Sony releases a camera or, The six stages of grief

1st stage (prerelease) - Euphoria

Expectation, nay, certainty that the soon to be released camera will be a world shaker and will therefore - which is the most important of all - "kill" "Canikon".

Obviously owning a camera is a very competitive thing and philosophers of the past were quite wrong: it's not the quality of the soul (antiquity) nor the material surroundings (Marx) or what one eats (Feuerbach) that define the individual - it's what is printed on the prism hump of the camera one carries around (or not).

2nd stage (postrelease) - Disappointment

Turns out expectations were maybe a bit high...now instead of visiting the forums of other makers in triumph the poor Sony fan has to suffer the mocking posts of the others (who are relieved that their own God still "rules" after all) in his very own forum - the horror!

3rd stage - Anger

The angry fan confronts his God who has so cruelly abandoned him - not in silent prayer though, his preferred venue is the public forum, his preferred medium the "rant".

4th stage - Bargaining

The fan digs up new samples and presents them to the hostile world - "Aren't those much better?" - "Not really, no..." - "Then what about those?" and so on.

5th stage - Acceptance

Maybe expectations were a little bit high, and yes, maybe I should wait until the camera ships and more thorough test have been made before making a final judgement...

6th stage - Budding Euphoria

After all, le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! - there is always a next camera on the horizon...

Amused. I like it. That's quite true.

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-Eric (A learning photographer)

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Canon 7D w Sig 150-500 OS
Sony a700 with HVL56AM
Sony a55 ( Wife )
Sigma 10-20mm
Minolta 50mm F1.4
Minolta 28-75 F2.8 Japan
Sony 18-55 ( Kit )
Tamron 70-200 F2.8 Di
Tamron 28-105 F2.8
Tamron 28-200 3.5-5.6
Tamron 200-500 5-6.3 Di

nicely done!

Yep hit the nail on the head in part one, no suprise to me and that's a shame. :-(
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Great writing

That is funny. I think they call it buyers remorse.

d2f

Excellent

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Phil (EOS 7D, Sony A55, A77 ordered)

That's quite clever, and well done, but I think the Canikon crowd may still have something to fear. Dismissing this new foe now would be quite foolish, even if it pleases the psyche in the short term.

Outstanding. Only thing you left out was "attacking the messenger".
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Dave

dlkeller said:

Outstanding. Only thing you left out was "attacking the messenger".
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No, I foolishly forgot "Depression" - the poster decides to quit the forum and spend more time watching internet porn, where the gratification is instantaneous and predictable ;-)

Very good, haha.

7th stage - orders A-77 ;-)
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And no where is there a stage called "Take Photos", just round and round buying cameras....

Walt

7th stage for me after tonight is get better glass at sunset tonight I had a Short Eared Owl hovering above me; unfortunately the 70-400mm couldn't get up enough speed to at dusk to get a clear picture. So I think a 70-200mm 2.8 might be on the shopping list instead of my pre-ordered A77.

yep go for the 7th stage of buying it..seriously I would like a lot more chat about what this camera is capable of doing...lens correction!...I presume that this is an in camera function? how good will it be?..I know with my sony lens 18 -250 the 18 wide sunset with sea as an horizon leaves a shocking curvature..will this be fixed!! will I see it through my EVF? etc I recently buried my brother ...a friend used the A55 and took photo's and video..the video was indispensable especially with the clap sticks and didge as part of the ceremony !! How much more capable will this new camera be and at the price!!
the cup is definitely more than half full !!

Good thread, just wondering what is coming after the a99...

ck3 said:

1st stage (prerelease) - Euphoria

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Got this.

Member said:

[deleting 2-4 as it doesn't apply to me]

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Change to number 5 to number 2:

Member said:

2nd stage - Lust

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Got this, much quicker than anticipated too.

Change to number 6 to number 3:

Member said:

3rd stage - Justification

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Do I eat this month or put that money towards the camera....

• 4th stage - Enjoyment*

This, unfortunately, is delayed until I actually own the camera. sigh.

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I would say 2 - was ignoring all of FUD posts in this place..

I wonder what you all do in real live?

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A700 and Minolta 5D + glas