I finally go out for a few minutes today with the a850. I wasn't out during the golden hour but soon maybe I will be. The a850 is a bare bones photographers camera. No frills or artsy fartsy stuff just a camera, a meter and a nice histogram. It is a beast to hold but I have large hands so I manage ok. The button lay out is nice as well.
The high ISO IQ is amazing to say the least. The noise I see in the Lightroom loupe looks more like tiny dust specs on negatives rather than noise I am use to seeing. Here are a couple of shots, nothing much just messing around with it. I'll try to get some high ISO stuff soon.