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Nikon DSLR Cameras
D800/D800E
The D7100 has better resolving power than the D800
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 199385" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Exactly. Putting an FX camera in DX mode is essentially a 1.5X "pre-crop" of the image. You no longer get the full resolution of the sensor (36MP's) you only get the part of the sensor that equates to the DX crop (16MP's in this case). If a picture's worth 1000 words, here's Geoff's original photo with the part of the D800's sensor that would be <em>ignored</em> in DX mode inverted (approx measure).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]52935[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Geoff's point is purely about the number of available pixels in a crop and has nothing to do with the quality of the light available in those pixels. I'm sure given enough time people can come up with examples where each of the cameras out performs the other in a crop test, because all things aren't always equal. That's why knowing how you're going to use a camera is of paramount importance when you go out an buy one. I knew the crop numbers going in and decided that I wanted the D800's sensor even if it sacrificed pixels in a heavy crop as more times than not I was not looking to pull details out of a small area. If I was, I may have chosen differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 199385, member: 9240"] Exactly. Putting an FX camera in DX mode is essentially a 1.5X "pre-crop" of the image. You no longer get the full resolution of the sensor (36MP's) you only get the part of the sensor that equates to the DX crop (16MP's in this case). If a picture's worth 1000 words, here's Geoff's original photo with the part of the D800's sensor that would be [I]ignored[/I] in DX mode inverted (approx measure). [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]52935._xfImport[/ATTACH] Geoff's point is purely about the number of available pixels in a crop and has nothing to do with the quality of the light available in those pixels. I'm sure given enough time people can come up with examples where each of the cameras out performs the other in a crop test, because all things aren't always equal. That's why knowing how you're going to use a camera is of paramount importance when you go out an buy one. I knew the crop numbers going in and decided that I wanted the D800's sensor even if it sacrificed pixels in a heavy crop as more times than not I was not looking to pull details out of a small area. If I was, I may have chosen differently. [/QUOTE]
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