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First impression. Slightly bigger than expected. VERY boxy. Feels technical, not organic in your hand.

The thing that is as expensive as Gold-pressed Latinum (aka the Zeiss lens) feels just like any Sony NEX lens.

However, the viewfinder of the A7r is downright AWESOME (in-room in dim lighting). If anyone thinks that DSLRs are here to stay ... have a look.

In-room AF is Okay without being stellar.

I can't agree with the EVF.... It takes long to turn on when you put the cam to your eye, and it is not at all as agreeable to me as an OVF, also in dim light conditions. Some like the artificial EVFs (you obviously do (always have)) and some really do not like EVFs and prefer OVFs. 

 

The DSLRs do not feel as boxy, the PD AF from DSLRs and their ergonomics have their place. The need to make the camera more compact and therefore the need to remove the mirror only is true for a subset of photographers.

 

The reverse is also true: the better ergonomics and PD AF, and the OVF from DSLRs only are beneficial to a subset of photographers.