02-17-2011, 10:31 PM
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Funny enough I'm more curious about Sony's plans than about others. For instance, the fact that you can get a 24mpix FF system (A850 + Tamron 28-75mm) for less than 1,500 eur is amazing. I mean, Canon vs Nikon battle is a bit boring sometimes, you have to look into other manufacturers for more entertainment <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Well, about Sony, yes and no. The A900 was an interesting camera, but it got one-upped from the start by the Canon 5D mk II, which offers live view and a movie mode. The A850 was basically the same camera, just slower. Nice cameras, just not offering what competing manufacturers are offering.
Sony kept live view off them till live view, according to them/marketing blurb, could be done right. Which I do not get. Why should one need AF for a movie mode? Ever watched a movie, and were impressed by the camera work and visuals, with the camera AF-ing? No, or course not... It is horrible to watch a camera AF. One wants to see a character move into a scene, not see the scene move while the character moves.
AF in video is for video what snapshots by point and shooters are for photography. Just yuck, horrible home video sittings.
And not to speak of the ghost light problem from dusk till dawn.
What does this have to do with FF and Sony? Sony decided to fix something that was not broken... The scrapped the DSLR and came up with the SLT, a kind of EVIL. Continuous live view from the imaging sensor is the only way to go. SSS, in Sony's implementation, is a heat generator too. This means that the cameras overheat quickly and that they use a lot of battery power, always. Also, it means they have done away with OVF, replacing it will those horrid EVF's (flat scenes, problems with flash studio work, and so on).
My "fear" is that Sony may also make the next generation of FF cameras SLTs. So you then get an FF camera which overheats after minutes of use, not just with video but also with stills. Remember, bigger sensor is more heat and more power consumption. With a crappy EVF.
And live view, something I would like (but Canon already offers).
Curious about what Sony will come up with, yes. But afraid it will be a handicapped camera, all in the name of video AF (YUCK).
Funny enough I'm more curious about Sony's plans than about others. For instance, the fact that you can get a 24mpix FF system (A850 + Tamron 28-75mm) for less than 1,500 eur is amazing. I mean, Canon vs Nikon battle is a bit boring sometimes, you have to look into other manufacturers for more entertainment <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Well, about Sony, yes and no. The A900 was an interesting camera, but it got one-upped from the start by the Canon 5D mk II, which offers live view and a movie mode. The A850 was basically the same camera, just slower. Nice cameras, just not offering what competing manufacturers are offering.
Sony kept live view off them till live view, according to them/marketing blurb, could be done right. Which I do not get. Why should one need AF for a movie mode? Ever watched a movie, and were impressed by the camera work and visuals, with the camera AF-ing? No, or course not... It is horrible to watch a camera AF. One wants to see a character move into a scene, not see the scene move while the character moves.
AF in video is for video what snapshots by point and shooters are for photography. Just yuck, horrible home video sittings.
And not to speak of the ghost light problem from dusk till dawn.
What does this have to do with FF and Sony? Sony decided to fix something that was not broken... The scrapped the DSLR and came up with the SLT, a kind of EVIL. Continuous live view from the imaging sensor is the only way to go. SSS, in Sony's implementation, is a heat generator too. This means that the cameras overheat quickly and that they use a lot of battery power, always. Also, it means they have done away with OVF, replacing it will those horrid EVF's (flat scenes, problems with flash studio work, and so on).
My "fear" is that Sony may also make the next generation of FF cameras SLTs. So you then get an FF camera which overheats after minutes of use, not just with video but also with stills. Remember, bigger sensor is more heat and more power consumption. With a crappy EVF.
And live view, something I would like (but Canon already offers).
Curious about what Sony will come up with, yes. But afraid it will be a handicapped camera, all in the name of video AF (YUCK).