Sony Alpha A9
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9 years ago
The A9 is the first full frame camera with tilting touch screen, just like my three-year old A5100. The A9 has decent phase-detection technology, too, with even more PDAF points than on my A5100 to get the brilliant video touch-to-spot-focus exclusively available only on Sony touch screen cameras...
9 years ago
While Sony's A7-series cameras have offered a tantalizing glimpse into Sony's vision for the future, they always seemed to be missing that extra bit of polish. Creaky lens mounts, a pokey autofocus system, pitiful battery life...
9 years ago
Sony A9 Camera Body ILCE9B review
Sony's new camera matches Canon and Nikon's best pro DSLRs—for thousands less.
9 years ago
Sony A9
The A9 is the third Sony mirrorless camera designed to appeal to professional photographers. Whereas the A7R II targeted landscape photographers with its huge 42 megapixel resolution and the A7S II clearly appealed to videographers, the Sony A9's sheer speed makes it a serious rival to the Canon...
9 years ago
Sony A9 Camera Body ILCE9B review
Professional cameras tend to specialise and concentrate on fairly limited area of photography. As a professional-level camera the Sony Alpha 9 has an extensive feature set and there’s a huge range of customisation options.
9 years ago
When switched to this camera - was amazed by all these new technologies
Was using Nikon for over 8 years. When switched to this camera - was amazed by all these new technologies. Great camera!
8 years ago
Sony A9 Review
Pros:
- Excellent handling and controls
- Superb autofocus tracking
- High-speed shooting with minimal distortion
- Excellent electronic viewfinder with zero blackout
- Impressive battery life
Cons:
- AF area not highlighted in viewfinder when moved via the joystick
- Touchscreen woefully under-used
8 years ago
Sony A9 review
Sony’s high-end mirrorless cameras continue to impress, and the A9 represents a genuine challenge to Nikon and Canon’s top-of-the-range DSLRs. 20fps stills shooting, with continuously-updating autofocus and exposure, from a full-frame lens? That’s something none of this camera’s rivals can touch at the moment. Is this a camera for non-professionals, though? At £4,500, it’s a tough sell – the Sony A7 series offers fantastic (albeit slightly slower) models for £2,000 less, and I’d be inclined to recommend those above the A9 for the vast majority of people. For those five percenters who shoot sport, wildlife or photojournalism and need the speed, though? The A9 is the fastest camera in town.
Pros:
- Incredibly fast stills shooting
- 5-axis image stabilisation
- Solid, compact build
- Good battery life
- Cheaper than Canon and Nikon rivals
- Slick 4x slo-mo video
Cons:
- Screen won’t flip to the front
- That price tag
8 years ago
Sony A9 review review
Pros:
- Incredibly fast stills shooting
- 5-axis image stabilisation
- Solid, compact build
- Good battery life
- Cheaper than Canon and Nikon rivals
- Slick 4x slo-mo video
Cons:
- Screen won’t flip to the front
- That price tag
8 years ago
Sony A9
Though we as an organization avoid reporting on rumors and speculation of future camera products, we can't help but get just as excited as the next person speculating about upcoming new gear! One of the most hyped and most rumored cameras in recent years has been the Sony A9.
Pros:
- New sensor offers incredible performance
- Excellent image quality at low & high ISOs
- Very good dynamic range
- Phenomenal 20fps burst speed & deep buffer
- Very good battery life for a mirrorless
- 4K video
- Dual card slots
Cons:
- Slow buffer clearing
- Only one UHS-II card slot
- Touchscreen underutilized
- No lossless RAW compression option
- No 4K/60p option
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