Strength & Weakness of Sony Alpha

[viyond]

Hi all fellow Alpha Users,

I believe there has been many similar questions raised by fellow Cser on the benefits of choosing alpha and also any weakness that they should look out for. Perhaps we can summarize a list to facilitate their queries and season Alpha users can share their inputs and opinion also. Lets be as specific as much as possible and not be too generalize (E.g. Don't just put 'Poor for studio use', define the weakness and shortfall directly).

P.S. If this list becomes comprehensive, perhaps mod can consider to sticky it in the future.

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[billpepsi]

Originally Posted by viyond Hi all fellow Alpha Users, I believe there has been many similar questions raised by fellow Cser on the benefits of choosing alpha and also any weakness that they should look out for. Perhaps we can summarize a list to facilitate their queries and season Alpha users can share their inputs and opinion also. Lets be as specific as much as possible and not be too generalize (E.g. Don't just put 'Poor for studio use', define the weakness and shortfall directly). P.S. If this list becomes comprehensive, perhaps mod can consider to sticky it in the future. Strength Weakness

Such question would give other forumers a impression that you have plans to get Sony Alpha but too lazy to do your own research, so get someone else to do the ground work for you.

Are you a Alpha user? perhaps could start the ball rolling by offering your own opinions first.

[Shin Howard]

Sorry i find it silly to have such a thread for weakness & strength for particular brand.
(Further more as a sticky.)

1) It'll be unfair for this brand as it is based on personal opinion.
2) Other than that different models of Alpha have different strength & functions.
3) Other than the camera body, it also depends on what lens you are using & how proficient you are at operating your camera.
4) It might misled the beginners when they are deciding their 1st DSLR.

If you are an user of a particular Alpha model, then you might like to start a thread on user group discussion on the functions, advantages and stuff like that.

[Rashkae]

Didn't we already have "why alpha?" threads in the past?

[blackcadillac73]

No brand is perfect. Just get a camera you're comfortable with and enjoy shooting ...

[obewan]

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496507

The above link will give you a honest feedback from a user and his experience
with the Sony Alpha system. Some users have also contributed their view and opinions.

[trexsg]

I think for most common opinion gathered from those who deal and play with different brands is that Alpha picture color is more vibrant but tends to give more noise on high iso.

None perfect nor cheap. Quality comes with price for all brands. Settle with the brand you are comfortable or suit your priority.

[kingfishers]

Be happy wats u hv . Never end when pursuing digital cam, extra doll is not easy to earn.

[Exposure]

Originally Posted by blackcadillac73 No brand is perfect. Just get a camera you're comfortable with and enjoy shooting ...

i like to joke " if in doubt, buy all brands and use .. in this way, confirm u don't miss any good and u cover all bad "

come on guys, is not just only the camera ? most of the time it is YOU ! because u are the one who compose the picture, do the settings and press that button.. nothing changes until u determine it, rite ?

[synapseman]

The weakness lies in the people.

S'poreans generally are quite pedantic. Good camera must mean C or N. When uninformed consumers ask for advice, they'd still buy those brands eventually because "most people buy those brands".

The other weakness lies not so much in the product, but the brand itself.

"...but I heard that Sony cameras are no good, leyy...."

Again, it's the misconception of the general public. Sony cameras = Cybershot. And the Cybershot brand is synonymous with style-over-substance.

How many people know of Alpha's Minolta heritage?
How many people know that Sony has tremendous experience manufacturing sensors for high-end video devices?
How many people know that many of Nikon's camera sensors are manufactured Sony?

These are the major obstacles that the company faces. It's not so much the hardware itself.

(I've always maintained that Minolta were at least as good as, if not better than C or N. The only thing Minolta lacked was marketing power).

[kingfishers]

Hi look at the posting today water photography by Aeron Wong A -700 & tell me only N C can performed??????

[cy_j]

Originally Posted by kingfishers Be happy wats u hv . Never end when pursuing digital cam, extra doll is not easy to earn.

Maybe time to explore the joys of film?

[Exposure]

this is a sample output ... taken using a Carl Zeiss 135mm f1.8 on Alpha 700 (no flash) fyi, Alpha 700 is now priced $1200 in Taiwan, not sure over at HongKong side.

[eow]

Strength
The sony A700,900 can focus lock in most situation where the conditions would challange even the canikon Top of the line dslrs..

Weakness
noise,af aquisition still slower than the canikon in low light

[Exposure]

Originally Posted by eow Strength The sony A700,900 can focus lock in most situation where the conditions would challange even the canikon Top of the line dslrs.. Weakness noise,af aquisition still slower than the canikon in low light

so.. to obtain all strengths & to cover up all weakness, buy all brands... including flashes as Nikon flash is better than Canon's yes.. buy all if in doubt.

[kingfishers]

Haahahahaha exposure that is the answer I like the most ,Will u

[destiny86]

Originally Posted by Exposure so.. to obtain all strengths & to cover up all weakness, buy all brands... including flashes as Nikon flash is better than Canon's yes.. buy all if in doubt.

can .. probably can open up a shop in sim lim square specialising in camera equipments from all the camps.. den that person can try them all out using the name of biz

wow .. if this really happen .. more n more shops opening up .. den the end user will benefit more .. cos more competition = better price