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Sony A900 Discontinued

sony A900 discontinudeSony A900 officially discontinued by Sony Japan, Sony Alpha A900 was announced on October 2008, Sony A900 still available at amazon @ $2,699.00, So wait for a new SLT full-frame camera from Sony.

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Sony A77 Recommended Lenses

Sony A77 Recommended lenses, we have sorted out budget to high performance lenses, selecting a lens depend on what type of images you want to take, read the article below and find out the best lenses available for your Sony SLT A77.

Recommended all purpose lens

Sony SAL18250 Alpha DT 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3
Recommended 18-250mm lens for Sony A77
This lens will prove more better compared to your 18-55mm kit lens, the 18-250mm provides extra zoom capability and best for travel purpose, the 18-250mm lens gives you a better option compared to buying a Sony Alpha camera with 18-55mm kit lens and 55-200mm.
Buy 18-250mm Alpha DT Lens Amazon USA || Amazon UK


SAL2470Z 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM (Highly Recommended – Best general purpose lens)
Sony 24 -70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss lens for Sony A77
The 24-70mm F2.8 lens is made by Carl Zeiss features excellent image quality, focuses quietly and very fast  due to SSM (Super Sonic Wave Motor).  Mounted on the Sony a (alpha) DSLR A77 camera, it provides  36-105mm focal length.
Buy 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Recommended Portrait lenses

Sony 50mm f/1.8 SAM DT Lens (Budget Portrait lens)
sony 50mm F1.8 Portrait Lens for Sony A77
Sony 50mm F1.8 is a budget portrait lens, the 50mm F1.8 lens provides Smooth bokeh and sharp images,  the 50mm F1.8 lens and Sony Alpha In camera image stabilization helps you to get sharp and clear images even in low light situation.
Buy Sony 50mm F1.8 Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Sony 50mm f/1.4 Lens (Best Portrait lens- Highly Recommended)
Sony portrait lens for A77
Yes you can spend some extra money to get the ultimate image quality in your portrait shots, The 50mm F1.4 lens produces smooth blurred background and sharp images, The 50mm F1.4 is pricy but a perfect lens.
Buy Sony 50mm f/1.4 Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Recommended Zoom Lens

Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 SAM DT (Budget Zoom Lens)
Sony 55-250mm Zoom Lens for Sony A77
Recommended for entry level shooters, 55-200mm have built-in Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) and features ED (Extra-low Dispersion) Glass to reduce chromatic aberration at telephoto extension.
Buy Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 SAM DT from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens (Budget Zoom Lens)
Zoom lenses for Sony A77
The 75-300mm features very less distortion and provides extra zoom range compared to 55-200mm, SONY 75-300mm Telephoto lens is priced well and will provide excellent performance.
Buy Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Sony SAL70300G 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM ED G-Series (Best Zoom Lens – Highly Recommended)
Sony 300mm G Lens for Sony A77 DSLRThe Sony 70-300mm G lens picture quality is matchless, the lens is more sharp and clear at the long zoom ends compared to previous Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens, the 70-300mm G lens feels more solid in hand and focusing is fast and quiet, With 70-300mm G lens you get excellent image quality, nice blurred background and closer focusing distance.
Buy Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM ED G Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


For Action, Sports and Wild-Life Photography

For action and sports you can also use the Sony SAL70300G 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM ED G-Serie zoom lens (see recommended zoom lens )

SAL70200G 70-200mm f/2.8 G SSM (Highly Recommended)
Sony Zoom Lens With Fixed aperture For A77
The SAL 70-200mm f/2.8 is a fixed aperture lens and features Super Sonic wave Motor (SSM) for fast auto focus, the fixed f2.8 aperture which allows faster exposures for action shots, the Weight of the lens is 1340g and price approx $2000, Highly Recommended for Action, Sports and Portrait Photography.
Buy 70-200mm F2.8 Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Sony SAL70400G 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM Lens (Highly Recommended)
Sony 70 400 for sony a77
The longest Tele-Photo Zoon lens available for Sony Alpha Full-Frame and APS-C camera, the image quality is excellent and SSM focusing, superb optics and great build. Highly Recommended for Action and  Sports Photography.
Buy Sony 70-400mm Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


For Macro Photography

Sony SAL30M28 DT 30mm f/2.8 SAM Macro (budget lens)
Sony 30mm Macro Lens for Sony A77The 30mm affordable macro lens from Sony , the 30mm lens features closest focusing distance of just under 13cm and made for (APS-C) cropped sensor bodies,  Images are clear and nice color contrast, Recommended budget lens for macro photography.
Buy 30mm F2.8 Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK

Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens (Highly Recommended Macro Lens)
Sony 50mm Macro Lens for Sony A77
The 50mm lens allows you to capture details with super clarity, Mounted on the Sony a (alpha) ASP-C DSLR (like A77, A65 or A35) camera, this lens provides a 75mm focal length, a good distance and can be used as a midrange telephoto lens.
Buy Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK


Sony SAL100M28 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens(Highly Recommended Macro Lens)
Sony 100mm Macro Lens for Sony A77
Almost same image quality as 50mm F2.8 but you get more distance and the out-of-focus effects of 100mm lens is awesome, works on both Full-Fame and APS-C DSLRs. Mounted on the Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A100, A65, A35, A77 camera, it provides a 150mm focal length.
Buy Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens from Amazon USA || Amazon UK

Sony A77 and A65 New Firmware Update Coming Soon

sony a77 firmware updateSony A77 and Sony A65 firmware update are coming soon, Sony Taiwan (google translated) announced that new firmware update for A77 and A65 coming on mid-October 2011 with the following improvments

1 Macro-head flash support group] [HVL-MT24AM control functions.
2 To improve the response time
– Switching LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder of the reaction time
– Reaction time before and after the control dial
– Fn function key control
3. Other functional improvements

We hope the other functional improvements should resolve the Sony A77 Firmware Problem (V1.02)


See more – Sony A65 vs Canon T3i / 600D vs Nikon D5100
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Sony A77 Firmware Problem

Sont A77 Firmware ProblemMany people across the globe reported that Sony A77 Firmware V1.02 contains lots of Bugs, Here are some of the most common signs that you may have a A77 with Firmware V1.02

  • Problem with AF point, The AF points of A77 disappear suddenly, to bring back the AF point back remove battery and restart the camera
  • Sony A77 take more than 3 to 10 sec to shutdown completely.
  • Problem in Aperture and Shutter setting, need to remove battery and restart the camera.
  • Problem with electronic level, displayed at top part of the LCD. Need to restart the camera to back to normal position.
  • Sony A77 hangs at 10fps mode, need to remove battery and restart the camera.

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According to SonyAlphRumors new Bionz processors are main the cause of problem

Alpha a77 has a revised set of new Bionz processors but the Firmware updates were for the older processors….There will be a major update to the firmware as soon as full testing is completed. This is going to delay US and Canada Distribution.

Sony A77 Sample Videos

Sony SLT A77 is new APS-C flagship camera from Sony, Sony A77 have the 2nd generation Translucent Mirror Technology system. It allows the camera to focus with the very high speed and accuracy of Phase Detection AF and shoot simultaneously with the world’s fastest shooting speed— up to 12 frames per second.

Buy Sony A77 with 16-50mm F2.8 lenAmazon and Adorama

Sony a77 full HD Video with Sony 70-400mm Lens

Sony A77 AF speed Test

Sony A77 AF speed Test

 

Sony Alpha A65

The Sony A65 is a entry level mid-range DSLR, Soon we will post comparison review of Sony A65 with Canon 600D / T3i and Nikon D5100, most of the core specification of Sony A65 is similar to Sony A77, The new Sony Alpha have 15-point AF with three cross sensors, 24.3 MP exmor CMOS sensor, OLED viewfinder, HD Movie mode with AVCHD 60p/60i/24p, 921K dot Tru-Black Tilt/swivel LCD screen and Up to 560 Shots of battery life.

Pre-order Sony A65 With 18-55mm Lens at Amazon

Sony A77

After a four-year wait and thousand of rumors Sony A77 finally announced today, Sony A77 features 2nd Generation Translucent Mirror Technology, the 24Mp APS-C Sensor captures up to 12 fps continuous shooting of data-intensive 24.3 MP images, 2D/3D Sweep Panorama modes and 6-image layering, ISO 50-16000 sensitivity, In camera Image stabilization, HD movies with full manual control, OLED viewfinder with 2359K dots, Sony’s 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD monitor has 921K dots for superb resolution and Built-in GPS.

The SLT-A77 is built for the real world with a magnesium alloy body that combines high strength with light weight. Ports, doors and controls are also weather-resistant for smooth operation under adverse conditions.

New in Sony A77
world’s first 24.3MP APS-C DSLR
World’s fastest shooting DSLR.
World’s first OLED viewfinder
World’s shortest release time lag of 0.05 sec
world’s first DSLR to offer a choice of super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p, all at Full HD 1920×1080 resolution.

Multi-Frame NR mode or sharper nighttime pictures in Hand-held Twilight mode. Leverages the fast BIONZ processor to capture six images in a fraction of a second, and then combine the data. The result is one incredible single image that gets a cleaner result low light condition.

Pre-order Sony A77 at Amazon

Sony A77 Price and Stock Status

See more – Sony A77 Specification Comparison With Canon 60D and Nikon D7000