Sony Bag Camera Accessories
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Accessories. Sony has also continued to expand their accessory offerings for the Alpha line, with new cases, wraps, lens bags, grip straps, a flash, an LCD cover, and an LCD shade.
Our favorite accessory is the new small flash, which lays flat across the camera top for easy storage, and powers on when flipped up. The flash head inside the unit turns to face upward for bounce shots, and a diffuser pivots into place for wider shots. Called the HVL-F2
0AM, the new flash retails for $129, and uses two AAA batteries to keep the weight down. The Sony Alpha cameras have full control of the flash for through-the-lens exposure.
Another good idea is the thick cloth wrap with a shock cord that protects the Sony A230 while it's in a bag. Just lay the camera in the cloth with the lens facing the corner with the shock cord, and start folding the rear and side corners in. Finish with the shock cord, and wrap it around the back, under the body and stretch it around the lens. Viola! A protected camera. I think I'll buy several of these to protect review cameras, as well as my own personal cameras.
The lens cap pocket seems a little fastidious to me, but it's not a bad idea if you like a place for everything and everything in its place. The handstrap is probably the most important new accessory, given the Sony A230's minimized front grip. It's quite similar to a camcorder handstrap, with a soft, spongy fabric against the back of your hand; the only bit I don't like is the large mounting block that screws into the tripod socket on the bottom, which makes the Sony A230 a little less stable when placing the camera on a flat surface.
Missing from the accessory list for the new cameras is any mention of a battery grip, and there are no additional contacts up inside the battery compartment. That's unfortunate, because battery life from the internal battery has dropped compared to the Sony A200, due to a new, smaller NP-FH50 battery pack. CIPA rating for the Sony A230 is 510 shots. That's down significantly from the A200's 750 shots.
0AM, the new flash retails for $129, and uses two AAA batteries to keep the weight down. The Sony Alpha cameras have full control of the flash for through-the-lens exposure.Another good idea is the thick cloth wrap with a shock cord that protects the Sony A230 while it's in a bag. Just lay the camera in the cloth with the lens facing the corner with the shock cord, and start folding the rear and side corners in. Finish with the shock cord, and wrap it around the back, under the body and stretch it around the lens. Viola! A protected camera. I think I'll buy several of these to protect review cameras, as well as my own personal cameras.
The lens cap pocket seems a little fastidious to me, but it's not a bad idea if you like a place for everything and everything in its place. The handstrap is probably the most important new accessory, given the Sony A230's minimized front grip. It's quite similar to a camcorder handstrap, with a soft, spongy fabric against the back of your hand; the only bit I don't like is the large mounting block that screws into the tripod socket on the bottom, which makes the Sony A230 a little less stable when placing the camera on a flat surface.
Missing from the accessory list for the new cameras is any mention of a battery grip, and there are no additional contacts up inside the battery compartment. That's unfortunate, because battery life from the internal battery has dropped compared to the Sony A200, due to a new, smaller NP-FH50 battery pack. CIPA rating for the Sony A230 is 510 shots. That's down significantly from the A200's 750 shots.Source From http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA230/AA230A.HTM
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