> ** From: <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyslta55/>
> "The designation 'SLT' stands for single lens translucent and it's the
> 'translucent' bit that's the key to what differentiates these new models
> both from conventional DSLRs and mirrorless interchangeable lens
> cameras. The SLTs do have mirrors, but they're mirrors that let the
> majority of the light pass straight through to the sensor, rather than
> having to swing out of the way to allow exposure. As a result they are
> fixed in position, always reflecting a portion of the light emerging
> from the back of the lens onto a phase-detection AF array housed in the
> top of the camera."
Ah, things go round and round. Sounds like the Canon Pelix.
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