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if as the rumour states, the a65 and a77 are the same with the exception of a lower mp sensor, that the A65 has no magnesium alloy and no top LCD. I think id prefer that to the a77. surely a lower mp sensor on the same technology should have better low light ability. i also cant think of a situation when id need 24mp unless i was planning on cropping lots.

who knows. just need to keep my ear to the ground and wait and see what gets announced next. all reports seem to praise the 24mp sensor highly, but there is no comments on the a65 sensor yet
 
Herts_JoaTMoN said:
i also cant think of a situation when id need 24mp unless i was planning on cropping lots.
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Or printing big. I like printing 24x36, 20x30, etc..., and so on... right now I'm uprezzing with decent results, but I would have to assume that more pixels would make better prints.

But if you are printing 11x14 or smaller, yeah, I can agree with you. Lots of wasted hdd space.

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I can only speak for myself but yes you are. I'm not interested for the same reasons I did not like the A55, size.
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Herts_JoaTMoN said:
if as the rumour states, the a65 and a77 are the same with the exception of a lower mp sensor, that the A65 has no magnesium alloy and no top LCD. I think id prefer that to the a77. surely a lower mp sensor on the same technology should have better low light ability. i also cant think of a situation when id need 24mp unless i was planning on cropping lots.

who knows. just need to keep my ear to the ground and wait and see what gets announced next. all reports seem to praise the 24mp sensor highly, but there is no comments on the a65 sensor yet
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Looking at the picture, there appear to be more differences. The camera on the left seems larger. Atleast the outlining of the popup flashes is different too, which could hint at different EVF's used. And the control seems different too because the thumbwheel on the back seems missing from the camera on the right.
 
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Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but if you looks at the image of the two new cameras on the Sonyalpharumors site the text below the image says both cameras are 24 megapixel.
 
If the A65 has enthusiasts features but in a less robust body then the A77 then it will be the successor to the A100 as the A77 is to the A700.

So yes I reckon there will be interest in the A65. It depends just what the differences are but if its lighter and smaller than the A77 - yet bigger than the A55 then I may well be interested.
 
If the A65 has a decent sized grip (the A33/55 grip is way to small for my hands), good battery life, more or less the same control as the A77 and previous AA-DSLRs from Sony or Minolta (two control wheels, direct AF point selection, AF/MF button on the back, dedicated ISO button, etc.), an LCD that can flip to the sides as well as up/down, then I'd be very interested.

I don't care for a weather-proofed rugged metal body - I wan't the lighter body.

I don't care for the top LCD and I really don't understand what it's there for...

I don't care for 24MP - if the A65 uses the excellent and well-proven 16MP sensor that's all fine by me.

But if it's too crippled compared to the A77, then I'd probably look a bit closer at the A77 instead...

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years, I found myself delighted with my light, small A33. If the A65 is lighter and smaller than the A77, that's for me. I am also not concerned about which sensor is included, but I do want full video capability - "full" meaning the same as the A77. If neither camera has better, meaning more manual adjustment ability, video than the current Axx models, I might just save my money.

Note: I have a GH2 for video now and really like its video options, although I prefer the Sonys for still IQ (including more DOF flexibility) and lens choices.

Whatever Sony ends up throwing our way this year, I am extremely happy with the overall direction that they are pursuing, and also happy that I didn't switch to some other system when the KM SLR division was bought by Sony.
 
There's buttons there - they show in the picture.

Also probably some on the angled deck like on the a55, which can't exist when the deck gets squared off for the LCD space on the a77.

I don't think the OP is the only one interested in the a65. I'll give it a look too and compare it against the a77. But I think those that think the a55 was 'too small' or 'too light' (grip issues, balance with big lenses, durability, not "pro" looking enough, whatever) are more vocal than those that might want a slightly buffed and improved a55. So the a77 gets the lion's share of the posts here.
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Herts_JoaTMoN said:
if as the rumour states, the a65 and a77 are the same with the exception of a lower mp sensor, that the A65 has no magnesium alloy and no top LCD.
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Let's revisit those things...

First, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but magnesium alloy is a metal framwork that supports the sensor "and other stuff" (my words). :)

Since so many people get really anal about clarity and focus and all that good stuff, I'm thinking that I WANT magnesium alloy in my camera (A55 in my case).

As good as polymers are getting, are they really as substantial a foundation for something as critical as mounting a high-res sensor as would be a metal alloy?
Just asking.

Second, I'm not sure I wouldn't miss the top LCD. How the rest of you with A55's, do you not use it?
 
Herts_JoaTMoN said:
if as the rumour states, the a65 and a77 are the same with the exception of a lower mp sensor, that the A65 has no magnesium alloy and no top LCD. I think id prefer that to the a77. surely a lower mp sensor on the same technology should have better low light ability. i also cant think of a situation when id need 24mp unless i was planning on cropping lots.

who knows. just need to keep my ear to the ground and wait and see what gets announced next. all reports seem to praise the 24mp sensor highly, but there is no comments on the a65 sensor yet
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well if the A77 indeed costs only 1000$ when A55 costs 800-850$ dollar than for me its a no brainer ....150$ is such a small change compared to even the cheapest lens like minolta 50mm f1.7 ..if at this money i will really get 11!!!!! cross sensor points and magnesium alloy etc etc and all this amazing tech ..than i am gonna retire the A580 much sooner than i thought i would :)

but i am curious what will the A65 bring to the table cause i am an avid gadgetolog :)
 
bother to correct the spelling of "intreagued" and, in fact, didn't even bother entering a subject line.
 
Well HELLO, Mr. Fancy Pants.

We'll try to live up to your expectations in the future. Do make sure you visit every other threaded message board on the internet and insure that proper subject matters are entered wherever they may be necessary so you can follow along.
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Herts_JoaTMoN said:
i also cant think of a situation when id need 24mp unless i was planning on cropping lots.
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I kind of had that thought for the longest time too...

However, lately with my 16-80, I have been shooting kids in action out on the playground at school... and many, many times the shots are not quite tight enough... and so I have been cropping drastically. My A700 does find, but I am certain with a 24mpxl image I could have rescued a number of other shots that just didn't have enough "snap". With a 24mpxl image you can get some good shots with an otherwise limiting lens.
Herts_JoaTMoN said:
who knows. just need to keep my ear to the ground and wait and see what gets announced next. all reports seem to praise the 24mp sensor highly, but there is no comments on the a65 sensor yet
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I still do not like the extra glass in the image path, nor do I like it at an angle, giving a potential of "ghost"s or whatever one calls them.

However, it that is the game Sony is giving us, and those weaknesses are kept to a minimum somehow, I will just have to wait and see. It still rankles my sensitivities that Sony would take this potentially bad path... maybe they have worked out the kinks... some people here feel they have with the A33 and A55.

The fact is, I feel a filter on the lens has always degraded the images that I take, but sometimes you need a filter to give an effect you want. Compromises, always compromises!!!! Grrrrr!

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rtrski said:
Well HELLO, Mr. Fancy Pants.

We'll try to live up to your expectations in the future. Do make sure you visit every other threaded message board on the internet and insure that proper subject matters are entered wherever they may be necessary so you can follow along.
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Pathetic !
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I don't need/want "direct AF point selection, AF/MF button on the back, dedicated ISO button" but otherwise these are my wishes too.
Elgsdyr said:
If the A65 has a decent sized grip (the A33/55 grip is way to small for my hands), good battery life, more or less the same control as the A77 and previous AA-DSLRs from Sony or Minolta (two control wheels, direct AF point selection, AF/MF button on the back, dedicated ISO button, etc.), an LCD that can flip to the sides as well as up/down, then I'd be very interested.

I don't care for a weather-proofed rugged metal body - I wan't the lighter body.

I don't care for the top LCD and I really don't understand what it's there for...

I don't care for 24MP - if the A65 uses the excellent and well-proven 16MP sensor that's all fine by me.
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Same here.
Elgsdyr said:
But if it's too crippled compared to the A77, then I'd probably look a bit closer at the A77 instead...
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