Items tagged as sony alpha

Camera Review

This second generation Full Frame mirrorless camera is an evolutionary step-up from the original Sony α7. Sony rights many of the α7’s wrongs here, while building on the same core features that made it so successful in the first place, creating another winner in the process.

Sony a5100 Mirrorless Camera

Sony has announced their upcoming mirrorless camera, the a5100. The tl;dr is that it's basically the a6000 in a more compact package. The a5100 has no electronic viewfinder or any physical control dials to speak of, but it does contain the same 24.3-megapixel CMOS APS-C sensor and BIONZ X image processing engine as the a6000. In other words, it still focuses on…

Sony a6000 Mirrorless Camera

While the Sony NEX-5 series of cameras will soon be replaced by the Sony a5000, the even more popular Sony NEX-6 is about to have a successor of its own: the Sony a6000. The a6000 improves on the NEX-6 in almost every respect. The old 16.1-megapixel sensor has been replaced with an awesome new 24.3-megapixel CMOS APS-C model. It can burst-shoot at…

Sony Alpha A5000 Mirrorless Camera

Our editor Shawn has written a lot about mirrorless cameras, particularly the Olympus E-PL5 and its siblings. I think the Olympus cameras are great, but I've always figured that if I had the money, I might opt for something from the Sony NEX lineup instead. I just like the way they look, and I've seen them produce some incredible shots. But it…