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It's good to see how sony is shaking things up. More than 2 years ago I bought a A450L and I still consider it the worst camera I've ever had. But it looks like the "heck-I'm-going-to-make-all-the-mistakes-I-possibly-can-till-I-get-it-right" approach is paying off. I'm seriously considering giving Sony a second chance.
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Just Posted: Sony Alpha SLT-A99 review
Just Posted: Our review of the Sony Alpha SLT-A99. The A99 is Sony's flagship SLT camera - featuring a 24MP full-frame sensor and dual AF system, along with the level of build and direct control you'd expect from a range-topping model. We've put the A99 through its paces in a variety of situations, including an investigation of how its AF depth control performs in challenging shooting conditions. We've also looked at the advantages the SLT system and articulated screen bring to a camera at this level, as well as looking at their downsides.
Click here to read our Sony Alpha SLT-A99 review
Sony Alpha SLT-A99V Full-Frame 24.3 MP SLR Digital Camera
with 3-Inch LED - Body Only (Black)
Sony Alpha SLT-A99V Full-Frame 24.3 MP SLR Digital Camera
with 3-Inch LED - Body Only (Black)
Sony SLT A99 hard bundle
with A99 Grip and HVLF60M flash
Sony A77 24.3 MP Translucent Mirror Digital SLR
With 16-50mm F2.8 lens
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 Full Frame Digital SLR Camera Body & VG-C99 Grip & HVL-F60M Flash
with 64GB Card + Battery + Backpack Case + Accessory Kit
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 Full Frame Digital SLR Camera & VG-C99 Grip & HVL-F60M Flash
with 64GB Card + Battery & Charger + Case + Tripod + Kit
Sony Alpha SLT-A77 Translucent Mirror Digital SLR Camera - Body only
Sony A99 SLT-A99 SLTA99VBDL (Body)
+ Sony HVLF60M Flash + Sony VGC99AM Grip + Vanguard Case UP-RISE 38
Sony SLTA99V Alpha SLT-A99V A99 SLT-A99 Full-Frame 24.3 MP SLR Digital Camera
with 3-Inch LED - Body Only (Black) BUNDLE with 32GB High Speed Card (Qty 2),Spare Batteries (Qty 2), Full Sized Tripod, Deluxe Padded Case + More
Sony Alpha A99 SLT-A99 A99 SLTA99 SLTA99 (Body)
+ Sony 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens + Sony Bag +Sony Battery + 64GB + Giotto's Blower
Sony SLTA99V Alpha SLT-A99V A99 SLT-A99 Full-Frame 24.3 MP SLR Digital Camera
with 3-Inch LED - Sony 24 -70mm f/2.8 BUNDLE with 32GB High Speed Card (Qty 3),Deluxe Hoya Filter Kit, Spare Batteries (Qty 2), Full Sized Tripod, Deluxe Padded Case + More
It looks like a fabulous camera... but it's too big and expensive!
Too big? At the day of release it was the smallest and lightest full frame DSLR on a market!
UK price is scary high £2300. Looks like a £1300 camera to me
It is'nt cheap, but UK buyers do seem to get ripped off. Mind you, the Canon 5D3 is even more scary priced.
At WEX in the UK, a 5D3 + 24-70 costs £4238
The Sony A99 + 24-70 costs £3748
Clearly both cameras are excellent. Both cameras are also much too expensive in the UK, thats for sure...
There has to be a cost incentive for people to consider EVF's and currently there is no reason to do so (unless you have a ton of Minolta lenses lying around)
DPR seem determined to "sell" EVF's to people, but never mention the real pros and cons of it.
Falling in love with technology is never a good thing for a review site, and the cost will rule it out long before anyone has even considered it. Surely a flop at this price
What 'real' pros and cons do you think we left unmentioned?
Easy to point out you have enough pro points, but lack on the cons.
The video quality to my eyes is not very good lacking fine details, there are quite a few discussion on this already but I can see it clearly on the samples. They look pretty mushy to me
There are more disadvantages to the EVF than just action shooting, much higher battery drain, DR is low v an OVF, lag in lower light, resolution weak for landscape shooting. Granted there are some nice things focus peaking, can see WB etc.
The swivel LCD many would prefer a side out LCD esp for video shooting.
Lack of in camera development (raw) mentioned but not listed in cons
I also think with larger mp cameras around now the lack of a sraw (Canon) will be considered a problem for some users
Sony's video mode is odd at times you have to be in P mode for AF, you can't set the other modes unless you are in MF. Mentioned but not listed in cons.
I love the EVF ! Much less chimping. Barry Fitzgerald should simply accept that there are people who like the new EVF's and embrace the new tech. He doesn't have to buy it, just respect those who do.
I own an SLT A57 so I can quite happily comment on the pros and cons of EVF's and yes I've used the A77 too so I know the "better" EVF well enough to.
There are advantages and disadvantages with SLT/EVF some quite notable ones. It would be a mistake to suggest they have only good points or just bad points. But some of the limitations of EVF's are quite notable for some users.
Up against a full frame penta prism viewfinder the EVF is going to have a really hard time, where are the Canikon fans screaming for the EVF? They're not there are they..
FF EVF adoption is a far tougher nut to crack than entry level DSLR land
^^ Very valid points. But frankly I never go wow anymore when using my friends A900. I have come to accept all the advantages of an EVF but I do not shoot sports. If I did then yes I would prefer an OVF.
Also I generally prefer to use the LCD to compose. I hate being restricted to eye level shooting while using an OVF.
@barry fitgerald,
For the vast majority of stills-oriented shooters video quality is going to be fine and you have a 60p option with very good AF speed.
The articulated LCD offers a wide range of positions, so we could hardly list the lack of side-mounted hinge as a con.
On a 36MP camera like the D800 we can list the lack of sRAW as a con, given how rarely most users need>24MP resolution.
In-camera raw is something we'd easily put in a 'pros' list, but would be less apt to list as a con, unless Sony had it in the previous model and then removed.
The MF-only exposure controls are a direct result of having fast full-time AF, but you do at least have exposure comp available.
As for battery drain, we can't justifiably criticize something for which there is no current technology solution. The consequence of an EVF and its advantages are shorter battery life. Throughout the review and in the conclusion we make it clear that for some, an EVF is likely a dealbreaker.
Rather than the suggestion of listing the lack of a side-mounted hinge as a con, how about listing the "lack of articulated LCD" on every other FF DSLR?
Now that that idiot suggestion is dealt with, I can say that I love the multi-hinged LCD in spite of nearly always using the VF.
I enjoyed the review greatly, it's nice to see a fair review for once. There are too many unfair reviews of EVF cameras out there which seem to go out of the way to list it as an outright negative. The only time an EVF is a true negative is with the poorly implemented ones.
Amadou Diallo
You have to be consistent
Poor battery life compared to its peers- K30 DPR review
Can't be selective sure EVF drains the battery more but..the Pentax choice of going for a slim lithium to allow AA's means..poor battery life too.
DPR report they do not make judgements on compromises for design choices.
Firstly, comparing percentage points is a terrible way of reading reviews. You should go down the pros and cons of each camera, and pick the one that fits your needs best.
Secondly, regarding all the comments about the D600 being a crippled piece of junk: I respectfully disagree. The D600's AF system is FAR from being bad. In fact, I'm willing to bet that it outclasses the a99 by quite a bit, and not just by covering more area (it's been incredible in my experience with fast sports action). The D600 also has better battery life, an optical finder (better for fast action), and slightly better image quality. Oh, and it can do contrast-detect AF for tack sharp focus anywhere in the frame.
Of course, the a99 has its advantages, but I think it's completely wrong to paint the D600 as a primitive and crippled camera. Really, I'm tempted to think that people bashing the D600's AF just don't know how to use it.
They're both good cameras. Stop nitpicking on little review points.
Agree with you.. Anyone saying D600 AF is bad currently don't know how to use it..
D600's AF is not that bad, but it isn't just fast and good enough as the a99! I've been told, they get more keepers from a99 than D600 who have tested both cameras side by side! And you can't compare a99 with entry level FF
I seriously doubt that, given my experience with Sony AF (granted, I used an a580, but Sony needs to have made a massive improvement since then for the a99 to compete with the D600). And even if the a99's single point performance has caught up, it still can't quite offer the flexibility of modes like dynamic area AF because of gaps in point coverage. The a99's AF module also covers less of the frame than the D600 - and the D600's AF point coverage is marginal already.
And why not compare the a99 with the D600? They share the same sensor (although the D600 gets more IQ out of it), and have similar specs. Yes, they differ on many points, but people considering a FF camera should consider both. That justifies a comparison.
Sony did huge leap with AF speed and capability with A77. A99 is even further improved thanks to on-sensor PDAF, so no wonder that it beats D600.
When you're talking about AF, people must be referring to AF-S (Single Shot) as DPR's review found the A99 AF tracking to be sub-par compared to the rest of the field.
From the A99 list of cons:
* AF tracking accuracy lags behind its Nikon and Canon peers
There is more to AF than Single shot, and Nikon's predictive AF tracking is first rate. Canon's is not too shoddy either.
@clamchouder - there is a very huge difference in the AF between an A580 and A99. They started using the 'SLT' mirror in the A55 and then the A77. This wasn't something they started doing only for the EVF, it was also to improve the AF performance.
There is likely a big difference between the a580 and a99. However, the D600's AF system is very good indeed, with flexibility that the a99 cannot match. I can't speak about single point tracking performance since I don't own an a99, but I can tell you that the D600 does very well in that department too.
This is what gets me here. Isn't the point of putting dual AF systems in the a99 to improve tracking? The thing is it seems like they are building a movie theater in a ghost town. It's been discussed how EVF cannot compete with OVF for action, yet they build their AF system around tracking, which is still sub par. It seems they just wanted to test out their new on sensor PDAF and forced a99 owners to pay for it.
Tracking on the A99 using AF-D is a vast improvement over previous models. AF speed and accuracy seems to be at least on par with the A77, which according to tests is faster to achieve locks than even the 1DX. Even with screw-drive lenses it's blisteringly quick.
The upcoming AF-D updates for the firmware will only make this feature better by adding more lenses.
Great review.
Decent camera. Not as light as one hopes for the SLT design, but acceptable.
Took a peek at Sony store for some lenses... Ewwwww... far too limited. Cannot compare to the m43 arsenal, much less Canikon range.
Good effort. Try harder next time Sony, especially your lens department.
I am curious. What Alpha lenses are missing ? And does m43 have any lenses available for wildlife and or birding ?
And I hope you are joking about m43. Most of the lenses are overpriced and there are a lot of overlaps between Panasonic and Olympus.
If you take into consideration 3rd party lenses for Alpha mount then there is absolutely no contest between Sony Alpha and m43.
If you are referring to Sony NEX then yes I wholeheartedly agree that no of lenses available is grossly inadequate.
autofocus Zeiss, enough said ;)
I myself completed what I want for my lens line up. I didn't get the experience of those like lens-problematic-people. What lens are you looking for that Sony doesn't have, that you have literally? If you can't find it try getting the Sony G or Carl Zeiss to compensate.
really, I never understand why many people complaining about some particular brand's lens line that has less than canon and nikon range. like they will buy all of the canikon lenses.
lens buying is based on our needs (unless for LBA people), and most of big brands already have lenses for various photography needs.
A-mount line-up doesn't match m4/3?! Hhahahahahaha, try harder troll.
Well.... they surely have more lenses you can even remotely afford to buy.
Comparing a m43 to a FF? Really? That is a complete apples to oranges comparison. As far as having limited lenses, the only thing which is limited would be lenses for wildlife and other than that, they are loaded. http://www.cameralabs.com/lenses/Sony_Alpha_DSLR_lens_guide_range.shtml
I count 191 AF lenses for Sony/Minolta Alpha mount, as opposed to 30 for Micro Four thirds.
And they range from a 4.5mm Sigma fisheye to a 800mm lens.
Micro Four Thirds has a very impressive lens catalog right now, but it still doesn't come close to this.
Canikon might have more lenses but thats bc they have lenses with and without stabilization.
How many primes Canon has with IS ?
Canon and Nikon have a slight advantage in having mid ranges lenses that Sony Lacks. For instance Sony has a very nice 300mm f/2.8 but does not have a 300mm f/4.
Sony is expecting the people wanting the lower cost long telephotos will be happy with the Zoom lens like the 70-300 or 70-400mm.
In some lines they do have the intermediate priced lenses and have started to develop a line of nice DT (crop) lenses that are more mid-range performance but good prices.
There are a few specialty lenses as well Sony lacks. For the vast majority of people you can get the job done with Sony or Pentax.
Do you own every Canonikon lens? Tell me which lens is missing in the Sony range that an average photographer is needed. Unless you can hire 10 people carrying lens for you shoot.
if the translucent mirror flipped I would be interested.
Translucent mirror to flip where? It is a limitation in the old SLR design thats why the mirror need to flip. else it will be blocking the sensor. So if can dun flip then why you still want to flip?
I wish for that too, but it's not a deal breaker. If absolutely necessary it is easily removed.
Is the glass half full or half empty ?
This could be the perfect AFFORDABLE FF sports camera. Up to 10 fps in crop mode is exactly what many non-pro sports shooters would die for. But then ... Sony spoils it. The still lagging/stuttering EVF combined with an AF that is good but not excellent kills the A99 as a sports cam. What a pity. Even more sad since Canikon obviously don't care about high fps in their "below $6k" cameras.
Other than that I think the A99 is a strong competitor. Unfortunately though the D800 has reached such a low price point that it's a no-brainer to buy.
lagging EVF?? what are you talking about? i shoot mainly sports with my A77 and dont have any lag... are you moving the camera like a mad man?
try a good EVF first (A99 or A77), and i dont mean in a store...
Dpreview is not the holy grail ... doesn't mean they are right in every way. I should wait for more reviews and see what they have to say about AF speed.
The AF speed of the A77 beats a lot of Nikon/Canon camera's and I don't think the A99 will be any slower.
From using the A77 and A99 side by side, the AF seems to easily be just as fast, until the camera is switched into AF-D mode, it gets faster.
As for those who keep spewing the "lagging/stuttering EVF" garbage, you've apparently never laid eyes upon Sony's OLED EVF. There is no lag, nor stuttering, it's not small, nor dim.
Sure, when burst shooting, there is the "last image shot" thing with the EVF. However, unless you're using a $6-7k SLR body, you have NO VF at all during bursts because your mirror is in the way.
I have used a Sony OLED EVF - the one in the NEX-7. It was ok when pointed at bright light, but in indoor light, it was definitely lagging and stuttering, with plenty of blur if you moved the camera. Noise was heavy in the EVF, too.
And your statement about having no VF during bursts on DSLRs is completely incorrect. With any DSLR, the mirror is down between frames in a burst so you can see your subject in real time and keep tracking it.
well, in the EVF you see what the sensor sees, the cheating soft in the camera does not play here.
I am starting to find your reviews quite tedious. My D800 is perfect.
How is the A99 review tedious? It's thorough just like when they reviewed the D800 and 5D3.
tedious is because D800 is perfect. Since D800 is perfect then the rest will never be good. The Best camera is always the one in your hand.
Your D800 is perfect ONLY if Sony supply the sensor. :)
Overall score A99: 84%
"It stands out as the only full frame camera to offer in-body stabilization, an EVF and articulated rear screen." WYSIWYG EVF, throwing away the Hoodman now. Sold my D800 and got an A99, loving it :)
Good luck with the Sony. I love my D800. The Nikon is perfect for exhibition-quality work.
In my book EVF counts against the camera, not for it. Nothing beats a true real time optical viewfinder. EVF will always have too much lag for precisely timed shots. Not even a 10fps spray and pray can replace it. Sony is for amateurs who do not know better.
I believe the one who produce the perfect photo is the photographer and not the camera.
you memtioned that EVF will always have too much lag for precisely timed shots. May I know how much lag are you talking about? Sony is for SONY users only
EVF is great disadvantage in my eyes - lagging, abruptly changing unreal colors and contrast, no space feeling, eye weariness, ... EVF has a meaning in mirrorless systems for bulk saving - but not in slr/slt, where speed is first.
Like you have used the class leading OLED EVFs, talking about contrast and colors, thats what we Sony shooters need, to preview how the final image is going to look! You take 3 shots adjusting exposure and WB, we get it done in a single shot! SLT and EVF saves time! Hey, we are little advanced!
zinedi - never used A99 EVF for serious shooting, so don't comment on things you have no clue about as you only make a fool out of yourself.
No, I shoot RAW - don't need to play with WB or exposure on place - actually I save time - it is not so accurate on a small LCD/OLED - better on PC. And it is known that there is some difference between what you see in EVF/LCD and on PC screen/paper.
Agree with Petka and zinedi - DPR is saying EVF like it's a plus, when it may actually be a minus for the majority of professional and enthusiast users.
In the review we specifically mentioned, alongside the advantages of an EVF, that it's a feature that will not a appeal to some photographers. We even mentioned specific shortcomings with regard to shooting sports.
I have the A77 (same EVF as 99) after years of owning EOS XXD line bodies. I'm not sure what you guys are saying about lag -- I've used the 77 a lot and what you see going on in the EVF is probably no more than a single tenth of a second behind what's going on in front of you. (For the record I don't do sports photography.)
If you're talking about EVF proximity detect lag, I haven't found the split-second change-over any problem. If you close the screen, the EVF is already on by time the viewfinder is fully up to your eye.
The color reproduction isn't wildly different either, I find the EVF to be closer in color to what I get on my computer monitor when I upload the pictures later which is pretty cool -- you get a better idea of what the shot will be like even before you take it. I can't even remember the last time I took a "test shot" with the SLT.
Make no mistake: the Sony XGA OLED viewfinders are nothing like any 800x600 LCD finder seen in other cameras before it.
Petka, your eye-to-finger signalling mechanism has too much lag for precisely timed shots.
With OVF and EVF, the best you can do with timing is to anticipate (unless you are using external triggering mechanisms).
I wouldn't say they are horrible, but light travels at 186,270 miles per second. There is no way any electronic device can process and display an image as fast as the light can get to my eyes. This coupled with the slideshow issues makes any EVF a deal breaker for action. It's too bad sony cannot fuse their newer features with an OVF, could be good.
When Zinedi said that he don't care exposure on place because he is using RAW, it reveals that he is not out the newbie world yet........
Hope Sony releases again something like the DSLR-a850. That was an amazing camera for the money. Now on today standards, I know Sony can release something cheap while using the new great FF 24MP sensor. Don't want all those video features.
I have been using the Sony A99 intensively for about 6 weeks now, doing critical tests during the first 4 weeks, when I could return it in exchange for a Canon 5DmkIII or Nikon D800--which I planned to do if the A99 didn't meet my expectations. I do a lot of wildlife photography, mostly flying birds. I found that I prefer the electronic viewfinder (EVF) over optical ones. Sony's EVF is as sharp as optical versions (it's not some grainy screen), plus it gives me a live preview of the image, including exposure, contrast, etc., spelling the end of mistaken settings for exposure compensation. The "peaking" function in the EVF highlights the parts of the live view image that are in best focus--great for manual focus, including focus stacking. I get many more than 400 images per battery charge--easily covering a day's worth of shooting. The Sony Zeiss and Sony G lenses are excellent (see the independent tests). The A99 has done very well. So, I'm not switching to the Canon or Nikon.
My own experience matches what you described. I also have Canon 7D for wildlife shooting, in my experience, the A99 and Sony 70-400G combo yield more keeper rate than Canon 7D, and that's quite a accomplishment for a full frame body which is not really designed as "sports machine".
The WYSIWYG concept is indeed very tempting compared to the need for continuously chimping after critical shots.
Might be a real selling point.
The EVF has quite a few useful features. I used to simply HATE an EVF and I got a camera with EVF only because Sony did not make a DSLR with an OVF. However after a few months of usage I realized I was being overtly critical of something I never gave a chance to appreciate.
I feel weird whenever I use an OVF now as I have come to appreciate all the pros an EVF offers.
I see no mention of the aperture limitations at high fps rates with, for example, the A77 where apertures had to be wide open or a minimum of f/3.5. I think that this was to enable enough light to reach the PD arrays for AF in these modes. I think that there was also a limitation in video mode.
Have they solved this problem with the A99? Perhaps FF allows more light to reach the PD arrays or perhaps the PD sites on the sensor help?
I wish for a Sony RX1 review before the camera is widely available.
To my eyes, looking at the tests on calibrated monitors, the a99 has more dynamic range than all the other FF at every iso.
For example the canon 5d III and the nikons are even barely a match of the older a900, for dynamic range and colors up to 800 iso.
details is about the same for all, except the Nikon d800, of course.
one big con on the a99. IMO, is the AF sensors that are too close to the center.
Wow very nice review except Dynamic Range problem probably due to translucent mirror and the lose of 1/3 of light enter into sensor. Nex-7 has better DRO than the latest A99. I am unsure or was it an error in review? I don't have $$$$ to get A99 so I went for Nex-7 except one single problem from Nex-7 is portrait is too red. ;)
You don't lose 1/3 of light with a transculent mirror, but 1/3 EV.
The Sony numbers are that the mirror reflects 30 percent of the light, close enough to 1/3. 30 percent less light is just under 1/2 stop.
Fair to say Sony wants your dollars with this camera. Fantastic detail and flat out gorgeous color. Full frame in all its glory. Bravo!
And well shot samples, gentlemen :^)
hey guys thanks , really a great review and I have to say this review proved that you guys have been unbiased(neutral).
so, great work and thanks again publishing this amazing honest review before Christmas.
Thanks. This was the last big to-do item on our pre-Xmas list, so we're just as glad as you are to have it see the light of day.
one thing has been overlooked as a con. battery only 300 shots now that is very poor
410 (EVF) to 500 (LCD) according to CIPA tests. Much less than the competition using their OVF's, better or comparable when they also use LV.
buy a spare battery, that that easy.
We didn't overlook it. We actually mentioned battery life on page 10 of the review. But it does provide enough juice for a fairly full day of stills shooting, so we can't really emphasize that as a con, particularly as it's a direct consequence of a feature that is central to some of the camera's strengths.
I got 4 generic batteries for my A99 on Amazon for $6 each, they're working just like the original Sony battery so far :)
I have been using the A99 for six weeks of intensive shooting. I always get more than 400 shots per charge--which covers my day of shooting and leaving more than "40%" of the charge. Fewer shots per charge may result from more reliance on the LCD, or setting the LCD to be illuminated for longer periods of time before auto shut-off. Since the amount of remaining charge is clearly displayed, and the battery can be replaced in a few seconds, I don't see a serious problem here.
Luckly Sony is using the same batteries for like... 8 years or so, meaning that it's really worth to get them anyway - you'll be able to use them for long long time, and sale on e-bay with not much loss if you'll ever decide to switch brand. I got 4 batteries myself, all of them charged and placed in different locations always ready to pop if needed.
You can have as many batteries as you want but you need to charge them too, imagine you are traveling and you want to have at least 1000 shots of charge a day to be on the safe side. so how many hours you will spend charging batteries in a hotel room.
Their is nothing wrong with pointing out this issue maybe Sony will do something about it in the future models
Equip the grip with the 2 added batteries and then bam, well over 1000 shots in a day without changing batteries.
If they would re-release or make a new version of the old 2 battery intelligent charger from the A900, a lot of people may not gripe so much. I use one of those old chargers for my A77 and A99's batteries.
I remember thinkning how cool it was that I could get 36 shots per roll. Changing a battery is much easier than changing a roll of film and I may be wrong, but I think you can put 2 more batteries in the grip so you can easily get over a thousand images without changing batteries if that is what you need. I understand it is about comparing to it's peers therefor it IS a con, but one to simply consider on the whole, not one to seriously rule it out.
If you're concerned about recharging back at the hotel, get a 2nd charger from ebay. They come with spare batteries and they can be recharged from your car's 24v system. I have so many things to charge when travelling (laptop, tablet, batteries, phone, etc.) that I bring a multi-outlet mains extension and recharge everything at once.
@ Alpha Jack: Yes, the A99's grip holds 2 more batteries, which the camera puts priority to the use of. If you happen to have extra charged batteries around, the batteries in the grip can be changed on the fly without turning the camera off. It also uses the same battery rail as the A77's grip.
I also feel that changing a battery is much simpler than changing a roll of film.
Thanks for the review. But the first camera photo in the review is so bad, I am sorry to say that.
Great review thanks! It is what it is!
Nice camera, great news for the Sony faithful. I like how Sony pushes the technology envelope. Great time to be into photography.
Can't compare to the better Nikon or Canon system... no way.
Sure you can. dPreview just compared it. And Sony offering won.
For what I know, neither Canon or nikon have AF Zeiss and in body stabilization.
Those are deal breaker.
Sure you cannot compare if do not have those!
If someone now can explain to me why a camera with a ton more features, with more comfort in use, with better sharpness, but with just a stop lower high ISO performance can get 3 points less then the Nikon D600. D600 AF is the worst Nikon ever made, the camera has quality issues, has not tilt and swivle screen, nor AF range setting for lenses to capture within a certain range, no focus peaking for MF, no composed image shooting for handheld in dark light and, and, and, and. DPR, you become more and more ridiculous.Compared to the A99, the D600 body is a cripple and here the fact the it has 39AF points opposed to 19 is not an excuse. The AF performs better than Nikon D600 AF, the major point where almost all Pro's who use it complain about. So, what on the end justifies this "bad" note compared to D600. Comparing both cameras is comparing a Ferrari to a Volkswagen, Nikon's D600 is primitive and Nikon has not make any effort to make this camera a modern tool, even D5200 offers more.
If you compare what is comparable, in 24 mpix, D600, A99, NEX-7, Canon Mk3 that is close to this resolution, you will see that in raw, D600 loses on all points, the raw's are blurry, not sharp at all compared to the others. Also you can see in the chart comparing that Nikon applies noise reduction in raw, the A99 shows uniform noise in all iso range, while Nikon shows smear, mainly in the blue section. It is no doubt that Nikon handles noise better on jpeg shots than Sony, but on the end, compare what is comparable, looks what a A99 offers and what a Nikon D600 offers and you just forget about D600. Crappy quality control, quality issues that should not occur, is that what one needs to get 3 points higher while the camera does not even offers 60% of A99 features.
Come on people, step the feet on the ground. EVF against OVF is a question of taste and once you have used EVF, you stick to it, what you see there is what you get. Only the ancient "stick to the old" people will here say it the other way, like always, same as you well never convince Leica users that they shoot "old" stuff. So, again a deception in rating showing clearly to what world DPR belongs to and for what industry they work or to what brand they stick to. The rating you give to this camera is based on high iso performance only, all the rest around is seem not to exist for you. Time you wake up, I am not the only one who claims you to be ridiculous with your ratings.
The D600 is a different class of camera on DPR (Entry Level FF), and DPR scores are not comparable across classes.
That said, I'd take a D600 over an A99 any day. Amazing IQ, high ISO ability, DR, nice sharp video, a proper OVF and Nikkor lenses. But some might prefer the A99 no doubt a good camera.
I think the D600 stands-out as the most affordable FF camera every made.
The D600 and Sony A99 are in different scoring class. And by the way, the Nikon D600 is one of the highest resolving cameras out there. from the DPR review " With its 24MP sensor, the D600 ranks among the highest resolution full frame DSLRs on the market, falling shy only of the 36MP Nikon D800.Impressively, it does this without introducing the sharpening-inducing halos that we've observed in rivals like the 24MP APS-C Sony SLT-A77 or the 22MP full frame Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Raw files can resolve a bit more detail here and can tolerate slightly more aggressive than usual low-radius sharpening for output that again compares very well against its peers.".
Nikons default sharpening is traditionally set to low, it sharpens beautifully. You do realize the D600 and A99 use the same sensor, don't you?
BTW, Nikon does not use NR in raw except for long exposures.
Sony has the most affordable FF camera ever made, the A850.
Too bad they dumped the A850 along with the A900, the only two Sony cameras I ever liked for the big, beautiful prism housing.
actually the worst camera Nikon announced this year was the experimental camera called D800/E,which had several very infamous known design flaws.
I got 4 bad D800 bodies in a row and I decided to give it up altother.
the dust issue of the D600 is not as serious as the AF issue , the LCD issue or the build quality issue of the D800.
and I even got a D800 with dead LCD.
AFAIK ,Sony has had much better QC record than Nikon.
@marike6,actually,noone really cares if you like the A99v or not , we all know you are a fanatic Nikon fan and looking for any chance to trash Sony or Canon.
so no worry , anyone really expect you to say anything good about Sony.
Ah... This is the typical fanboy comment that I've been waiting for..
I'm a Nikonian and I don't bash other brands.. Every brands are good nowadays.. It's down to personal preferences..
U said D600 AF is the worst ever?
There are only 2 possibilities :
1. U are a true fanboy and troll
2. U don't have the skill to focus properly
As a reminder, A99 is more expensive than D600.. So it's not a surprise if A99 has more feature..
For me personally, the only thing that I want from A99 is it's multi hinge screen..
But as I said in my opening sentence.. It's down to personal preferences, and I still prefer Nikon over Sony..
If D600 only manages to get 80% score, I will not complain and bashing like you do.. Why should I? I'm happy with my purchase.. Numbers / awards cannot make you take better / worst picture..
And for the info.. Not every D600 is dust sucker.. I've taken 5000 exposure ( include video ) and I'm very happy with the result..
Nikon cannot do inexpensive DSLR that are reliable and sturdy enough. It is in their DNA.
All the affordable Nikons, begin to fall apart earlier that other's makers affordable DSLR. It has always been like this since the '80ies.
How about $800 in difference? Is that enough for two points? Or do you need those two extra points to feel better about your Sony gear?
Stop freaking out, both cameras are great.
Seriously, any camera released in the last 2 years, FF, crop or m43 will produce amazing photos in the right hands, and last 3+ years without negligent handling.
I'd also like to point out that NEF files NEED to be converted with either Capture NX2 or Capture One software. Adobe makes nikon files look like garbage with default settings. I didn't believe this until I loaded up my d7000 files with capture nx2 and my jaw dropped at the colours and sharpness difference.
Lightroom/ACR is literally a disgrace for nikonians.
@3systermuser Don't feel bad, I said the A99 was a good camera, what more do you want?
The "experimental" D800 will outsell the A99 by a huge margin. I'm sorry you had trouble with your 4 D800s, not my experience at all.
The D600 performs well but too bad it's built horribly. Focus problems , aperture issues and now shutter lubricant issues leaking all over the sensor. Nikon really missed on this camera. Nikon is very aware of all these major issues and my friends that have bought this cam are getting a big "F.U" from Nikon about replacements. Sure the A99 is a bit more expensive but I would much rather pay a bit more for a camera I can actually use vs one that spends a lot of its life in repair.
some interesting artifacts on sample 05DSC01726 , in the green light area ;
ISO 3200 looks like ISO 3200 always looks like - smudgy :) , doesn't matter on brand or how it looked like in the studio conditions
what a difference between Sony lens and Zeiss !
OVF is the best.
have you ever used 100% cover optical prism VF ?
to me that would be among first reasons not to switch
That is your meaning, I shoot DSLR's for more than 45 years now, I use the EVF and am surprised how good it performs, specially I see what I get. For me the Sony EVF is a bargain over any OVF, but it is all a question of taste and habit.
I really like what EVF has to offer over OFV.
OVF is a thing of the past , I , for one , much prefer the EVF in the Sony over any lousy digital camera tunnel OVF of Nikon or Canon or Pentax.
set aside prism vs EVF technical and optical compare , OVF is the last analog (natural) device in the DSLR , which gives me ability to keep in check a color gamma - on LCD and EVF you'll get close , but not true colors of picture you just took ; in other words - through OFV and lens you see , what sensor "see" , while with EVF (and LCD) you see the way EVF is capable to show you
You are a fool if you believe the sensor "sees" what you see.
What we see is a composite of multiple frames and exposures moulded together in our minds in real time. The cameras Only capture one exposure.
With the EVF in the A99, you see an extremely close approximation of what the sensor is "seeing", combined with (or without if you choose) the effects of camera settings, as the sensor is showing it to you. It may not be able to show the absolute DR of the sensor, but it's easy enough to remember that you always get more DR and less noise than what you see in the EVF.
Through OVF you see the color of the lens, and that of the VF. The scene may look close to what the light hitting the sensor might be, but it's not what the sensor actually "sees". Since the sensor does not match the DR of our own eyes, you never get as much as you're seeing.
Now, I'm Sony because of it. A99 is revolucionary!
My way on Photo Canon -> Nikon -> Sony...
Probably it wont "steal" many sales from Nikon or Canon, but at least new FF users have a new, lighter option and Minolta/Sony users a modern body to fit their glass.
DPR, why do your news items get stamped with GMT time while posts in the forums will tell how old they are based on where a user is logging in from? I'm sure you can program your site to tell when a news item was posted in the time zone the visitor is in, right?
Does the D600 RAW output have less sharpening applied to it compared to the rest? D800/A99/5D3 @ ISO100 are all noticeably sharper at the pixel level compared to the D600 at the same ISO...
what I said, D600 Raw are blurry and un-sharp compared to others. Include NEX-7 in it and you will see. Even is NEX-7 must step back after ISO800, it's image quality and resolution is not beaten by any of the FF boxes yet.
Nikon traditionally does not use much in body sharpening.
Most likely that's due to different focus areas.
I want one :)
Pity I cannot buy it. I am an English speaker living in Japan and it comes with Japanese menus only and Sony will not allow it to be imported from anywhere. So its down to the other two who do have English menus.
Don't new cameras have menus built-in? Then a firmware upgrade to english version would give you english menus. Right???
No, the Sony cameras bought in Japan with default Japanese language can't change the language, neither from menu nor from FW upgrades. You can change the language on cameras bought anywhere else outside Japan.
Japanese have always been a very particular culture :)
Indeed. It's like they don't expect foreigners to live in their country D:
No, the reason is that Sony doesn't want Japanese models to be imported outside Japan in grey market.
It seems it is only a Sony thing. In our country, you can buy a gray Kiss camera (for Japan market vs the Rebel name in the USA and the xxD numbering elsewhere) and the menus are in english. It is user selectable.
Japanese are really welcoming to foreigners in general. even they immigration system is quite less complicated than those in the US and Europe.
Only their appliances made for the domestic market are really stubborn...
Jeez, of course you can buy an A99 with English menus in Japan! It has been like that for ages, simply buy an overseas model: http://www.sony.jp/products/overseas/contents/newproducts/SLT-A99KITJE/index.html
As an English speaker living in Japan wouldn't you say it's time to learn some very basic (menu text) Japanese..?
sensibill: you are not wrong, most of the menus on cameras are in Katakana which takes few days to learn. Not to mention all katakana words are just japanified version of english... And katakana takes around 3 days to learn. Not a hard task.
" It has been like that for ages, simply buy an overseas model"
Well, that's going to be far less widely available, and likely more expensive than the domestic model, plus it all but eliminates you from buying or selling on the Japanese used market.
That's an inane decision by Sony. Nikon doesn't do that. Nor does Pentax. I doubt Canon does either. You buy the camera, dive down to the setup menu, switch the language to English.
"As an English speaker living in Japan wouldn't you say it's time to learn some very basic (menu text) Japanese..?"
I speak and read enough Japanese to know the menus, but its still far easier in English. Ah, Sony, still alienating customers to protect your interests I see. Haven't bought a Sony product in a decade for exactly that reason : I know that if I did, sooner or later Sony will screw me.
Yes hiragana and katakana are easy to learn however a lot of the the menus also contain a lot of kanji as well, the third alphabet the Japanese use, which is very difficult. That said, most of the menus are icon based so its a matter of learning the manual inside out. Panasonic are the other company that sell Japanese menu only cameras in the Japanese market. I do not have any trouble with my FZ 150 now, although it did require a lot of extra effort matching the menu pages to the English manual especially where that naughty kanji presented itself. The A99 is a very complex and feature rich camera so would take more time to master. The up side is you end up learning the manual and camera inside out.
I know in Japan there are some official Sony stores that sell special TOURIST (or overseas) modifications of devices with English menu. Please look here for products http://www.sony.jp/products/overseas/contents/products.html
and stores:
Just another weird decision to not have something so simple as a language switch so that a manufacturer can play his worn-out game of "grey market" cameras. My computer and phone have worldwide warranties, regardless if I buy them in the US, Europe or wherever.
But then, Sony has lost me with their stupid decisions on memory card formats as well as with their total fail when the Playstation network got hacked already.
Otherwise - this looks like a good camera that I'm sure many will enjoy.
Excellent review for an excellent camera -- and stunning gallery images. I admit, as a Nikon shooter, I used to not take the Sony cameras seriously -- until I actually used one. For example, the Zeiss lenses on Sony's 10 year old F707/F717 models (2.0 at 38mm, 2.4 even at 192mm) give any of my Nikon primes a run for their money. Regardless of what brand you shoot with, innovations from companies like Sony, Fuji, etc. can only benefit the consumer in the long run.
An upper IQ limit of ISP 6400, and then it gets visibly worse than the competition.
Typical Sony DSLR IQ... strong sensor manufacturer but somehow they mess up when using them in their DSLR.. it doesn't make sense...
Nikon seems to pull much more out of Sony sensors than Sony. Ditto for Pentax with the K-5 and the 16 mp Exmor.
No Nikon doesn't score better. Nikon D7000 and Sony A580 both scored 80 points on dxomark. A55 scored lower due to SLT mirror. Sony cameras also tend to score slightly lower in DR on dxomark due to stronger CFA filter. This is all well known.
Butr no, Nikon doesn't do better. All the scores (with cameras without SLT mirror) are within margin of error.
Nobody said anything about scoring better on dxomark. I said that Nikon and Pentax get better high ISO out of the same sensor, see the D600 and K-5.
K-5 uses RAW NR. If you go by jpegs, Nex-5N and Fuji cameras both do better than K-5. Even OMD with smaler sensor does better.
D600 doesn't do better than RX1 at high ISO. Wrong again
In the case of the Pentax, "better" is as subjective as any type of NR. I take my own recipe over Pentax NR. Your mileage obviously differs.
As for the D600, remove the mirror and they should be about the same (see D7000 vs A580 or NEX).
JPEGs are meaningless. But the K-5 gets 14 EV of DR, and over 1200 high ISO / low-light score (the highest of any APS-C camera tested on DxOMark). The X-Pro1 may equal it or better it, we don't know. The OM-D scores around 800 ISO, nowhere near any of the better APS-C cameras (D7000, K-5 I and II). It also produces about 2 EV less DR than a K-5 or D7000. But good try.
The D600 is in another league where it scores 2950 ISO, close to a D3s. No Sony or Canon camera has ever reached such high low-light scores on DxOMark. Only the D800 and D4 put up such low-light/sports scores in their tests. That's just the way it is. Don't shoot the messenger.
D600 is not in "another" class. It uses 24 MP sensor made by Sony, just as D800 uses a Sony sensor. A99 should be 1/2 stop lower due to SLT mirror and RX1 should be pretty close to D600.
And while we at it. VG900 that shoots RAW stills should be very close to D600 too. D600 is not in any special class. Both RX1 and VG900 should have very close RAW performance.
All these cameras are using the 24 MP Exmor sensor made by Sony, not Nikon
Funny you call jpegs meaningless and then tout the Pentax low light scores a few seconds later. Which are affected by quite a bit of RAW NR, just like OOC jpegs. As also noted repeatedly by reviewers and DXOmark. In fact, the loss of resolution as a result has been measured and is clearly visible.
I'll have to agree with marike6 about the significance of JPEG IQ. JPEG in-camera engines are limited and, especially in high-end DLSRs, shooting RAW is the norm for high-IQ.
As for Pentax NR RAW, it might be true mostly for K-30 and K-01, but only slightly, and it does not practically affect resolution; I'll have to disagree on the negative resolution argument. The AA filter, yes, does have a detrimental effect on resolution but not the slight NR applied on RAW.
I don't know or care very much about the measurbation side in this case because what I see in the DPR test image tells me that SONY A99 over ISO 6400 suffers not only noise-wise but also detail-wise. So no NR algorithm will retrieve extra detail from A99 (unless in the form of made-up or interpolated detail) at, say, ISO 8000 or 12000.
Better high iso does not necessarily means better image quality for everybody use. especially since the differences are very marginal.
Sony sensor technology, has over all, much more to offers than Nikon and canon that only blindfolded people cannot accept this fact.
I have used Nikon for 20 years and Canon for 6, but i would go back to it only if Sony stops making cameras.
Sony has IBIS so in certain situations with certain lenses(IE fast primes which hardly any of canon or nikon's lenses come with IS) you'll be able to use a couple stops lower ISO. Not for fast moving subjects of course but it still helps in a lot of situations.
So a 1/2 stop iso penalty can be overcome by IBIS.
I used to shoot canon and now sony, the IBIS is a huge advantage.
@Troj- you can mention Pentax NR at higher ISO all you want but the truth is, the K-5 is still- even with that- amazing at high ISO.
Even if you preferred to do your own NR somewhere else.
@ET2 -Yes, JPEGS on K-5 are not bad but some others do better. But if you want to count what the camera can really do, with RAW the K-5 outclasses the OMD-5. The Fuji probably goes neck and neck with some pro's and cons. The Fuji is indeed pretty darn good.
@Raist3d,the thing people do not understand that even with that NR pentax gives files with equal or more resolution to cameras that do not apply that raw NR. So in the end pentax user can also apply further NR and do still better than what others would get from their methods on other cams. Results may not be largely different but pentax would still be better.
The video clips looked like mush, though. The stills look great. I'm surprised the reviewer couldn't see how mushy the video was. If he's not capable of seeing that it makes one question the entire review. Thankfully they post the video clips so it's easier to compare for ourselves as well as judge the level and competence of the reviewer and adjust the review accordingly. That being said, regardless of the questionable skills of the reviewer, the a99 does look to be a phenomenal stills camera. Videos needs a lot of work, though.
Couldn't have said it better myself. A great stills camera, but not very good at all in video mode. Blows out highlights, mushy, low resolution, IS is all but worthless etc. in video mode. The moire and aliasing are pretty bad too.
to me this camera is just oh ok
Thanks for sharing snow14, now I don't need to waste time reading the full review!
Gold Award.... and well deserved.
Sony has done it again.
yes, but with 3 points behind a D600 that is just a cripple compared to it, when it comes to compare all features and technology. Comparing a D600 to an A99 is comparing old stuff to modern hi-tech.
Shamael, you are right, but at the end who bloody cares...
I'm a Pro using Sony and very happy that most of Pros, that are my competitors BTW, do not use it.
It is a bit like being a Leica user, they would not care what a Nikon lover has to complain about Leica.
D600 got a bunch of extra points for the low price tag, in spite of not really being a value at even that price point. Lack of features and shoddy build should have knocked some points off, but it's an entry-level model with good IQ, so it gets by even with the defects and lack of QC.
The D600 might end up being closer to worth the price tag once the price drops again, although I'd still never buy one as I don't like the color rendition of Nikkors.
I still love my A77! Merry Christmas to all!
what the...
congratulation and good for you
I am | small AF point coverage on an expensive FF camera
Merry Christmas :)
I worship companies. I pay them money for the privledge of giving them free advertising.
.. and I am Sony, I am R1 !!!
unforgettable ..
.. and I am Sony, .. I am R1 !
I'm not James Bond so I do not need it ;-)
You must be Ashton Kutcher and you shoot bambi with Nikon...LOL
The review is pretty much as I expected. 84% is a fair final mark, Gold or Silver I could care less since I already bought it. The only thing DPR missed on A99's key feature/benefit is the AF-range which to my opinion is truly "must-have" feature for any long tele lens, regardless whether or not the lens has it's own focus limiter switch.
What happened to the horizontal charts for Dynamic Range. Those were so much easier to compare than the current line graphs. Please bring back the old horizontal charts.
Who cares about DPR dynamic range test ?
They are testing Jpgs !
Same is for the old and clear resolution charts!!!!
The camera market is ridiculous.
Sony has long been a company with terrible support for its products. Yet its camera are dusting the competition who are scared to break beyond thier marketing approaches to camera.
This body sounds all kinds of awesome...well, except that its sony. I will never, ever buy another sony product save for their game console. Ive been crapped on too many times by this company. I used to swear by their XBR tvs.
Otherwise, their lack of glass selection is a shame- plenty of photogs should get to enjoy all this technology without having to be dismayed about what was carefully x'ed off the feature list (im looking at you idiots at canon)
however, if i hit the lotto, id be on this and a few zeis pieces like white on rice.
Bashing products because of a personal bad experience (if true...) is as bad as the marketing some Companies go along with.
But in line of your bashing: I do think it is a good idea to do a review upgrade after at least a period of practical usage and do take after service of a product into account..but that counts for all reviews of user products.
yeah, you are spot on. sony has a terrible track record of making proprietary BS (i.e. memory stick, etc.) and dumping their products when not enough people adapt
I'm not rich but I see Sony and Zeiss in the near future :)
Why the Canon insults. - not cool
As Edward I have the same feeling regarding Sony.
I won't buy anything from this brand again either due to bad experience with their products and after sales service.
They make innovative and high performance products that's for sure. But their products, in my experience, are breaking too easily.
I'm waiting for comments like : 'why it's only 84 %, there must be some conspiracy happened in here..' 'Dpreview is no longer credible since Amazon bought them' etc..
Have a great day folks..
A conspiracy, yes: DPR is really biased in favor of Canon and Nikon, but tries to fool everyone by giving high rating to a Sony. Don't be tricked by scores. Listen to those bats in the bellfry!
For some reason the Pentax fanboys light up the boards if they feel the score is even 1 percentage point less than the camera deserves. Everyone else pretty much skips that section...
Curious why they spent so much time and money developing a translucent mirror system when they could have knocked it out of the park with a pentaprism system. This, alone, would have swawyed the leary thinkers such as myself long ago instead of trying to sell viewfinder-lovers the headache-inducing EVF version of a finder. They may have made a great machine here but I just will never be able to get over having to turn it on to see through the finder and the ever-present flicker ...
An A950 with this sensor and technology would have been one hell of a camera. However, I think Sony has proven that the SLT concept can hold it's own against anyone.
I really like what Sony is doing. Leading the way sure beats following the pack.
How do you do phase detection autofocus during video recording without the fixed mirror?
@Marty, I know they are. They dominated the personal stereo craze, the home stereo market, the computer market ... basically every electronics field there is. And that, my friend, is why I like my Pentax K-5 better than any thing.
@ my username was already taken - simple i don't shoot video. That's for video cameras. not stills with video enabled.
/me lights fuse, gets away
I can't stand this argument. I don't like EVFs period, so you can give up on pedantics early.
Without SLT, then people will just buy Canons and Nikons. At least that appears to be what Sony learned from the A850 and A900. Selling to the existing base does not grow market share, particularly when your existing base is much smaller than the other guys.
@Erik Magnuson - I just dumped all my Canon gear and switched to Pentax about 6 weeks ago - haven't looked back since, nor will I.
@my username was already taken:
By integrating it into the imaging sensor. Like Fuji, Canon or Nikon already do.
and Sony
I agree. The A900 and A850 were such nice cameras because they had proper pentaprism VFs.
@my username was already taken - no serious HDSLR videographer uses AF. Ever.
Chicken vs egg. No serious video tool in these price ranges would offer fast AF to begin with. Simply because it wasn't doable, certainly not with shallower DOF. It opens up opportunities that might otherwise be restricted to large and heavy setups, trial and error, staged sets, etc.
And as fir on sensor AF, that has a ton of limitations still, especially in less than ideal light. A me-too offering from Sony will be dead in the market.
"6 weeks ago"
Always going to be stubborn 'this is better than that' folks. There were 'no way is this newfangled thing gonna replace my traditional film camera' types just a scant few years ago, and this is no different.
The translucent mirror should flip away from blocking the light if user chose that. Can't be too hard to design it to work that way.
Figures. Reviews with non-SLRs get 100 complaint comments about how DPR isn't reviewing SLRs fast enough but when a SLR/SLT review *does* happen it's tumbleweeds in here.
Keep up the good work on the reviews!
You posted that within the hour the news item was posted, I think.
Looks like Canon is now the #3 brand in the Pro DSLR market.
Not in this universe, boy.
They are number 5 in my book.
1. Nikon
2. Sony
3. Olympus (OMD EM5)
4. Panasonic (GH3)
5. Canon
Not when you look at the systems as a whole and the whole body of pro photographer's needs. Sony does have the better sensor right now, obviously, but it takes more than that to be a pro system.
Really... Omd and gh3 over 5D3? Give your head a shake.
1. Pentax
3. Nikon
4. Sony
5. Canon
6. Leica
7. Olympus and Panasonic
Canon may well be #3 in terms of fans, product placement in movies and important stuff like that. But in terms of how many cameras and lenses are sold, I think Nikon and Canon will be able to hold on, even with some nice Sony cameras.
@ risticus
Your middle name has to be MAX.
I didn't think sony entered the pro market. The 5D3, d800, and a99 are enthusiast 35mm cameras. Everyone's big reason for not using sony for professional work is lack of proper service support in a timely manner that pros need.
I'd factor in Pentax above that as well ;)
Beats the D800 hands down!
In some respects... ;)
How? With resolution or AF performance? ;)
Well, video AF performance....
It doesn't beat the D800 at all. AF tracking, IQ including high ISO and likely DR, and video quality all favor the D800. DPR does a great job, but they got the D800 score wrong.
Wait for the DxOMark numbers, and if the A99 knocks off the D800 from the top of the list, I'll buy you a...Zeiss 24-70.
marike6, DxoMark compare only sensors, not cameras!
And the sensor is directly responsible for IQ. Besides Nikon always seems to get so much more out of Sony sensors than even Sony.
The point is if the A99 doesn't have better IQ than a D800 it doesn't "beat it hands down".
marike6 is known to post stupid comments. Of course D800 will score higher on dxomark as the Sony sensor in D800 doesn't have the SLT mirror in it's way. Just scoring higher on dxomark doesn't mean one camera is better than the other. If that was the case, all Canon cameras ever made were worse than all Sony cameras ever made. Yes that's stupid, but that is marike6 for you.
In any case, as it happens, A99 on dpreview ended up scoring higher than both D800 anmd 5D Mark III.
Live with marike6, instead of venting your frustration here.
Who do you think you are? I said nothing "stupid". The SLT mirror only loses light, affecting high ISO performance, not DR or color depth.
But you are to dense to understand that the D800E and non-E are better cameras with better IQ than an A99, that's your problem. You like the Sony, go buy it. If a top-of-the-line FF camera can't is not good at AF tracking, has worse IQ, and no pentaprism VF, how is it hands down better?
@io_bg: you are wrong
If DXO did that, the A99 would have exactly the same score as the D600. The NEX7 would have exactly the same score as the A77. But they don't. The compare sensors built into a body.
marike6 , funny you say you don't post stupid stuff than you go on to claim that SLT only affects high ISO, not DR and color depth scores on dxomark. This is factually false. Check A55 and A580 scores on dxomark.
Yes you post stupid things, as you did just again. A580 and D7000 both scored 80 points. Nikon doesn't score higher with the same sensor without SLT mirror. Sony makes the sensor, not Nikon.
I have now seen you in RX100, RX1, A99, A57, F55 and F5 articles. You seem to have an issue with any positive review of Sony by DPReview.
A99 scored higher than D800 on DPreview .. does that pain you?
Moron? That's funny, your mother said the same thing about you last night.
The SLT nonsense looses light, therefore directly affects high ISO. Everybody knows this but you, apparently.
Sony makes OK cameras, nothing more. If they ever figure out how to make a decent lens without Zeiss, maybe more than one pro will adopt the Sony system.
By the way, D800E 84%, Sony A99 84%. Too bad about the soft video and poor AF tracking.
By the way, you are pretty tough on the internet. Impressive.
I know SLT affects high ISO. You didn't know that it also affects DR score on dxomark. That's why I said you are known to post stupid things, and you confirmed it. Thank you very much.
Yes, SLT has slight affect on image quality (1/2 stop pretty minor) but there are positives too (no mirror vibrations, EVF, video PDAF AF, EVF in video mode, less shutter lag due electronic first shutter curtain, faster fps at lower cost, etc).
Glad you admitted that on DPreview A99 scored higher than D800 and 5D Mark II .. must pain you a lot, huh?
Ah ... that's so sad ;)
Good thing Sony adopted SLT on all their DSLRs. Great move.
Why would I care what DPR scores a camera. DPR does a good job, but they are not the ultimate authority on cameras. I care which one has better IQ, AF, and an OVF and that would be the D800.
If you like the A99, go buy it and take some photos.
By the way, I'm waiting for an apology. Any time you're ready.
You obviously care, as you are whining about it. Why are posting on this thread? Why were you posting on RX1, RX100, A57, and F55/F5 threads? You seem to have obsession.
DPR may not be the ultimate authority on cameras, but you definitely are no authority. You haven't even touched most of these cameras ..
Actually, it ties the D800E. Kudos Sony. So, will they come out with a variant to compete with the D600/6D? I almost think they have to.
I believe the A99 AF outpaces the D800 by a significant margin.
That being said, the EVF and LCD alone would do the trick.
@ET2 Actually I own a D800, and I used to be a 5D Mk II user. What do you shoot with? Judging from your gallery nothing.
WHAT?! Another phone review? When are you guys going to quit diluting the site with mobile articles and get back to real photography?
Oh, wait, sorry. Habit.
hahaha, that's funny. Made me laugh out loud. I think the DPR guys are doing a great job. Keep it up :-)
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Here are a few of the many Roll-a-Sketch drawings I did for folks in Seattle a couple weeks ago!!
Roll-a-Sketch drawings, of course, have their elements generated from lists of attributes by the rolling of dice! Like this CROCODILE + WHALE + POLICE + VICTORIAN:
Or this ELEPHANT + CACTUS + ROBOT + VICTORIAN:
Or his buddy/long-lost twin (we decided), ELEPHANT + CACTUS + HELICOPTER + BATMAN:
Finally, that old chestnut, the BEAR + ANGEL + SPORTS + CLOWN:
Would you like to get your very own Roll-a-Sketch? I will be at WonderCon tomorrow, in Anaheim!
IMPORTANT: I will not be there the whole weekend, and I will not have a table! I'll be around on Friday the 18th only, to check out the show and visit friends.
BUT: A few times during the day I'll set up shop for Roll-a-Sketches!
If you will be at WonderCon tomorrow, and you would like me to text you when I'm doing sketches, here is a form:
I'll only text you tomorrow, up to three times maybe, to let you know where I'll be — then I'll delete your number when I leave. Is it weird? I dunno!! GO FOR IT
Just look for this!!
Will I have a banner fluttering from a flagpole like a royal herald?
Just 2 things, Ryan…
1. You don't have to say "fiction novel." The fiction part is implied by the word "novel".
2. Why is this book in the Port Authority bathroom
UPDATE: I have learned that it is in every Port Authority bathroom, so I suppose that answers #2, while also raising new questions
I keep finding terrible book after terrible book that Ryan North wrote! And he, incensed, keeps making up completely untrue Photoshopped lies about me!!
I've been making a bunch of videos for Machine of Death Kickstarter updates, and I love watching the particular brand of YouTube channel about making low-cost DIY camera equipment, whether it's a camera stabilizer or a slider or a TelePrompTer (so capitalized because it's a trademark).
The stabilizer and the slider I can approximate with some scrap wood and a skateboard, but I got to watching a few of the prompter videos and realized that, while I didn't have all the stuff mentioned in the videos, I did have some other, similar stuff and could probably figure out how build my own. I was fascinated by how simple the key element is — literally just a piece of glass — and thought I'd give it a try.
So here's my DIY video, "Building a DIY TelePrompTer for $0.00, Using Just The Stuff I Already Have Lying Around."
I assume you have all the same stuff, so go ahead and follow along.


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NUMBER 158 ATLANTA, GEORGIA NOVEMBER, 1905 For statement of the work of Atlanta University see last page. The attendance has continued to grow, and has reached a figure beyond all expectation, about 340. There are two places where we are hard pressed because of the unexpected number: one the study room in Stone Hall, which at certain periods cannot possibly seat all who belong there; and the other the girls' dormitory, which is overcrowded and in which various make-shifts have had to be made. The dining room has also reached its utmost limit in the number of tables, which is now fifteen. Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell In the death of Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell in New York City last month, Atlanta University has lost a true friend. Mrs. Lowell was not in any peculiar sense interested in the development of the Negro race, but her life-long devotion to the cause of humanity made her responsive to the appeal of any people who were struggling for larger opportunities and a more abundant life. She read with great interest Dr. Du-Bois's book, "The Souls of Black Folk." And it happened that shortly afterwards, at a time when her interest in the black man's cause had been aroused and her sympathy quickened by this book, a special need of Atlanta University was placed before her. The General Education Board had offered five thousand dollars toward building and equipping the Oglethorpe Practice School upon condition that the sum of ten thousand dollars be secured from other friends of our work. In May, 1903, the matter was placed before Mrs. Lowell and she at once subscribed the amount then needed to complete the fund. In the Civil war which brought liberty to the Negroes, Mrs. Lowell lost her husband and her brother. Her husband was killed in the battle of Cedar Creek only about a year after their marriage, and her brother was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts, who was killed and thrown into the trench with his Negro soldiers at the storming of Fort Wagner. We consider Mrs. Lowell's gift to Atlanta of more worth than the money she gave or the urgent need it met. Her gift is a memorial of one who took increased interest in a cause for which her loved ones paid the last full measure of devotion. Her field of labor for forty years of devoted service was New York City. From the time of her husband's death she devoted herself to philanthropic work of the most effective sort. The New York Herald says of her: 'Among other things Mrs. Lowell established the first children's playgrounds in New York, founded a school for tramps and was at the head of every important movement in behalf of the inhabitants of the crowded east side. She was leading spirit in the Woman's Municipal League and was the first woman to speak before the Chamber of Commerce, when she solicited co-opera-ation and aid for her humantarian enterprises. She was also a warm advocate of civil service reform, and as earnest an enemy to political corruption, upon which she often spoke in public." It should be added that for thirteen years she held the position of commissioner on the New York State Board of Charities, and that twenty-three years ago she founded the New York Charity Organization Society. She was also actively interested in prison reform. In its issue of October 15, Charities says of Mrs. Lowell: "She has championed unpopular causes when she believed they were right. She has known nothing of mere expediency, but she worked nevertheless with rare wisdom and with remarkable success. ... A certain wholesome uneasiness was never absent from her fellow workers lest Mrs. Lowell should put her finger upon some indefensible method, some failure to remain steadfastly true to the nobler ends which more complaisant comrades would be inclined to overlook as necessary evils or incidental lapses. ..." The death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in a noble struggle to bring liberty to their people has always been a source of inspiration to the Negroes. Should not the life of his sister, Mrs. Lowell, with its forty years of unremitting devotion to the cause of humanity, be an equal inspiration to the Negroes, as to all men? The worth of our work is best realized when we consider it not as a separate problem, but as one with the problem of developing humanity ; as the worth of a man is best judged by his manhood and not by his color or race. And so we claim Mrs. Lowell as a fellow worker and lament her loss as the loss of a friend, not only because of the direct help she gave us, but also because of her life-long battle against ignorance and degradation and sin that the world might be a better place for the development of true man-hood and womanhood. Colonel Shaw died that those who were enslaved might be free, and for the same noble cause his sister lived. Edward T. Ware. Floyd's Flowers Rev. Silas X. Floyd, D. D., ('91) has already done considerable literary work, contributing both prose and poetry to magazines and papers of the highest rank. He is also the author of two books already noticed by us, The Gospel of Service (a volume of sermons), and Life of Rev. Chas. T. Walker. During the summer a third book from his pen has appeared, Floyd's Flowers; or, Duty and Beauty for Colored Children. It is made up of one hundred short stories, intended to teach moral, business and educational lessons to young colored children. This purpose is furthered by about eighty original illustrations by John Henry Adams, a young colored artist of growing repute. The book is gotten up in attractive shape by the publishers, Hertel, Jenkins & Co., of Atlanta, the publishers of the Voice of the Negro. Its lessons are wholesome, and it cannot fail to be a helpful influence. The first number of the Scroll has appeared, and is a promising beginning for the new year. Contributed articles, editorials, and news items are in good proportion, and indicate that the periodical will be worthy of hearty support during the year. Representatives of this institution in the University of Chicago during the summer vacation were Miss Mary C. Jackson ('85), Miss Carrie E. Brydie ('99) and Miss Ada Hawes ('01).
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Vigorous Walking Slows Biological Aging to a CrawlPosted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Just vigorous walking for about an hour a day five times a week can chop a dozen years off the biological age of persons 64 and older, according to a new research.
A review of recent studies in patients age 64 and older showed that such a regimen can boost maximal oxygen intake by about 25% within three months, effectively decreasing biological age by about 12 years, Roy Shephard, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Toronto, reported online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
This could also extend a patient's functional independence -- which is likely lost when maximal oxygen intake drops below 18 mL/kg/min for men and 15 mL/kg/min for women -- by about the same amount of time, he said. The benefits of aerobic exercise increase the longer it is performed, he said.
"There remains a need to clarify the importance of deteriorations in fitness relative to other potential causes of dependency," he wrote, "but, from the practical viewpoint, regular aerobic activity can address many of the issues of both functional loss and chronic disease."
Past studies by Dr. Shephard suggested that keeping up aerobic fitness could stem the onset of dependency in older patients by maintaining functional capacity. A program of endurance training could offset the expected loss of 5 mL/kg/min in maximal oxygen intake per decade, which equates to about 10 years of biological age, he said.
To assess the current state of knowledge on the subject, Dr. Shephard reviewed 30 studies published since 1990. There was some uncertainty in the findings about the rate of decline of maximal oxygen intake in older patients. The use of different study designs -- longitudinal or cross-sectional -- and the fact that most data were collected from relatively healthy participants made it difficult to compare the data.
"There is thus some inter-observer disagreement on the rate of deterioration during the retirement years," he wrote, "but is seems reasonable to postulate that a loss of at least 4 to 5 mL/kg/min per decade continues into advanced old age." As maximal oxygen intake dropped through the years, the amount of activity a patient could participate in without becoming fatigued declined until functional independence was lost.
In one cross-sectional study, researchers found that the risk for dependency was increased by 14% for each 1 mL/kg/min loss in maximal oxygen intake in patients ages 55 to 86. However, Dr. Shephard wrote, it remains difficult to determine how much of the risk of dependency comes from a reduction of aerobic fitness because, in most studies, few of the participants beginning a trial complete it, and those that do are generally more healthy.
The studies reviewed showed a trend toward greater gains in aerobic fitness with a longer training regimen. Average gains were 12.9% in an eight- to 10-week program, 14.1% in a 12- to 18-week program, and 16.9% with 24 to 52 weeks of training. Those studies that used a high-intensity regimen reached the gains of 25%, which equals an increase in maximal oxygen intake of 6 mL/kg/min or a decrease of about 12 years of biological age.
Dr. Shephard noted that aerobic fitness may indirectly delay dependency by preventing other conditions that are likely to diminish functional capacity, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, some forms of cancer, and osteoporosis. Exercise also hastens recovery from injuries and any additional muscle power may prevent falls, he said.
Practice Pearl: Explain to interested patients that this review of recent literature found that maintaining or increasing aerobic fitness may slow biological aging and lengthen independence in older age.
Source: Diabetes In Control: British Journal of Sports Medicine: Shephard R, "Maximal oxygen intake and independence in old age" Br J Sports Med 2008; DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.044800.
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Many authorities advise more aggressive treatment of high triglycerides. Here is a rundown on these blood fats and why optimizing them is important for your health.
What Are Triglycerides?
Triglycerides are the chemical form most fats take in the body. They have a backbone consisting of a glycerol molecule to which three fatty acid molecules are attached. All glycerol molecules are the same, but the fatty acids may vary greatly. The types of fatty acids that are attached to the triglyceride determine whether it is a saturated, trans, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated fat. These triglycerides come from fats in the foods you eat or they are made from other energy sources, like carbohydrates. When you eat a meal, the calories your body isn't using right away are converted into triglycerides and stored in your body's fat cells. When your body needs energy between meals, triglycerides are released from fat tissue to be used for making energy.
Importance for Health
Having too much triglyceride in your blood can adversely affect your health in several ways. Extremely high triglyceride levels can trigger an attack of pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas, an abdominal organ that secretes digestive enzymes.
Research has also identified high triglycerides as an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, stroke, or hardening of the arteries. Though the data are not as well established as for high cholesterol, it's a huge issue since coronary heart disease causes over 600,000 deaths each year and is the leading cause of death in the US.
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- Sex—Men are more susceptible than women. After menopause, a woman's risk increases.
- Age—The risk of high triglycerides increases with age.
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One remark about the advanced options: Like the description says, you usually won't need to change anything there. One thing you may want to change on a fast computer is the 'Update Interval Animations'. Changing this setting from 0.05 to 0.03 (or even lower) will make the timer animations a lot smoother. :)
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Most data responses for any modules will stay in the Core itself. So if I someone doesn't have the talent module for instance, the Core will still send talents to warlocks that do have it.
Note: Since it's still a 'beta' version, i'm constantly changing default values for lots options. So if you intended to use the default settings, it's smart to restore all of the defaults once in a while :P
Because FW doesnt use a mob library, it simply checks if a unit is a world boss or a player when deciding if your target has a unique name. If you find any units you know are unique and not a world boss or the other way around, you can correct this yourself. "/fw u boss" saves your target as a unique unit, "/fw u trash" sets it as a normal mob. You can use "/fw u none" to remove your saved setting for your target. I included some defaults from 'high-end encounters' so his will prolly be unneeded anyway :P