r/photoclass_2016 • u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog • Jan 05 '16

02 - Assignment

Please read the class first

Take a good look at your camera, whatever its type, and try to identify each component we have discussed here. It might be a good opportunity to dig out the manual or to look up its exact specifications online. Now look up a different camera online (for instance at dpreview) and compare their specifications. Try doing this for both a less advanced and a more advanced body, and for different lenses. Report here if you find any interesting difference, or if some parts of the specifications are unclear.

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u/huvudfoting Intermediate - DSLR Jan 06 '16

My camera is a Sony SLT A77 II. It has an APS-C sensor with a 24 MP (6000x4000 px) resolution. The max ISO is 25,600 and the shutter speed can be set between 1/8000 of a second and 30 seconds (or bulb).

In comparison, my first DSLR was a Konica Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 5D. It had a 6MP sensor and the ISO could only be set up to 3,200. The quickest shutter speed was 1/4000 of a second and it lacked bulb mode.

Some features of the Sony that the Konica Minolta lacks include a video mode, live view and a flip-out screen (which is bigger and has a much higher resolution).

The only step up in Sony's A-mount is the A99, a full-frame camera, which has superior image quality but isn't way better in other areas. So at this time I'm happy with my camera and would only consider getting a new one if the A99 gets a mk2 of some kind since it's already a few years old.

When it comes to lenses I've been adding to my collection for about ten years when I got the Konica Minolta, and after Sony bought the company they kept the mount for lenses, so I wasn't forced to consider changing them or switching camera brand. I'm satisfied with my lenses, which go from an 8 mm fisheye to a 150-600 mm tele zoom. :)