Sony Alpha 57 is no joke Canon and Nikon folks!!

jason324 · May 15, 2012

Coming from a Canon 5d Mark II owner I must tell you the Sony a57 is a quality
product that is totally capable of pro photography results in my opinion!!

I've written a series of articles for those interested in seeing what this camera can do, and here is a few pics of the a57.

Sony A57 is in the Lab and I have some High Res Photos and HD Video of the Camera and 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Lens!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

Image quality is very good!!

Sony A57 - Sample Photos w/ 100% Crops using the 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Lens!! A57 Firmware Update!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

The AF is also awesome and better than the A77 pre-firmware update in my opinion. The 12fps feature not only works, but it works incredible well!!

Sony A57 12fps Feature Tested using New Firmware!! Sample Pics w/ 100% Crops!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

The Sony A57, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD lens, and the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens!! Artsy Product Shots in BW:

Sony A57 and the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Lens and the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

I also have a ton of Sample Photos from our Family Vacation!!

Sony A57, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II Lens, and Sesame Place and Crayola Factory Family Vacation!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

AutoHDR with the A57!!

Sony A57 and the AutoHDR Feature Tested - Sample Photos and 100% Crops!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to fire away

Best,
Jay

Patriot · May 15, 2012

I believe it's good to have a third competitor enter the field dominated by Canon and Nikon. Sony might bring some fresh ideals in their cameras

jason324 · May 22, 2012

Patriot said:
I believe it's good to have a third competitor enter the field dominated by Canon and Nikon. Sony might bring some fresh ideals in their cameras

I agree, and Sony makes the best Sensors!!

jason324 · May 22, 2012

I just finished the Hands on Review if anybody is interested

Sony Alpha 57 (SLT-A57) - Hands on Review Using Multiple Lenses!! | SonyAlphaLab.com

Best,
Jay

2WheelPhoto · May 22, 2012

Has Sony finally made a full frame camera?

gsgary · May 22, 2012

12fps only works in auto, i have used an A55 in the studio and its a pain in tha arse

belial · May 22, 2012

Patriot said:
I believe it's good to have a third competitor enter the field dominated by Canon and Nikon. Sony might bring some fresh ideals in their cameras

Not really. Two competitors is good. Three actually tends to hold the market back.

Kolia · May 22, 2012

Yes because Minolta slowed everybody down when they came out with the first AF system...

Do you guys read your comments before posting them ? Lol

DiskoJoe · May 22, 2012

belial said:
Patriot said:

I believe it's good to have a third competitor enter the field dominated by Canon and Nikon. Sony might bring some fresh ideals in their cameras

Click to expand...

Not really. Two competitors is good. Three actually tends to hold the market back.

You should be an economics professor! My professors were completely wrong. Duality in a market does seem like such a better way to go then multiple competitors.

jason324 · May 22, 2012

2WheelPhoto said:
Has Sony finally made a full frame camera?

Nope, it's in the works and called the A99. The Full Frame Translucent mirror was apparently giving them challenges and the Thailand flood delayed everything from Sony that I work with.

Best,
Jay

jason324 · May 22, 2012

gsgary said:
12fps only works in auto, i have used an A55 in the studio and its a pain in tha arse

The A55 sucked in the studio because the EVF was garbage 1st generatiopn. The A57 has a second gen EVF that is much much better. It also has an option to turn off the exposure simulation which is key for the Studio. I don't recal if the A55 had that feature right this second, but I don't think it did.

Best,
Jay