Just Posted: Sony Alpha SLT-A57 review

are you complaining about the A57's gold award or the lack of gold award on some other camera? Hard to keep track sometimes

Clearly a conspiracy somewhere.

This is really BS..how come it did not get platinum or at the very least myrrh. ;) Great review

No complaints here. I'll let you know how good the RX1 is.

It is hard to understand DPR sometimes. A Gold Award goes to a camera which barely matches it's 2-y/o competitor (D5100) and a bunch other cameras with the same sensor thanks to the inherently stupid idea of the light-robbing translucent mirror.

While the camera besting not only everything of it's size by huge margin, but actually reaching the IQ of cameras with kit lenses of 3-4 size classes higher, including that same A57, is only given Silver?

I have only one reasonable explanation.

If the reader can't decide what's better for her, even after going through the entire review, maybe she's worrying too much about technical IQ differences she's never going to see in real world shooting.

A camera as the RX1 can be as good as nothing else, with a fixed lens it suits few and does not match the interests of most. Sony seems to be specialized now to make cameras for the few while the majority stays on the waiting list. No wonder they write red numbers and are in difficulty at the moment. The RX1 is another proof that Sony likes to play, not to sell. If the image quality is as good as the one from D600, there is nothing to be excited about anyway, except the size and concept of that gadget. But, when we consider the pricing of Sony's and Nikon's latest toys, the RX1 was not the only joke that was told during this last week.

@FTW camera market is filled with cameras that cater to most. You also seem to think that sony makes cameras for few and not for most , but you ginore the fact that sony offers FF, APC, interchangable, fix lenses plust plethura of other compacts. Also they have strong presence in video cameras too. Offering a camera in almost every walk is hardly catering to few. RX1 may be not for you, but it may be for many who do not want to buy what you like.