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Indeed Joe - I think you're right - I wasn't seriously considering selling it, the A900 produces great files, and will presumably continue to do so.I think selling the 900 before we even see a camera announced is shooting ones self in the foot. If the new sensor does not come close to what i already have in the 900, i am happy to stay where i am.
Joe
I can only imagine how good a 135 EXMOR sensor from Sony in 2012 will be. It should be stunning.My A900 will remain firmly in place. It is the A55 that will get replaced, once an A99 gets released, and the A900 will be relegated to backup duties......assuming of course that the A99 will measure up to the expectations from a 2012 high-end Sony camera/sensor.
They seem to be on a roll . . .I can only imagine how good a 135 EXMOR sensor from Sony in 2012 will be. It should be stunning.
I used to remember the days when the Canon guys (I used to be one of them) used to jeer at Sony (and Nikon) for the poor high-ISO performance of their sensors.I can only imagine how good a 135 EXMOR sensor from Sony in 2012 will be. It should be stunning.
I think selling the 900 before we even see a camera announced is shooting ones self in the foot.
Joe
But it is also funny to think that the Nikon guys at that time used to downplay the canon high-iso superiority by saying that high-iso performance isn't everything and canon guys are obsessed about high-iso etc . And even more interestingly for years Nikon guys maintained that DX cameras are the future and Full frame is over-rated and not needed (that was when Nikon had the official stance that they will stick with DX and not go for FF DSLRs, whereas Canon had 5D and 1Ds lineup). And suddenly with the launch of D3, Nikon became the champion of the ultra-high-iso FF sensors. And now the Nikon users take pride in that Its fun to see how things change!I used to remember the days when the Canon guys (I used to be one of them) used to jeer at Sony (and Nikon) for the poor high-ISO performance of their sensors.
A lot of water has flown under the bridge since then !
Ever since the release of the Nikon D3, the Canon guys stopped laughing.
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I agree with every single bit of what you have written above. That was the exact theme that one used to find, in forum after forum, thread after thread.But it is also funny to think that the Nikon guys at that time used to downplay the canon high-iso superiority by saying that high-iso performance isn't everything and canon guys are obsessed about high-iso etc . And even more interestingly for years Nikon guys maintained that DX cameras are the future and Full frame is over-rated and not needed (that was when Nikon had the official stance that they will stick with DX and not go for FF DSLRs, whereas Canon had 5D and 1Ds lineup). And suddenly with the launch of D3, Nikon became the champion of the ultra-high-iso FF sensors. And now the Nikon users take pride in that Its fun to see how things change!
i actually got an a55 exclusively for manual focus, though i buy all my cameras exclusively for manual focus. i did have to remove that pesky mirror from the camera before i was happy with it though. i have the NEX now for most of my shooting with all my small lenses and the a55 for my telephotos and other lenses that negate the NEX's smallness.Huh, when do I ever take anything personally? I was just responding to your portability comment, but, if I misunderstood you, I apologize. I certainly have no problems with the A55...or any other camera, for that matter. If I decide that I ever need AF again, I may buy an SLT, myself.
That makes sense to me, although I'm becoming pretty spoiled by focus peaking, and it's odd that it isn't included in the A55.i actually got an a55 exclusively for manual focus, though i buy all my cameras exclusively for manual focus. i did have to remove that pesky mirror from the camera before i was happy with it though. i have the NEX now for most of my shooting with all my small lenses and the a55 for my telephotos and other lenses that negate the NEX's smallness.
agreed, i figure sony didn't want to entice people to use manual focus lenses on cameras that they make a full lineup of lenses for. maybe, they just weren't thinking though. i think peaking would be extremely helpful for my birding with the a55, but with my low contrast narrow dof lenses it isn't quite accurate enough (rokkor 58/1.2 etc).That makes sense to me, although I'm becoming pretty spoiled by focus peaking, and it's odd that it isn't included in the A55.
Hmm, I don't have any f1.2 lenses, but I find peaking to work fine with my f1.4 lenses.agreed, i figure sony didn't want to entice people to use manual focus lenses on cameras that they make a full lineup of lenses for. maybe, they just weren't thinking though. i think peaking would be extremely helpful for my birding with the a55, but with my low contrast narrow dof lenses it isn't quite accurate enough (rokkor 58/1.2 etc).
yeah, i think it's the low contrast that makes the difference.Hmm, I don't have any f1.2 lenses, but I find peaking to work fine with my f1.4 lenses.
yeah, that makes the peaking more likely to appear, but then it exceeds the dof. i'll have to try various tweaks to see how close i can get it, but right now i don't feel like i can count peaking at portrait distances and f/1.2.Have you tried boosting sharpening and contrast jpeg settings?