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sept 2010… back then I was hoping for a January release and have it by March. It is now March 2011 and I’m hoping for fuly release and buy it off the shelves by September 2011. I wonder if that is really going to happen …
I feel the same way. It’s taking way too long
Anything info about this new flash? GN?
It’s not as powerful as the HVL-58AM. Think of as a new mid-range flash, maybe even replacement for the HVL-42AM. I’d expect it to be in the $300-$400 range, if history holds.
I wonder if they have done a 52 (there was an old Minolta 5200), then added the swivel from the 58? That would sit it between the 42 and 58. The 58 also acts as a commander, they could remove that function to make the new one cheaper.
SLT cameras will be dead soon anyway. The Panasonic GH2 has shown that contrast detect autofocus can be just as fast without a light and image quality sapping mirror. The future of Sony will be the E mount with the A mount slowly dying off over the coming years. Without OVF what purpose does the A mount have over the E mount? The E mount can accommodate a 35mm sensor.
Please direct me to the info about the contrastbase AF that is equally fast as a phasedetection af in low light with a 200mm tele.
Ergonomics, more lenses, higher FPS (still), just to mention few
I listen again and to the video, but I can’t understand the Sony presenters. comment about the flash. It has _____-shift technology. What the heck is he saying ?
He’s saying that the flash will have quick-shift bounce like the hvl-f58am.
Watching the video again makes me more excited for the a77. Just hope it doesn’t let us down cause I know a lot of ppl have been waiting for it.
Cash waiting Sony…;)
I want it now