Lee Saxon wrote: carstenw wrote:
...The build quality didn\'t feel that great compared to my really solid D800, and the focusing and review functionality wasn\'t overwhelmingly good...
I agree with the rest of your post, but not these points. I thought the build was a bit better than the D800 and about equal to the D700. It trades the begging-to-break pop-up flash for a begging-to-break articulating screen, which is mostly a wash. It also has a more substantial grip than either.
As I mentioned in my original post, it is possible that the focusing bit is improvable with menu tweaking. I am surprised that it was so unusable out of the box though. On the build quality issue, however, I stand by what I said, although I have a feeling that we are talking about different things. Yes, flip screen and flash are respective weak points. What I was addressing was more than the A99 felt flimsy in the hands. I would have to spend more time with it to detail why, but the impression was instant. After having played with an A900 for some time, I found this quite disappointing. The D800 sits in my hands, solid like a rock. It may have had something to do with the choice of materials.
Dec 30, 2012 at 02:37 PM
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