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By: entoman

entoman — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:58:39 +0000

Let’s hope the a7xx follows the a700 / a850 / a900 layout, with the same control positions and same professional build quality and lack of gimmickry. Please don’t let it be a “more advanced” a550 type camera. We want TOOLS NOT TOYS.

Ideally I’d like a pellicle mirror for instant shutter response, lack of vibration and mirror-slap, and would happily sacrifice half a stop to get it, providing that the viwefinder is BIG and BRIGHT.

As for the sensor, 15 megapixels is enough for me, the most important thing is to expand the ISO SENSITIVITY range, and make sure the IMAGE NOISE is a lot lower than in the a700.

Flash sync of 1/500 with existing ring-flash and macro-flash units would be a big bonus.

You can keep video, flip up EVF, scene modes and other gimmickry, just give us an honest hard-working durable camera with a 3.5″ monitor, and a850 handling.

To Sony I would say – make sure you fix the scroll-wheel problem this time though, and please please please release an internal focussing 100mm macro lens that will autofocus silently, rapidly and reliably at macro distances, and will work on full frame and APS-C bodies..

By: Rush

Rush — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:34:51 +0000

I wish Sony gives us a switch to go back and forth between
Pellicle shutter & Flapping Shutter.

There are times when this (rangefinder like) low noise shutter is a must and willing to sacrifice a stop of light.

But other times I wouldn’t care much about shutter noise and prefer to have bright viewfinder
sony a900 is famous for.

If this is all true and if we have this option I think we have a dream camera here…..
(of course assuming that a950 gets the same treatment…. Give us a950 Sony !!!)

By: Rush

Rush — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:27:49 +0000

“…coming from someone in the field, Alphas are losing major ground because they donâ€™t have video…”

I totally agree two of my friends bought 5d mk2 and when I asked them if they considered sony a850 for such a low price? The first thing they complain is the lack of video. Not lens, Not image quality, Not noise.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:40:40 +0000

the pellicle might dim too much an OVF in order to preserve the light that goes to the sensor.. but having a EVF might actually make that dimming unoticable by increasing the “brightness” electronically.. just a thought

By: Ineedaname

Ineedaname — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:54:42 +0000

Woo pelicle mirror is the word of the day. You know that a evf makes perfect sense if there useing this type of set up. There is a slight light loss and one way to compinsate for it is to use a evf can help is to amplify the small amount of optical signal and make it brighter, ofcourse there will be added noise in the evf but dont forget, sony is the world leader in video.

I also wished that the a700 replacement would not carry a sensor in the body, but instead have that area inside hollowed out. This way we can buy a sensor module that fits on the mount and all the conections of the sensor and af system is some how in that module than th lens goes over this set up. However sony and all of the major dslr manufactures would panic because the mount can have a mount over it with a sensor and have conectoons for any lens even habe AF work with any lens based on the sensor/mount change ability.

By: Mateo

Mateo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:52:45 +0000

LOL
Back to the past

By: Young

Young — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:24:25 +0000

The Pellicle mirror is a interesting idea, but just 1/3 of the light reach the sensor and 2/3 the OVF.
Sony should have a new and better AF sensors because just would work with 1/3.

Sony is delay the a700 successor because the video and it will come with a really AF system.

By: Sky

Sky — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:15:47 +0000

I love your optimism Catastrophile.

YalÃ§Ä±n AYDIN – the AF doesn’t need two mirrors to work – what you worry about is specific light polarization created by two mirrors, but it’s not a problem at all as AF sensors can work with any type of light – both polarized and not. It’s just about how you’ll build them Besides that – the film cameras with pellicle mirror had autofocus and noone was worried