One of the expenses of making a camera such as the A900 with a large, full-frame sensor is that it also requires a large pentaprism to guide light from the mirror below to the viewfinder in the upper right. When a photo is taken, the mirror snaps out of the way and the shutter (not shown in this view) opens to let light onto the sensor.
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