| We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Remember to visit our welcome thread here: Member Welcome Thread Join our community! *Flashing News*Email trigger on Alphadslr forum is now working. To setup the email trigger for your account: Just go to preference, select "Email & Subscription Settings" and Topic/Forum subscription alert type as "Alerts by email".. For thread tracking, you need to manually enable it for each thread. Once you're viewing a thread, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Locate the option "Track Topic" which appears to the left of the Board Time. From the page that loads you can select the notification type you want. |
| Sony DSLT-A77 and 16-50 f/2.8 SSM hands-on review | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 24 2011, 01:16 PM (14,246 Views) | |
| Rashkae | Aug 24 2011, 01:16 PM Post #1 |
|
Alpha Elite Member
|
Many thanks to Sony for this great opportunity to molest one of their latest and greatest cameras... The Sony SLT-A77. This is Sony's long-awaited A700 replacement, and it certainly has a lot of expectations on it's curved shoulders. First off, I want to make it very very clear that this is NOT the final production firmware, and there may be slight tweaks/improvements with the final release. So with that out of the way, let's take a look at this beauty: Construction: SOLID! Much like the A700 and A850, A900, this is a serious chunk of tough camera. Magnesium alloy frame, weather sealing, it's all here!! It feels great in the hand, with a comfy grip and a finger recess that is deeper than that of the A900! Great for people with slightly bigger hands!!! Everything fits great, there's no creaks or unnecessary slack that I can find. Even the pop-up flash is perfectly flush. It's surprisingly light too - definitely heavier than the A580, but very light compared to the A900. ![]() Layout: Everything but the kitchen sink is here... You have buttons for all sorts of options, from the display layout to Sony's Fn (function) button for quick setting changes, the 5-way navi, AEL, AF/MF, Teleconverter button, playback, Movie, Finder/LCD, Drive mode, White balance, exposure comp, ISO, top LCD illuminator, flash sync, Remote, Mic, HDMI, DOF preview (customizable to be smart preview)... Nice. The only thing that seems odd is that Sony went very n00b friendly and gave a dedicated "?" help button to explain settings, but did not provide a dedicated SSS on/off switch. ![]() ![]() ![]() Top LCD is actually useful: ![]() |
![]() |
|
| Replies: | |
|---|---|
| Mysilentkaopei | Aug 24 2011, 08:06 PM Post #31 |
|
Resident Kaopei Kia
|
lol might as well hire camera crew complete with soundman, 2 grips and bla bla bla... eh bro, how is the long duration video recording like? any overheating issues? |
|
MyFlickr MySilentKaopei WTS: Commemorative Coin Set "Macau Returns to China" ![]() | |
![]() |
|
| Rashkae | Aug 24 2011, 08:37 PM Post #32 |
|
Alpha Elite Member
|
I tested it outdoors. With SSS I got 29:59. No overheat. |
![]() |
|
| Mysilentkaopei | Aug 24 2011, 08:52 PM Post #33 |
|
Resident Kaopei Kia
|
awesome sauce! 29.59 is understandable! |
|
MyFlickr MySilentKaopei WTS: Commemorative Coin Set "Macau Returns to China" ![]() | |
![]() |
|
| Atarandas | Aug 24 2011, 09:02 PM Post #34 |
|
Alpha Newbie
|
Great review =) any comments on the EVF compared to OVF on A850/A900 ? luminous Landscape commented it still cant replace the gold standard of the top grade ovf on A900/850 Hope you get a set of Nex7 to play with and review as well . Cheers Oops missed out the para on evf, guess its not fair to compare to ovf , but would the best evf around i guess Edited by Atarandas, Aug 24 2011, 09:06 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| Rashkae | Aug 24 2011, 09:07 PM Post #35 |
|
Alpha Elite Member
|
I agree with LL... Yes, EVF has it's advantages, but it's hard to beat the A900 OVF. BUT, and this is a big BUT... Using the peaking mode with the 135mm STF through the EVF is a DREAM. Edited by Rashkae, Aug 24 2011, 09:07 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| Atarandas | Aug 24 2011, 09:42 PM Post #36 |
|
Alpha Newbie
|
HoHoHo NEX 7 with LEA2 with 135 CZ ...... drooolssss |
![]() |
|
| ChaoxAngel | Aug 24 2011, 09:51 PM Post #37 |
![]()
:@
:D :3
:) :] :x
:o :z :>
;)
|
That's the Icing of the cake man... The best news so far. =D |
|
Official Website | Facebook Profile | Facebook Page | Model Mayhem | iStudio | Deviant Art ChaoxAngel's APAD on ALPHADSLR | Sony Digital Workshop | |
![]() |
|
| Mysilentkaopei | Aug 24 2011, 10:41 PM Post #38 |
|
Resident Kaopei Kia
|
Same here bro! |
|
MyFlickr MySilentKaopei WTS: Commemorative Coin Set "Macau Returns to China" ![]() | |
![]() |
|
| Hidetox | Aug 25 2011, 01:08 AM Post #39 |
|
Alpha Happy Member
|
wooo... nice preview... abit of this i am poison! |
|
Sony A550 | CZ 16-80 | Sony 50mm F1.8 | Sony 18-70 | Minolta 70-210mm F4 | Sigma 50mm F1.4 Nex-5 My Flickr Link ---== You'll Never Walk Alone ==--- Once a Reds, Always a Reds !! | |
![]() |
|
| kei | Aug 25 2011, 01:22 AM Post #40 |
|
bobo Shooter
|
hmm so it allows you to adjust the aperture and shutter speed and ISO while/before shooting? |
| |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · Sony SLT cameras · Next Topic » |














4:50 PM Jul 11