Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the informed report James the camera looks interesting indeed As to the Braum sign, I think it is apparent sharpness due to higher contrast that strikes me - so I'm unsure about actual sharpness until I can see it full size Thanks for sharing the information and the feelings, much appreciated here. Bien cordialement Philippe Le 19 f?vr. 11 ? 10:36, James Laird a ?crit : > > Thought I'd give you my little user review of the new Sony SLT-A55. As > you may know I own the Alpha 900 and use some Leica-R lenses with > adapters with it but I find walking around with that beast together > with the more than hefty R glass a bit of a chore. I've recently > purchased the the Sony A55 and I'm testing it out and so far very > impressed. It's a small, light and yet very capable machine. To give > you some background it's sort of a cross between and Panasonic GH1 and > a traditional DSLR. It has a pellicle mirror, which so far seems to me > to make low light shooting better, no mirror 'flap' to contend with. > And instead of a traditional prism it has a GH1-like electronic > viewfinder. The two advantages here are 100% field of view and like > the GH1 a very large, bright viewfinder, the main advantage being it > is VERY easy to focus the thing even with my 64 year old eyesight. And > the sensor seems to be a keeper. So far my shots have all been very > sharp with only minimal noise. > I tested it with my 400 Telyt today and was amazed at how easy it was > to focus, even compared to the A900 which has probably the best > viewfinder of ANY current DSLR. I'm finally able to focus that beast > accurately with the A55. > It does have its drawbacks as any camera does, mainly less than > admirable battery life with its stunningly sharp LCD, which is by the > way tiltable, and the EVF. But hey, who doesn't carry a spare battery > with their DLSR these days. And the EVF doesn't really have the > 'immediacy' of a glass prism, but I find the added ease of focusing > more than makes up for that. > So if your eyesight is not what it used to be and you find focusing a > little bit of a chore, you might give it a try. > > Example photo with the 400, showing it's astounding lack of depth of > field at full aperture. I focused on the 'ribs' of the cone on this > Braums sign. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/digiratidoc/Friday/A55_400+Telyt.jpg.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > NO ARCHIVE