On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:06:48 +0100, Bruce wrote:

The "new" Sony Alpha 390 DSLR has been given a "quick review" by
DPReview.com. The review is by Barnaby Britton who worked at "Amateur
Photographer" until recently.

The A390 gets strong criticism for being thoroughly out-of-date, with
the only significant upgrade from the A380 being a larger handgrip.
Apparently, even the new handgrip still isn't as good as the one on the
A380's predecessor, the A350.

The list of Cons is very long, with some serious deficiencies noted. The
list of Pros is short, with significant reservations.

Overall, the camera gets what I believe to be the lowest rating ever
given to any DSLR on DPReview.com: a truly pathetic 60%.

The Alpha range is dying.

I think it may have started 'dying' the day Sony bought it from Minolta.