Probably as close to the truth as we’ll get:
Prior to the official launch there was quite a bit of speculation as to how similar the sensor in the D3X is to that in the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. At the launch, Nikon officials were at pains to point out that although the D3X’s sensor is manufactured in a Sony plant, it’s still very much “a Nikon designed sensor”. Indeed, their respective pixel pitches are quite different: 5.9 microns on the A900, whereas the Nikon’s is surprisingly smaller at 5.49 microns. So, they’re pretty much different sensors and should have different performance characteristics.
-Cnet
So yes, image characteristics from the D3x and the Sony A900 will be different. Maybe not $5000 different, but definitely different.
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