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If you can wait another week: There will be a new competitor to the Kiss5/600D in the market: The Sony Alpha 57. Already the current model (A55) scores great - and the new one (priced the same...

Canon does not offer any ultra-compacts - they never did. The prime contenders in this market are, in my eyes: Sony (T-series), and the Nikon S100. -- Georg - Minolta 9000, 9xi, 5D, Sony...

Why did they use filters instead of colored OLEDs? (1) Filters have the ability to compensate for the variations in the emissions spectrum, (2) durability: One of the big problems of OLED displays...

Reduction to the essentials. Eliminate superflous buttons. As a result of this effort, the current mouse has zero buttons. You can't top that. Tap the surface on the left is a left-click, tap...

Some call it ignorance, I call it knowledge, and there is no contradiction in what I said. Right, not everybody needs a bulletproof laptop. But, the Toughbooks are at the top when it comes to...

You may call it a myth. I call it a fact. It's not only about the components used, but also about how they are put together. There is nothing that comes even close to the build quality of Apple's...

You're behind the times here: Nowadays Apple's mice don't have buttons anymore... ;-) -- Georg - Minolta 9000, 9xi, 5D, Sony A700. 17-35mm f2.8-4, 50mm f1.4, 24-105mm, 70-300mm G, 100-300mm...

Oh, on Windows, you still have to worry about backups? Seems kind-of old-fashioned! -- Georg - Minolta 9000, 9xi, 5D, Sony A700. 17-35mm f2.8-4, 50mm f1.4, 24-105mm, 70-300mm G, 100-300mm...

I'm one of those, and that's the whole point: On a Mac, you don't have to migrate anything. Whatever part of the hardware, software etc. can use 64-bit will use it; if something supports only...

Adobe is one of the few software makers that always seem to have trouble coding their software to the standards published by the OS manufacturer. As a result, they routinely have to publish loads...

According to the specification sheet (http://dpreview.com/news/1108/11082418NEX7specs.asp), it can do wireless flash. -- Georg - Minolta 9000, 9xi, 5D, Sony A700. 17-35mm f2.8-4, 50mm f1.4,...

It's a proprietary hot shoe - as everyone else's (Canon, Nikon, Pentax) is. Having used both over time, you can be assured that it works. Better than the others. -- Georg - Minolta 9000,...

Well, you are right, it's an exaggeration with the $500 difference. But, after having had two cameras without the AF illuminator (Minolta 600si, Minolta 5D), I realized: Never again. It does...

@MichaelSpotts: Are you using manual focus and manual exposure only?

I'd be happy with a 16-80mm Zeiss, updated with SSM.... -- Georg - Minolta 9000, 9xi, 5D, Sony A700. 17-35mm f2.8-4, 50mm f1.4, 24-105mm, 70-300mm G, 100-300mm APO, 500mm f8 Reflex. Metz 45CL-4...

Because there is no industry standard. Every manufacturer has different contacts for different purposes in different positions.
The way it is now, all Sony/Minolta flash shoe accessories will fit....

A77 has a rear control wheel, A65 does not. -- Georg - Minolta 9000, 9xi, 5D, Sony A700. 17-35mm f2.8-4, 50mm f1.4, 24-105mm, 70-300mm G, 100-300mm APO, 500mm f8 Reflex. Metz 45CL-4 digital,...

A77 has a dedicated red AF illuminator. A65 needs a popup flash burst to focus in the dark. That alone disqualifies the A65 as a serious camera and is worth the...

In a regular (D)SLR camera, the minimum distance between the rear element of the lens and the sensor is some 40mm, leaving room for the mirror to flip up. If the focal length of the lens is less...

The new law states that a company that has a presence in California needs to collect sales taxes in California. The presence can be through the affiliate, or through a related company. Amazon has...