Review on Sony SLT-A65V 24.3 MP Digital SLR Camera - Body Only: Translucent Mirror Technology Unleashed by Janet Hill

My previous camera was my first DSLR, the Sony A700. I always had to remember that the viewfinder wasn't 100% accurate in terms of framing, but I loved this camera. He has traveled all over the world with me and has served me very well. When I heard about Sony's new prisms and electronic viewfinders, I had my doubts. call me old fashioned I was particularly concerned about how it would perform in low light; for example photographing dance performances. But I recently got an A65 at work and got one as a gift and it didn't take long for me to switch completely. This is a great camera. It's smaller and lighter than my A700, but still feels good in the hand. If you have really big hands you might find it a little tight, but for medium/medium hands it should be comfortable. The sensor is just fantastic. Doubling the megapixel count puts a strain on the hard drive, but you can crop the live daylight out of the picture and still have fantastic quality. The focus performance is very good and the button layout makes a lot of sense. It was a very smooth and easy transition from the old Sony. Autodrive speed is amazing; A prism is worth its weight in gold if you want fast in-camera auto-drive at a reasonable price. Now we come to the electronic viewfinder. That's incredible. The level is extremely useful for me; I don't know how much time I spent straightening the photo by half a degree. No longer. The best feature for me is focus peaking. I read about it and it sounded interesting but now that I've used it it might be my favorite feature of this amazing camera. My right eye is a little weak and I never felt like I had my diopter set correctly on my A700, so I almost never focused manually. Focus peaking, enabled by the electronic viewfinder, shows exactly which pixels are in focus. This is a fantastic feature. I use manual focus more often than before and get great results. Yes, Sony has some of the best autofocus in the business, but sometimes manual focus is just faster, more intuitive, and more creative. And now it's very sharp and accurate for me too! I love the wide panorama and the tilting LCD, but the peak focusing might be my favorite feature on this camera. It changed the way I take photos. Trying out photos without taking your eyes off the viewfinder is also great (this is also only possible with an electronic viewfinder). So I'm excited about this camera. If you've been wondering, or perhaps skeptical, about Sony's latest-gen SLT, take the plunge. I'm very, very glad I did.