The most noticeable result of this is that shutter lag in live view mode is very brief: Sony claims only 50 milliseconds 0. The reduced curtain movement also reduces shutter-induced camera vibration, and makes for a much quieter shutter release as well: The A77's shutter sound is unusually quiet.
This isn't the first time we've seen an electronic first-curtain on an SLR: The Canon 40D introduced the concept back in August of , and as far as we know, Canon live-view-capable SLRs still employ the technology. There's a significant difference in what we call prefocused release lag, though, with Canon's SLRs in Live View mode measuring in the range of ms, vs the In fact, the Sony A77's prefocused lag is very much on par with the fastest conventional SLRs, regardless of price range.
While the Sony A77 doesn't have the absolute shortest release lag, it's very clearly in the top tier, regardless of price. Tilt level. The Sony A77 includes a dual-axis level gauge, which helps ensure level horizons and prevent converging verticals in photos.
The gauge is displayed in a style reminiscent of an aircraft attitude indicator, but with a separation of the roll and pitch indicators. When the camera is perfectly level, the pitch indicators and markings at the end of the roll indicator are illuminated in green.
Built-in GPS. Another less common feature of the Sony SLT-A77 is its built-in GPS receiver, which allows both images and movies to be tagged with information regarding capture location, such as latitude, longitude, altitude, etc. Of course, you can always use third-party software such as Adobe Lightroom or Picasa. Face detection. Even among SLRs, face detection during live view is a fairly common feature these days.
The Sony SLT-A77 goes a step further, though, in offering the ability to register the faces of eight specific individuals, who will then be automatically recognized and prioritized over other faces when determining focus, exposure, and flash output, as well as during post-exposure image processing.
The SLT-A77 is capable of simultaneously detecting and accounting for up to eight faces in any given scene, and also includes a Smile Shutter function with three-step sensitivity, which will automatically capture an image when your subject is smiling.
Of course, face detection can be disabled, should you wish. The guide number is now 12 meters Available built-in flash modes include Off, Auto, Fill, Rear-sync, and Slow-sync, and an optional red-eye reduction function is available. The A77's popup flash can also serve as a wireless controller. PC sync voltage supported is up to volts.
The Sony SLT-A77 includes quite a range of creative controls to help photographers get the look they're after, with a minimum of time spent in the digital darkroom. A selection of eleven Picture Effect modes are available, five of them new since the SLT-A33 with one mode having been removed. The A55 and A35 also have the same Picture Effect modes as the A33 in current firmware, but didn't ship with this feature at launch.
A Dynamic Range Optimizer function aims to open up the shadows while maintaining highlight detail, and can be left under automatic control, or set to one of five preset levels. There are also several multi-shot modes, including Hand-held Twilight which allows faster shutter speeds with reduced image noise , and an Auto HDR mode. This last creates a single high dynamic range image from three sequential shots, whose exposure level varies anywhere from 1 - 6 EV in 1 EV steps, controlled automatically or manually.
The SLT-A77 also offers an in-camera Sweep Panorama function, which captures and stitches together multiple images as you sweep your lens across a panoramic scene. When set to Wide mode, Sweep Panorama can create a horizontal scene with a resolution of 12, x 1, pixels, or a vertical scene with a resolution of 2, x 5, pixels. In standard mode, the horizontal dimensions are 8, x 1, pixels, while vertical panoramas occupy 2, x 3, pixels. Since it only has objective lens, the stereo effect is created using some clever mathematics to reconstruct a 3D image as the subject passes across the lens' field of view.
The result is saved as a single multi-picture object file that contains two separate JPEG images, one for each eye, allowing it to be viewed on 3D-capable Sony Bravia displays In Wide mode, 3D Sweep Panoramas occupy 7, x 1, pixels, while in Standard mode the resolution is 4, x 1, pixels.
There's also a mode, which saves a 1, x 1, pixel panorama suitable for full-screen HDTV viewing. The Sony SLT-A77 also offers Full HD 1, x 1, pixel video capture capabilities, and according to Sony, is the world's first interchangeable-lens camera along with other Sony models simultaneously announced able to record Full HD off the sensor at 60 frames per second.
We've seen cameras previously which recorded 60 interlaced fields per second at Full HD resolution, but these either clocked the data off the sensor at 30 frames per second and then split each frame across two interlaced fields, or they clocked the data at 60 frames per second but discarded alternating fields, to be compliant with the original AVCHD 60i specification.
When set to NTSC mode, the available progressive-scan rate are 60 fps 28Mbps or 24 fps 24 Mbps or 17 Mbps , and you can also opt for an interlaced 60 fps 24 Mbps or 17 Mbps. If you switch to PAL mode, the options are the same, except that the 60 fps rates are replaced by 50 fps equivalents, and the 24 fps rates by 25 fps ones. It's also possible to record at a high-def resolution of 1, x 1, pixels 12 Mbps , or a standard-definition VGA x pixel, 3Mbps resolution.
Note that no p recording mode is available on the SLT-A The most unusual capability of the Sony A77's video mode is enabled by its translucent mirror. The Sony A77 can continue to use phase detection autofocusing during movie recording, allowing swift adjustments to focus as your subject moves. Since standard Alpha-mount lenses are used, this focusing action is accompanied by significant levels of autofocus drive noise, although Sony notes that it has included a new noise reduction algorithm intended to suppress this AF drive noise.
For consumers, any remaining drive noise is likely a relatively small price to pay for sharply focused video, however, given that manually pulling focus during video capture is a difficult art to learn. Also unlike many competing cameras, the Sony SLT-A77 provides full control over movie exposure, with a choice of Program, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority, or fully Manual recording.
It also allows Tracking autofocus, as well as use of Creative Style and some Picture Effect modes during movie capture. Recording is started and stopped with a dedicated Movie button on the SLT-A77's rear panel, and audio is captured by default with a built-in stereo microphone. A built-in monaural speaker caters to movie playback, and has an eight-step adjustable volume setting.
See the A77 Video page for sample videos and more details. To let you immediately judge composition, exposure, and the like, the Sony SLT-A77 provides an optional Auto Review function that can display images on-screen for two, five, or ten seconds immediately post capture. There's also a Shot Result Preview function in Record mode which lets you see an image as it would be captured with the current settings, including shutter speed, DRO settings, etc.
In addition, images can be enlarged up to Two index views are available, showing either four or nine frames at once. This allows certain playback functions such as switching between images to be performed using the attached display's remote control unit.
There's no standard-definition video output on the SLT-A77, though, so photographers who've yet to switch to a high-def display will need a third-party device with which to view images on a standard TV. Other connectivity on the SLT-A77 includes a DC Input for the optional AC adapter, a flash sync terminal and hot shoe, and jacks for both an external stereo microphone, and a wired remote control unit.
An available VG-C77AM vertical grip not only provides duplicates of the main controls for portrait-orientation shooting, but also accepts two NP-FMH battery packs, roughly doubling battery life since the in-camera battery pack can't be used with the grip connected.
Note: These crops have been updated from the original v0. Also note that these images are best quality JPEGs straight out of the camera, at default settings including noise reduction. The Sony A77 does quite well against the Canon 60D, which is not a huge surprise at ISO considering what happens when you pit a Both look great, but the Sony resolves more. You can see hints of a thread pattern in the Canon 60D, but it's better defined from the A The A77 also surpasses the What happens as ISO rises will be interesting.
The D3X looks a little more crisp, but simple sharpening could help that. Here we have the crop-frame A77 against Sony's full-frame A It seems to come down to a difference of contrast, maybe even exposure. The pink fabric below the red leaf swatch has more texture, which you'd expect from a larger sensor, and truer color. Overall, the A77 looks quite comparable. Recent advances in sensor technology have made ISO 1, look a lot more like ISO , but there are still cameras whose quality starts to fall apart at this setting.
We also choose 1, because we like to be able to shoot at least at this level when indoors and at night. ISO 1, confirms the reason we do these crops, as the Sony A77 starts to struggle with detail at this setting thanks to aggressive noise suppression, particularly in the mosaic crop.
The Canon 60D maintains a little more detail, but not a lot, also struggling with the red leaf swatch. The A77 with the latest 1. It's probably a toss-up between the two, given the A77's heavier noise suppression against Nikon's lower detail at 16 megapixels. But there's no question that the Nikon D renders the red leaf swatch a lot better than the Sony A77, even with the new firmware. Nikon still takes a more even hand balancing noise suppression against sharpening, creating a more realistic rendering than most other manufacturers at this point.
Again, noise suppression in the A77 limits detail in all three crops when compared to the Nikon D3X, which has legendary performance in low light. Still, this is quite good performance from an APS-C sensor compared to a full-frame. Here the Sony A77 surpasses somewhat, doing a better job with background chroma noise and the mosaic image than its larger cousin the A Note that the A still does a slightly better job on the red leaf swatch.
Except for color, it seems both cameras render about the same detail at ISO 3,, though the A77 with the new firmware does a better job with the red swatch. The Canon retains a little bit more subtle color, if it's a little pumped by comparison. Very close. Sony cleans up the chroma noise a little more thoroughly, omitting color artifacts that show up noticeably in the shoulder of the olive oil bottle above in the D image.
But the Nikon D looks a little better on the mosaic image, and does a better job capturing the essence of the red leaf swatch. The Nikon D3X maintains a lot more color as well as detail. The A77's rendering is still respectable, but again shows the disadvantage of a smaller sensor size.
The Sony A77's image looks a little cleaner than that of the A, with less blotchy noise, though the A renders the read leaf swatch a little better. I prefer the A77's image. Below are crops comparing the red leaf swatch at ISO 3, with the prototype and production camera. Sony's production firmware makes an improvement in the rendering of the very difficult red leaf swatch, so clearly they have improved their red-channel processing.
There was little improvement in the other channels, so other elements of our test crops remained essentially unchanged. So we always print samples of various sizes to determine the maximum print size at each ISO setting.
To avoid printing massive stacks, we print only JPEGs generated from our test images taken at default noise suppression settings. Usually you can get quite a bit more processing the images from RAW. Note: This is an updated print quality analysis based on images printed with the firmware version installed when the production-level lab shots were taken v1.
ISO 3, makes a nice 11 x 14 inch print, although there is some large, diffuse chroma noise in areas of flat tints. ISO 6, images are usable at 8 x 10, if a little rough in some spots.
We prefer the 5 x 7 images. Overall, the Sony A77's image quality is excellent. Once we installed the updated firmware and reshot and printed the updated images, we were able to give slightly higher recommendations at several ISO settings than we were able to give with the prototype, based mainly on the update's ability to more accurately render data in the red channel.
The A77's I found the Sony A77 to be solidly built, with a comfortable, familiar feel very reminiscent of the ergonomics of past Canon DSLRs-- which is a good thing. The A77 is very fast on almost all accounts, including autofocus, shutter lag and shot-to-shot speeds. Our laboratory testing did show that the A77's heavy-handed noise reduction robbed a little fine detail when shooting at ISOs of 1, and above. Another downside was the lack of an optical viewfinder.
The flash is relatively powerful, but it's not as useful as those on some of Sony's other cameras; it points straight ahead by default, and can only be moved to point downward, so you can't really bounce it off the ceiling or use it to fill. There are scroll wheels at the front and rear for your right index finger and thumb, and the power switch rings the shutter button. On the front are a large AF illuminator, a focus toggle, and a customizable preview button. Around back, there's — you guessed it — more buttons.
There's a button for AE lock, one for toggling display options, and several others. More on those below. The left side of the camera has a single card slot that accepts either SD or Sony's MemoryStick cards, which is an odd choice for a professional-level camera; we're used to seeing either a single CF, dual SD, or a combination of the two in most pro DSLRs, so to get only one SD slot is odd. Those are all studio-friendly, pro-level features, and indicate the likely audience for this camera: professionals not worried about the weight or size, and just want every feature possible.
Normally "kit lens" is something of a pejorative term for the cheapest lens you can buy with your camera, though fortunately kit lenses seem to be improving. Sony's case is even harder for photographers who already own a DSLR — odds are they own a Canon or Nikon camera —and would have to switch into an entirely new ecosystem.
I'm going to keep calling it a DSLR, though, since that's its class and competition. The big half-inch display is filled with 2. It also displays all kinds of added information — histograms, menus, playback, horizon levels, and more can all be overlayed on the EVF. You actually don't ever need to use the rear external LCD on the A77, if you don't want to.
That's the good stuff. There's only one negative, and for me it's fatal: no EVF is as good as an optical viewfinder. The A77's viewfinder doesn't always represent colors accurately, often showing things too dark and too contrasted — I'd only figure out for sure if I'd gotten the right shot when I saw it on my computer. The OLED's refresh rate is also only so fast, so if you're moving the camera around a lot you get some definite ghosting. It's largely a matter of personal preference, and the A77's EVF is certainly among the best in its class, but I never really enjoyed using it.
I also didn't find the viewfinder very comfortable to use. The LCD below it sticks out so far that I had to turn my face way off to the side just to be able to press my eye up to the viewfinder, and the rubber piece around the display is hard and uncomfortable.
It's viewable in sunlight, except for when it's coated in oils from your fingers and face — and it's really oleophilic, so every time you put your eye to the viewfinder it'll pick up oils from your face and get greasy.
The LCD also tilts and rotates, so you can hold the camera at literally any angle and still see the display. You can flip the screen around so it's facing inward, preventing it from scratching while you carry it around. You can shoot around corners, above your head, whatever — it'll even peek over the hotshoe and point straight at your subject, so you can shoot the highest-res self-portraits ever.
Learn more. The primary benefit of this approach is speed — in a regular DSLR the mirror has to swing open to allow light through to the sensor which results in a slight delay between frames, whereas in an SLT camera the translucent mirror allows some light to pass through to the sensor while also bouncing some up into the roof of the camera.
To this end the A77 is able to shoot at a staggering 12fps at full resolution, which makes it the fastest prosumer camera of its type. Last but not least, the A77 also offers a generous range of image-enhancing features including a number of Creative Style processing options, Picture Effect digital filters along with a dynamic range optimisation tool. Safe to say that the A77 is not lacking in features then. This enables the A77 to deliver lots of fine detail, which means it can easily be used to make poster-sized A1 prints with, while also giving you the flexibility to aggressively crop your images post-capture should you need to.
These are supplemented by a fully Automatic mode, an Auto mode automatic scene recognition mode, eight individual Scene modes, the aforementioned Panorama Sweep mode, and a 3D mode 3D screen required. In addition there are also three Memory Recall user-defined custom settings to call upon. MTS file playback. The screen offers a sharp and detailed image with plenty of colour and contrast although it is prone to fingerprint smudges, which necessitates regular cleaning.
The screen itself is attached to the camera via two hinges, which allows it to be pulled right out from the body and liberally adjusted on the vertical axis to make light work of shooting overhead or from the hip. In addition the screen also rotates on the bottom hinge, which allows you to shoot at odd angles, around corners or even with the monitor facing the same direction as the lens for self-portraits.
Last but not least you can also fold the screen back into the camera to protect it. This is currently the highest resolution of any EVF on any camera and makes shooting with the A77 at eye-level a relatively painless experience with the EVF offering plenty of detail, rich colours and good levels of contrast.
Also, in dark conditions you can expect noise to interfere with the overall quality of the EVF image too. In just about every other situation between these two extremes though there is very little to complain about. The guts of the camera are housed within a magnesium alloy cage, with the outer shell constructed from a toughened plastic finished with a classy mottled effect. Seals around key buttons and dials guard against moisture and dust penetration too, giving the A77 some added all-weather appeal.
Whether or not it's worth to upgrade, only you can decide. The K is but ugly!!! I much prefer the look of the Sony. In fact I like the look of Sony better than any Pentax. I'd suggest the reviewer buy a dictionary before saying Reflex has anything todo with reflection!!!! I guess the sony PR handout started this twaddle.
In the case the single lens reflex mimics the image onto the ground glass pane. So a review being wrong and inaccurate doesn't bother you? And by you own projection nobody? I think your wrong. Single-lens reflex cameras SLRs were so-named because the viewer looked directly through the lens, which flexed out of the way for that vital instant. In theory the viewer saw precisely what he was photographing, rather than a very nearby image. I could be wrong, but that always made sense to me.
You are correct, as far as I know, in assuming people do care. And I know you are not "an English teacher or something" because your response to tbcass omits the required apostrophe for the contraction in "I think you're wrong. A single-lens reflex camera SLR typically uses a mirror and prism system hence "reflex", from the mirror's reflection. Clearly where there is an incorrect statement it really matters and should be pointed out as readers who are newish to photography will visit these sites.
Why do reviewers always fail to list the in camera focus limiter as a plus? It is a great feature and is infinitely variable on both the short and long end, something no lens limiter can do. I use it with my Tamron with great results. Have to wonder what lens or focus was used on the studio shot. Would expect it to be very similar to A, but the A shows much more detail. Mar K: Not relevant and you are completely incorrect.
SLT cameras show the same detail as Mirrorless. Test after test by reputable people and camera sites has shown there is no detail hit with the SLT mirror. The reason is the JPG processing. Using NR low shows more detail with virtually no increase in noise. Another factor is the JPG sharpness setting. The A by default applies more sharpening to it's JPGs. As a negative the review says: "No way to quickly check focus in image review, since only center of image is magnified.
I have seen a few people are having the same problem as me. I get an error message while I'm shooting, right in the top middle of my screen. Only way to make it go away is to shut down for some time.
It often locks up as well, same thing, I need to turn it off for around 10 seconds and you can hear it reset. How do I keep the message "error" from coming up? I have seen this. I had updated to firmware 2. I sent the camera off for repair and the stupid repair shot updated the firmware again although not needed and now I get that same error.
It maybe worthwhile to try to re-update the firmware. Perhaps it will go away. But honestly, I can't see how it is better for stills than my 4 year old D If you have serious money invested in Nikon lenses then it is a hard sell but if you only have the Nikon kit lens here's 10 reasons I can think of: 1 F2. Only you would know if these things make it worthwhile for you to switch but I sold my Canon for this and never regretted it.
You forgot to mention that the buffer is huge compared go the D That said Brownie is an anti Sony Troll so replying to him is a waste of time. He's one of many on my ignore list. I am actually not anti-anything. I think there are many things to like about the a77 mkII - but not sure there are enough to justify the purchase, since I already have a D And yes, a huge buffer actually is a big deal for me - the D was crippled with such a small one.
Thanks for the info tb. I like to switch to Sony but I'm just afraid. I've to mention that I like to buy just one ful frame Sony which can fulfil all my needs.
I need some professional advice to could make my final dicision. I'll be tanksfull if you like help me to could make my final decision. I don't mean to rant but why would I want the background to come into focus during that panning shot from one face to another? Expressionist auteur style cinematic reasons excepted ;-. This is a prime example of how autofocus and automation in general is overrated. You don't want to adjust your ideas to what the camera is able to achieve automatically.
Honestly, after viewing Gary Fong's YT vid on this camera, I'm thinking that in order to get it to do what you want you need to spend a bit more time tweaking all of the multitude of focus and tracking settings before you claim that it doesn't work. Also, check out the Gary Friedman vid on the difference in tracking settings and how the focus system works.
Patrick Murphy-Racey on his blog column covers sports shoots with this body as well. If it isn't working for you, look further Hold on a minute. Am I getting this right, is it NOT possible to remove the AF start from the half-press shutter button and assign it to a discrete separate button? I upgraded from the a65 to the a77mark2. Recently I went on a hike up one of the local mountains and mistakenly brought my a65 instead of my a77 m2.
The first thing I noticed was how slowly the older camera focused. It seemed to take forever by comparison. I really like the speed of the newer camera. I take a lot of photo of sports and have had some good success with action pictures.
This camera is fast. I have also used it for weddings, family portraits, landscape photos and astrophotography. It is a very good all around camera. There are cameras that could do better but I do not want to pay four times the price I paid for the a77m2 to get it.
My sony A77 mkii seemed really soft at first with separate lenses The difference between my a65 and a77 mk1 was so great that I ended up selling a65 which I initially liked in no time. Even at ISO this thing is mushy! Why does Sony even bother to keep producing alpha lenses for garbage like this? And meanwhile the whole Nex product line looks like the Island of Broken Toys!
It's a budget thing. The A77 MkII is also very fast focusing - great for sports and wildlife. I understand the budget thing. Some were bought new and some used. This mm 35mm equiv. To approximate this kind of coverage using all Sony lenses would cost a small fortune. I'm still very disappointed in DP for not doing the same video comparison with the A77mkII as they did with cameras like the Nikon D and other cameras.
It's the only camera that I can't get that info on. It would help immensely. I just bought the A77II and have the A7. Image quality is fantastic, speed is superb, build.. The A7 can get the job done, but I feel like it's a massive step back in every other regard outside of IQ- and even that given the lossy raw file issue is subject to question. I've tried the a as well. No thanks man, no thanks. Feels cheap compared to the A77 and constant auto focusing is not as good.
Yes, it's fast- but fast and accurate are two seperate things. Try mounting a bigger lens on the A and it does not balance well at all. Has "Center Lock-on AF" actually been tested? It is a mode different from and incompatible with the standard "Lock-on AF" that needs to be enabled in the menu Record menu, page 7 and upon pressing the joystick twice it locks onto whatever is in the center of the frame.
Also, what settings were used for "AF drive speed"? I shoot at high ISO's all the time and I see no reason not to. First of all, I shoot exclusively in RAW and then there is a plethora of good RAW processing software out there that takes care of the noise. The auto focus is a plus and focusing is not hit and run like they say.
But anyhow this is my humble experience based on my own experience with this great camera. I see that the usual crowd of self-appointed Internet Security Experts tm have all made the same predictable 'jokes' about 'rootkits'. Let's put this to rest once and for all: there never was any 'Sony rootkit', and Sony have never been involved in any form of malicious software, ever. These persistent lies are rapidly becoming stale and tedious and have no value in any serious discourse on consumer electronics or network security.
One wonders if Sony are now planning legal action against those responsible for disseminating these vicious lies. It would be interesting to see the people making these unfair, untrue and libellous allegations receive their comeuppance in a court of law. Or will they rapidly back down and retract their lies? I have seen none of this on the threads, maybe I missed one in posts? And I have been tracking this since the day it was posted.
Your post feels more like it is designed to instigate that topic pretending to be against it. There never was any so-called 'Sony rootkit'.
Everyone is getting fed up with the vicious slanders against this company. Seems OK to me in those shots that are not grossly underexposed- of which there are many.
It compares very well with my D results and has the advantage of that faster zoom, and in the basketball shots where the colour is iffy moaners can just adjust to suit anyway- and all cameras do this. I might go back to using a Lunasix with a cone on to avoid underexposure too. Let's hope that to level the playing field somewhat, that DPr.
Thanks K E hoffman. I can totaly agree lens is stil the best investment, I hope to see a d or and like the bionz tech of sony.
Anything towards the edge is a lens issue. Remember the A77M is a year older than the D Not sure if D is using a Sony Sensor. Even when they do.. Nikon has its own sensor design patents and its own design ideas about the Bayer filter etc over the sensor.. IF you stay near the center where the lens issue was no in play say the top part of the Money shot or the Beatles patch the over all IQ is much closer.
Thank you for your review. Could you please measure sensor performance of already tested cameras in Exposure Latitude test. I have owned the a55 a77mk1 I own the a99 and the a77ii The A55 was a brilliant camera and was my main reason for dropping canon. I have been very impressed with the sony range and the a77ii was purchased for wildlife action the extra compressed crop at the centre of frame 24mp was required for shooting smaller prey such as kingfishers.
The af and extra reach on the a77ii are a welcome improvement although If an a99ii had been released with 36mp with same af system I would have opted for that.. But as a sport and wildlife camera, it is sad not to have access to Sigma big lens, 2.
Sony should pay Sigma to make them in A mount, but instead, my local Sony showroom choose to put all A mount into an dark corner, only focus on mirrorless camera.
What a hideous piece of a camera! Apart from that, with all the round bodywork how does it stay secure being held? Sony, Sony! Please tell me that your comment wasn't based on two dimensional webpage pictures, and that you actually held it for yourself before sharing that informed opinion.
KE Hoffman thumbs up! I think it's just generalized squaresville you have detected, daddyo. I don't get this comment about the grip on this camera. I can grip this camera without any problem and it feels very secure in my hands.
I haven't even put the strap on yet, and only use it with a large zoom, Tamron lens. I have just returned from a holiday in Italy and, due to a badly broken left arm, had to carry and operate the camera one handed for the entire 2 weeks. I purchased a new hand strap and the job was a good 'un. There was no problem at all and I just had to get used to framing the shot with the zoom using one hand. This camera proved to be the easiest to hold that I have ever had.
DPR Team. I guess the AF performance will be similar if there is enough light. But when the light level drop, A will start hunting, while A77ii can still keep focus. I am using canon 70d with canon mm f4 with tc for BF, I have sony a with g and I liked both settings, I am wondering if I would buy the sony a77ii for wildlife, in that case with lens do you recommend , cost is important.
I would recommend the Sony G over the Sigma any day of the week. Sigma lenses tend to have focusing issues and that can only be at its worst at mm where you are most likely to use the lens. The sony G lenses are uncharacteristically sharp at the long end. It has less reach but in the end it is the quality you will enjoy. One alternative to buy the version 1 of the lens, you may still find a few available. The difference between 1 and 2 is the lens coating which really is small considering the cost difference.
The lens is fantastic and just because there is a version 2 out, does not mean version 1 is any less. By laurenzbaars. Where was the sigma mentioned? I did, got disappointed and returned the lens on a 2 week return policy. We've been using the SLT A57 since early We use it primarily to take photos of my son's basketball games. While we're generally happy, it does have some minor issues. That said, I'm pretty heavily invested into a-type lenses.
I'm ready I think to move to something more current. I'm curious if it makes sense to upgrade to something like the A77II, or to divest myself of the a mounts and move on to mirrorless. I've also considered jumping to Nikon, though I'm not sure if I'd gain anything there.
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