12-02-2010, 05:19 AM
it's a nice camera but the sensor is the same 16MP sensor as used in several current models from different makers. The D7000 of course but also the Sony A55 and the Pentax K5. Also it will likely be the same sensor used in the A580. So Sony came up with a very good sensor that each camera brand can adapt the body's firmware and hardware to get some pretty impressive results. It has and will be interesting to sit back and watch who gets what out of the sensor as they all shake out their final bugs from the early adopter production runs and the A580 is actually released.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.a...e=36884822
[url="http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/Compare-sensors/(appareil1)/676%7C0/(appareil2)/680%7C0/(appareil3)/675%7C0/(onglet)/0/(brand)/Pentax/(brand2)/Nikon/(brand3)/Sony"]Here are the DxO comparisons for the current three[/url]
They are all really close, save the A55 did not seem as "tuned up" for the DxO testing methods as the Nikon and Pentax bodies. But it's nice they all look to be delivering excellent results for whatever brand you are invested in glass wise.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.a...e=36884822
[url="http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/Compare-sensors/(appareil1)/676%7C0/(appareil2)/680%7C0/(appareil3)/675%7C0/(onglet)/0/(brand)/Pentax/(brand2)/Nikon/(brand3)/Sony"]Here are the DxO comparisons for the current three[/url]
They are all really close, save the A55 did not seem as "tuned up" for the DxO testing methods as the Nikon and Pentax bodies. But it's nice they all look to be delivering excellent results for whatever brand you are invested in glass wise.