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Sony DSLT-A77 and 16-50 f/2.8 SSM hands-on review
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TWmilkteaTW
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aww thats indeed quite sad to hear..
High ISO performance is important to me as im quite a lazy guy..(nv have the intention of buying and mounting a flash)
High ISO performance is important to me as im quite a lazy guy..(nv have the intention of buying and mounting a flash)
I just got my a77 1 day ago with the kit lens. Did noticed the long shut down time the 1st time I tried it. After reading, tested the shut down time again. Took about 5 sec before the sensor vibrate.
This morning tested it against my a300 which a77 clearly outperform it, mismatch here but that's what I have. I have pitted my old Tamron 17-50 f2.8 workhorse against the new Sony 16-50mm f2.8 on both bodies & the new kit lens is much better imho. The colours are more vibrant & vignetting is better controlled here. Focusing is fast as well.
Heng ah...I didn't switch lens immediately after shutting down a77.
For those wondering where I got it...it's from HK. My wife cousin helped me to bring it back, it's with a International warranty card. Cost me HK$14990, the official price as shops ain't cutting price due to the demand in HK, got to reserve & pay a deposit as it ran out of stock before the new batch arrived. Freebies 8GB memory stick, screen protector, cleaning kit & tripod. Plus a handgrip (dun know what is it as it ran out of stock & need to collect it later)!?
This morning tested it against my a300 which a77 clearly outperform it, mismatch here but that's what I have. I have pitted my old Tamron 17-50 f2.8 workhorse against the new Sony 16-50mm f2.8 on both bodies & the new kit lens is much better imho. The colours are more vibrant & vignetting is better controlled here. Focusing is fast as well.
Heng ah...I didn't switch lens immediately after shutting down a77.
For those wondering where I got it...it's from HK. My wife cousin helped me to bring it back, it's with a International warranty card. Cost me HK$14990, the official price as shops ain't cutting price due to the demand in HK, got to reserve & pay a deposit as it ran out of stock before the new batch arrived. Freebies 8GB memory stick, screen protector, cleaning kit & tripod. Plus a handgrip (dun know what is it as it ran out of stock & need to collect it later)!?
let pray it dun hang
Wishace said:
Pls keep us updated as you are one of few with production units.
The bugs and issues faced by others in hk, taiwan and uk are really cause for concern, esp when coupled with kit lens, the item is not cheap.
I am not sure if i want to spend 2-3k and then wait for sony to repair or come up with new firmware.
Hopefully its not affecting all the batches, esp those coming to sgp soon.
Actually this is kinda first time we see some major issues with sony products for the past few years. From my past experience, i had always brag to my friends that i never had any sort of problems with my gears while they have to keep updating their firmwares.
And i believe the march tsunami has really caused serious damages to sony in japan, so have no choice but to make this upmarket product in thailand, as i know except for the newer a33/55, most of dslrs including the present batch of a580 are made in japan.
Coupled with the huge demand in nex5n and nex7 which are coming out from the same factory, indeed quality control has taken a back seat.
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digitalpimp
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Atarandas said:
Let's hope it's firmware. If it's anomalous hardware then Sony might just have dug their own grave. We're talking about major revamp here and a bunch of recalls. Not to mention our hurt pride.
zuikoku
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Pls keep us updated as you are one of few with production units.
The bugs and issues faced by others in hk, taiwan and uk are really cause for concern, esp when coupled with kit lens, the item is not cheap.
I am not sure if i want to spend 2-3k and then wait for sony to repair or come up with new firmware.
Hopefully its not affecting all the batches, esp those coming to sgp soon.
Actually this is kinda first time we see some major issues with sony products for the past few years. From my past experience, i had always brag to my friends that i never had any sort of problems with my gears while they have to keep updating their firmwares.
And i believe the march tsunami has really caused serious damages to sony in japan, so have no choice but to make this upmarket product in thailand, as i know except for the newer a33/55, most of dslrs including the present batch of a580 are made in japan.
Coupled with the huge demand in nex5n and nex7 which are coming out from the same factory, indeed quality control has taken a back seat.
The firmware upgrade from Sony will be available in the next few days afaik.
Hopefully will solve all the issues those popped out on the net
albertri
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thats not a good sigh.....
been reading Sony users from HK, Taiwan got a lot of problem with A77/A65 looks like firmware issue like black-outs, hangs, crashes, shut-down taking 10sec etc etc some even worst thier am just died and wont recover... It feels like Sony didn't do much testing on this units.... looks like A33/A55 far more stable that the newer SLTs =(
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I had it since mid-august and used it daily, and used it during the whole F1 in burst-happy mode and no hangs, etc.
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