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| − | '''SLT''' is the abbreviation for Sony's ''single lens translucent'' camera concept. It's an alternate [[DSLR]] concept with a fixed semi-reflective mirror and an electronic viewfinder instead of optical [[pentaprism]] or [[pentamirror]] reflex finder. The translucent mirror directs parts of the light onto a set of [[autofocus]] sensors, only 70% of the light from the lens goes through the mirror onto the image sensor. The idea is in some ways a revival of the "[[pellicle]]" mirror of the [[Canon Pellix]] of 1965. | + | '''SLT''' is the abbreviation for Sony's ''single lens translucent''<REF>Sony's use of the word "translucent" to mean "semi-reflective" deviates from the way most English-speakers understand the word, and has [http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/09/sonys-big-risks.html come in for some criticism].</REF> camera concept. It's an alternate [[DSLR]] concept with a fixed semi-reflective mirror and an electronic viewfinder instead of optical [[pentaprism]] or [[pentamirror]] reflex finder. The translucent mirror directs parts of the light onto a set of [[autofocus]] sensors, only 70% of the light from the lens goes through the mirror onto the image sensor. The idea is in some ways a revival of the "[[pellicle]]" mirror of the [[Canon Pellix]] of 1965. |
This concept enables on the one hand electronic viewfinders in system cameras for the the [[Sony α system]], on the other hand easier implementation of autofocus by phase detection. | This concept enables on the one hand electronic viewfinders in system cameras for the the [[Sony α system]], on the other hand easier implementation of autofocus by phase detection. | ||
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*and the [[Sony NEX]], but the latter only when combined with LA-EA2 Adapter. | *and the [[Sony NEX]], but the latter only when combined with LA-EA2 Adapter. | ||
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[[Category:Sony]] | [[Category:Sony]] | ||
[[Category:Digital SLR]] | [[Category:Digital SLR]] | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 6 September 2011
SLT is the abbreviation for Sony's single lens translucent[1] camera concept. It's an alternate DSLR concept with a fixed semi-reflective mirror and an electronic viewfinder instead of optical pentaprism or pentamirror reflex finder. The translucent mirror directs parts of the light onto a set of autofocus sensors, only 70% of the light from the lens goes through the mirror onto the image sensor. The idea is in some ways a revival of the "pellicle" mirror of the Canon Pellix of 1965.
This concept enables on the one hand electronic viewfinders in system cameras for the the Sony α system, on the other hand easier implementation of autofocus by phase detection.
SLT-cameras
- Sony α33
- Sony α35
- Sony α55
- Sony α65
- Sony α77
- and the Sony NEX, but the latter only when combined with LA-EA2 Adapter.
Notes
- ↑ Sony's use of the word "translucent" to mean "semi-reflective" deviates from the way most English-speakers understand the word, and has come in for some criticism.
