10-27-2011, 10:26 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1319709299' post='12515']
While the A77 is not all that impressive in high ISO compared to the Canon 60D/7D and Nikon D7000 (and Pentax K5), it still does quite a good job... compared to cameras 2 generations ago (like my EOS 450D).
When is good enough good enough?
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This is ISO800 picture from dpreview.com gallery... i.e. higher iso usage as should be (showing the "great" ISO performance of brigh light scenes is useless, as you certainly know...)
http://masters.galleries.dpreview.com.s3...2nftNVY%3d
Yes, I know I´m inspecting the 100% of 24mpx image but still - just note the "per-pixel details/sharpness", the noise and the noise pattern.... Quite a good job??? Excuse me but I still believe my eyes - such IQ simply SUCKS big time and no marketing power will persuade me othwewise.
Sony puts enormous effort in various hi-tech solutions, staggering features etc. which would attract them the not-very-experienced photographers but it seems to me that the essentials - the plain image quality - is not that important for Sony. I think most of the experienced semi-pro will go Canon or Nikon in the end for this reason.
While the A77 is not all that impressive in high ISO compared to the Canon 60D/7D and Nikon D7000 (and Pentax K5), it still does quite a good job... compared to cameras 2 generations ago (like my EOS 450D).
When is good enough good enough?
[/quote]
This is ISO800 picture from dpreview.com gallery... i.e. higher iso usage as should be (showing the "great" ISO performance of brigh light scenes is useless, as you certainly know...)
http://masters.galleries.dpreview.com.s3...2nftNVY%3d
Yes, I know I´m inspecting the 100% of 24mpx image but still - just note the "per-pixel details/sharpness", the noise and the noise pattern.... Quite a good job??? Excuse me but I still believe my eyes - such IQ simply SUCKS big time and no marketing power will persuade me othwewise.
Sony puts enormous effort in various hi-tech solutions, staggering features etc. which would attract them the not-very-experienced photographers but it seems to me that the essentials - the plain image quality - is not that important for Sony. I think most of the experienced semi-pro will go Canon or Nikon in the end for this reason.