The new Sony A33 translucent camera vs the [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX-5[/shoplink]. The A33 is very small!
The current [shoplink 3124]Sony A550[/shoplink] vs A33.
A33 vs A290
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And the last camera is?
Smaller than A350?! Oh crap 🙁 🙁 🙁
They’ve screwed it on the entire line :/ crap. Ergonomics dead.
Last hope is that A55 will have normal size, but I doubt it gonna happen… maybe A580 than?
Boooo…. pity… I was really hoping for A33 ~_~
Come on! We all know the biggest advantage of Axx is continues AF during video shooting. I’m fine with that size, unless you want keep holding a brick while shooting video.
It will be interesting to see what the weights and prices are, but I’m a little disappointed by the limited number of cross-sensors in the cameras.
In the low-end Pentax K-x 9 of its 11 sensors are cross-sensors and the Olympus E-620 has 5 of 7 crosshatch sensors. This translates directly into faster lock-on AF in low light.
well done, consumer now have more choice.
Childish whining as usual!…. but credz to Sony!, that has to be the most good looking DSLR to date!, world evolves you know…things get smaller not bigger, wake up.
I hope there will be a high-definition display like the one on my A700.
Love it! Just love it!
Small, silent, lots of lenses to chose from, hopefully good sensor, amazing video, fast, nice screen, image stabelization…
Everything and more you need to take good photos!
But A100 was also a good camera in my opinion, so don´t take me seriously 😉
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcholund/
yeah that’s a very good looking DSLR, remember it’s in class with D3100 and EOS 550D, and it is the most handsome looking camera among them. Well the specs trumps competitions, and ergonomics is on par with its competitors. A55’s sensor is ridiculous though :p
I don’t hope the last camera is the A5xx, since it’s smaller than the A350 and a lot smaller than the A550…
Ah, last one is the 290…
“things get smaller not bigger, wake up.” – and that’s what sux. You know, my hands haven’t gotten any smaller during last years, or at least: I haven’t noticed, but instead the DSLRs get moved more towards kid-hands than adult camera.
My greatest concern are the buttons for ISO/mode/WB – impossible to reach without breaking my thumb. ~_~
Ok, the A55 won’t be bigger… so last hope now is the A580.
I think people seriously have to stop worrying about ergonomics until they try them. Its just creating a negative atmosphere arround what is an exciting leak.
Seriously, kudos to Sony, they bodies look sweet, I’m tempted to try them out, but my heart is focused purely on the next FF.
I like them very much…
Why do you guys want big cameras ? That’s crazy.
I wish these cameras could be even smaller .I have a NEX5 and I think it is still too big.
I *like* the size!
I compared the size of NEX, A33 and A350:
http://alphacorner.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/a33_a350_NEX5.jpg
Enjoy miniaturization 😉
Cool…with shadow 😉
A33 looks too small. The A350 was too small so I sold and went with the A550. Would it be wishful thinking that the A55 will be based on the A5xx frame?
The a55 looks to me like almost the same size as the A33, perhaps a little larger? Pretty hard to say for sure. There is high curvature at the back of the grip which may produce a better feel. We need to try these to see; it’s clear though that the EVF allows a much smaller design. Good or bad? Successful or unsuccessful Time will tell… Good to see the DOF preview button there though…
I combined all the size comparisons:
http://www.shinkadesign.com/photoposts/a33size.jpg
Wow Kyle! You did an awesome job!
Cheers for the comparisons….
Anyone wanna take it further and add all Sony’s Bodies 🙂
The size comparison with the NEX would be more meaningful if there were also top /side views. They may not look so much different in size from the front or back – but the A33 and A55 are obviously much larger in other dimensions compared to the NEX cameras.
Futile: if you compare everything, it’ll blur out and look the same.. Optical illusion :p
I also assume A33 and A55 will be wider from the side, we’re talking about mirrorless vs SLR after all.
I’m thinking that by making these camera bodies this small, it instantly brings forth comparisons against models in the 4/3’s group and when comparing side by side, the Sony looks quite feature packed with larger sensor and better video etc
Along with the NEX, perhaps Sony are trying to decimate the entire mirrorless movement all together.
I’m tired of reading a lot of complaints for missing features such as a second control wheel. Wait for the A7XX and hope that it does include it, or move on to something else. I wonder if Leica has issues with people whinging about it’s $20,000 S2 camera system lacking a second control wheel.
My personal opinion is that video has no place on a photographers camera, and a photographers camera should have two control wheels.
Sweet, these arnt that bad, donno if anyone said this, maybe sony will release good battery grips for them, kinda like the K-7… really small and some people like the grip on. The (mode dial?) looks like its made of metal, shiny and whatnot, maybe for style, also like the (carbon fiber?) Looking grip too… not bad
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😉 I mean, they look really nice.
Almost with a “minoltian” touch of the 90´s ^^
An the specs (as far we know) seem very promising.
The only thing I can´t really like is the fact that the A33 & A55 are getting the NEX-Battery.
Maybe to spare space for controllers & video encoder chips, who knows if not Sony? 😉
@acolyte:
The A33 & A55 aren´t common (D)SLRs, they use the Pellix-Mirror System, allowing a more compact design and allowing other choices in the placement of some hardware components (microchips, memory cards, knobs and so on).
Greets,
Erwin
ps: Yes, please Sky_Walker & Kyle, do some comparisons on all the Alpha range! 😀
…If it´s possible and you have enogh spare time, of course 😉
@Q: Surely someone can ‘shop a comparison between the A33 and the NX10 or the Panasonic G series?
“well done, consumer now have more choice.”
Choice for consumers is what Sony is all about! They don’t happen to give a damn about advanced/enthusiast/professional photogs, but they sure love them some uber-plastic ergonomic-nightmare consumer camera-making!
Here is the comparative:
A33 Vs GF1/G2/PL-1/NX10
http://a.imageshack.us/img801/1992/comparative.jpg
Thank to the pictures of SeriousCompacts.com
Tabitha, sony has a900, a850, for the enthusiast, and the a700, these new cameras look great and appear to be made of metal, or perhaps high strength plastic, is a Canon rebel made of metal? How about a $900 Nikon? The price of these a33’s are rumored to be around $900 starting price, which will undoubtedly drop, they always do. How much does a Pentax k7 cost? The bottomline is, these cameras look great, not just asthetically, but feature wise. I hope for the best.
“I’m thinking that by making these camera bodies this small, it instantly brings forth comparisons against models in the 4/3′s group and when comparing side by side, the Sony looks quite feature packed with larger sensor and better video etc”
It seems to be Canon’s playbook too. The head of their Image Communications Products division (whatever that is) said almost exactly a month ago:
Maeda also said the company was working
on a smaller version of its upmarket
single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras in a
bid to compete with the new breed of
mid-range so-called “mirrorless”
cameras launched by Sony Corp, Olympus
Corp, and Panasonic Corp….“It’s not a
question of whether or not you have a
mirror. There is a consumer need for
good-quality cameras to be made
smaller,” Maeda said. “We will meet
this need.”
NX10 vs. G2 vs. a33
http://a.imageshack.us/img121/7621/a33nx10g2.jpg
based on a33 vs. a290 comparison and dpreview photos of NX10 & G2
PS please delete my 2 previous comments 😉
I’m optimist A33 will be a tough competitor for D3100.
@ elliot “It seems to be Canon’s playbook too.” – oh yea. I recall that. Sony did exactly what Canon wanted to. Looks like they are in troubles now.
to ric:
Are you kidding? These camera are NOT metal made, just basic plastic made as any a3xx camera. And then, your comparison with K7 is just a big joke: the Pentax camera is just one of the best build camera on the market, magnesium alloy body, weather sealed, 2 wheels, 100% OVF, etc. and… the best handgrip on DSLR after 645D’s one!
These new Sony’s camera are just where I was expecting them: maybe a good sensor, but style a crap design giving awful ergonomics. So bad for Sony, they could sell much more with better designed products…
I for one think the a55 is a sexy ass camera 🙂
Anybody know what the little button next to the bottom left of the lens does?
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1037&message=36075112
just in case comparison with pen, G1, nx10…
@ROB – “Anybody know what the little button next to the bottom left of the lens does?” – it’s depth of field preview. (see wikipedia if you don’t know what’s that)
Another proof that DOF preview is not for everybody.