Sony A900 Update – One Month On

Warm Smoke. Toronto, December, 2008
Sony A900 with Sony 500mm Reflex lens at ISO 5001/500 sec @ f/8
As this is published in the third week of December I have been working with the A900 for a bit more than a month. I have gained enough confidence (and admiration) for the camera at this point that I plan on taking it to Antarctica in January as my main system for the trip. My kit will consist of two A900 bodies, one with the vertical grip, and six lenses, the24-70mm Zeiss Vario Sonnar, 50mm f/1.4 Sony, 70-200mm f/2.8 Sony G, 135mm f/1.8 Zeiss Sonnar, 70-300mm f/5.6 Sony G,and500mm f/8 Reflex Sony.

Update:As this is being finalized for publication I have also added the Sigma 12-24mm and 50-500mm. I had hoped to have the new 16-35mm f/2.8 Zeiss and 70-400mm f/4-f/5.6 Sony lenses, but these will not become available till after my Antarctic shoot, so the Sigma's were purchased as fill-ins. I'll have a full report on these in late January when I get back. My initial impression of both lense...