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6vps semms very slow now we could see A77 gunrail mode

I know this is not on topic but though it might be if interest in this “Sony Tidbit”.

I’ve recently started to check-in to the new Sony Alpha Labs website.
Today I read a post from the site owner “Jay” saying that he has decided not to sell his Canon gear and buy the a99.

If interested here is his link:

http://sonyalphalab.com/2012/10/website-past-present-and-future-photography-business-why-sony-what-sony-gear-im-buying/

well that was a worthless article at SAL. Nikon d600 for “PRO” use but not Sony a99? He needs to take his head out of his ass.

I agree about the “need to upgrade”-comments. Seriously, it doesnt matter whethe you pick Canon, Nikon or Sony. All have their pros and cons, but you can’t really go wrong with any of them. Pick your brand, stick with it and don’t look back. Save your money for upgrading your current gear rather than switching from one brand to the next.

Just reading some of the articles that have been linked by Andrea and commentators (thanks). It seems that we are always looking for the perfect camera. I too am looking for a new camera so much so that I considered my current Sony , Nikon and Canon. First the 800 and came out and was ready to jump. DXO scores were off the chart and was actually good in low light which I desperately needed and lack with my current FF Sony. But it was slow fps, too slow for action shooting. So I I reluctantly rescinded my decision to purchase and wait for Sony and wait I did. I always thought if I switched systems it would be Nikon. But the M5D3 looked very tempting except for the price. It was fast enough fps and the the low light looked what I thought excellent. Now I don’t know much about DXO scores other than taking account of their numbers and it seems to be a standard testing system. I usually look for comments by SPOON to make any final impressions. And well, it was hard for me to jump on that bandwagon when the 5dm3 just got its clock cleaned not by one but two new less expensive Nikon cameras. That brings me to the 600. Again very tempting and still in my thoughts. DXO scores awesome especially for low light, but I have no Nikon glass so I am looking at another 2k. This brings me to greatest researched camera that right now is still preordered and leading the way. I love the EVF so this is a plus attribute for me. I am not a true fan of SLT in theory but I really want and need fast and accurate focusing system on moving objects. While the SLT cuts down on a certain amount of light and is another medium that light has to travel through which can effect the final quality of light reaching the sensor it seems to improve the focusing ability of the whole system. So I have accepted the concept for now of SLT until it is no longer needed for the fastest and most accurate focusing. My main concerns or beefs with the 99 are what the hell happened to the fps. 6?. This is an area that should have rivaled the $6k cameras from the big guns. Sony could have and should have done better. But this is only a mild issue and 6 fps is not the end of the world but in typical SOny fashion they wow us with something new and then short change us in something they already can give us. If asked what the fps would be on this camera, 6 would never have come up. I believe most of us would have said 8,10 or even 12. The other beef is focus points. There should of been more selectable focus points and throughout the field of view not all centrally located. These engineers should have a town meeting with various photographers and go over the desires of photographers. Hell there is no shortage of people wanting to comment on their needs in the camera world. There are plenty on this site alone. Also not to have their whole lens system up and ready to take advantage of the dual focusing system is also a little week. Its not like they have a plethora of lenses. They have enough for me but c’mon. Especially not having the 70-200G ready at release, that is BS! Also release raw information to the main photo editors like Adobe, Apple etc so when you release your camera it has raw support ready to go. That to me is a no brainer. Now my main concern because Sony has a poor track record compared to Nikon and Canon in this area and I need good iso performance at 6400 at least and good performance at 12800 would be icing on the cake. Presently I have mixed feeling and comments seem to be all over the map regarding this. I have been somewhat optimistic and liked what I have seen for the most part. I am just waiting for Sony to disappoint me. I will be waiting for those results and DXO scores and such. Thanks for putting up with my rant and the 99 still looks like it is going to be a very good camera. It will still stay on preorder for now. Oh, by the way I have earned a thousand dollar credit with SOny so it is also the cheapest FF!