On 10/18/2013 2:19 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
I'm kind of underwhelmed with the A7 to be honest. First of all, I
hate sony as a company and would only buy a camera from them if they
were the last company on earth. Secondly, its downright ugly, not that
I would care in the end, but dammit I want to look *good* with my
camera on my shoulder. Thirdly its is a Nex which means nex-style
ergonomics and awful, unbalanced handling. Maybe after I read some
reviews and see some good samples I might change my mind, but its way
out of the ballpark price wise for me anyways. I'd much rather wait
for a proper Pentax FF DSLR to be honest, which I likely won't be able
to afford either. Damn. IMO the K-3 is a better camera. FF isn't
everything.
I pretty much disagree with you on all counts, Zos. It is of course from
my perspective on things.
IQ-wise, I've witnessed Sony A850. It is at least as good as any Pentax
out there in terms of color and tone. It looses in terms of low light
noise, but personally to me, it is no longer a decisive factor. Sony is
as good a company as any other out there. Now, when you take your camera
to your eye, you don't notice whether it is ugly or it is not.
Ultimately, personally I don't care. All I want is that my camera be
black and easy to operate. I've played a bit with Nex-6. No immediate
ergonomic problems that I can report. The difference between K-3 and A7
at release time is $400. I'm not going to buy either of these, but K-3's
price may be just a tad too high for some new prospective buyers who
would look at A7 and think:
1. Sony - familiar brand.
2. FF - I will look cool
3. Small and light - great - I wont' have to haul lots of gear
And thus they will prefer Sony.
Naturally, you're entitled to your reasoning and I present mine only as
an alternative.
Boris
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