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<p>Rick, since you think so highly of the new Pentax, go buy one and then go over to the Pentax forum.</p>

<p>Dale, who said anything about Sony coming out with the A800?</p>

<p>It is only a speculation by people who don't know anything, that Sony will come out with the A800.</p>

<p>And who said the A800 is a replacement for the A700? The replacement sould be the A730, just as the A200, A300, and A350 are being replaced by the A230, A330, and A380 respectively.</p>

<p>You posted a question that is based strictly on speculation.</p>

<p>I'm sure that there is areplacement for the A700 on the horizon, but the question is how far away is the horizon. Anyway, are you looking to buy the A700 replacement? Or, are you just one of those who like to see and discuss new cameras?</p>

<p>Steve, the HVL-F56AM is basically the Minolta 5600HSD, so it is an old design. While I'm not real crazy about the flip head design of the HVL-58AM, as I use a flash bracket, I realize time marches on. There are plenty of used HVL-56AMs and 5600HSDs on the market.</p>

<p>When you put a lens that was designed for a APS-C sized sensor on the A900 and look thru the viewfinder, you will see that the outer edges are darken. You will also see four right angles which indicates the size of the image that would be captured by a APS-C camera. However, when you take a picture and view the image on the A900's LCD screen, you will see a cropped image, and when you download the image, the image will also be cropped of the dark areas. The camera senses when a APS-C sensor lens is put on the camera.</p>

<p>Pete, how is your post on the Pentax related to your original post about new LCD screen protectors? You're high jacking your own post. If you want to discuss the Pentax, go to the Pentax forum, or at the very least start another topic.</p>

<p>Bill, the DT lenses will still have the '1.5X magnification' factor. Meaning that when you look thru the VF of an APS-C camera that has a 50mm DT lens, it will look like looking thru the VF of a full-frame camera with a 75mm lens. This is due to the size of the sensor. The focal length is the focal length, althought the image circle is smaller on a DT lens.</p>

<p>Actually, Sony marks all their lenses designed for their APS-C sensor cameras as 'DT', not just the zoom lenses. Sony is releasing a 30mm f/2.8 DT macro lens and a 50mm f/1.8 DT lens.</p>

<p>The lenses could be used on a FF camera, but you will see dark corners in the viewfinder, but the image will be cropped and recorded automatically by the FF camera. And when you view the image on the LCD panel on the back of the camera, you'll see a cropped image. The viewfinder of the A900 has corner lines that indicate where the borders of the image is. This is unless Nikon which will automatically raise a mask blocking the darker portion of the image.</p>

<p>"...yet, I can get 27" Sony <em><strong>Trinitron</strong> </em> TV for 1/3rd the price of the A700 3" LCD, by the way..."</p>

<p>Pete, that's funny, especially since Sony hasn't made a 'Trinitron' for the consumer market, for some time now. Sony sells their TV line under the <strong>Bravia</strong> name, which are all LCD units. The Trinitron name refers to their CRT units. I could give you the details as to why they were better that other TVs, but I don't want to bore everyone here (but I'm sure you're not afraid of doing so).</p>

<p>I guess you buy your TVs the way you buy your cameras-- <strong>USED</strong> !!!</p>

<p>Pete BM, you really need to join the 21th century.</p>

<p>Jiun, why would ask if the OP was a 'troll'? It is a legitimate question as far as I can see.</p>

<p>By the way, Rick, sorry I can't answer your question as I don't know who Spencers Camera is, or where they are located.</p>

<p>Pete, actually, Michael was late in spotting the new flash. Talk about it was already on dreview.com a day earlier.</p>

<p>"I've got tether software to use a computer screen to control my camera -- a feature specifically targeted to professional studios."</p>

<p>Pete BM, I'm curious, exactly which camera do you have that is controllable from your computer? You've only said that you use a Minolta Dimage A1, so did you get some other digital camera? (And a <strong>short</strong> answer would be appreciated, as I don't need to know how to control a camera from my computer, nor do I need to know the history of controlling a camera by computer, nor the software that you use. I'm <strong>only</strong> interested in knowing the name and model of the camera(s) being used. Keep your answer to less than 20 words, thanks.)</p>

<p>Pete, another long trip down memory lane. You really need to join us in the 21th century and stop dwelling on the past.</p>

<p>"... Minolta honeycomb metering, 40-segment"</p>

<p>What Minolta SLR/DSLR had a 40-segment honeycomb metering??? And other camera makers had more segments.</p>

<p>"I gotta join CLUB MINOLTA!" <strong>LOL</strong></p>

<p>Pete, since you don't buy new, it wouldn't work for you, even if Minolta was still in the photo imaging business.</p>

<p>Maybe if you had bought some new Minolta equipment, Minolta wouldn't have dropped out of the business and you'd still have the opportunity.</p>

<p>Peter BM, the simple fact is that you are a freeloader. You come to photo.net, make long posts, acting like you're the moderator, and yet you haven't even made a contribution to photo.net by becoming a subscriber, to help pay for their expenses of up keeping the site. For someone who loves to post on photo.net, you'd think you'd help support the website.</p>

 

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<p>Pete, I bet when you go to a party, you don't bring anything for the host of the party. Then you go hang out by the buffet table with a bunch of plastic bags in your pockets, so you can stuff food into them to take home. In the meanwhile, you act like you're the host of the party.</p>

<p>Go out and support photo.net, by making a contribution, and go buy something from one of their sponsors.</p>

<p>Pete, in another post, you said that you have the money to buy the A900, so quit being a cheapie, and support Sony, if not with the A900, then buy some <strong>new</strong> lenses. Or, support some of the sponsors of photo.net, and photo.net itself, instead of using up their bandwidth with your obnoxiously long posts.</p>

<p>I bet the camera store where you borrow the A900 on a short term loan, must hate you, as you probably don't actually spend any money there. Perhaps if you bought a new camera of any brand, you'd be out enjoying your new toy instead of posting on this forum with such long winded posts.</p>

<p>Pete, used camera sales don't add to the bottom line of a company unless they are the ones selling the used equipment. With supporters like you, is it any wonder that Minolta is no longer selling cameras under their name. Minolta needed you, and you didn't come through. Good going, cheapskate, you helped Minolta get out of the photo business.</p>

<p>Gee, going after the Olympus 'e' market, doesn't sound like a way to get to the top of the dslr market. I would think Sony should be going after Canon and Nikon, rather than one of the small palyers in the market.</p>

<p>All I know is that the new DSLRs that Sony is coming out with, are not going to get Peter B. to buy one, as they aren't Full-Frame. I guess he'll have to go to his neighborhood camera store , and continue to use the A900 on a very short term loan basis. (In other words, the shop owner will let him hold the camera and take a few shots while Pete's in the shop. Or, maybe if Pete leaves his credit card with the shop owner, he can stand a foot outside the shop and snap the shutter.))</p>

<p>I'm not sure the GUI will be of too much interest to someone who would buy an entry level DSLR. This feature would appeal more to someone who is more into photography IMO.</p>

<p>Richard, the new lenses have raised some questions, and some negative remarks. Why is the 50mm f/1.8 a DT lens, this precludes it being used on the A900, and Pete can't use it on this old Minolta film cameras. The 30mm macro means that the minimum working distance puts the front element very close to the subject at 1:1, making lighting very difficult.</p>

<p>SL, as far as I see, Sony is sending mixed messages. On one hand, they are, according to rumors, coming out with three new <strong>entry</strong> level DSLRs, and on the other the majority of lenses are high end.</p>

<p>As to your comment about the A100 and A200, it is only natural that price points come down in price, as the technology advances. Look at memory cards- the capacity has gone up and prices have come down.</p>

<p>And as Sony hired the Minolta engineers, but they have their own management team making the decisions, your overall assersion doesn't hold much water. Canon and Nikon have done the same and they don't have Minolta people on their teams.</p>

<p>"Structurally, the new Sony Alpha _30s look much like Minolta 5..."</p>

<p>Oh great, Pete has now made this post into a history lesson. I think the 'new Sony Alpha looks like any number of past cameras from Minolta, Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Olympus, etc., etc.</p>

<p>I wish Pete would stop living in past, and trying to take the rest of us there.</p>

<p>Manuel, are you using a digital camera? If you are, you might want to use a 'clear' filter, rather than a UV or skylight filter. The reason for this is that digital cameras have reduced the need for the traditional UV or skylight filter, as any correction is done in PhotoShop or other similar program. And the need for any filter is for 1) protection of the front element, 2) removing polarizing light, 3) neutral density filter to reduce the extreme difference in lighting.</p>

<p>The brands of filters that you mentioned all do a good job, and an arguement can be made for any one of them.</p>