Hmmm, John Bee's images do look clearer than mine, and more like what I expected when I started looking into it...so thanks for that John. I'm really not clear on why your image is so much bigger, you haven't exactly replicated my process or the images would be the same size, but doesn't matter, the point is made.... I trust that you're attempted to replicate the process as accurately as possible.
Quote: Why is it that there is a clear difference between the K5 and D800 in John's pics but no difference in Norms?
I can see differences in the two pictures I posted, look at the cross hatch on the wine label... the D800 image is marginally better. You need to be more observant. You can see the difference even more on the images John posted, which makes me wonder at the level of magnification he used. Or the level of magnification I used. One of us is off.
So the question I really would like answered would be at what level of magnification does FF start to exhibit an advantage over APS-c. My shots suggest at 30x20 there'd be no difference... Johns would tend to suggest there would slight difference, although we have no way to established that printed at 300 DPI there would be... we need a tie breaker here.
Quote: Forget using Raw files, how about actually comparing a D800E shot to a K5iis shot, instead of sneakily comparing the K5 iiS shot with itself to prove the agenda that "the K5iis is just as good as the D800E in terms of resolution."
That a pretty bold charge... I guess if you're going to go against the more MP is better, FF is better religion you gotta be prepared to take shots from the unwashed believers.
I'm sorry dude, but in terms of the preference of people for images based on real world viewing, there is no direct link between resolution and IQ, so your criticism as well as being a pointless personal attack on someone else suggests an irrelevant course of action.
I got one thing to say to you after a comment like that "Step out side A** H***. And that's the response it deserves. No wonder no one ever does an real world comparisons around here. They have to put up with clowns like you and allegations like that.