>>4424446>The same sensorIt's NOT the same sensor, it's different models. Sony is the manufacturer for Nikon's sensors, which are Nikons IP. The actual specs of the sensor, the CFA, the filter stack, all Nikon's specs. The ADC, Nikon. The firmware that interprets, processes, and writes the raw, Nikon.
Sony has shit colors from head to toe. Here's how it works.
>problem 1: the lens coatingSony lens coatings are optimized for flare reduction, not color transmission. Top tier GMs do not flare at all but color transmission is noted as cold, dull, and halfway to being log footage. Cooke is staying in business for a damn good reason.
>problem 2: The mountE mount does not cover full frame. Due to this, light from the rear of the lens must strike the sensor at extreme angles further towards the edges.
>problem 3: the sensor stackSony uses the second thickest arrangement of filters and protective coverings in the industry, and does not spend extra on features like curved microlenses. Together with problem 2, this creates immense light loss, crosstalk, and color shifts.
https://alikgriffin.com/zeiss-sonnar-fe-35mm-f2-8-vignetting-and-color-test/Sony fixes a lot of this in firmware today, before the raw is even written. In earlier cameras and earlier lenses, you could actually bring out the correction pattern in raws by pushing exposure, but sony has since disabled that and made corrections appear seamless with officially licensed lenses and they can only be seen when adapting glass. All that's missing is - well, the actual light that makes up color, hence why the impression sony colors give is that entire hues and shades are missing even if something seems to be the right color (corrected). They are literally missing.
>Problem 4: the CFA and firmwareThe most obvious difference, and the very reason it can be nearly impossible to fully white balance some light sources (ie: very cool, green tinted LED fixtures) without colors looking funny
t. sony employee
