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More Sony Alphas spotted than Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus

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Yesterday I was out at Giza to see the awesome pyramids and the Sphinx. Later in the day I went to Saqqara to see the first pyramid and oldest stone monument in the world, the step pyramid. One thing that surprised me is that I saw more Sony Alpha DSLRs than Canons, Nikons, etc. I would say I probably saw about a dozen. I didn't get a good look at any of them, but none were an A900 or A850. They appeared to all be A200/A300/A350 models although one might have been an A700.

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Henry Richardson said:
Yesterday I was out at Giza to see the awesome pyramids and the Sphinx. Later in the day I went to Saqqara to see the first pyramid and oldest stone monument in the world, the step pyramid. One thing that surprised me is that I saw more Sony Alpha DSLRs than Canons, Nikons, etc. I would say I probably saw about a dozen. I didn't get a good look at any of them, but none were an A900 or A850. They appeared to all be A200/A300/A350 models although one might have been an A700.
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Here in the USA it is not that way - I have seen many more Nikons/Canons than Sonys in my travels. Some have suggested it is not that way in other parts of the world (specifically China).

I am glad people are seeing these cameras "out in the wild". I've read Sony has been gaining market share but I haven't see it around me :(

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Rick
 
are getting a little long in the tooth but, I think it's just a coincidence that there were alot of them around the pyramids. ;)
 
My travels take me all over eastern NC and SE Virginia and I'm beginning to see Sony Alphas popping up everywhere from the coast to children's soccer fields and high shool games.
 
Henry Richardson said:
Yesterday I was out at Giza to see the awesome pyramids and the Sphinx. Later in the day I went to Saqqara to see the first pyramid and oldest stone monument in the world, the step pyramid. One thing that surprised me is that I saw more Sony Alpha DSLRs than Canons, Nikons, etc. I would say I probably saw about a dozen. I didn't get a good look at any of them, but none were an A900 or A850. They appeared to all be A200/A300/A350 models although one might have been an A700.

Henry Richardson
http://www.bakubo.com
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Very different in the US where Sony DSLRs are rarely seen. One explanation is that maybe some tour companies lent Sony cameras to their customers as part of the tour, as a perk .

-Phil
 
Now let's not go generaliziing just yet ,Phil. Had you read Old Pirate's post before you posted that? It's starting to look a little like that here in the southeast also. Not too many Sony's, but they are starting to appear in small numbers.
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Glenn

I'm kinda partial to video, but I'm hangin!
 
Hi Henry,
are you sure you were not actually in a Sony Style store?

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A quick report from a recent outing... birdbanding at Ft Morgan, AL.
In modest vistior crowds of 10 to 50folks, over 2 days, I saw 4 Sony DSLRs.
Not counting my wife's A900. They seemed to be 3xx/or possibly other.
No A700 that I saw. I think there was a "trusty" A100 in the group.

More Canon, mostly midrange, a couple of 5D's doing some video. estimate 7-8

Some Nikon, Probably 6-7, not sure of models.

Many P/S in the larger groups, as some tour buses stopped by.
I was rather surprised to see even another Sony at all.
Not a bad sign...

FYI...
M.
 
I just posted my "in the wild" report and saw the new pyramid.
Tetrahedron or Penta?
Funny...

M.
Love your work, keep posting pics... please!!
 
I have been to 50 or 60 car racing events in NH and VT and have never seen a Sony Alpha. I haven't seen any anywhere else either.

My a300 wouldn't know one if it saw one. ;)
 
AL aint like VT... Yankee...

But, humor aside, this was a recent, Oct, event, and I was looking for kindred spirits.
Perhaps there is some value in the reports from the wild for recent activities.
Start an "Alpha Wild Spotters" thread. There may be some info to be gleaned.

M.

Actually I am a Yankee too... i am outed....
 
We don't have a Sony Alpha dealer here in town. Best Buy my stock a few, but I've never seen them (but I'm not there much). I'm a member of the two camera clubs here. In one of the clubs, there are three of us that shoot Sony's - 2 of us with 700s and one 10s0. The other club has four Sony shooters, 2 - 700s and 2 - 100s. There may be more but these are the ones I know about. When the Canikons start their bickering, I always tell the Nikon people that we make their sensors and the Canon people we have Zeiss. That usually shuts them up.

Steve
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Sony A700
Sony A100
Maxxum 7
Hasselblad 500ELM
CZ16-80
Sony 18-70 (saving for my grandson when I upgrade the 100)
Minolta 24-105
Minolta 100/2.8 Macro
Minolta 100-300D APO
Minolta 500/8 Reflex
Zeiss 60mm
Zeiss 80mm
Zeiss 150mm
 
I spent 10 days in Yellowstone and the Tetons this summer and did my own un-official DSLR brand survey.
1. Nikon
2. Canon
3. Sony/Pentax/other

The Sony owners did seem to be very serious with quality/composition

and not the rapid fire shots that seemed to come from many of the "other" DSLR owners.

Your mileage may vary?
 
Henry Richardson said:
Yesterday I was out at Giza to see the awesome pyramids and the Sphinx. Later in the day I went to Saqqara to see the first pyramid and oldest stone monument in the world, the step pyramid. One thing that surprised me is that I saw more Sony Alpha DSLRs than Canons, Nikons, etc. I would say I probably saw about a dozen. I didn't get a good look at any of them, but none were an A900 or A850. They appeared to all be A200/A300/A350 models although one might have been an A700.

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when i read title of thread i knew you are in japan. Had same experience very recently. More sonies than nikon and slightly more sonies than canon.

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