Lurchorama
09-04-2013, 10:49am
Morning all,
With Pentax still dragging it heals on what it's going to do this year, and with money burning a hole in my pocket; I'm starting to at least 'window shop' at what else is around.
From my reading at least; the Sony A99 looks like an interesting alternative.
Coming from Pentax, it seems to tick many boxes. Weather sealed, in-body SR, backwards compatibility with old Minolta glass (and the prices of new lenses seems to be on par with Pentax), supposedly good ergonomics (I have big hands).
One criticism that does seems to pop up in reviews is the behaviour of the EVF in continuous, fast shooting. Reports seem to say that instead of keeping the view 'open', it flashes up review images instead! That would seem the last thing I'd want if I'm trying to rattle of a stack of frames with a bike (or whatever) flashing past.
Anyone here have any experiences with this camera? Any comments etc?
With Pentax still dragging it heals on what it's going to do this year, and with money burning a hole in my pocket; I'm starting to at least 'window shop' at what else is around.
From my reading at least; the Sony A99 looks like an interesting alternative.
Coming from Pentax, it seems to tick many boxes. Weather sealed, in-body SR, backwards compatibility with old Minolta glass (and the prices of new lenses seems to be on par with Pentax), supposedly good ergonomics (I have big hands).
One criticism that does seems to pop up in reviews is the behaviour of the EVF in continuous, fast shooting. Reports seem to say that instead of keeping the view 'open', it flashes up review images instead! That would seem the last thing I'd want if I'm trying to rattle of a stack of frames with a bike (or whatever) flashing past.
Anyone here have any experiences with this camera? Any comments etc?