My new camera finally arrived, but this isn't just another new camera.

Currently, the A900 is the highest resolution DSLR ever made with a 24.6 effective mega pixel 35mm full frame CMOS sensor (yes, even topping Canon's $8000 1Ds Mark III while still maintaining 5 frames per second shooting).

Additionally, the A900 is also the first full 35mm digital SLR to feature in-body stabilization; allowing one to capture photos that would be impossible on any other camera system without a tripod or stabilized lens.

Most importantly, however, the A900 boasts the brightest and one of the largest viewfinders of any DSLR.

It's also the first camera to feature Intelligent Preview — allowing the photographer to take a preview test shot, then adjust exposure/white balance/etc. to the RAW preview image in order to perfect the manual settings for the rest of the shoot. This is going to be a major time-saver for my studio shoots.

Shown here, the A900 with my Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA.

Labels: A900, camera, digital, DSLR, photography, Sony Alpha