I have had my D5500 for just over a week and I have taken about 60 photos in various conditions and none have been as sharp as I had been led to expect by what I have read about the absence of a low pass filter.
I have been using the camera in Area Focus mode and mainly (for the time being) in no flash auto mode (until I get better acquainted with the controls).
The camera is locking on to an area in the frame but when I look at the photos, there isn't a single point in the photo which is sharp. I thought it might be something to do with the VR system so I read up about that and discovered that it only engages when the shutter button is half pressed and as I have the AE-L/AF-L button set to trigger autofocus, I may not have been pressing the shutter release button half way properly to activate the VR, so I tried again but with similar results.
I'd say that when examined at 100%, the photos are no better than looking at my old D70 (6.1MP) photos at 200%.
I'm going to play around with different focussing modes to see if there is any improvement.
I have been using the camera in Area Focus mode and mainly (for the time being) in no flash auto mode (until I get better acquainted with the controls).
The camera is locking on to an area in the frame but when I look at the photos, there isn't a single point in the photo which is sharp. I thought it might be something to do with the VR system so I read up about that and discovered that it only engages when the shutter button is half pressed and as I have the AE-L/AF-L button set to trigger autofocus, I may not have been pressing the shutter release button half way properly to activate the VR, so I tried again but with similar results.
I'd say that when examined at 100%, the photos are no better than looking at my old D70 (6.1MP) photos at 200%.
I'm going to play around with different focussing modes to see if there is any improvement.