Your public transportation is better than the USA and you drive less than Americans. Not that this is an excuse, but I believe if the US had better public transportation we would drive less and save petrol and as someone pointed out our SUV's add up to some of the fuel consumption. The low prices of fuel in the past and the availability of reasonably priced vehicles prompted people out of cities and towns into the rural suburbs which caused the dynamics of our economic system to depend on private transportation to a greater extent than it did in Europe, but it did come at a price and that is hitting us now in the form of fuel dependency, pollution and our ties to the oil producing nations.

Same thing happened to my wife and me with our two grandkids. We took them out and the parents did not like it, but as I told the parents, what is the difference if we took them out shopping or had to go to the doctors or hospital with them, don't you trust our driving?

Bummer, that would be one good reason to upgrade to the A77 or A99.

One thing I forgot to mention, have you upgraded the version to 1.05 which came out in March of this year? It is supposed to improve focusing issues.

Have you tried fine tunning the AF? I own the A77 but the menu should be the same and it is called AF Micro Adj to tune the lens for optimal focus.

I own the A77 and belong to a Sony group on Yahoo and someone just posted this link
http://www.flickr.com/groups/sonycameraclub/discuss/72157631592093240/

I have owned the A77 for two years and have not experienced any of the defects they mention.

Not on all models like the RS-100 and RS1.

Very clear, keeps the viewer focused, nice shot.

Advice to the OP, before you make up your mind on what was said here, research each camera online reviews and if posible go to a camera store and handle the cameras then make up your mind.

Seems like a nice camera, is this a full DSLR or bridge camera?

No just the LCD screen, however whatever they made the LCD I see the picture or view even in bright sunlight behind me.

I like the last picture, you can see the individual feathers.

You forgot the Sony RX-100 which is in the OP price range. I have this camera as a carry around all the time pocket camera and love it, it has a range of features and is 20.3 megapixles.

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Yes, but so am I. Ahh the fresh smell of DK76.

If he can aford a Hassi, he can aford a mainframe computer and a place to put it.