I wondered myself what Sony was doing in the DSLR market and it would
appear that Ken is correct... Sony DSLR production seems to have stopped
some years ago. I inferred that from checking the test dates of Sony
cameras at DPReview. I see that the last camera tested and labeled as a
DSLR was the A580 in May, 2010. The only Sony DSLR-like cameras tested
after that (Aug, 2010 - Nov, 2013) are the SLT models which have an EVF
for viewing and a fixed, semi-transparent mirror to feed the
phase-detect AF sensors. DPReview labels these not as DSLRs but as SLT
which is Sony's own designation for "Single Lens Translucent".
To cement the message, if you search B&H for "Sony DSLR" the only camera
body items returned are all SLT models. If you want a real Sony DSLR
now your only recourse is the used market.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/4/2014 8:06 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 1/4/2014 3:29 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> Aren't all Sony's mirrorless, even the big ones?
>> The mirror in them has nothing to do with viewfinding.
>
> Wait, I'm getting whiplash here. Sony's stopped making their DSLRs with the
> flippy mirrors? Last I knew, they were
> making both kinds, but I don't follow them.
>
> From a market segment standpoint, I think the SLTs with fixed, partially
> silvered mirrors would be still be classified
> as DSLRs. That's their size and shape, they take the lens line from the DSLRs
> and they are certainly quite unlike the
> NEX cameras and other mirrorless cameras with short register distances.
>
> I see they are called DSLRs on B&H's site.
>
> Acronymically Challenged Moose
>
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