tom in mpls
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Sony does such a good job with colors.
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So do others but Sony makes it more cost effective. In ~2 months the A55 will be 100 Euros less than the proposed price and would be even more attractive.Sony does such a good job with colors.
Maybe, but I just checked the price of the A900, and it's higher than it was when I bought mine 2 years ago.So do others but Sony makes it more cost effective. In ~2 months the A55 will be 100 Euros less than the proposed price and would be even more attractive.
I've decided to return my A33 as I (and others) continue to have the temperature warning while casual shooting of stills. This simply doesn't sit well with me and I fear that over the long (or maybe even short) term, this will damage the electronics. This is not something that firmware can fix, I don't think, so my opinion is that the camera is not yet ready for prime-time.
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Vivek,Realted issue but on the NEX. I have noticed NEX-5 getting noticeably warm when used for long exposures. So far, nothing has happened to it nor has it affected the images.
Certainly the A33 is, and from what I understand, so is the A55.A33 and A55- both plastic? Which isn't a bad thing as long as there are no heat related issues.
Hi Simon - I quite agree it isn't right - but I'm not convinced it's a universal problem, and I'd suspect your camera (and maybe others too).Certainly the A33 is, and from what I understand, so is the A55.
Bottom line for me is that I don't want a camera that I have to keep turning off to keep it from overheating. Call me old fashioned, but this is simply not acceptable. No camera I've used to date, including shooting video on the GH1, has ever given me this issue.
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Jono,Hi Simon - I quite agree it isn't right - but I'm not convinced it's a universal problem, and I'd suspect your camera (and maybe others too).
Quite Right Too - but one should always be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.Jono,
I quite agree that it does not appear to be universal. It's just that when the one in my universe decides to act this way, it goes back.
Fair enough - but I don't think it's hype, I'm seriously impressed with the performance, both with respect to focusing, and the Image quality . . .mind you, I do have a selection of A mount lenses to apply to the problem!I think at this point, I'm just going to take my pair of NEX 5s with Voigtländer 21 f4, 50 f1.1 and 75 f1.8 lenses. That was my original idea, but I admit, I got caught up in the hype for the A33/55.
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"Hype" was not the best word I could have used, but I meant it as "excitement", not in a derogatory manner. I also heartily agree about the IQ.Fair enough - but I don't think it's hype, I'm seriously impressed with the performance, both with respect to focusing, and the Image quality . . .mind you, I do have a selection of A mount lenses to apply to the problem!
If every camera with release time glitches were abandoned, there wouldn't be many contenders left!
Sony did put out information about it with guidelines but I thought they attributed it to video.I have emailed our Sony rep about this, to see if he has any knowledge or info.
It could indeed be a firmware issue; it could simply be triggering the warning too early.
Hopefully the rep will have some useful info...
AgreeYes, they published some guidelines for video, including turning off steady shot to gain more video time. There shouldn't be an overheating problem when shooting stills...either the camera really is overheating for some reason, or it *thinks* it is overheating when it is not. Either way, it's not acceptable...