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OwlsEyes wrote:
Well, this definitely reveals how little I know about the current state of sensor design. I fully admit my ignorance, and I'll add that this extends to my perception of the real value of improvements like this. I say this humbly, as I just don't keep up with tech improvements if they don't apply directly to what I do.
The sad/funny/ironic thing (you choose), is that whenever I invest in the best in class sensor tech, I don't see enough improvement in image quality to keep what I buy.
I jumped into the Hasselblad system with both feet... 28mm, 40mm, 90mm, 35-70mm lenses with a X1D 50I and X1D 50CII. The quality difference between these and what I could do with my Nikons were indistinguishable in final prints, so I sold the two cameras and replace it with an X2D v1 with its 100MP sensor. After reviewing the work, I could see the improved details at full magnification with the X2D, however the difference was small enough in my shooting situations that I couldn't justify a dual system for travel with different batteries, lenses, etc... I made the decision to sell the Hasselblad kit even knowing that I am heading to Iceland in October and Japan in January. I think the convenience of my Nikon gear, and maybe the fluidity with which I can use it in good or bad weather outweighed the small gains in image quality from the Hblads.
So, in my mind, there is no question that there are better options, better sensors, and better cameras. For some people this is a real difference maker, for me, I feel like gear has hit a plateau where the incremental differences mean less and less even if the specifications suggest otherwise.
cheers,
bruce
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My experience has been similar to yours in many ways, Bruce.
I turned the main floor of my home into a gallery and currently have 22 prints hung that I make on my Epson and Canon printers, ranging in size from 22” to 50” and originals from 45mp Nikon D850, Z9, and Z7, 60mp Sony, 100mp GFX, 6x4.5cm medium format film and 4x5 film (both drum scanned), and the truth is it’s virtually impossible to guess the origin of each print, all of them look gorgeous (but of course differences are readily seen when pixel peeping on the computer).
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There is literally nowhere to go but up with the new sensor tech when compared to the Z7ii, and all you lose to the Z8/Z9 is total readout speed. There is a large contingent of shooters that aren't using the full readout speed of their Z8/Z9 and would be just fine with the 17ms of this new gen. I count myself among those for 95% of what I use my Z9 for.
