Difference between revisions of "SLT"

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*[[Sony α33]]
 
*[[Sony α33]]
 
*Sony α35
 
*Sony α35
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*Sony α37
 
*Sony α55
 
*Sony α55
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*Sony α57
 
*Sony α65
 
*Sony α65
 
*[[Sony α77]]
 
*[[Sony α77]]
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*Sony α99
 
*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.
  

Revision as of 16:52, 14 September 2012

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 α37
  • Sony α55
  • Sony α57
  • Sony α65
  • Sony α77
  • Sony α99
  • and the Sony NEX, but the latter only when combined with LA-EA2 Adapter.

Notes

  1. 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.