Dirk U

I assume you are an inexperienced photographer, at least as far as systems cameras go.  Any DSLR is better than most photographers.  The problem for the first good many years will be that you will...

Yeah.  Let's all be grateful that homo industrialis has not overrun all of my beloved Dark Continent yet. The writing seems to be on the wall for the one on the last photo though...

Well, we are talking about Sony, who have not always followed the logical route.  Is there still anything of the Minolta spirit in there...?  Let us hope Sony does exactly that, to at least put...

This is my question.  I am thinking about getting into mirrorless too, but will the legacy lens movement last?  Do those old lenses yield images which can stand up to those from pro-sumer grade...

Thanks Bart, for the technical clarification.  A tele-zoom is not what I am after though; I prefer the sharpness and lighter weight of a prime for birding.And thanks RGBaker, for the real-world...

Disappointment here too.Can people who understand lens design please confirm whether there is merit in the suggestions that the NEX system cannot have a good long (say 350mm+ for game or birding)...

My take on this is that hybrid autofocus on the new NEX works, but only somewhat better than CDAF on the earlier NEX models and not as well as PDAF on DSLR's.  That was to be expected.On sensor...

This is the only future for all formats, IMO.A flat sensor/film has zero curvature. A telephoto lens has a small curvature, a wide angle lens has a large curvature. So, the characteristics and...

True that Leica pursues perfection with admirable single-mindedness. They do impressive engineering development (which causes the price levels) to minimize the drawbacks of the flat imaging...

When hybrid autofocus gets beyond its babyhood, the tide will turn. CDAF sharpness at PDAF speed, including tracking. DSLR’s would be less attractive.If we see the day that cameras have curved...

It will take longer than DSLR’s which inherited the full set of already refined technologies and system components from SLR’s, where they had developed and refined for 40 years. All DSLR designers...