Re: [OM] OM to M 4/3 adapters (MF-2 and equivalents)

[Chuck Norcutt]

Sony just starts off on my bad side probably going all the way back to 
the BetaMax/VHS wars.  I don't think they've ever met a standard that 
they liked if they didn't invent it.
I'm not sure why they bought Konica/Minolta.  There were some nice 
additions to that line of cameras but I don't think the newer cameras 
such as the A7 have much input from those older engineers.  Without any 
real justification I view Sony's engineers as 20-somethings who are 
designing an electronic device first and a camera second.  I was 
thrilled when the A7 was announced as I'd (stupidly) still very much 
like to have a full frame mirrorless camera but (even though I've never 
seen or handled one) I wouldn't buy one after reading DPR's review of 
the A7 and family.
Chuck Norcutt


On 9/30/2014 5:02 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 9/30/2014 1:04 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > That's because I have never considered that Sony actually makes
> > cameras.  They make some computer/video things and some have lenses
> > attached but that's it.
> And that's different than the rest?
>
> I've never owned a Sony still camera, nor do I have any current idea I
> might in the foreseeable future. I just don't see how they are different
> in the respect you mention than the other camera makers. They got into
> the still camera business by buying Konica/Minolta, which were 'real'
> camera companies, and appear to have built from that base.
>
> Not advocating anything, just curious.
>
> Catlike Moose
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