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

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Subject: [Leica] Sony RX1R, now also the Sony A99
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:25:11 -0400

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 .


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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Replies: Reply from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Sony RX1R, now also the Sony A99)
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] Sony RX1R, now also the Sony A99)