Originally posted by pinholecam The SLTs seems to have poorer image quality vs DSLRs with the same sensor.
I have not seen a significant difference in IQ until you hit higher ISO.
Originally posted by pinholecam It won't sit well with the serious enthusiast and pros.
The A99 might change that. We will have to see. The A77 is going to have a strong following. The A77 will attract a lot of "serious enthusiasts".
Originally posted by pinholecam It should attract the layman and wannabe who buy into attractive specs and promise of FF.
So it will only attract 80% of the market?
Originally posted by pinholecam Sony may well carve a niche for itself just targeting the latter market.
There are some real advantages to SLT. Is the technology there yet? NO, but it is still a new technology. Those Zeiss lenses are not too shabby either.
The A77 is more camera than 90% of the buyers are going to need and more capable than many of the professional cameras just of a few years ago. The EVF technology is not as good as the top of the line OVFs, but it is better than a lot of APS-C OVFs and especially the lower end penta-mirror OVFs.
The "Peaking" feature that Sony has implemented is really good feature that I hope to see others copy. Makes MF much, much faster than trying to look through a small APS-C OVF.