Originally posted by The Squirrel Mafia 
Pretty neat that it can focus other lenses, but the deal breaker for me is no IBIS.
Originally posted by richandfleur Honestly, this.
In a way it makes sense. If you're going to freeze a rapidly moving object, one would have to shoot at higher shutter speeds, (say 1/500s) anyway, so IBIS is not needed. IBIS has its cons: more battery usage, camera size/weight increases, more processor usage, etc. Its not that much of a compromise considering the benefits of tracking. Once the camera is locked onto a subject, the Sony programming usually does an amazing job at tracking. You're not going to get that with any other APS camera, except perhaps for a Nikon 1 system with a much smaller sensor.
People wonder at the size of these small Sony aps cameras, well it comes from well-thought out compromises. That fast focus speed means a lot of processing power that wasn't "squandered" on IBIS. A smaller battery, etc. If one wants IBIS more than fast tracking, then choose the Pentax camera. Both are excellent cameras, but with features that are slanted in different directions. Designers make decisions like that all the time.
Some folks complain about Pentax's less robust tracking ability, when all Pentax has done is to emphasize a different feature package, like class leading WR, ergonomics that are tops, low light focusing at -3ev that will top anything Sony has except perhaps for the A7S. Long battery life that lasts week(s). Automatic horizon correction, Astrotracking that compensates for earth's rotation, etc. Pentax is more the landscape camera while the Sony is more the sports camera. Its not that one is wrong or right - just a different feature set.
Last edited by philbaum; 02-26-2016 at 12:52 PM.
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