One thing that I love about the A900 is the sheer amount of detail you can work with. Here's a picture straight off-cam, just resized to 800x600, no extra work done:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/rashkae2/DSC00046.jpg


And here's a 100% crop from the mouth area. It's wonderfully sharp, which just gives me a huge canvas to play with....

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/rashkae2/crop.jpg

@MichaelLangner (http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/member.php?u=19035)

yung sigma 12-24 pwede ba sya sa FF A900?

Is it just me? or is it a tad bit noisy?

Is it just me? or is it a tad bit noisy?

It's just you. What you're seeing are skin imperfections / pores and this weird pink sheen lipstick she used.

On the right side of the crop, at the lipstick, there's a bit of blown highlights since the flash was reflecting right off the ultra-gloss lipstick. Other than that, it's the not-too-stellar quick-and-dirty JPEG processing of Lightroom which BTW supports the A900 cRAW. If I convert it using the Sony Tools into TIFF then Photoshop CS4, it's *much* better.

On the background, that's a pattern in the backdrop.

In a properly exposed picture, the A900 is basically noise-free up to ISO800; after that, one pass of NeatImage cleans it up.

@MichaelLangner (http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/member.php?u=19035)

yung sigma 12-24 pwede ba sya sa FF A900?

Yup, it's full frame and seriously crazy wide!!!

I have always been interested in that lens...more samples please Michael!

I have always been interested in that lens...more samples please Michael!

Of which one? the 12-24?

It's not noisy. The color is awesome, details are sharp. We'd love to see more shots when you have the time to post, please Mike. Thanks!

If I give a 100% crop of her eyes, you can see the pattern of the pigments on her fake-color contacts. Sheesh. I love it! :D

so much detail you can see her pimples in her nose... hihi :D

mike do you have landscape photo? using the 12mm of the sigma :)

Is it just me? or is it a tad bit noisy?

its just your monitor or maybe you..

mike do you have landscape photo? using the 12mm of the sigma :)

Yes... but nothing special yet, just SG skyline. I'll upload it later.

Michael, this is with flash, right?

Michael, this is with flash, right?

The pic? Yup, studio shoot

If someone just stop and stare at a sample pic and then comment that its noisy... that's a tragedy.
Good read here: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/10/23/the-alpha-900-as-a-high-iso-body/
@Mike, have you upgraded to a supercomputer? :D :D :D It's just USD25,0000 - good enough to process your 24MP images, heheh ;)

If someone just stop and stare at a sample pic and then comment that its noisy... that's a tragedy.
Good read here: http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/10/23/the-alpha-900-as-a-high-iso-body/
@Mike, have you upgraded to a supercomputer? :D :D :D It's just USD25,0000 - good enough to process your 24MP images, heheh ;)

Nope! My office laptop is more than fast enough. :)

^Great to finally met you personally Santa Mike :D
Here's a second opinion on A900 :) (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/A900-Second-Opinion.shtml)