So, what have you bought because of Pixelmania?

nothing yet... ; am i reaching the saturation point?

 

Well, I bought a new camera myself...waiting for it to arrive tomorrow or Friday! ; I wish I could have played with it at Pixelmania, but it'll get its trial-by-fire on my 2 week cruise.

 

whoa, do share!

 

After some heavy thinking on the A77, I decided OVFs and the 16MP sensor were still best for me, and since I love my A550 I decided to pick up an A580. ; Gives me that 16MP sensor, the multistack ISO, a few additional controls, better battery life (amazing considering how long the A550 goes), more focus points, more cross points...but with all the same ergonomics I already am used to. ; The A77 doesn't look like it will be a high-ISO tuned machine - more tuned towards landscape/portrait/daytime sports - I do too much high ISO. ; I'm still very interested in the A77, and will watch how it evolves and what updates and firmware do to it - the speed and focus systems look amazing!

 

Yeah, really. ; You drop a bomb like you bought a new camera and aren't even going to go into details about it?

 

a ha.... possibly Sony's last OVF camera. ; Which is okay, Nikon basically has stated it is the future too...something about phase detect on sensor with the Nikon 1. ; Sony is working on it as well but the new E-mount adapter will bridge the gap until that day arrives...

Personally I will probably go mirrorless next time I change bodies. ; Haven't decided yet.

 

Yep - so far, the newest latest greatest EVF looks like an amazing evolution from that of the A55, and EVFs have obvious advantages in some key areas, but still a few disadvantages that happen to dig right into my primary photography...so I'll give OVF one more go, and see how the next evolution of EVF comes along - they need to tackle the stagger during burst shooting (getting better) and battery life (still low).

I generally get a new camera every year to 2 years, so no problems there for me - if and when the next greatest thing debuts, I'll be ready to jump aboard!

I'm already there with the mirrorless. ; They're lots of fun, amazingly capable, IQ is a dead-heat, and certainly the segment will grow tremendously. ; As basic cameras, light duty or average shooter cams, and second bodies, they're amazing. ; As an only-camera for a professional shooter or heavy photo hobbyist, they're not ready for replcing the DSLRs - long way to go for that! ; But my mirrorless will be right alongside the A580 on my next trip, and sometimes taking its place, when I need to travel lighter.

 

I haven't bought anything specific for Pixelmania, but I'm bringing a new monopod, a new 50 1.4 and a 70-200 2.8, all of which I've bought since last December.

I've also been accumulating memory cards, since I'll have 8 1/2 days in the parks and no way to transfer them. ; Do you think 120 Gb is enough? ; (I think that's enough for roughly 12,000 raw exposures.)