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Frogfish wrote:
geniousc wrote:
Well, here are some more test results. A good read.
http://falklumo.blogspot.com/2012/05/d800-aa-filter.html
gene
Thanks for the link Gene - unfortuantely I can't read it because anything that has 'blog' in the address is banned and inaccessible in China ! Usually my VPN will get around that but at the moment it's also not working so ........
I do know of Falk though, he used to use Pentax at the same time I did and often tested and published his results, I think he is an optical engineer though I'm not certain. He is however very thorough and his testing / results with Pentax lenses/cameras were never less than excellent.
However that said just Google 'D800 vs D800E' and read some of the many reports. Every single one that I tried (8) said the D800 was sharper and comments ranged from 'a tiny bit' to 'noticeably'. In addition, since I had the D800 for a year and now the D800E for a month or so .... I too can see the difference with my own eyes, it's just not a huge difference. I don't think anyone would be less that very happy with either.
These two reports have particularly good reviews of the differences :
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-d800-vs-d800e-digital-slr-review-19764
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/nikon_d800_d800e_first_comparison.shtml
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Hi Frogfish, yes, thank you for the links as well. I looked at both of them. The luminous Landscape side by sides shots are interesting, it is really hard to tell the difference between the two in a 72DPI view even at 100%. I have no doubt whatsoever that the E is slightly sharper but my argument is that it takes near laboratory conditions to show the difference. The best lenses, the best techniques, tripod etc. etc. The difference is there in small amounts if you are willing to work for it. You may see a difference and you may not. Truth be told, I would have bought an E if it had been available at the time that I bought, I was a very early adopter. However with hindsite, after using the 800 for more than a year now, and knowing what I know now, I probably would have bought the 800 again. I am immensely satisfied with mine. The small difference? So what, they are both really really great cameras. I hope that you can get in the link I sent.
Gene
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