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<blockquote data-quote="LensWork" data-source="post: 62876" data-attributes="member: 1283">To the OP:1. Were the original images shot in raw or jpeg?2. If shot in raw, were they opened in Nikon Capture NX2 before they were transferred to Photoshop CS5, or were the raw files opened using Adobe's ACR?3. With regards to the first image, I will echo what others have said: first it appears from the limited metadata that it was shot using the DX AF-S 35mm f/1.8G lens. This automatically places the D800 in DX mode reducing resolution by nearly 60% (36MP in FX, 15MP in DX). Virtually all lenses are not as sharp wide-open (f1.8 in this case) as they are at least 2-stops down from maximum aperture. This is especially true with very fast lenses like the DX 35mm f/1.8G. Also the extremely limited depth-of-field as a result of shooting at f/1.8 will render only an extremely small portion of any image that features objects at varying distances from the camera in sharp focus.The remaining images appear to be acceptable (as much as one can tell from low-res jpeg images on a computer screen).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LensWork, post: 62876, member: 1283"] To the OP: 1. Were the original images shot in raw or jpeg? 2. If shot in raw, were they opened in Nikon Capture NX2 before they were transferred to Photoshop CS5, or were the raw files opened using Adobe's ACR? 3. With regards to the first image, I will echo what others have said: first it appears from the limited metadata that it was shot using the DX AF-S 35mm f/1.8G lens. This automatically places the D800 in DX mode reducing resolution by nearly 60% (36MP in FX, 15MP in DX). Virtually all lenses are not as sharp wide-open (f1.8 in this case) as they are at least 2-stops down from maximum aperture. This is especially true with very fast lenses like the DX 35mm f/1.8G. Also the extremely limited depth-of-field as a result of shooting at f/1.8 will render only an extremely small portion of any image that features objects at varying distances from the camera in sharp focus. The remaining images appear to be acceptable (as much as one can tell from low-res jpeg images on a computer screen). [/QUOTE]

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