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Speculating on Sony - Heralding a third pro contender for 2008? 

http://www.16-9.net/sony_in_2008.html
"The problem is illustrated by the following word association game, here played with an average professional photographer:
You say 'Hasselblad'; the pro says ‘Moon landing’, ‘Swedish engineering', ‘legendary pro kit’.
You say ‘Nikon’; the pro says ‘D3’, ‘sports shooter’, ‘photojournalism’, ‘legendary lenses’.
You say ‘Canon’; the pro says ‘Touchlines bristling with white barrels’, ‘legendary 1Ds series'
You say 'Minolta'; the pro says ‘Huh?’ or maybe ‘Amateur cameras’
You say 'Konica'; the pro says “Didn't they used to make film?’
You say ‘Sony'; the pro says “You mean, like the PlayStation?”" 


"From the Canon side of the fence, we've never seen what a Zeiss 135mm f1.8 with autofocus and stabilisation can do . . . mount this lens on the speedy A700 and you have a pocket money, pocket-size combination that bears close comparison with a Canon 5D and 200mm f1.8 – except the Canon wouldn't have IS!"

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[Ivan Lee]

Muito interessante, vou separar os paragrafos mais interessantes:

"Whatever, their failure to deliver in this regard opens a window of opportunity for Sony. It may be that in-body SSS is a stop less effective than VR or IS, but when you can combine f1.4, autofocus, ISO3200 and stabilisation in a 24.6MP capture, who cares? Instant stabilisation with every lens isn't just appealing economically, in low light it lets us go places we've never been before – and legacy glass is given a whole new lease of life: Minolta's superb and relatively inexpensive 50mm and 58mm f1.2 lenses will be extremely satisfying in this new environment."

Essa é pra quem fala "Ah, mas estabilização na lente é melhor que estabilização no corpo"

"Here the Minolta legacy once more comes to the fore: the G range has few obvious omissions, and reassuringly, Zeiss is delivering on its promises to develop state-of-the-art Sony-mount optics. Furthermore, Sony's stake in Tamron also gives it fast-track access to its generally excellent range. Endearingly, Sony seems committed to making geeky improvements to existing designs for project Alpha: Tamron's 18-250mm was given a shorter-throw AF mechanism for improved speed before it was rebranded Sony; Minolta's classic 50mm f1.4 (and other designs) have improved multicoating . . . someone somewhere at Sony really cares about this stuff."

Ta mais que claro que a Sony não ta pra brincadeira

"Assuming these, then, a very satisfactory system could be built comprising the Minolta 16mm fisheye, 'fast ultrawide zoom', 'fast wide angle', Minolta 28mm f2, 24-70/2.8, 50 Macro, 70-200mm f2.8, 85mm f1.4, 135mm f1.8, 200mm f2.8 and whatever superteles you need. Bear in mind that the Zeiss 85mm f1.4 was widely coveted in autofocus N form and has previously only been available to Canon users in manual focus or expensively converted form. From the Canon side of the fence, we've never seen what a Zeiss 135mm f1.8 with autofocus and stabilisation can do . . . mount this lens on the speedy A700 and you have a pocket money, pocket-size combination that bears close comparison with a Canon 5D and 200mm f1.8 – except the Canon wouldn't have IS!"



"It might seem strange to consider Sony as a player on this field, but it wasn't long ago that people laughed at the idea of Sony TVs and games consoles. And let's not forget that Sony already has a very well established and respected presence at the uppermost end of the video camera market. You might also try prising the covers from some of your rear view LCDs and checking out the Sony labels on the components . . . when a company this big wants in on the action, and when they already have so much invested in similar fields, it's a safe bet that they will impact heavily on the technological landscape. The Pro DSLR market may be the toughest nut of all to crack, but Sony is a weighty hammer: perhaps 2008 will be Sony's year."

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O que eu não concordei é quando o cara disse que a galera pro mudou pra Canon ou Nikon pq a Minolta não tinha um corpo profissional ao nível das lentes (e a Maxxum 9???)
Eu acho que a Minolta falhou nessa area por causa do péssimo marketing, pq tinha lentes e cameras sim para o uso profissional.

2008 vai ser o ano da Sony... a baioneta Minolta/Alpha é a baioneta do futuro...vcs vão ver