a99 Review, One Exceptional Camera Locked

Mikael Kaplar wrote:

The ignorance of some of the posters are really sad. As a top of the line, the A99 IS NOT A VIDEOCAM.

As Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear said: How hard can it be - to understand that. If you want AF and sharp video in the same package - get a quality videocam. Anything over 6.000 will do the job.

With the same breath you could whine about ANY video cam not being able to produce 24Mp high quality RAW images - but you don´t.

Wonder why. It is so amateur to think that one piece of equipment will do everything.

The top of the line DSLR/DSLT cameras - all of them - are used with manual focus to achieve something that a video cam cannot do, shallow depth of focus, film look if you like. That is why they are used with top of the line Zeiss, Rodenstock, Leica, Canon and Nikon glass with apertures ranging from 1.2 to 2.8. Manual focus is a creative tool for professionals, AF is for soccer moms and dads.

Having said that, if I need a fast AF broadcast quality cam for events, sports etc. I got the Canon FX300 Atomos Ninja. All the other stuff I am doing with my the A99 - and it is great.

I also used Canon 5DmkII before (Without AF) and RED Scarlet ( no AF either). All these cameras are the choices of professionals - not beginners.

If you want AF for your kids - buy a 500 bucks handy cam and be happy - but please don't whine about something that you have so little knowledge of.