Non-AA is not for the faint of heart for general shooting. If you are specific at avoiding moire\' inducing subjects (although you still get bit by it no matter how careful you are), you can do fine without an AA for a lot of things ... just be aware that it isn\'t without it\'s issues.
I\'m a fan of Deming, and understand the aspect @ systematic process, with the AA filter being contrary to the holy grail of ultimate sharpness and viewed as the \"weak link\" in the process that doesn\'t need to be there, but it is basically a \"safety device\" (imo) that is necessary to play with a bayer sensor that makes up its decision (i.e. guess) as to what the color should be, and it helps it not get fooled / guess wrong with such scenarios.
I get drawn to the Fovean sensor as the possibility of being non-AA and non-bayer sensor. I haven\'t ever tried one, so I can\'t speak to it, but it does capture my theoretical attention. If the mount were EF vs. SA, I\'d probably try out the Merrill, but I\'m pretty heavily into my alt glass for use on the EF mount.
For most people ... I\'d steer them away form non-AA ... even though I do like shooting mine. It does require more thought, and incurs more risk, and warrants more effort. I\'ve seen the crops at the D800 vs. the D800E ... even as a fan of the non-AA ... I\'d pass on the D800E, as it isn\'t void of moire\' issues, and it isn\'t even a true non-AA ... it\'s kinda half-way is, half-way isn\'t ... so why bother
Apr 11, 2012 at 11:01 AM
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