Sony SLT-A77

I upgraded from SLT-A55 which I had for almost a year before getting the SLT-A77V in June 2012. Carrying over all the familiarity from the A55, meant that the learning curve wasn't too steep. Gary Friedman's A65/A77 book was a very valuable purchase and helped greatly in making the best use of all the new features and functions. The issues I had with the A55 were pretty much all addressed by the A77 including more controls (2nd wheel, ISO button, etc) as well as the improved dynamic range, ...

Great image quality in full resolution RAW, even better image quality/detail in "S" JPG settings (3008 x ????). Excellent lens that produces eye pleasing bokeh and great detail/contrast. I hated the camera, but miss the lens. In the end, it is the images that stay with us. But the A77 was just too much of a pain to use for my shooting style which is spontaneous and in very imperfect conditions. This may be a great studio camera where you have control of the light and alot of time to set it ...

Very nice camera I have sold Canon 550d after 2 years (previously I have used Canon350d) and decided to move to Sony Trired Sony A57 for a couple of days, then A65 for a week and have bougth A77 finally a month ago Extremely fast and accurate AF NO preflash for focus in low light!!! Problems: No problems at all Noise is not a problem at all even at moderate high ISO Quite usefull even at 3200

After almost 1 year of using my A77 for my photography business, I am finally almost satisfied. It's impossible to satisfy a professional wedding or event photographer with a budget under $3000 for a DSLR, but sony has came close with speed and quality when paired with the proper G-Lenses. The only improvements I would like to see is a better external flash, WIFI and blue tooth options for event on site printing. My F58 flash overheats entirely too soon, even with medium activity shooting. ...

Let me start by saying this; if you're not willing to work with settings to get your desired results, look elsewhere. That being said after about 10 minutes of playing with various settings and menus I had it dialed in exactly how I wanted it. It's weather sealed which is a must for a lot of us, and built like a damn tank. It's pleasant to hold, the rubberized grip is good. Weight isn't much of an issue for me, I couldn't really tell you if it's heavy or not. I like the EVF as much as an ...

For me the α77 with the 16-50 2,8 is the almost perfect camera. I owned the α55 before. I liked it, but It was a bit to small for me. When compared, the speed of focusing, the size, speed and color of EVF, the snappiness’ and responsiveness of the a77 are far better. I like the twin-dials, the top LCD, the weather sealing and the ability to bracket -3/0/+3 for handheld HDR's. Being Sony's second generation SLT camera, it is in basically every aspect better than the α55. The 16-50 lens is ...

The α77's body feels superb. In hand it reminds me a lot of the 7D. The grip is snug in hand with a great tactile finish. The buttons. joystick, and wheels click, move, and turn satisfyingly. The weight is solid without feeling heavy. Sony's 3 stage LCD hinge system is flexible and despite more moving parts than a single swivel feels solid and sturdy. The LCD itself is excellent and aside from the Canon 60D's LCD the best in class. My only complaint, addressable in firmware, is that if the ...