Sorry for the thread hijack, Archiver!
Detective Kyle, Yes, I did rent one.
I have been loitering a bit in the SLT forums researching the upcoming A99, etc.
My sister-in-law asked me to document their wedding weekend this past weekend. I was going to use my GXR system, but I panicked at the last moment and decided I should use something else. Good thing I did as the pictures turned out great and the camera was super fast in operation and having a 2.8 zoom lens really helped. I loved the EVF in the A77.
I took a few pictures with the GXR-Mount unit and my Zeiss C Sonnar 50mm and most were out of focus. In the spirit of the event I just could not keep up with the action with it.
I don't know if I'm in the market for another DSLR, but if so I'd give the Sonys serious consideration. I have the 12-50mm lens on the E-M5 and for the time being that'll suffice.
Back on topic (kind of), I do feel like the E-M5 has narrowed the gap to APS-C a bit. I run across some images now that after PP, I am not sure (without looking at the exif) whether they come from the E-M5 or K-01. I don't remember this happening when I was the case when I was shooting the E-P3.
I think that gap is close enough, for me, that lenses matter more, and that is why I am happy with m4/3 as a system. I can definitely see myself picking up a new APS-C Ricoh GXR or Fuji X200 in the future, though.
The current state of m4/3 also has me thinking that a full frame would be the way to go, to see a significant increase in IQ. For at least 50% of the photography I like to do, it really doesn't matter how large the camera is... just as easy to pull a FF out of the back seat during a country road drive. Every time I go in to the camera shop, though, to check out the Canikon DSLRs, the thing that is weird for me is the OVF. I mean, I get why it is a good thing, but I just end up missing the histogram, real time view of exposure, etc.
That's why I ended up looking at Sony's system as my big gun... I have also considered the A77, especially with the $1199/1499 deal on Sonyrewards, as a baby step into the system.