rtrski

Are you looking for a true 'grip strap' that cups the backside of the hand and usually attaches to both a neck strap eyelet and the tripod mount screw, or just a 'wrist strap' that loops the wrist...

I don't want to engage on the whole "Sony forcing people ..." latter part of the post, but I also wouldn't mind buying an A58 without lens, in my case as an A55 upgrade. I suspect Sony thinks of...

Funny to see this post today.  I just got lucky and got a couple of a red-shouldered hawk across the street from me in some trees (we live at a "T" intersection and off the top of the "T" is some...

Worse yet, Sigma's site USED to show the MFT (MTF? I never get that acronym right) tables for their old discontinued lenses so you could compare with more current ones. They stopped that a little...

I've used an a55 with this:http://www.doc-diy.net/photo/smatrig21/(The website is for the build-your-own project, but he occasionally has some built up to sell, and quite reasonably.)Using it at...

I'm not sure it's good news. At least another week or two for A99 support, and I'll have to upgrade from DXO standard to elite, at a price of at least $100 even with a 'sale'...when I was able to...

As packaged the adaptors have a protective cover over a number of small pins along the front edge.  They're there.  So the one main (sync only) contact goes to the bottom center, while the other...

But there COULD be, with a firmware change, to allow a Crop mode (Auto - On - and OFF) setting.I hope Sony's listening.

I have an older Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro (has HSM, does not have OS, or rather is the version before the OS version of the macro that they sold for the Sony but without the OS feature).  Works fine,...

Still not Sony SLT-A99?? You're killing me, people! I want to give you money to upgrade from Standard (currently have 7.5 for A55) to Elite. But not until my new body is supported.

Lightroom 4.2...

a) What was the verdict?b) What about DXO?

Yeah, I'm waiting for DXO to get the A99 module ready, myself.  Got a slew of RAW pix I want to triage, but can't yet.Saw Lightroom is vastly decreased in price, about $130 from Adorama right now...

If you're trying to reinforce your assertion that your initial question was not meant to be insulting, I would suggest this is not the way to do it.

I wish the eyecup were a little wider and deeper, more 'conic'.  I tend to shoot with glasses on vs. adjusting the diopter on the VF, because I've also got astigmatism correction and am so...

You make a very good point, that wouldn't make sense.  So AF-C in effect with no button press, then when you actually half-shutter it engages your desired mode.  That does seem to be the behavior I...

On A-99, I've set to DMF with peaking on, and have the viewfinder 'eye-start autofocus' set on as well.  Seems to me like it almost continually AF's as I move a bit, vs. what I thought it would do...

I remember in an early (pre-99 release) thread when many were scorching Sony for using the 'same EVF' vs. upgrading for the a99, trying to offer that same point.  More sensor plane = more light =...

Well, its certainly is difficult to read "tone" from postings.  Personally, I read the OP's post as more snide ('why would you idiots (<--implied) do this?') and intended my response as very...

Hmmm.....why buy early?Because I've already skipped 2 generations of upgrades between my last purchase and this one.Because Sony uses price-fixing ('manufacturer set pricing') so I'm not paying a...

You're welcome.  I apologize for the slow reply by the way, work's new web filtering seems to prevent dpreview's editor from loading.  I can read, but not comment, until I get home.I don't think it...