Sony's Alpha 700 replacement to be mirrorless SLT, with APS-C sensor

Oh dear. 'Pellicle mirror disease' is spreading through the Alpha
range, with several reports of a mock-up of an A700 replacement on the
Sony stand at Photokina.

So stand by for the A77 to be released in January. Given that the
Alpha 850 and 900 are both discontinued, will the A77 become the new
top model of the Sony Alpha range?
http://preview.tinyurl.com/32mwlkq
or:
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.u...mirror_Updated_with_pictures_news_302057.html

Do you believe in ghosts? You'd better, if you buy one of these. ;-)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3873ep2
or:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1037&message=36125668

 

Agreed. I do wonder what proportion of A700 users would list
10 frames/sec as a "must have" feature of an A700 replacement.

Reliability should improve as there is no mirror mechanism.

I thought that, but the A33 and A55 both have the same sensor cleaning
feature (by vibrating it) as the other Alpha DSLRs. That means dust
can get in.

 

You people seriously need to educate yourselves on what is meant by a
"pellicle mirror". Being often only a few molecules thick. Apparently, if
internal reflections are causing this image degradation, then the word
"pellicle" is being widely misused and the usual resident TROLLS are just
parroting what they know not.

 

Then you don't know what a pellicle mirror is.

 

The image ghosting on the A33 and A55 is significant. It is
particularly prominent in night shots but it is noticeable in many
high contrast situations where bright highlights have an associated
ghost image.

Don't waste your time taking an A700 apart. It would be very strange
indeed if the A700 had any ghosting because the A700 does not have a
pellicle mirror.

However, the forthcoming A700 replacement *will* have a pellicle
mirror. I suppose it is likely that the model will be called A77.

Will there be ghosting? That depends on whether Sony has solved the
problem by then. ;-)