[felix]

The results just keep on repeating what we already know, which is that the sensor dominates the lens-sensor system.

 

My experience with the A6000 does not suggest that the situation has improved here. Just to mention.

 

Well that's quite a problem then.

 

On the one hand, I tend to agree that tests using the NEX 7 may not reflect the full potential of some lenses, due to the sensor's corner-issue. On the other hand, it seems that this is actually what you have to expect using a current-generation NEX (sorry, Alpha  ) camera. 

 

I don't know if anyone has done it yet, but it would be interesting to test the resolving power of the same lens on an A6000, NEX 7 and a NEX 6. I fear the corners of the NEX 7/A6000 image could be worse even when downscaled to NEX 6 resolution, due to smearing.

Another question - and this could be the really interesting one with regard to Sony's behavior in this respect - is whether all of this is noticeable without pixel-peeping or printing relatively large. My guess here is that the vast majority of Sony's customers don't notice the problems on the image borders and thus Sony does not care enough to change something. Doesn't make things better though...  :ph34r: