A full-frame digital camera for under $2,000? Yes, Sony has a major feat on its hands. The Sony Alpha 7 ($1,700 body only) is positioned as a step-up camera for APS-C interchangeable-lens camera owners. Its boast to fame: a 24.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor.
One thing I have always disliked about digital cameras is that even those expensive digital SLRs always show less than they actually shoot. The Sony Alpha 7 will be very popular.
From Digital Photography Review:
The Sony α7’s hard edges and semi-gloss paint are oddly off-putting at first, but they also grow on you. The angled EVF hump is indeed an attempt to recall a bygone era, just as Olympus did with the OM-D E-M5.
It looks a little artificial and slightly odd, thanks primarily to the camera’s thinner profile and short flange-back distance, which limits how far forward the front of the ‘pentaprism housing’ can protrude. But it wasn’t long before I got over any thought about it and focused on the camera’s working surfaces and the images it made.
I’d almost have preferred no grip at all – again from an appearance standpoint – but functionally it’s quite good and makes the camera easier to handle.
I like most of the controls, including the rear control dial; however, the front dial is easy to forget, and hard to actuate when you remember, and the EV compensation dial turns accidentally in a bag, and even when I’m just hand-holding the camera – I have to check it every time I want to take a picture.
It seems like it should be stiff enough, but perhaps too much of it is exposed to the right side to prevent accidental activation.
Read the rest of their detailed review.
Lainie Liberti is a recovering branding expert, who’s career once focused on creating campaigns for green – eco business, non-profits and conscious business. Dazzling clients with her high-energy designs for over 18 years, Lainie lent her artistic talents to businesses that matter. But that was then.
In 2008, after the economy took a turn, Lainie decided to be the change (instead of a victim) and began the process of “lifestyle redesign,” a joint decision between both her and her 11-year-old son, Miro. They sold or gave away all of of their possessions in 2009 and began a life of travel, service, and exploration. Lainie and her son Miro began their open-ended adventure backpacking through Central and South America. They are slow traveling around the globe allowing inspiration to be their compass. The pair is most interested in exploring different cultures, contributing by serving, and connecting with humanity as ‘global citizens.’
Today Lainie considers herself a digital nomad who is living a location independent life. She and her son write and podcast their experiences from the road at Raising Miro on the Road of Life.
