OT: Sony quietly has added two new cameras to the Alpha line was:[Re: A* 85/1.4, A* 135/1.8]

[P. J. Alling]

That's exactly what I'm talking about.  If you look at Sony Alpha site 
that is in no way made clear.

Adam Maas wrote:
> If you're talking about the A100K and A100H, those are just different Lens/Body kits. Sony has been showing off models of two new higher-end bodies though.
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> -Adam
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> P. J. Alling wrote:
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>> What John said about Sony Alpha Lenses peaked my curiosity, so I took a 
>> little side trip to view the Sony Alpha page.  Sony shows now shows 
>> three DSLR offerings, but get this, if you look at the details the only 
>> things that seem to be different between the three is the Name and Price...
>> Ah, marketing.
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>> John Sessoms wrote:
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>>> From:
>>> "P. J. Alling"
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>>>> Cotty thought enough of the A*85 to cruelly disfigure one to mate it 
>>>> with his Canon...
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>>>> I've always wanted the 135mm f1.8, it would make a wonderful ~200mm, 
>>>> (as preforming the roll of), on an APS digital camera.  However at 
>>>> those prices I guess I just have to settle for my 135f 2.5 and put up 
>>>> with the exposure inconvenience. 
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>>> Who was it recently announced they were going to make lenses in the 
>>> K-Bayonet? They were already making them in the Nikon mount.
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>>> ZN and now ZK ...
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>>> Anyway, they also make the lenses for the Sony Alpha, and one of those 
>>> lenses *IS* a 135mm f/1.8, so maybe that one will be available in a 
>>> Pentax K-mount some time in the future.
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