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Nikon DSLR Cameras
D800/D800E
What's the point of all those pixels
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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 302034" data-attributes="member: 8705"><p>The D800 is actually 36mp rather than 34. In many tests you find that when you downsample (As per my original point) the 36mp file down to 16mp it comes out rather well. I'm not saying it's better than the native 16mp FX sensor but it does a very good job. On that basis the D800 is a respectable high ISO camera but not a class leader. As I didn't particularly buy it for that purpose alone I'm good with that. On the other side of the coin, the 16mp sensors are complete garbage when it comes to taking high resolution images at 36mp <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Or to put it another way, what's clever about a low res sensor that has pixels the size of buckets? It's a bit like bragging about designing a car that has a top speed of 25mph but delivers 100mpg. And yes I am just teasing and don't want a debate about the merits of the D800 vs the DF and to prove it I haven't banged on about rubbish like dynamic range and colour depth etc etc <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoffc, post: 302034, member: 8705"] The D800 is actually 36mp rather than 34. In many tests you find that when you downsample (As per my original point) the 36mp file down to 16mp it comes out rather well. I'm not saying it's better than the native 16mp FX sensor but it does a very good job. On that basis the D800 is a respectable high ISO camera but not a class leader. As I didn't particularly buy it for that purpose alone I'm good with that. On the other side of the coin, the 16mp sensors are complete garbage when it comes to taking high resolution images at 36mp ;) Or to put it another way, what's clever about a low res sensor that has pixels the size of buckets? It's a bit like bragging about designing a car that has a top speed of 25mph but delivers 100mpg. And yes I am just teasing and don't want a debate about the merits of the D800 vs the DF and to prove it I haven't banged on about rubbish like dynamic range and colour depth etc etc :cool: [/QUOTE]
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