpha 99, RX1 and NEX-F3
All Photokina photos in this post were provided by Matze Müller. You can catch Matze on his blog post on Photokina 2012 @ www.Swabble.me, or check out his photo talent over at www.couch-concert.com. Many thanks, Matze!
The Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera is a 35mm full frame digital camera body equipped with Sony’s translucent mirror technology. This enables it to shoot without the delay of a reflex mirror and its Dual Autofocus System to continuously monitor and alter its focus in real time. Really great review above and in the spirit of Photokina, it’s in German with English subtitles. Totally worth a watch if you’re at all interested in this camera.
Quick Specs:
Full-Frame 24.3MP Exmor CMOS Sensor
Sony Dual AF System & Translucent Mirror
3.0″ TruBlack Tilting LCD Display
XGA OLED Electronic Viewfinder
Full HD 1920×1080 60p Video Recording
Advanced BIONZ Image Processing Engine
Internal SteadyShot Image Stabilization
1,200 Zone Evaluative Metering Sensor
Exposure & Focus Controls With Video
Quiet Multi Control Dial, GPS & Auto HDR
Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera (Body Only)
The all-new Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 Full Frame Compact Digital Camera from Sony is their new popular camera that all of us can’t wait to get our hands on. Why? This is the world’s first fixed-lens digital camera with a full-frame sensor. A FULL FRAME compact packed with solid features means a lightweight, compact form factor with DSLR capabilities. Sony has stepped their game up in what seems like efforts to pass Canon as a leader in the DSLR market. Might we be seeing the start of this transition?
Quick Specs:
Full Frame 24MP CMOS Sensor
JPEG, 14-bit RAW Image Capture
35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Lens
Xtra Fine 3″ LCD Display
Full HD 1080p Video at 24 or 60fps
High Speed AF as Fast as 0.13 Seconds
Dedicated Focus, Iris and Macro Rings
Full Frame 24MP Bursts at up to 5fps
Hot Shoe for External Flash, Viewfinder
Auto HDR Protects Highlight and Shadow
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 Full Frame Compact Digital Camera
Right now, B&H is offering a $100 rebate on the Sony Alpha NEX-F3 Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black). This offer is good until September 29, 2012. This camera from Sony’s NEX line has an APS-C Size HD Image Sensor (the same sensor format that Sony builds into the full-sized DSLRs) with 13 times the area of the typical point-and-shoot image sensor. This camera is not a point-and-shoot and is not quite a DSLR, but a perfect interchangeable lens camera for those who want flexibility and numerous manual and creative features in a lightweight camera. The Sony NEX F3 offers Full HD 1080 / 60i / 24p Video Recording with super smooth 1080 Full HD Video in either 60i or 24p frames per second. Records in your choice of 1080/60i or 24p AVCHD format, or in PC-friendly 1080/30p MP4 format. The NEX-F3 has the 3.0″ Tiltable LCD that we all love from the NEX line with a 180° tiltable 3.0″ Xtra Fine LCD screen for easy self portraits.
Quick Specs:
16.1Mp Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor
Tilting 3.0″ LCD Display
BIONZ Image Processor
Full 1080/60i/24p HD Video Capture
Up to 5.5 FPS Continuous Shooting
3D Sweep Panorama viewable on 3DTVs
Optical SteadyShot Image Stabilization
Auto HDR and Dynamic Range Optimizer
Accepts Sony E-Mount Lenses
Adaptor Accepts Sony A-Mount Lenses
Sony Alpha NEX-F3 Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black)
I shot with the A-99 yesterday. It’s pretty nice. I like the feature that switches the viewfinder on and the LCD off when you put your eye to it. The autofocus was a little slow but it does work. Basically it felt like a Sony version of the 5D.
@Niles Did you shoot any video with it? Thoughts?