Sony (Camera)-Model-SLT-a77 DSLR & 16mm-50mm f:2.8 camera lens (Page 3): Just as a frame of reference....What Canon were you using before?

ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ

Carl 383 wrote:

Yes, I switched from Canon to Sony and I have not ... (show quote)

Just as a frame of reference....What Canon were you using before?

tomd01 Loc: Allentown, Pa.

I just ordered one from adorama, they have a deal with the 16 - 50mm f2.8 lens and camera case and $50.00 gift card along with the sony vertical grip, plus some other items for 1399.00. The verticle grip is on backorder but I'm patiently waiting, have fun shooting.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

tomd01 wrote:

I just ordered one from adorama, they have a deal with the 16 - 50mm f2.8 lens and camera case and $50.00 gift card along with the sony vertical grip, plus some other items for 1399.00. The verticle grip is on backorder but I'm patiently waiting, have fun shooting.

Great deal, great camera, when do you get it?

tomd01 Loc: Allentown, Pa.

lukan wrote:

Great deal, great camera, when do you get it?

I've been told by their salesman it could be a week or 2, so I'm waiting.

KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan

Yes, I have it & love it. Works great, does everything I need it to do & more. It is a rather large camera but just feels "right" in my hands. Love the grip & ergonomics of it.

BTW, those were taken in early Dec., snow is just a few inches below the top rail now.

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alsh Loc: Dorr, MI

I have the camera but I bought with the telephot kit. I love the camera and the autofocus, as my eyes don't discern as in my younger days. My wife grumbled when I bought it, after a Hawaii trip she is all smiles with the camera results

Carl 383 Loc: Southampton UK

lukan wrote:

Every lens you mentioned is really a stellar piece of glass, especially the 16-50 f2.8. The A77 is a truly awesome camera, with a great sensor and great features, and this lens is far superior to other offerings.

Thanks, but your lenses are something else. :thumbup:
Do you have any experience of the Sony HVL-F60M? I have barely taken it out of the box = I thought the Canon 300TL was an amazing flash in conjunction with aT90 but the F60M combined with the A77 takes things to yet another level :D

Carl 383 Loc: Southampton UK

ptcanon3ti wrote:

Just as a frame of reference....What Canon were you using before?

History.
Olympus OM10
Kodak Retina IIIC
Olympus OM40
Olympus OM2n
Canon T90 (two)
Canon 300D (Please don't laugh)
Sony SLT A77-V

The reason I didn't upgrade the 300D was because funds were tight, but also nothing Canon brought out blew me away like when they released the T90 onto an unsuspecting world - the 300D was a backwards step (for me) but enabled me to get into digital without selling either a kidney or a kid.
Still waiting for multi-spot metering like on the T90, oh and multi exposure (up to eight) not bad for a twenty eight year old camera.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Carl 383 wrote:

Thanks, but your lenses are something else. :thumbup:
Do you have any experience of the Sony HVL-F60M? I have barely taken it out of the box = I thought the Canon 300TL was an amazing flash in conjunction with aT90 but the F60M combined with the A77 takes things to yet another level :D

Yes, I have the Sony F60M flash, and it's great (and pretty big). It also has LEDs for video! I got it as part of a larger "kit" with the excellent battery grip and the A99. The flash is very high-end.

Carl 383 Loc: Southampton UK

lukan wrote:

Yes, I have the Sony F60M flash, and it's great (and pretty big). It also has LEDs for video! I got it as part of a larger "kit" with the excellent battery grip and the A99. The flash is very high-end.

The only disappointment I had with the grip is that you cannot switch batteries either with camera or grip buttons although it does switch from the exhausted battery to the other seamlessly. I'm just wondering if it switches seamlessly when videoing.

Oh, has anybody mentioned how awesome the A77 is regarding video performance?
My only gripe with the A77 is that it doesn't have a headphone socket - I'm not bothered about tethering.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Carl 383 wrote:

The only disappointment I had with the grip is that you cannot switch batteries either with camera or grip buttons although it does switch from the exhausted battery to the other seamlessly. I'm just wondering if it switches seamlessly when videoing.

Oh, has anybody mentioned how awesome the A77 is regarding video performance?
My only gripe with the A77 is that it doesn't have a headphone socket - I'm not bothered about tethering.

When I have the battery grip (loaded with batteries), the flash and the Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 on the A99, it is one big, imposing rig! It's easily as imposing as the comparable setups from Canon (1DX) and Nikon (D4/S). It'll give you a wristache after about an hour or two of shooting... but the results are sweet! ;-)

Carl 383 Loc: Southampton UK

lukan wrote:

When I have the battery grip (loaded with batteries), the flash and the Zeiss 24-70 f2.8 on the A99, it is one big, imposing rig! It's easily as imposing as the comparable setups from Canon (1DX) and Nikon (D4/S). It'll give you a wristache after about an hour or two of shooting... but the results are sweet! ;-)

I never thought of you as limp wristed. :-D

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Carl 383 wrote:

I never thought of you as limp wristed. :-D

HA HA! Good one... actually I exaggerated the overall weight a little. Funny story: I recently went to a 90th(!) birthday party for my mother and brought the A99 rig that I mentioned above. Both, my brother in law and his son (my nephew), mentioned how heavy the camera was when I asked them to take a couple of pics with me in them. Neither is under six feet tall nor weak. I immediately referred to them as wussies. They're just used to a small point-and-shoot, so when I showed up with the big bandura, it surprised them a little.
I've shot that camera for hours on end without a wrist issue, but my point is that it definitely isn't a small, puny little thing. It's a serious setup. 8-)

Carl 383 Loc: Southampton UK

lukan wrote:

HA HA! Good one... actually I exaggerated the ove... (show quote)

Funny thing is, I helped out at a Christian camp last summer with my trusty Canon 300D and the guy running the camp asked me to take as many photographs as I could because they have never had someone with a professional camera and they wanted to make the most of it. (A little different from the two sniggering shop assistants who asked what camera I had when I tried to purchase a battery for my remote release just a year earlier)
I dunno what they are going to think when this year I will turn up at camp with the A77 with grip, flash and 16-50 f2.8 lens.

It's not just the kit you have but the photographer behind it. A five star chef will cook a lot better than the average cook in a poorly equipped kitchen, but stick him / her in a kitchen with the best equipment and they will endeavour to cook to the best of their ability.
I would rather take my car to a mechanic who has a range of hammers than just one.

And the A77 is one fine hammer.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Carl 383 wrote:

Funny thing is, I helped out at a Christian camp l... (show quote)

When you show up at camp with that A77 all rigged up, those guys are going to check it out and be pretty amazed. They'll be blown away, I think.
Have you considered getting the A77 book by Gary Friedman, downloadable to an e-reader? I recommend it; it's well written and very insightful.