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Wel,, if they make vert hand grip for A100 replacement and put ISO3200, I may not need A300 after all.
 
Hm I wonder if A100 MkII would have a CCD or CMOS sensor. If there is a MkII in the works that is.
 
David Kilpatrick said:
stocks of the A100 are in short supply, are
expected to last until Christmas, and some stores are marking it as
'discontinued':
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This makes absolutely no sense to me. Why would Sony allow what will be their most economical dSLR to be "in short supply" running up to Christmas? That is NOT the time to make potential customers hunt for the model they are looking for.

Riddle me this: Joe Consumer is standing at Best Buy looking to get a dSLR. In front of him is a D40 and an open space where an a100 should be. Which does he go home with?

chad

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New Entry level A-100 is just what is needed to boost sales.

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It's hard to predict the future, if the only one who can tell does not want to...

Regards, Josef.
 
Gary Eickmeier said:
CM PHoto said:
Riddle me this: Joe Consumer is standing at Best Buy looking to get
a dSLR. In front of him is a D40 and an open space where an a100
should be. Which does he go home with?
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An a200 of course.

Gary Eickmeier
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And if THAT is the case, then Sony would have to be competing with the d40 on price as well. For that to happen, even my expectations of the specs for the AA are too high, and I would expect mass disappointment from the old KM guard.

chad

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From your article

"If you look at Nikon’s model launches based on bought-in Sony sensors, the D100, D70, D70S, D40 and D50 all used the same type of CCD. There is a rumour that the D40X (10 megapixels) was ready to go on sale but Nikon had an excess quantity of 6 megapixel sensors and the D40 was allowed some clear time to sell first. The last batches of 6 megapixel sensors may already have been made"

Now that may be true, however..considering pentax only recently started their slightly upgraded K100D super..using 6mp also. It would appear to me, that they are likely still being made...I would expect at that low price point..its more than rollover stock.

Not sure what nikon were up to on the D40 range...I dont think they know either!
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CM PHoto said:
Gary Eickmeier said:
CM PHoto said:
Riddle me this: Joe Consumer is standing at Best Buy looking to get
a dSLR. In front of him is a D40 and an open space where an a100
should be. Which does he go home with?
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An a200 of course.

Gary Eickmeier
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And if THAT is the case, then Sony would have to be competing with
the d40 on price as well. For that to happen, even my expectations
of the specs for the AA are too high, and I would expect mass
disappointment from the old KM guard.
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Sony may shock and amaze us all with a uber low price A-300, but I doubt it. I would think that they would release an updated A-100, you cannot leave the entry level empty, its the most important segment there is for SLR companies.

Again its all down to prices..I did expect sony to do something with the A-100...all up for that 100%, better sensor and some tweaks..great.

We shall now more in the next week...aka A-300.



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As a new A100 owner (less than 2 months), I'm feeling really foolish right now. Is there any news about a possible trade-up program for the replacement to the A100. To me that's a real bummer especially if the replacement has better noise control and features. To be honest, I'm almost ready to sell my gear for whatever I can get for it and jump over to the Conikon world. When you buy something like this your making an investment and for them to discontinue a camera that a little more than a year old without offering us a reasonable trade-up doesn't exactly encourage brand loyalty.
 
Barry Fitzgerald said:
Sony may shock and amaze us all with a uber low price A-300, but I
doubt it. I would think that they would release an updated A-100, you
cannot leave the entry level empty, its the most important segment
there is for SLR companies.
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Exactly.
Member said:
Again its all down to prices..I did expect sony to do something with
the A-100...all up for that 100%, better sensor and some
tweaks..great.
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Right, but there is no info regarding an a100 replacement to be shipped before christmas, leaving the hole.

An a100 update will be needed, but either it or the a100 needs to be READILY available on store shelves during christmas.

chad

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phantasm86 said:
As a new A100 owner (less than 2 months), I'm feeling really foolish
right now. Is there any news about a possible trade-up program for
the replacement to the A100. To me that's a real bummer especially if
the replacement has better noise control and features. To be honest,
I'm almost ready to sell my gear for whatever I can get for it and
jump over to the Conikon world. When you buy something like this your
making an investment and for them to discontinue a camera that a
little more than a year old without offering us a reasonable trade-up
doesn't exactly encourage brand loyalty.
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Everyone says that DSLRs have 18 month life cycles. The statement that the A100 will last to Christmas, maybe beyond, fits perfectly with an 18-month life.

Why on earth be unhappy with the A100? We've bought a second one in full knowledge that new models are just on the way. It is still the sharpest 10 megapixel DSLR made. One picture can be worth more than it cost to move from 5D to A100. A couple of pictures can pay for the entire camera.

David
 
David, you make perfect sense. As usual.
I feel like I'm delirious. Ditto...

Anyway as I aired priorly to no echo my gut feeling is Sony will be launching its flagship model. Not targeting N and C pro one digit models, but aiming to top D300 and, maybe, 5D... (Pro will come... Later.)

They want hoopla, they want a statement, me thinks. They don't want anyone asking what about the KM7D faithful waiting for years. Heck, they don't want questions. They just want awe. So you're not invited, no, but very large circulation unspecialized media, o yes.

I could ramble on, sure. But... what for?
We'll see, and that will be that.

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Paulo Brochado
 
CM PHoto said:
Right, but there is no info regarding an a100 replacement to be
shipped before christmas, leaving the hole.
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It would be very silly for sony to run out of A-100's and not have anything for sale xmas time at that price point. I know sony have like all companies done some blunders in the past, but I cannot accept they would be so utterly stupid as to do that!
CM PHoto said:
An a100 update will be needed, but either it or the a100 needs to be
READILY available on store shelves during christmas.
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Ah yes but while we have all been dribbling over the prospect of a semi pro or AA body..who is to say sony are not reworking things behind the scenes? After all I wouldnt expect a major body change..maybe a tweak (bit like car makers do..change a few lines here and there), new sensor, improved processing..maybe a bit more buffer..tweak the AF etc etc.

Now..that wouldnt take THAT much time to do that...not really.

I really dont see how sony expect the AA model to compete with the 40D, EOS 400D, K100D, E 410/510 cameras? Not possible..well unless the price is so stupidly low..that we will all fall over crying for more! Hmm

I bet £700 body only..thats good (if they hit that) more is too dangerous (hello EOS 40D) less is unlikely. But £700 aint entry level budget price..least not for most.
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Barry Fitzgerald said:
Sony may shock and amaze us all with a uber low price A-300, but I
doubt it. I would think that they would release an updated A-100, you
cannot leave the entry level empty, its the most important segment
there is for SLR companies.

Again its all down to prices..I did expect sony to do something with
the A-100...all up for that 100%, better sensor and some
tweaks..great.

We shall now more in the next week...aka A-300.
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No, no - dontcha get it Barry - if the AA is the a300, and the a100 is discontinued, the replacement for the alpha has to be a200. Can't have the same name as a100, but must be lower than a300, else why jump a hundred?

Gary Eickmeier
 
David Kilpatrick said:
Why on earth be unhappy with the A100? We've bought a second one in
full knowledge that new models are just on the way. It is still the
sharpest 10 megapixel DSLR made. One picture can be worth more than
it cost to move from 5D to A100. A couple of pictures can pay for the
entire camera.
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One slight issue here, and you should know it (would be shocked if you didnt!), most people are not earning money from their camera, they just use it for fun and pleasure!

I have paid for my equipment multiple times over..with ease (and I am not uber busy as of yet..ticking along ok)..

Life is that new models get released..I for one will celebrate a new A-100, as a backup body could be what I need. And what I need is better ISO performance.

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