I agree with the views so far.
A700 seems ok. I love the in-cam IS, but it's not as important to me as speed and AF.
Nikon won this round already.
Looking forward to Sony's 'flagship' if it turns out to be real.
I did also note that apparently Sony are now aiming to be a clear 3rd in the DSLR market! That's a world away from being 2nd considering the top two. Seems even Sony have decided that the DSLR business might be harder than they first thought.
The most interesting thing for me is Sony's apparent partnership with Tamron. This 8could* be good for all users as Tamron are surely getting a good boost from this relationship.
On the other hand, Sony may now have some influence over what Tamron produces. Meaning they will prioritise lenses that Sony wants (needs for the line-up) at the expense of lenses that might have a wider appeal - or at the expense of more specialised lenses that Sony don't think their user base will want.
That could go on for years effectively removing Tamron as a lens innovator for the rest of us.
And as for Sony's Tamron lenses, why on earth would someone buy the Sony version of a Tamron lens when they will surely have to pay extra for the priviledge? Surely, you'd have to be ignorant or snobbish?
Is this not tantamount to Sony just saying to customers: "Sorry, no new lenses from us. But there are a couple of good 3rd party suppliers you can use!"
Oh well.
Not a bad cam. Better than 40D on paper imho due to D300 sensor and in-cam IS. But not up to the v impressive (and more expensive) D300.
A700 seems a little pricey considering the overall Sony package (inc lenses, etc).
Was really hoping (dreaming - as I knew it was just that - a dream) that Sony might release this at a v special price seeing as they needed to become #2 in the DSLR market in next to no time. Should have known that they'd just change the target rather than release anything that wasn't carrying a 'Sony premium'.
Eagerly awaiting benchmarks on all the above cams.
Maybe a little disappointed in the new A700 due to lack of important lenses (esp from Zeiss), speed, lack of live-view, no mega AF, and as already mentioned - the price.
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