We have not seen this long awaited camera and already many fall prey to capital Sony propaganda about how wrong everybody who would criticze them are. Sony is not the only company to have been criticized wrongly, it happens to all companies.

Sony is a relatively new player in the slr field, as good as they are with digital, getting into bed with people who know good photography and good pictures are not just having the best camera but rather kowing how to shoot the pictures, is not a shoo in. Being good with electronics will have little sway with professional photographers, ( meaning many years of experince and some years of failure ). Making it big in the PS market is easy when comparing to capturing the heart and soul of the semi/pro.

Sony, I am not looking for your big gun but I am wanting a camera that will give me lots of light, the f828 is very good at 4-5 oclock now I want 6-7.

I believe that some Sony people had knowledge of the Minolta sale and you must have known that the R1 was dead yet sold it and many had the idea that you would support it with new upgrades. ” yet Sony dumped it with not a wimper of consciience”.

Question: …after dumping the R1 is it not a likely-hood you may or could do the same with some of the alpha line.

…”Constructive”…

Keith