Sony A230 Systems, Lenses and Flash

The Sony new cameras have a camera-and-lens packages which makes new users to get started to operate them with ease and also without seeking any external help. Continuing with the new standard zoom and telephoto lenses that were the features of the pervious bodies, the new cameras also contains new portrait and macro lenses, which helps the newbie to take professionally looking images and also helps to incorporate creativity in the end results.

Another great characteristic of these lens are that they have the capability of Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM). By enabling this feature it is possible to focus on the image automatically giving good optical performance despite of the compactness in size. This is accomplished by using APS-C sized image sensors. To get a very high image quality the company has introduced DT 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens in model SAL-1855 that has elements like Extra-low Dispersion (ED) which can give explicit images with a very high quality without any compromises. The user can also take images of distinct far objects like during sports or any other common things by using the DT 55-200mm F/4-5.6 telephoto zoom lens (model SAL-55200/2). Both these lens can be acquired from the company separately.

With the company launching new macro lenses DT 50mm F/1.8 portrait lens (model SAL-50F18) and DT 30mm F/2.8 (model SAL-30M28) making portrait photography enabled to normal users, it helps to get explicitly good and bright portrait images by the use of SAL-50F18 lens. SAL-30M28 macro lens can be used to get extreme close ups which are otherwise not possible to be captured by normal lens.

If a user needs to take good shots and needs flash for the same, cameras with compact external flash unit can be looked into. HVL-F20AM camera features this characteristic and is really simple to operate. also this new technology helps user to get more illumination when clicking imager indoors as it contains an external flash which can be very easily used to focus light on the object you intend to capture.

Pricing and Availability

If you are really interested in these cameras, pre- orders will commence form May 18, 2009 at www.sonystyle.com/retail. Also they will be available at selected retailers. After the full launch, they will be available at Sony Style® retail stores at military base exchanges and also at all the authorized dealers in whole of the country by July. Costs of these cameras are as follows-

• α380L will be costing at $850
• α330L will be costing at $650
• α230L will be costing at $550
• α380Y will be costing at $1050
• α330Y will be costing at $850
• α230Y will be costing at $750

Lenses L series have a characteristic of SAL-1855 standard zoom lens while the Y series comes with SAL-1855 standard zoom and SAL-55200 telephoto zoom lenses. The estimated costs are given below

• The SAL-1855 standard zoom lens will be costing at $200.
• The SAL-55200 telephoto zoom lens will be costing at $230.
• The SAL-50F18 portrait lens will be costing at $150.
• The HVL-F20AM flash will be costing at $130.