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New Sony DSLRs Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/pma_2007_sony_dslr_prototypes/

So, what does /p/ think, going to bring SONY up to the same level as Cannon/Nikon or will they stay at prosumer level?

Id be more excited if i had any money and could then afford anything they release!
>> Anonymous
Sony is so slow at releasing cameras and lenses that I don't care.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
Nope.

First off, they haven't actually released anything about these yet. For all we know, the 'Pro' model could just be a really heavy camera with a 1/2.5" sensor or something. Probably not, but still. All we've seen are basically artists renditions of the new cameras.

Second, this will take Sony up from one camera to a whopping three. Compare that to the lineup available for Canon and Nikon.

Third, their selection of lenses and accessories is similarly not so great. The reason people stay with Canon and Nikon is because they both have huge systems for their cameras. There is room to grow.

The problem as I see it is just that Sony's camera operations are a vanishingly small fraction of their business, whereas its Canon and Nikon's main business. Therefore, Canon and Nikon are always going to have a better overall product (at least assuming Sony doesn't increase the size of their camera division to match the size of Canon or Nikon, which they're actually big enough to do, in theory).

TL;DR: No, Sony still sucks.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>73736
While new lenses are still small, any sony user still has access to the entire minolta back cat of lenses.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>73749
>While new lenses are still small, any sony user still has access to the entire minolta back cat of lenses, a collection that you might recall wasn't enough to save Minolta from the juggernaut that is Canon and Nikon, despite the fact that they had such huge advantages as being the first company to come out with a viable autofocus system back in the 80s.
Fix'd.
>> Anonymous
Sony sucks. 'nuff said.

Canon ftw.
>> LOLOL SONY HATE Anonymous
Uh, what has Sony done up until now?
They took a Minolta DSLR and fitted it with a rather shitty 10MP sensor. They took a few Minolta lenses and rebranded them to go with the new camera. And they launched a MASSIVE ad campaign to convince everyone that Sony Alpha is the shit. Then, they've been waving around those mock-ups from OP pic for like a year now with lots of promises and no results.
Well excuse me Sony, but I don't want to pay for your 5x5 meter billboard in front of my house. I'd buy Olympus, Pentax, even fucking Panasonic - at least I see these guys are TRYING.
>> Anonymous
Sony blows. Who would pay 10-20% more for something of equal or even lesser quality?

I'm not talking just about cameras, but their products as a whole.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>ac
okokok...

>everyone
BUTHURT.
>> Anonymous
>>73806
"Butthurt" goes in /n/, not /p/.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>73810
Really? Ive never been in /n/, i picked it up from /g/ /k/ and /o/.