Sony Alpha 57 is no joke Canon and Nikon folks!!

o hey tyler · Jun 9, 2012

I used an A57 the other day... First impression after picking it up was "Is this a joke? This feels like a toy." The viewfinder tearing and refresh rate gave me motion sickness, and I have NEVER had an issue with motion sickness.

IMO, I'd take my 5D2 any day of the week over the plastic children's toys Sony produces. But then again, that's just how I feel.

Kolia · Jun 9, 2012

Lol

Most people would probably find a camera 3 times the price "more better" !

A57 with lens is 750$
5D2 is over 2,000$ and full frame...

Compare the A57 with a Rebel T3i instead.

kassad · Jun 9, 2012

Kolia said:
Lol

Most people would probably find a camera 3 times the price "more better" !

A57 with lens is 750$
5D2 is over 2,000$ and full frame...

Compare the A57 with a Rebel T3i instead.

It's best to just ignore him. He's just trolling.

Kolia · Jun 9, 2012

Tyler usually has good comments.

I give him credits to have at least gone and held the A57 in his hands.

o hey tyler · Jun 10, 2012

My biggest complaint that I had with the Camera was the EVF. I just can't get past that. Some people can, but having used SLRs/DSLRs my whole life, I can't "do" the EVF. It gives me a headache and makes me feel dizzy. It could have also been the light indoors, and the fact that it had a kit lens.

Having held the A57, the T3i, and just the T3, I can say that the Sony felt most comparable to the T3 in my hands, judging by my memory.

Also, Kassad... I think I'm allowed to have an opinion. Thank you very much. I've used and compared a lot of cameras. Not trolling, just stating how I feel about a particular product. Deal with it.

Crollo · Jun 10, 2012

Kolia said:
Compare the A57 with a Rebel T3i instead.

So here we are, making claims that the A57 isn't a joke, then saying it's only comparable to a T3i. Nice.

Kolia · Jun 10, 2012

Crollo said:
So here we are, making claims that the A57 isn't a joke, then saying it's only comparable to a T3i. Nice.

What metric would use to select competitor camera if not new sales price ?

If one is on the market for a DSLR and has a 750$ budget, the Rebel T3i is an option, so is the D5200 and the A57.

Crollo · Jun 10, 2012

When I hear that a camera isn't a 'joke' I don't care about pricing or name brand, I'm looking for professional design and features.
An entry level camera, is in fact a 'joke', if it's to be labeled anything.

This camera doesn't so much as have a top mounted LCD, has cheap build quality and etc. I'll take my 12 year old E10 over a T2i [\any entry level camera] simply because I've already taken my E10 in places where the T2i would fall apart and literally cease to function due to it's poor build quality. But, not everybody abuses their cameras like me, so for many people an entry level camera is fine.

Overread · Jun 10, 2012

Crollo said:
An entry level camera, is in fact a 'joke', if it's to be labeled anything.

My 400D just wants you to know that it no longer likes you anymore

Honestly yes entry level is entry level, but why does that make a single camera a "joke". Yes its a joke compared to something up to 8 times its price on the market - but we are not comparing it to something 8 times the price, but something comparable in price. Its daft to compare things to those miles above the product line unless your intent is to show something that is superior to the items priced far higher than it.

Alex_B · Jun 10, 2012

I have very bad experience with Sony customer service ... and very good experience with Canon and friends had very good experience with Nikon.

The lenses for sony might be very good, if they are real Zeiss lenses, wich I did not check yet.

But in any case, it is just a camera ...

jason324 · Jun 11, 2012

Thanks for all the comments an input guys

Everybody is intitled to their opinion, and the fact that you held the camera gives you some crediability so no worries from me

In any event, this camera is not a joke in my opinion. I reviewd the Canon T3i and it was a nice camera, but feature wise it's not even comparable. Build quality is also not much better in my opinion. The 60D or 70D I agree has a better build quality and is more Proffesional by design. That is what the A77 is for though??

For example the New T4i just came out and what does it really have over the T3i that is worth a dam?? Now compare the T4i specs to the A57 specs which is also $200 dollars less mind you!!!

It blows it out of the water in amost every way if you look at with an open mind and objectivley. If you go into it saying "all Sony Products suck" then your clearly not open minded enough to atleast consider other products in my opinion.

That being said, Sony makes the New Nikon 36mp Sensor and it's the best Full Frame sensor to date!!! Check it out: DxOMark - Nikon D800

Sony does do a few things well, no doubt!!

Jay

unpopular · Jun 11, 2012

DiskoJoe said:
belial said:

Patriot said:

I believe it's good to have a third competitor enter the field dominated by Canon and Nikon. Sony might bring some fresh ideals in their cameras

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Not really. Two competitors is good. Three actually tends to hold the market back.

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You should be an economics professor! My professors were completely wrong. Duality in a market does seem like such a better way to go then multiple competitors.

This is a fascinating assertion, and I would guess this likely has much more to do with American culture and thinking than it does to do with any factual basis.

It simply does not make sense that two competitors competing with only one another will out inovate multiple competitors each trying to out inovate one another. Several thinking bodies will always come to more solutions to a technological problem than two; if two heads are better than one, three heads are better than two.

Perhaps Nikon and Canon will fair better as corporations without several competitors, but as a consumer, I couldn't care less about the pocketbooks of Nikon/Canon CEOs. Neither should you.

Designer · Jun 11, 2012

Strange how just this morning I was looking at my old Minolta stuff. Can't give the camera away, but I've got three lenses; two zooms and a 50 prime. Not great lenses by any means, but who knows, perhaps someone in my family is considering a new Sony body.