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A step down from Sony's original A900 full-frame offering, the newer A850 is nevertheless almost identical in most areas, but with a significant price reduction, making it the cheapest full-frame camera on the market. Compared with the A900, it still b...
Accurate metering, Decent dynamic range, Good sized controls...
No movie recording, No Live View, A bit limited...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Sony's latest Alpha series snapper is every inch the heavyweight, and comes in just below the range-topping a900. It's built around the same 24.6-megapixel full frame sensor, but Sony has trimmed in other areas to bring the price down. All the importan...
That whopper of a sensor is unquestionably the star of the show, and Sony deserves credit for bringing full-frame photography more within the reach of the mass market. D-SLR purists will no doubt approve of the suitably imposing body and large optical viewfinder, but inside the a850 is jam-packed with Sony's increasingly impressive arsenal of digital goodies. Picture quality is broadly impressive...
Sony doesn't have any sort of SLR legacy to live up to, so we're quite surprised to see modern touches such as the increasingly obligatory Live View and movie mode not present on the a850. The 3fps maximum frame rate is nothing to write home about either, and the downside of that huge resolution is not only huge file sizes, but the tendency for noise to creep in at lower ISOs than on its rivals.
The a850 is undoubtedly a very good camera, and if you've been waiting for full-frame photography to become affordable, Sony has just answered your prayers. But with the a850 so closely based on the pricier a900, it struggles for an identity of its own...
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digicambuyer.co.uk Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Full frame functionality at a cut down price: so what's the catch? Sony’s flagship full-frame DSLR – the Alpha 900 – finally gave those loyal to the brand something to aim for when it was launched, and helped to re-establish the manufacturer as a key p...
The price is incredible, however performance issues and failure to match competition's specs lets it down...
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amateurphotographer.co.uk Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Sony Alpha 850 at a glance: 24.6 million effective pixels Full-frame CMOS sensor Approx 98% viewfinder 3in, 921,600-dot LCD screen SteadyShot Inside Dynamic range optimisation with bracketing Street price approximately £1,650Scores: Features: 7/10 Buil...
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practicalphotography.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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At £1700, the price of the 24.6MP Sony a850 makes full-frame DSLRs more affordable than ever before. And if that wasn’t enough, it also boasts the first ever built-in stabiliser for a full-frame body...
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Full-frame DSLRs are a rare bunch – currently there’s the Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon’s D3, D3X and D3S, and Sony’s A900 and A850. All these cameras boast a huge sensor that’s physically the same size as a 35mm film frame – hence the ‘full-frame’ moniker –...
Sony’s full-frame DSLR is promising to serve up semi-pro performance for an amateur price tag. Here's a run down of what you need to know about performance and it's main features (which sadly don't include HD video)...
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Here we have a camera that shows Sony is a stayer in the DSLR game, and is a signal to companies such as Canon and Nikon to look alarmingly over their shoulders. The Sony a850 has a full-frame sensor that captures 24.6 million pixels, delivered to the...
Full frame capture; 1/8000 sec maximum shutter speed, Sony www.sony.com.au...
LCD screen does not swivel; no movie capture; low burst shooting rate...
Aside from the colour accuracy of the a850, its absolute sharpness is undeniable. For the experienced and knowledgeable photographer this model should be on your wish list.This review originally appeared in the March issue of Australian Macworld magazi...
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The image quality from the high-resolution sensor is excellent. The scope for cropping is considerable, with even small areas of an image having plenty of detail. To see the advantage of the larger sensor, it is only necessary to take a group phot...
The image quality from the high-resolution sensor is excellent. The scope for cropping is considerable, with even small areas of an image having plenty of detail. To see the advantage of the larger sensor, it is only necessary to take a group photo an...
It is big and heavy – but so are all full-frame DSLRs...
This camera should be high on the list of possible buys for anyone with a bagful of Minolta lenses. Sony's DSLR range has evolved from the Minolta designs they acquired from Konica Minolta and they have maintained lens compatibility. We used a Rokkor...
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dpexpert.com.au Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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This 24.6 megapixel full frame DSLR camera is a cheaper version of the a900 and costs $1000 less than that camera and the Nikon D700. It shares some features, such as the sensor and the LCD, with the a900 but is slightly less luxurious in look and fee...
The image quality from the high resolution sensor is excellent. The scope for cropping is considerable with even small areas of an image having plenty of detail. To see the advantage of the larger sensor it is only necessary to take a group photo and s...
It is big and heavy – but so are all full frame DSLRs.
This camera should be high on the list of possible buys for anyone with a bag full of Minolta lenses. Sony's DSLR range is evolved from the Minolta designs that they acquired from Konica Minolta, and they have maintained lens compatibility. We used a...
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Sony's DSLR-A850 provides most of the features of the company's flagship full frame DSLR A900, but for $1000 less. The sensor is the same 24.6-megapixel CMOS chip and includes the A900's sensor-shift image-stabilisation mechanism plus Dual Bionz proces...
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It was a photographic gearheads play box. Sitting before us in a corporate box at Wellingtons Caketin was a table of gleaming shiny new camera gear. Sony was holding its New Zealand launch of its new Professional series Alpha 850 and 550 Series D-SLR...
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Full-frame DSLRs are a rare bunch – currently there’s the Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon’s D3, D3X and D3S, and Sony’s A900 and A850. All these cameras boast a huge sensor that’s physically the same size as a 35mm film frame – hence the ‘full-frame’ moniker –...
A full-frame DSLR that doesn’t cost the earth. Huge viewfinder. Superb screen. Good quality lens...
No HD video or Live View. No built-in flash. A900 betters it in almost every way...
The cheapest full frame camera offers fantastic performance for the money. Shame about the lack of video though...
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The A900 upped the ante in pro-level D-SLR value-for-money and now the A850 lops another grand off the bottom line with very little impact of performance or capabilities. Report by Paul Burrows.Sony arrived on the D-SLR market in mid-2006 with big plans...
The A900 is a pretty good package so the A850 increases the value-for-money aspect without demanding too many sacrifices… in fact, really only 2.0 fps in shooting speed. It is, of course, heavily based on a design that's now a generation behind the latest...
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photo.net Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The Sony Alpha A850 is essentially the same camera as the Alpha A900, with a few less features and a significantly lower price tag ($2000 vs. $2700 as of March 2010). It has identical specifications to the A900 (including the same 24.6MP sensor) except...
Overall, the Sony Alpha A850 is a very capable camera capable of yielding very high quality images, especially at lower ISO settings. The frame rate may be a little low at 3 fps and the buffer size may be smaller than some of the competition, but many...
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The Sony A850 is the most "affordable" full-frame DSLR camera, featuring a 24.6 megapixel sensor, 3 inch LCD screen and an anti-shake function integrated into the body. Retailing for around $1999 / 1999 Euros / £1700, does the Sony A850 have what it t...
The Sony A850 is virtually identical to the A900 for significantly less money, with the only concessions to price being the slightly smaller viewfinder coverage, slower burst shooting mode and the lack of a remote control in the box. We're a little la...
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Full-frame DSLRs are a rare bunch – currently there’s the Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon’s D3, D3X and D3S, and Sony’s A900 and A850. All these cameras boast a huge sensor that’s physically the same size as a 35mm film frame – hence the ‘full-frame’ moniker –...
A full-frame DSLR that doesn’t cost the earth. Huge viewfinder. Superb screen. Good quality lens...
No HD video or Live View. No built-in flash. A900 betters it in almost every way...
The cheapest full frame camera offers fantastic performance for the money. Shame about the lack of video though...
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electronicsme.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Sony A850 DSLR is yet another stunning camera developed by electronics-tycoon Sony. This recent model was preceded by a successful release of its earlier version (Alpha A900 DSLR). Being a full-frame 24.6-megapixel camera with plenty of image-enhancing...
An overall assessment of the Sony A850 Digital SLR is that it is very good, even with the pros and cons. The pros are as follows: 1) this is the most affordable full frame 24-megapixel camera currently available; 2) it produces sharp images and provide...
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buy-n-shoot.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Sony crashed the Full-Frame DSLR party in late 2008 when they released its . With its 24.6 megapixel CMOS sensor, Sony set the highest resolution of its class and has only now been equalled by a competitor with Nikon’s D3x. Now a year and a half d...
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This is the first camera to be reviewed using our new 'Quick Review' format. From now on we will be using this format for cameras that are in terms of operation close and in terms of image quality fundamentally identical to either their predecessors...
Class-leading resolution (as long as your lenses are good enough), Very solid build quality, environmental sealing, Intuitive operation and uncluttered control and menu system, Excellent out of camera JPEG results with superb tonality, dynamic range, color, Excellent raw dynamic range gives lots of headroom, Almost 100% reliable metering and exposure, In-body image stabilization that works well (...
Noise reduction settings applied to raw as well as JPEG files - cannot be 'turned off for raw but left on for JPEGs' (as is normal practice), Relatively high levels of noise at anything over ISO 400 (ISO 6400 is of very, very limited use), JPEGs a little soft by default (some loss of detail due to NR visible even at ISO 200) - you really need to shoot raw (and use ACR or similar) to get the best...
For this Quick review we ran some basic studio tests to confirm the A850's image quality is as good as identical to the A900's. On the previous pages of this article we have described all specification and performance differences between the two camer...
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Sony has created a professional grade dSLR model that challenges the competition with it's $1999.95 price point for a full frame dSLR, with image quality and resolution rivalling far more expensive camera models. If you want the highest resolution possible for...
The Sony A850 is a full frame dSLR with the same sensor size as 35mm film, launched to follow the Sony A900, only with a price point that's more attractive, while giving up little in the way of functionality. The Sony A850 has virtually all of the fe...
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Sony certainly took the photography world by surprise when it announced its full-frame, 24 megapixel . Perhaps even more interesting is that Sony followed up with the , a sub-$2,000 (body only) version that makes it the least expensive full-frame ca...
The most affordable fullframe, 24 megapixel camera on the market, Excellent resolution, sharp images (when used with a high end lens), Natural color reproduction, Sophisticated feature set providing extensive user controls, Effective Dynamic Range Optimizer...
High end lenses can cost as much as, or more than, the camera, 3 fps continuous shooting is below average for current DSLRs, High ISO performance couldand shouldbe better/less noisy, Proprietary hotshoe so you need an adapter to use other flash units, Pocket Wizard, etc...
Although slightly less capable than its older sibling, the A850 offers just about everything I liked about the A900 including a slew of sophisticated features that make it easy to capture great images. Its 24 megapixel sensor provides plenty of resolut...
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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Following Sony's full-frame, ultra-high-megapixel-count a900 comes the latest a850 model. But with a few tweaks to lower the spec below that of the a900 there are very few comparative changes to be seen, apart from a nominal price reduction. Beyond bei...
Most affordable fullframe DSLR to market, Intelligent Preview...
Too closely priced to a900, Intelligent Preview button poorly placed, auto white balance inconsistent, no inbuilt flash/live view/video mode...
The a850 pleases yet perplexes in equal measure. It's certainly a fine camera, like the a900 before (and still currently above) it, yet one that seems a little misplaced in the market place. If its price point really undercut the competition then...
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In the territory of the DSLR camera we seem to have inherited a duality that continues, model to model.On one hand we have cameras with an APS-sized sensor, roughly half the area of the 35mm film frame. These benefit from the use of smaller, cheaper l...
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The Sony Alpha A850 is a pro-oriented camera that delivers all the tools for the art and craft of photography with some new, impressive tech thrown in. It brings a new way of thinking about exposure and image processing and a new way of creating instan...
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Just a few years ago, a full-frame DSLR would have set you back as much as a late-model used car. Now, Sony is offering its new 24.6MP Alpha 850 for a cool two grand (body only).And our lab tests revealed image quality close to that of its more expensi...
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Even in this era of rapidly plunging HDTV, Blu-ray disc player and game console prices, some devices remain very expensive. Case in point: full-frame DSLRs. These cameras use sensors that are the same size as a frame of 35mm film, so photo quality is...
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of the Sony A900 last year, managed to shake the renowned professional camera industry to its foundations. At that time, it was quite unbelievable indeed; a high resolution professional DSLR at such a sharp retail price, bringing the seemingly unattai...
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Sony Alpha A850, Full Frame, 24.6MP, $1999.99Sony have announced a new full frame DSLR, the Sony Alpha A850. It uses the same 24.6MP sensor as their flagship A900, but the price will be lower ($2000 vs. $2700). It appears to have pretty much the...
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Sony rocked the full-frame DSLR world when they first announced the A900, bringing unprecedented resolution at a price point under $3,000. In the intervening time, Canon announced a camera with slightly lower resolution and a price point below the orig...
Extraordinary resolution, nothing touches it at its price point, but theres literally no other full-frame DSLR at its price point anyway, Built-in SteadyShot image stabilization, Good color rendering: Natural without seeming flat (slightly more satura...
Some image noise even at ISO 200, At anything above ISO 200, noise limits maximum print size before resolution becomes an issue, High-ISO performance doesnt match that of competing full-frame models (but all such are a good bit more expensive), Dynami...
Sony rocked the full-frame DSLR world when they first announced the A900, bringing unprecedented resolution at a price point under $3,000. In the intervening time, Canon announced a camera with slightly lower resolution and a price point below the orig...
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Sony Alpha 850 Full Frame / 25 MP / Around $2000Whats Not to Like? Setting The Stage Sony likes to win, and much of the time they do. Betamax was an exception, even though it was technically superior to VHS. But, it then went on to become a broadcast...
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The Sony A850 and A900 are full frame cameras that pack in 24.6-megapixels on that big sensor. The cameras appear at the top-end of the Alpha system line up. At first blush, the A850 appears almost identical to the pricier Sony A900. After delving d...
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