Jodo, Very simply, I pointed out the A580 as a contrast to your generalization about Sony's lack of high iso prowess. If that threatens your stance, so be it as that is the nature of a public message board. Do you think it is possible to continue the discussion without your personal jabs? Thank you.
That being said, I will expand a little on what I said earlier. I wouldn't fault any camera maker for releasing new models, no matter how substantial the improvements or differences. That is what a forward thinking business should be doing rather than releasing one to two models every 18 months and having a prayer of making it. Sometimes the models are a hit, and sometimes they are a thud (see the Pentax K-7 versus the K-x, which were released very close together, one being a hit and the other being a disappointment in general...much opposite of the K-5 versus the K-r, minus the stained sensors, FF issues, sensor flop, etc etc etc). Pushing the envelop sometimes has its advantages, and sometimes it just doesn't stick. Regardless of the number of models Sony releases every 2 years (no one is expecting nor has anyone asked you to memorize the models), you cant fault a manufacturer for bringing new models to the market place as in some way, large or small, it benefits everyone, Not only Sony's consumers, but the consumer market as a whole.
Jason
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