Re(6): Sony ALpha 550 - dpreview: nur recommended
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Sony ALpha 550 - dpreview: nur recommended
10.12.2009, 11:58:08
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyalphadslra550/page27.asp

"Beste Sony APS-C Kamera bisher ... aber nicht gut genug im Vergleich zur Konkurrenz".

Besch...eidene jpgs out of cam, RAW deutlich besser. Einen haufen Gagdets (Auto HDR, Klapp-LCD, relativ schnellster Kontrast AF, schneller Liveview) aber im Handling fehlt alles, was 7D & D300/s user wollen. Die Sony "Foto-Enthusiasts müssen wohl noch etwas weiter warten auf den a700 Nachfolger. ich gehe davon aus, dass sich Sony da anstrengen wird, weil die Situation in dem Segment für sie so ähnlich ist wie für Canon vor der 7D: wenn sie dabei sein wollen, müssen sie etwas wirklich geiles bringen. Schau ma mal ... wie ich Sony kenne, werden sie dann gleich mit 3 Modellen kommen: A750, A 770, A780 ...  >:-D B-)

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The final word
Existing Sony users hoping for a more up to date replacement for the Alpha 700 (which pre-announcement this was rumored to be) will be disappointed by the Alpha 550, and - unless you really want high speed burst shooting or the clever (but limited) auto HDR function - it doesn't really provide enough justification for upgraders with Alpha 2XX/3XX models either. For those users the Alpha 700 (which is the same price) is probably still the best step up until when and if Sony finally retires it.

For anyone looking at their first SLR ( the best part of a thousand dollars burning a hole in their wallet) the Alpha 550 offers an interesting alternative to the more conventional enthusiast models from Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Olympus. It bests all of them for continuous shooting speed, has the only usable live view autofocus system (complete with tilting screen and face detection) and the Auto HDR is a clever trick, but it lacks photographic features considered standard on this class of camera.

This also means the value for money aspect will be totally skewed by your own priorities. For $900 you're getting a lot of cool features (SteadyShot, great screen, 7fps, Auto HDR, dual live view systems), but Sony has decided that you can't be trusted with equally useful, if slightly less headline-grabbing things like depth of field preview and Program Shift. If you already know you need those things this ain't the camera for you.

Ultimately the Alpha 550 is the best APS-C camera Sony has produced since the Alpha 700, and is a significantly more interesting proposition than the rather dumbed-down models currently populating the 200 and 300 ranges. And at the end of the day I actually really enjoyed using it for everyday snaps (where the live view system really shines), and got some great results out of it.

It's almost impossible to make a blanket recommendation regarding this camera: serious photographers will be put off by the paucity of high end features and controls, beginners will be frustrated by the rather uninspiring results you often get when everything is left on auto. If the standout features (SteadyShot, Live View, HDR etc) do appeal and you want the speed the A550 offers - and you're prepared to put some work into getting the best results - it's worth putting on your shortlist.
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