Roweraay, so now that you have one ..... How do you rate it's IQ compared to your sold NEX5? Same? Better? Noticably better? Considerably better? Worse ( I highly doubt)?
I'm sure you will give a straight up answer to this without any "new owner" hype evaluations.
As expected I see no difference between the IQ of the NEX5 and a33 using the same lens on the same shot. ( I have a advantage here because I still have both cameras) The so called light loss to the sensor of the a33/a55 is not noticable or visible me (the exposure is the same on both cameras everytime ) and is a non-issue. Plus, I can't make it "ghost" ( maybe it only happens on Halloween
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I have not done an extensive test to state one way or the other but my first blush impression is that there does not seem to be any difference whatsoever, between my previous NEX5 and the A55, as far as the imaging is concerned. I have not found any "ghosting" either and considering the amount of time the internet pundits spent over discussing it, and how it would ruin the images etc., it has been an absolute non-event for me.
The A55 has an EVF (while the NEX5 did not) and a fully swiveling LCD, which IMO are pluses in its favor. It takes my A-mount lenses natively, which too is a plus, and I also like the buttons/dials.
But to be quite honest, now that they released the new firmware for the NEX, allowing assignable buttons, that removes one of my pet peeves about the NEX. I handled the new 18-200 NEX lens, and it does look to be a well made specimen. To be quite honest, I am truly tempted to go back and get a NEX5 + 18-200 lens, and be done with it,
especially since some of the advantages of the A55, with respect to its 10FPS performance etc. during stills, are not something that I would ever use. We'll see.