Has SAR set expectations too high for the A77?

IMO, it's the over-use of "SR5", which, especially of late, has been contradictory almost on a daily basis.

It is obvious to me that some of the sources are complete bunk. A motor design is determined very early in the design process, as is the inclusion or exclusion of a CF card slot, and the filter size of a lens.

Yet, all of these things were at one point (recently) listed as "SR5" one way, then changed in another recent SR5 rumor.

Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources (60-80% the rumor is correct)
SR5=almost certainly correct!

It seems to me that a number of these things should have been listed as "SR3"'s at best given their propensity to rapidly change.

It's great that he Andrea is enthusiastic, but enthusiasm does not equal credibility nor accuracy.

IMO, the credibility has been squandered through a complete lack of rating accuracy.

chad

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the question is: If SAR NEVER existed, would the A77 be this hyped right now? If no rumor was ever leaked or demo user opinions weren't released, would the A77 have this much expectation? Most people probably wouldn't even know about the A77 or whatever it will be called if it wasn't because of SAR.

Yeah yeah, it's just a RUMOR site, but all these SR5's are leading people to believe it's real. We all know tabloids are fake, but people still read them and want to believe the rumors are real since they have nothing else to contradict it.

Basically, SAR is the only Sony rumor site out there and there is nothing to counter what is fact or fiction so we tend to believe the only thing we can find on the internet. And, the internet never lie right? LOL!

I jest, of course, but SAR is NOT the only source of runors about a product that has not been released.

sye46 said:

the question is: If SAR NEVER existed, would the A77 be this hyped right now? If no rumor was ever leaked or demo user opinions weren't released, would the A77 have this much expectation? Most people probably wouldn't even know about the A77 or whatever it will be called if it wasn't because of SAR.

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There would still be indications of upcoming products from other sources. SAR is not the ONLY source of this information, just the best promoted here.

sye46 said:

Yeah yeah, it's just a RUMOR site, but all these SR5's are leading people to believe it's real.

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When, in the next day, there is another "SR5" that suggests that it is not. The rating system is worthless in determining what is and is notprobable.

sye46 said:

We all know tabloids are fake, but people still read them and want to believe the rumors are real since they have nothing else to contradict it.

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Have you been reading the forum lately? "SR5" is taken as FACT by many people here.

sye46 said:

Basically, SAR is the only Sony rumor site out there and there is nothing to counter what is fact or fiction so we tend to believe the only thing we can find on the internet. And, the internet never lie right? LOL!

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There are other sources of information. You just need to be willing to dig for them. SAR is the most promoted. The rumor rating system is a great idea, but could not have been implemented more poorly.

And THAT, in my opinoin, is the real issue.

chad

sye46 said:

the question is: If SAR NEVER existed, would the A77 be this hyped right now? If no rumor was ever leaked or demo user opinions weren't released, would the A77 have this much expectation? Most people probably wouldn't even know about the A77 or whatever it will be called if it wasn't because of SAR.

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That's the point. Everyone knows and understands that it's just an entertaining rumor site. The problem they have is with what the rumors are promoting - Sony and the A77. They don't want us to be exited. The whole point of the OP was to tell us we should be disappointed in a camera that isn't even released while, at the same time, telling us how stupid we are to talking about a camera that isn't even released. HUH??? – TF

It's really a mental/virtual world, isn't it? People get so worked up over rumors and words (but I'm sure they wouldn't bet anyone's life that it's actually what will happen). The people that are still shooting Sony have been waiting a long, long (, long, long, very long) time; I'm sure they'll survive a bit longer to experience the reality.

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chadmarek said:

And THAT, in my opinoin, is the real issue.

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No, the real issue is that people are believing these rumors and treating them as facts.

It's an Entertainment site. Treat it as such.

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it's very entertaining topic thanks to fanboys to make it sounds like real.

Ok.
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Don't blame the site, blame the readers that don't critically evaluate that info.

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Or the manufacturer that hyped the product itself.

Agree.
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