Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28

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Subject: [Leica] Sony RX1R, now also the Sony A99
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:04:03 -0700
References: <CDF38587.C64F%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> In hand its like a slice of Wonder Bread. All air. Does not inspire much
> confidence. But interesting technology. For sure a  consumer camera maybe
> not even Prosumer .



what camera are you talking about?


> 
> 
> On 6/28/13 11:50 AM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Steve Barbour wrote:
>> 
>>> On Jun 28, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Having to plunk down another $400-$500 for a viewfinder would be a deal
>>>> breaker for me. I cannot shoot a camera outdoors while squinting at an 
>>>> LCD.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> love to get your take, and that of Doug Herr on the sony alpha A 99...
>>> 
>> 
>> I'd love to demo the A99.  As I understand it the translucent mirror is 
>> used
>> only for phase-detect AF and is removable.  Unfortunately not a lot of
>> native-mount long lenses made for it yet, and the performance of the Sony 
>> 1.4x
>> and especially 2x extenders seems to be somewhat underwhelming.
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> 
>> 
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