08-24-2010, 10:17 AM
What about weight? Is there anything wrong with both Sony press releases?
700+ gr for A33/A55 and 900+ gr for A560/A580 sounds too much even if this includes the 18-55 lens.
I used to shoot a lot with EVF cameras (Photosmart 850, 945 and Dimage A2) somewhere between the film and digital SLRs. Frankly I liked it. Controversaly, the cameras I enjoyed more were the HP models. You look in the EVF, play with exposure compensation and get the image you want; that's it. The EVF image wasn't too precise, but the final outcome was pretty predictable. Then, if you don't leave the shutter release after taking the picture (HP850) you can examine the captured image.
With RAW shooting (A2) the whole idea got lost.
A2 with its superior viewfinder and manual zoom was a joy to handle, but there was a catch - after several shots it gets too warm to my liking.
If they implement the EVF to accurately show the to-be-captured image, this could be better than OVF. Moreover, if they supply RAW converter that automatically creates the photo with all camera settings, you can benefit from both worlds. The current Sony converter doesn't take DEC settings (contrast/staturation/etc) into account.
And if together with _all_ the above they provide convenient on-camera interface for DEC (like it was on A2), they win my next camera purchase.
700+ gr for A33/A55 and 900+ gr for A560/A580 sounds too much even if this includes the 18-55 lens.
I used to shoot a lot with EVF cameras (Photosmart 850, 945 and Dimage A2) somewhere between the film and digital SLRs. Frankly I liked it. Controversaly, the cameras I enjoyed more were the HP models. You look in the EVF, play with exposure compensation and get the image you want; that's it. The EVF image wasn't too precise, but the final outcome was pretty predictable. Then, if you don't leave the shutter release after taking the picture (HP850) you can examine the captured image.
With RAW shooting (A2) the whole idea got lost.
A2 with its superior viewfinder and manual zoom was a joy to handle, but there was a catch - after several shots it gets too warm to my liking.
If they implement the EVF to accurately show the to-be-captured image, this could be better than OVF. Moreover, if they supply RAW converter that automatically creates the photo with all camera settings, you can benefit from both worlds. The current Sony converter doesn't take DEC settings (contrast/staturation/etc) into account.
And if together with _all_ the above they provide convenient on-camera interface for DEC (like it was on A2), they win my next camera purchase.