Photography (Sony)
Price: $1,599.95
- In-camera image stabilization and anti-dust vibration systems; Eye-Start Autofocus system
- 12.24-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor captures enough detail for poster-size prints
- 3-inch LCD display; 11-point autofocus system; 40-segment multi-pattern honeycomb metering
- Powered by lithium-ion battery; stores images on CF I/II and Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo cards
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High Capacity InfoLithium NP-FM500H Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery for Sony Digital DSLR-A900, DSLR-A700, DSLR-A350, DSLR-A300, DSLR-A200 Cameras
Photography (Bargaincell)
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- No memory loss effect.
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- Battery type: Lithium-Ion.
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Nikon D700 12.1MP FX-Format CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD (Body Only)
Photography (Nikon)
List Price: $2,699.95
- Capture images to CF I/II cards; compliant high-speed UDMA CF cards that will enable recording speeds up to 35 megabytes/second
- Fast, accurate 51-point AF system; 3D Focus Tracking and two Live View shooting modes
- 12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor; body only
- 3.0-inch, 920,000-dot VGA color monitor; 170-degree wide-angle viewing and tempered-glass protection
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Lenses for the Sony DSLR-A700?
What is a good standard zoom lens(around 5x) for the sony dslr-a700
Don't forget that any Minolta Maxxum AF lens will work just fine with your camera. Check at keh.com or adorama.com or bhphotovideo.com or eBay for them.
That, or get the A700 with the humble 18-70mm kit lens (3.9x zoom) for about $1425.
Canon 40D, Sony DSLR-A700, Olympus E-3, Nikon D300 which is better?
These cameras are not all equivalent to each other.
The Nikon D300 and the Olympus are professional model cameras.
The Canon 40D and the Sony are pro-sumer models more closely related to the Nikon D200.
Of the cameras you listed the Nikon is clearly the best. The second best IMO is the Canon because of the availability of lenses and equipment from Canon. The Olympus is a pro model camera but it will be harder to find lenses and other equipment for it. Canon and Nikon are the top manufacturers and have the widest selection of top quality lenses. You may also want to look at the Canon 5D which is a full frame professional model camera. It is about $3,200.00. I would rate the 5D above the Nikon D300 and below the Nikon D3.
Also, in this high class, lenses are more important in many ways than the body. Here Nikon has the clear advantage over Sony and Olympus.
The Canon isn't as good as the others.
The link below is to Popular Photography's choice (all of the above cameras were participants): The marvelous D300.
I have had mine since December 2007. I got the D200 in January 2006, so I used that for almost two years before getting the D300. As great as the D200 is, the D300 is a phenomenal improvement. The D300 is now $500 more than the D200 and I would say that it is worth every penny of that.
You can read reviews everywhere by now, but the major difference is obviously the switch to the CMOS sensor and the new Expeed processor. Both are great moves for Nikon. The camera has excellent image quality, exceptional low-light performance, and very fast auto-focus. It has many features that make it easier to use faster than the D200. Live view is not something that you will use the same way it is used in a point and shoot camera, but when it is appropriate, it is a major enhancement. I appreciate the ability to show the top LCD info on the reaer LCD. It's much larger and easier to see. If the camera is on a tripod, this feature along with live view really make your life easier. There is an in-camera dynamic range booster called "Active D-Lighting" that helps with unevenly lit subjects and scenes. It's not the same as shooting HDR, but it is a step in that direction. I could go on for an hour about all the features, but it has a 400 page user manual! That tells you something.
See the review in PopPhoto where the by-line says, "...pushed the D300 to new performance records in the Pop Photo Lab." http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4911/camera-test-nikon-d300.html
See where PopPhoto chose the D300 as the 2007 Camera of the year:
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4857/camera-of-the-year-2007-nikon-d300.html
See the 4½ minute video explaining why:
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4925/camera-of-the-year-video.html
See Michael McNamara's editorial on digital surpassing film in the March 2008 issue of Popular Photography and see how highly he praises the Nikon D3 and D300. If people keep saying this kind of stuff about the camera, it's going to start selling at a $200-500 premium...
See the dpreview.com review where the D300 where they conclude, "There's simply no better semi-professional digital SLR on the market."
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond300/
See Ken Rockwell's review where he says, "The Nikon D300 is the world's best amateur camera."
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300.htm
I must say that I have not read a bad review on the D300 yet. Practically the only complaint I've read is that it is so hard to find something to complain about!
See a few of my samples and while you are here, click on the link to "All public photos tagged D300."
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/tags/d300/
14.6 meg (like the Sony)
Fully weather sealed (like Olympus)
best backwards lens compatibility
Least expensive (same street price as 40D)
Pentax PEF and Adobe DNG RAW formats (no one else)
In body shake reduction, sensor cleaning, 21 fps (in a lower res mode)
They all have different abilities and quality levels. Keep in mind there is more than just the number of Megs to a quality level.
It all depends on what YOU want to shoot and do with a camera.
Since I already have the D 200 I would next want the D 300 but that's only my personal choice. Whether it is "better" on not...I don't know, but it would be my choice.
Which is better a Ford or Chevy?
In my opinion, all brand name equipment is good...after that it comes down to personal choice.
sony dslr a700 and language problem?
recently bought the above camera, when i received it i noticed that i can't change the language to english, it is in japenese
any advice would be much appreciated
thank you in advance
If you can't figure out where the language setting is in the menu, let page 121 of the English manual be your guide:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=DSLRA700
If that fails (no English setting available) you could try to update the firmware:
http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/microsites/searchEntry.do?locale=LA_eng_US&usemicrosite=true®ion=UMRE_UNITEDSTATES_2_5&sonymodel=DSLRA700&sonyregion=US&sonytemplate=1&searchString=a700+firmware&product=SG_DSLRA700_5_16091
Did you expect it to be in Japanese? If this is a grey import, you probably don't have a warranty for your country either.