Sony Alpha a850

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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92% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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...

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...

The Sony DSLR-A850 is the most affordable full-frame DSLR on the market. It's a no-nonsense photographers' camera that delivers excellent image quality at base ISO but cannot quite keep up with the competition at higher sensitivities.

Superb Pro Level Build Quality with Weather Sealing; Very Comfortable size and weight for a body of this caliber; Lower Price point than competing full frame models; Unsurpassed resolution in a dSLR, regardless of price; Superb High Resolution LCD;...

Slight higher noise than competing models shooting JPEG; Slower (3fps) frame rate compared to higher priced dSLR models; Not as many AF points as some Pro Grade cameras ; Bottom Line ; Sony has created a professional grade dSLR model that challenges...

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...

Amazing- most affordable full-framed 24.6-megapixel digital SLRFull-fledged- too many features to list, most of which enhance imagesDurable- magnesium-allow body safely resists wear, tear, and dustVersatile- produces sharp images with excellent dynamic...

Suffers- noisy images at high-ISO, slow shooting speeds

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 is yet another stunning camera developed by...

Sony's introduction 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 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...

The most affordable full-frame, 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...

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 could-and should-be better/less noisy, Proprietary hotshoe so you need an adapter to use other flash...

I would suggest that there be a blinkie-only display, as that's how I and other folks I know handle their exposure in the field, relying on the blinkies to notify of dangerous overexposure. The way it is set up now has the blinkie image way too small