Sony to announce 12x ZLR at PMA

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http://www.sdcard.be/Nederlands/st [...] ct=8980416

Will it have IS?

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"Woodchuck Bill" <bwr607@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns95FFEADBDF31FWoodchuckBill@130.133.1.4...
> "True211" <true211@gmail.com> wrote in
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> > http://www.sdcard.be/Nederlands/st [...] ct=8980416
> >
> > Will it have IS?
> >
> >
> >
>
> It looks just like the Minolta Z series...LOL. The Buck Rogers case.

First thing I noticed is whenever you look through the EVF your nose will smear the LCD and
they just can't get away from tiny buttons you need a screw driver to push. Lens 2.8-3.6.
Hmmm....

They will probably sell a bunch no matter how good or bad it is. It's a Sony, after all.

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In article <uvc811h65apv2kuc5587c3rurt980f8ktp@4ax.com>, bogus@yahoo.com
says...
> Shrug, I guess "Super Steady Shot" is supposed to be a reference to
> the camera having IS. But there's no flash hotshoe on top, and the
> camera body really does make it look like Sony research and design
> copied heavily from the the Minolta Z2/Z3. I had hoped to see Sony
> release something as distinctive as the F717 but with an upgrade to 8
> megapixels and a 12x IS Zeiss lens system ...and perhaps including an
> advancement in the TTL autofocus and hologram laser AF assist. I
> know, I'm not asking for much am I? ;-)
>


I dont think that is a real camera.

Sony has put a CF card slot in their last two top end cameras (F-828 & V-3)
and I dont think they are going to stop this practice on anything big enough
to have room for it.

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Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

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In article <u5ac119o25e3m52o6nk2915jjo38cel6vv@4ax.com>, bogus@yahoo.com
says...
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:07:44 -0500, Larry <larrylynch3rd@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <uvc811h65apv2kuc5587c3rurt980f8ktp@4ax.com>, bogus@yahoo.com
> >says...
> >> Shrug, I guess "Super Steady Shot" is supposed to be a reference to
> >> the camera having IS. But there's no flash hotshoe on top, and the
> >> camera body really does make it look like Sony research and design
> >> copied heavily from the the Minolta Z2/Z3. I had hoped to see Sony
> >> release something as distinctive as the F717 but with an upgrade to 8
> >> megapixels and a 12x IS Zeiss lens system ...and perhaps including an
> >> advancement in the TTL autofocus and hologram laser AF assist. I
> >> know, I'm not asking for much am I? ;-)
> >>
> >
> >
> >I dont think that is a real camera.
> >
> >Sony has put a CF card slot in their last two top end cameras (F-828 & V-3)
> >and I dont think they are going to stop this practice on anything big enough
> >to have room for it.
>
> Out of the 5 megapixel models the the V3 is CF/MSPro and the F828
> CF2/MSPro. But all the others like the F88, F707, F717, DSC-M1, all
> the DSC-P* series, etc., are strictly either MS, MS/MSPro, MSDuo/MSDuo
> Pro. Just saying the hybrid models that can take both memory stick
> and compact flash have been few when compared to the number of models
> released that only support Sony's proprietary memory stick technology.
> If the new model does only support one memory type then it would seem
> to be reasonable for Sony to push sales of their own memory by
> discarding CF2 support.
>
> To me, this new 12x model from Sony doesn't look like it is intended
> to be a top of the line model (it's definitely not in the same class
> as the 8 megapixel F828). Rather it looks like, given the little
> information available about it, a midrange model designed to attract
> buyers that are interested in a 5 megapixel fixed lens big zoom camera
> with IS technology selling for around $500-$600. In this light the
> new model from Sony reminds me of Canon's sudden release of the S1 IS.
> An attempt to put something on store shelves to cash in on a
> recognized buying trend in the market rather than a release intended
> as an upgrade to any existing line of products.
>


I still dont think it is a REAL camera. It just doesn't look SONY... dont
know how to explain it.

As for the cf-card slot, everything you listed came BEFORE the 828 (first
Sony to have a CF-slot) and the V-3 (Second Sony to have a cf-slot). Im
guessin' Sony will put a cf-card slot on any camera that has ROOM for it.




--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

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In article <mttc11p5q8eutn3dv7iahf51e3nejrrv9f@4ax.com>, bogus@yahoo.com
says...
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:05:24 -0500, Larry <larrylynch3rd@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I still dont think it is a REAL camera. It just doesn't look SONY... dont
> >know how to explain it.
>
> I don't think it looks like something I'd expect from Sony either, and
> it was curious that the limited leaked specs on the new model don't
> mention this camera as having a Carl Zeiss zoom lens.
>

I really dont think they would put out a ZLR without a cf-slot after putting
one in the 828 and the V-3


--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

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On 19 Feb 2005 21:41:19 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <bwr607@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Larry <larrylynch3rd@comcast.net> wrote in
>news:MPG.1c7e531db9ca9e759896ae@news.individual.NET:
>
>> I dont think that is a real camera.
>
>It most certainly is. Here is the official announcement...
>
>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05021913sony_dsch1.asp

Saw an announcement over on the Steve's Digicams website about it as
well. To quote one section from the press release "We've responded to
requests from enthusiasts for this type of camera, said Hiro
Takahashi, vice president for Sony Electronics' digital imaging
products." More like Sony saw how much business they were losing to
competitors and decided to whip out their own fixed lens big zoom IS
camera, priced in the same ballpark as the Panasonic FZ20.

But neither the picture of the camera nor the press release hypes the
lens quality on this model. Sony 12x f=6.0-72.0mm 1:2.8-3.7. So it
seem that this model lacks constant F2.8 brightness throughout the
entire zoom range. I can't help but think this will be a factor in
how well it will fare when reviewers begin testing and posting their
results.