Well I'm curious how that new Nikon D4 and Canon 1Dx are going to perform. Both will have newest technology and can be put next to D800 and K-5.
These two camera's have the same score: K-5 and D3s both score 82 points.
DxOMark - Compare cameras side by side
I was standing next to one at the final in EC Waterfly with my K-5 and DA*300mm and him the D3s and 400mm/f2.8 with 1.4x TC. So that are a lot of differences, but believe me:
You do get a bonus for slapping down so much money. Our FOV corrected for the more pixels of the K-5 are almost the same. At iso 3200-6400 the D3s outperformce the K-5 by a big margin.
Originally posted by Class A Commonly quoted but non-existent advantages for FF include
- lower noise: A larger sensor does not have less noise. A noise advantage is indirectly enabled by bullet 3. above.
- bigger pixels: First, sensor size is independent from pixel size. Second, pixel size does not matter. "Fat" pixels do not perform better than small pixels.
Well I would like the same count in pixels but would like bigger pixels, meaning that the sensor has to grow.
Originally posted by Class A Larger sensor do not have a reach disadvantage. Pixel pitch counts, not sensor size.
Again, keeping my pixelcount. I don't understand why people would want to buy a camera with 36 megapixel, to only use 16 megapixel of them. I want to use all the pixels I can afford and slap a lens on that camera that brings me the FOV I'm looking for.
Originally posted by beholder3 Then the crop disadvantage on wide angle is 100% counterbalanced on the tele side even by theory (if image quality is the same as is the case, see above referral to example pictures on dpreview).
I might add that some cheap wide angles on F may save you 80$, but extra 200mm on the long end may cost you 4000$ extra...
This is my most important point. I want improvement in image quality for photographing in the telerange, but I'm not willing to pay all the downsides to it (more expensive and more heavier lenses).
Of course this is of no matter for the people who are looking for the excellent camera to use for macro, micro, portrait, landscape, family and holiday pictures. This is important for everyone who wants to do fast active sports or wildlife photography.