nandadevieast wrote:
Herb, as you put so nicely, DP2M can\'t be compared to different cameras on linear resolution basis only.
D800 will resolve more? Yes, if we shoot black and white charts. But DP2M has more color resolution.
The per pixel sharpness that DP2M has is not a result of resolution alone, whether 4mp or 14mp or 30mp all X3F files will have similar pixel level sharpness. When i look at a D800 file at 100 percent, i still see blurred detail, foliage etc...even 36mp won\'t be able to give me definition in leaves, infinity...the mushy ness is still there...which is not the case with DP2M files.
Its not about the number of megapixels.
nandadevleast,
Thanks for your reply. Most guys trust the numbers more than their senses
If you go to the dpreview site and compare image quality of different camera\'s, the Sigma Foveon sensor looks nothing special. My Canon 5D Mk2 and Sony Nex 7 easily match it or even exceed the Foveon sensor in these comparisons.
But at home comparing my own images, all my DP2M landscapes just look more real.
I was thinking about this very nice, really sharp and new Canon 24-70 mm. But then I thought, would I take it if I go out for my landscapes only to come back with still mushy files compared to the DP2M?
Herb
Oct 29, 2012 at 06:04 AM
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