How come I don't see a single word regarding those cameras?
I don't know why but since no [hoot] was given, I thought I'd chime in. Below are my thoughts:
A99.
Considering their previous failure (A900) in the FF market and that both Canon and Nikon released their new FF cameras, I thought they'd come up with something good.
Look at Canon, their sensor hasn't improved over the previous one they put in top of the line AF module and 6fps burst. It's also got a kick-ass video system; no line-skip - no moire, false color, aliasing problems, excellent noise performance, professional codec(bitrate-wise.)
For Nikon, it's got 36MP sensor that tops the evaluation mark, AF system which is worse than Canon's but far more than good enough, functional video system with good detail, 8bit 4:2:2 clean HDMI output.
Both parties got something excellent of their own.
Where does A99 fit in? Its AF points are very clustered in the center; only 19 points are user selectable and the rest of 102 on-sensor points are only there to 'assist.' 6fps burst that chokes up after initial 1 sec. 1080p60 could've been nice if it wasn't for the bitrate. It's also got a heavy moire, false color, aliasing problem.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's unusable POS; It's got some sweet things going on like sensor-IS and normal hot-shoe. It is just that it doesn't really stand over the other competitors; just like A900 which failed miserably. Even worse, Canikons are coming up with budget FF cameras.
NEX-6.
Sweet. It's a great combination of Nex 5 and 7 series. It's got the new sensor which must be identical to the one in Nex 5n plus on-sensor phase-detect AF module. I really like this part since the shortcoming of 7 was its noisy 24mp sensor, I think. It's got the design and fantastic EVF of 7 which I much prefer over 5n. Though it's wholly made out of plastic, lacks mic in, and dual dial on top compared to 7, it's only freaking $1000 with the newly announced 16-50 lens. Oh and it also comes with built-in WI-FI and apps support.
This is the mirrorless camera I've been waiting for. I'm sure getting it.
RX1.
It's expensive but it's so damn small and it's FF! I'm sold though I can't afford one.
No profanity in the tech forums, guys
-ViRGE
I don't know why but since no [hoot] was given, I thought I'd chime in. Below are my thoughts:
A99.
Considering their previous failure (A900) in the FF market and that both Canon and Nikon released their new FF cameras, I thought they'd come up with something good.
Look at Canon, their sensor hasn't improved over the previous one they put in top of the line AF module and 6fps burst. It's also got a kick-ass video system; no line-skip - no moire, false color, aliasing problems, excellent noise performance, professional codec(bitrate-wise.)
For Nikon, it's got 36MP sensor that tops the evaluation mark, AF system which is worse than Canon's but far more than good enough, functional video system with good detail, 8bit 4:2:2 clean HDMI output.
Both parties got something excellent of their own.
Where does A99 fit in? Its AF points are very clustered in the center; only 19 points are user selectable and the rest of 102 on-sensor points are only there to 'assist.' 6fps burst that chokes up after initial 1 sec. 1080p60 could've been nice if it wasn't for the bitrate. It's also got a heavy moire, false color, aliasing problem.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's unusable POS; It's got some sweet things going on like sensor-IS and normal hot-shoe. It is just that it doesn't really stand over the other competitors; just like A900 which failed miserably. Even worse, Canikons are coming up with budget FF cameras.
NEX-6.
Sweet. It's a great combination of Nex 5 and 7 series. It's got the new sensor which must be identical to the one in Nex 5n plus on-sensor phase-detect AF module. I really like this part since the shortcoming of 7 was its noisy 24mp sensor, I think. It's got the design and fantastic EVF of 7 which I much prefer over 5n. Though it's wholly made out of plastic, lacks mic in, and dual dial on top compared to 7, it's only freaking $1000 with the newly announced 16-50 lens. Oh and it also comes with built-in WI-FI and apps support.
This is the mirrorless camera I've been waiting for. I'm sure getting it.
RX1.
It's expensive but it's so damn small and it's FF! I'm sold though I can't afford one.
No profanity in the tech forums, guys
-ViRGE
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