OFFICIAL Sony SLT-A77 and SLT-A65 Thread

[groovyone]

A77 BODY AND KIT IN STOCK at B&H! Be sure to use the Pixtus link!

[groovyone]

The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: Just another day.

Originally Posted by Kirk

"I hate EVFs. If XXXXX camera company switches to them I'm
switching to YYYYYY."
"I love EVFs. I'm selling all the cameras I own that don't have EVF's."
I love the middle ground. I get to shoot with both.
Switching is fun. Even chocolate pudding would get boring
if I had it at every meal...

Sometimes I really want chocolate mousse.

[groovyone]

Kirk's A77 non-technical review: The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: Sony a77. First report. No Technical Jibber-Jabber.

Originally Posted by Kirk

Okay. Let's get the "attack fodder" out of the way first so the lunatics in the forums don't start howling at the moon.... Sony doesn't know who the hell I am. They've never talked to me, called me or offered me any sort of bribe, swag, quip pro quo or payment to either buy their cameras or write about them. Just because I'm writing about a Sony a77 doesn't mean I'm tossing out my cameras from Canon, Panasonic or Olympus. Just because I also enjoy shooting this camera doesn't mean my affection for the micro four thirds cameras is dead in the water. Camera bought and paid by Kirk Tuck. It's not the world's greatest camera. It certainly is an interesting one.

Originally Posted by Kirk

The finder is remarkably cool. If I'm not shooting with studio flash I have the camera set to no post shot review. And I have it set to show me exactly what I'll get when I push the button. After using it for a day and confirming that what I'm seeing in the EVF while I'm shooting is the same thing I would see if I reviewed I am happy. It makes for a faster shooting experience since, for all intents and purposes, you are pre-chimping. Love it. PRE-CHIMPING. And when you do it in the EVF you can disguise your lack of confidence in your mastery of technique.

[groovyone]

Kirk is at it again, this time with some very nice Zeiss HBlad glass and an adapter on his A77: The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: Wow. Wouldn't it be so cool to put real, German Zeiss lenses on a high res EVF camera ???

Originally Posted by Kirk

But it's still a manual focus lens. How do you know when it's really sharply focused?
Because your a77 has focus peaking. When stuff comes into focus you get red (you can select your own color) outlines of the areas that are in focus. How cool is that?
I tested the focus peaking. It works.

[groovyone]

Kirk Tuck and his A77 at ISO 50: The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: Forget ISO 25,000. I'm loving what I'm seeing at ISO 50.

I wish they had the ISO 50 option on the NEX-7! It sounds and looks like the sensor really is amazing at it.