09-15-2010, 07:52 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1284530590' post='2772']
> I do not get why some have to make out as if the SOny A55 is an amazing machine.
Because it's different. In a sea of same-same cameras it stands out. Whether you like/need the differentiators is a different question.
> It is just a DLSR-like camera, from the bottom end (compact consumer end) of the DSLR market.
I find it hard to classify it. However, even the difference between the latest EOS Rebel and the EOS 60D/7D is mostly firmware anyway (plus build quality). Regarding all the pressure from the bottom end it's probably hard for the manufacturer to make a high-end body really stand out from the crowd.
> Is it bad, that the A55v behaves the way it does? Of course not. But be realistic about its abilities.
No mirror slap / blackout.
Live Histogram in the viewfinder.
Size/Weight.
These are the key features. The fps rate was already a gimmick in the A550 as far as I remember.
Anyway, technically the K-5 seems to be the best new APS-C DSLR of the season. It seems superior to the 60D/D7000/A55/E5 to me at least.
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Yes, those are key features. But the main key feature (PD AF with live view), which on paper seems great, comes with a number of negatives I did not anticipate and I do not find attractive (the discussed possibility for ghost lights, the less desirable EVF (brights and blacks get to be featureless, OVF's do not have WB issues). The underpowered processor and failing predictive AF also disappoint, and I do not like the bottom hinged screen.
Those are to me a "great idea, a shame about the execution" thing.
I have been reading about the Pentax K-5, it looks good. But which points make it technically better than the 60D and D7000, to you? It's 8fps maybe?
> I do not get why some have to make out as if the SOny A55 is an amazing machine.
Because it's different. In a sea of same-same cameras it stands out. Whether you like/need the differentiators is a different question.
> It is just a DLSR-like camera, from the bottom end (compact consumer end) of the DSLR market.
I find it hard to classify it. However, even the difference between the latest EOS Rebel and the EOS 60D/7D is mostly firmware anyway (plus build quality). Regarding all the pressure from the bottom end it's probably hard for the manufacturer to make a high-end body really stand out from the crowd.
> Is it bad, that the A55v behaves the way it does? Of course not. But be realistic about its abilities.
No mirror slap / blackout.
Live Histogram in the viewfinder.
Size/Weight.
These are the key features. The fps rate was already a gimmick in the A550 as far as I remember.
Anyway, technically the K-5 seems to be the best new APS-C DSLR of the season. It seems superior to the 60D/D7000/A55/E5 to me at least.
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Yes, those are key features. But the main key feature (PD AF with live view), which on paper seems great, comes with a number of negatives I did not anticipate and I do not find attractive (the discussed possibility for ghost lights, the less desirable EVF (brights and blacks get to be featureless, OVF's do not have WB issues). The underpowered processor and failing predictive AF also disappoint, and I do not like the bottom hinged screen.
Those are to me a "great idea, a shame about the execution" thing.
I have been reading about the Pentax K-5, it looks good. But which points make it technically better than the 60D and D7000, to you? It's 8fps maybe?