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The A2 is now on the review page of http://www.steves-digicams.com . No conclusion yet but from the look of it, he is definitely testing it. There is still alot of good information and some good close up pictures of the camera itself. The full review is probably coming very soon.
 
Thanks much...I've been waiting for this!

Lee
x10guy said:
The A2 is now on the review page of http://www.steves-digicams.com . No
conclusion yet but from the look of it, he is definitely testing
it. There is still alot of good information and some good close
up pictures of the camera itself. The full review is probably
coming very soon.
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x10guy said:
The A2 is now on the review page of http://www.steves-digicams.com . No
conclusion yet but from the look of it, he is definitely testing
it. There is still alot of good information and some good close
up pictures of the camera itself. The full review is probably
coming very soon.
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Although I think I spotted an error in his pre-review. His description (with pictures) concerning the manual focus mentions that the image can be magnified up to 8x. Correct me if I am wrong but A2 only magnifies up to 3.3x in manual focus (page 105 of the manual).

I think he used the pictures/animation from his previous review of the A1.

IMO this is definitely a downgrade from the A1.
 
Has anyone else looked at the 'school' sample picture which many use to compare different cameras? It looks too warm to me as if the cloudy WB has been selected.

It is not as sharp as the Canon Pro-1 but the Canon shows signs of in-camera sharpening halos on the metal sign on the right of the pic.

Keith-
 
Hi!
x10guy said:
Although I think I spotted an error in his pre-review. His
description (with pictures) concerning the manual focus mentions
that the image can be magnified up to 8x. Correct me if I am wrong
but A2 only magnifies up to 3.3x in manual focus (page 105 of the
manual).
IMO this is definitely a downgrade from the A1.
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I read that due to the massively improved resolution of the EVF, 3.3x is actually more useful then 8x on the "old" A1. I am quite willing to believe that.

CU
Jens
 
More mistake..

Steve's external flash chart is still showing sync up to 1/16000 of A1.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/a2_pg2.html
x10guy said:
x10guy said:
The A2 is now on the review page of http://www.steves-digicams.com . No
conclusion yet but from the look of it, he is definitely testing
it. There is still alot of good information and some good close
up pictures of the camera itself. The full review is probably
coming very soon.
Click to expand...
Although I think I spotted an error in his pre-review. His
description (with pictures) concerning the manual focus mentions
that the image can be magnified up to 8x. Correct me if I am wrong
but A2 only magnifies up to 3.3x in manual focus (page 105 of the
manual).

I think he used the pictures/animation from his previous review of
the A1.

IMO this is definitely a downgrade from the A1.
Click to expand...
 
Frankly I think Steve has done what we've seen before... reproduced the brochure to get a fast result out. He's compounded this by re-using much of his A1 frst look - understandable - and not checking too closely on the change.

daveR
Desmond Lim said:
Steve's external flash chart is still showing sync up to 1/16000 of
A1.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/a2_pg2.html
x10guy said:
x10guy said:
The A2 is now on the review page of http://www.steves-digicams.com . No
conclusion yet but from the look of it, he is definitely testing
it. There is still alot of good information and some good close
up pictures of the camera itself. The full review is probably
coming very soon.
Click to expand...
Although I think I spotted an error in his pre-review. His
description (with pictures) concerning the manual focus mentions
that the image can be magnified up to 8x. Correct me if I am wrong
but A2 only magnifies up to 3.3x in manual focus (page 105 of the
manual).

I think he used the pictures/animation from his previous review of
the A1.

IMO this is definitely a downgrade from the A1.
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x10guy said:
can you guys tell me what you think of the A2 vs the Nikon 8700, from the perspective of a non pro user who wants a high quality camera with good lense capability, not so complicated that i'll never learn it, but logical to use, etc
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thanks,
 
David Race said:
Frankly I think Steve has done what we've seen before... reproduced
the brochure to get a fast result out. He's compounded this by
re-using much of his A1 frst look - understandable - and not
checking too closely on the change.
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I guess that's why it appears as a "first-look" review and not an official review.

Many people have been waiting for detailed review information on the A2 so let's not get hung up on silly details like an incorrect minimum shutter release time. I think it's fine that Steve let's us look in on his review as he writes it.

Michael
 
Comparing detail in the flag weave, the RAW-> JPEG image shows better tontality and much better detail than the JPEG, which isn't exactly horrible itself. If RAW capture times are reasonable, the A2 looks like an extremely flexible camera.

For me, at least, the real question now is CA/PF performance...

Chris Butler
http://www.AcmeEnterprises.com
 
Michael Berg said:
David Race said:
Frankly I think Steve has done what we've seen before... reproduced
the brochure to get a fast result out. He's compounded this by
re-using much of his A1 frst look - understandable - and not
checking too closely on the change.
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I guess that's why it appears as a "first-look" review and not an
official review.

Many people have been waiting for detailed review information on
the A2 so let's not get hung up on silly details like an incorrect
minimum shutter release time. I think it's fine that Steve let's us
look in on his review as he writes it.

Michael
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That's certainly a valid view but I wonder how much more we'll actually get?

daveR
 
David Race said:
Frankly I think Steve has done what we've seen before... reproduced
the brochure to get a fast result out. He's compounded this by
re-using much of his A1 frst look - understandable - and not
checking too closely on the change.

daveR
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Understandable????

On his homepage, he writes:

"Steve's Digicam - The consumer's best source of digital cameras information and news".

Sorry to say this but when you pretend to give advice, at the very least, you must know what you are talking/writing about. If there were no official infos on the A2, a preview based on rumors containing errors could be understandable.

But this is really not the case here. IMHO, Steve has demonstrated poor professionalism. Many A2 owners on this forum have done a more exact description/analysis.

I won't trust his reviews anymore. Too bad. By the way, the A2 preview is not available anymore.

jpmar


David Race said:
Desmond Lim said:
Steve's external flash chart is still showing sync up to 1/16000 of
A1.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/a2_pg2.html
x10guy said:
x10guy said:
The A2 is now on the review page of http://www.steves-digicams.com . No
conclusion yet but from the look of it, he is definitely testing
it. There is still alot of good information and some good close
up pictures of the camera itself. The full review is probably
coming very soon.
Click to expand...
Although I think I spotted an error in his pre-review. His
description (with pictures) concerning the manual focus mentions
that the image can be magnified up to 8x. Correct me if I am wrong
but A2 only magnifies up to 3.3x in manual focus (page 105 of the
manual).

I think he used the pictures/animation from his previous review of
the A1.

IMO this is definitely a downgrade from the A1.
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T B Gray said:
the school house is my favourite shot to test detail/resolution - I
always look to see the serial number on the trash bin.
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Me too, and I can't see a real difference with the A1 picture.
The other 8mp cameras look a bit better, especially when looking at the windows.

But the pictures are not taken under the exact same circumstances so it is difficult to compare. The A2 picture was taken later in the evening then the others I think.

Menno
 
None of these 8MP cams seem to show the "detail" on the school house shot, for instance, that 8MP would seem to indicate based on pictures of lesser megapixel, say 6MP SLR, cameras.

Was thinking of getting one of these 8MP wonders but the picture quality just isn't there...and, the only adantage over my current setup is ease of use as far as lugging equipment is concerned, but, the picture quality is the leading factor for me and it just isn't there. :-(
 
Please. Check out the various Sony 828 reviews. They are cleary capable of delivering more detail.
Pj said:
None of these 8MP cams seem to show the "detail" on the school
house shot, for instance, that 8MP would seem to indicate based on
pictures of lesser megapixel, say 6MP SLR, cameras.

Was thinking of getting one of these 8MP wonders but the picture
quality just isn't there...and, the only adantage over my current
setup is ease of use as far as lugging equipment is concerned, but,
the picture quality is the leading factor for me and it just isn't
there. :-(
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Beauty is in the eye of the Bee-holder...
 
Chris,
So far, I have found NO problems with the A2 and pf.
John
A2, 828, 717
http://baselake.smugmug.com/
Chris Butler said:
Comparing detail in the flag weave, the RAW-> JPEG image shows
better tontality and much better detail than the JPEG, which isn't
exactly horrible itself. If RAW capture times are reasonable, the
A2 looks like an extremely flexible camera.

For me, at least, the real question now is CA/PF performance...

Chris Butler
http://www.AcmeEnterprises.com
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John
 
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