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April 26, 2006
Chris Cheesman

Sony's first digital SLR – which is expected to go on sale in UK shops this summer - will be quickly followed by a number of new lenses, AP has learned.

Speaking exclusively to AP, Sony's UK product manager for digital SLRs Paul Genge said that the new Sony-branded lenses will bear 'a strong resemblance' to past lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta.

Last week Sony announced that production of the first in a 'new breed' of SLRs will start soon – a camera which is expected to be compatible with more than 16m existing Konica Minolta (A-type bayonet mount) lenses.

Genge also revealed that Sony wants the SLR brand name 'alpha' (pictured) to become as famous as Sony's PlayStation and Walkman brands.

Though he declined to divulge any details about the camera he confirmed that it will receive its European launch 'before' the Photokina trade show which is due to take place in Germany from 26 September-1 October.

Sony's new lenses will be announced later this year and 'into 2007', according to Genge who said that Sony intends to build up a 'strong portfolio'.





spotted this @ DSLreports.com


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** compatible with more than 16 million existing Konica Minolta lenses

they should try and trim their offerings a bit .. poor stockboy must be run ragged

I think the new Sony will be a twin brother with the Konica-Minolta Maxxum.
The Sony's dSLR will get more competition with Nikon, Canon, Olympus, ... than the Playstation with the X-box ;-)

'a strong resemblance' as in more or less exactly the same seeing as how Sony acquired the technology and manufacturing rights to KM when there digi cam business went belly up recently?

Finally, a camera *geri can use with his game pad

letsgodigital.org

unveiled, maybe

also ... 20 new lenses


**who uses JPGs for text blocks?? .. do they really think I want to work to spread their news .. I actually had to type "20 new lenses" .. I coulda been done hours ago had I been able to copy+paste


also ... Sony high speed CMOS sensor

"who uses JPGs for text blocks??"

I know of at least one site that does, I can give you their address if you like?

shouldn't you charge me for the link? .. I sense a smirk on your face

A review of the Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 at dpreview.com ..

as well as a short discussion @ dslreports.com

in case anybody is interested

;o)

Yea I dont think it will do to well... the only good thing that sony had going for it was the fact that it used Zeiss glass... and now that Carl Zeiss is making a Nikon mount it kinda takes away from the sony desire... though on the other hand i think sony makes the CCDs for most companies