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Sony Alpha A900 digital SLR Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 19th Jun 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Price | £1,304.35 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £1,500.00 (Inc VAT) |
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A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.

Here's my usual DSLR test shot of the semi-tropical paradise of Sidmouth. Unfortunately I was not able to include a downloadable full-size version, since at around 13MB it would have overloaded our bandwidth.

Here's a full-scale crop from the above image. Compare this with the similar shot from the EOS 5D MkII.

With the Dynamic Range Optimiser set on Advanced Auto, the results are very good, reminiscent of good slide film. This street was mostly in deep shadow, while the further walls were brightly lit.

The fast AF system, built-in image stabilisation and a 500mm f/8 reflex lens make the A900 a good choice for bird and wildlife photography.
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Cliff Smith said on 24th June 2009
peter said on 1st July 2009
It would be interesting to know how the camera perfoms as a full format DSLR. That is the gap I wish to cross from my old A1 via many digitals then a sony a100. I know David Bailey... more
Zenimr said on 6th July 2009
@peter
err.. the review is on how the A900 performs as a 'full format' DSLR because that is what it is. Whether it is worth it or not, for you, depends on how disa... more
a700user said on 25th September 2009
It's amazing how much byass there still seems to be towards Sony as a SLR Brand often by people who have never tried them. I am a Sony a700 user and was out with it recently when a... more
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