Yeah Algi, I guess if you're feeling all crestfallen cos there's no bad news to report, you can always make something up in Photoshop!

How do you mean the sensor is from the NEX series? I was under the impression it was essentially the same sensor as the K5ii. In fact I thought all these 16MP sensors from Sony were pretty much the same, the main difference being the imaging engine they are hooked up to in the camera.

I liked the 15mm starbursts. Sometimes i thought they were overdone though. We'll see how the modifications affect them on this new version in due course.

I wouldn't mind a tilting screen on a DSLR at all. Preferably one that can be flipped completely round to keep the screen safe and scratch free.

On a DSLR you use the OVF 95% of the time anyway so it's no biggie. On a compact it's really handy as you use the screen a lot more (obviously).

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How do you mean?

Hmm first time I've seen the in-camera fisheye filter used successfully!

It's a Kr, you can tell by the prism.

We are human though. It's hard to be entirely objective. I read a lot of statements about CCD having a nicer look than CMOS. I remember comparing CCD images to CMOS when I had a K200D, and wanted to find reasons to upgrade, and coming to different conclusions. In the end I think yeah, there are subtle differences (same goes for AA vs non-AA filter), but it makes little difference when you are looking at images as a whole, rather than pixel peeping them. The other variables that go into taking a photo blow these differences out of the water!

The difference between the CCD sensors (and the old generation CMOS from Samsung) are NOT trivial though, at higher ISO. So CCD-nostalgics ought to pause before they throw the baby out with the bath water.