Originally posted by TOUGEFC falconeye,
Would the D800E get a slightly different score than the D800?
No
DxO won't even measure it, I am pretty sure. A camera w/o an AA filter at all could score differently, but not one with AA filters only turned 90°. If DxO measures it, you can savely assume to see sample variation.
Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 So in DX-mode with the D800 we are back with the 80 points that the D7000 scores (if I understand this correct)?
Yes.
But there is a caveat. DxO scores are based on Non-equivalent cameras. Which makes sense because equivalent cameras should score the same (or they would not be equivalent).
But it means that in order to benefit from the better score, you need to use non-equivalent lenses (bigger glass). Like a 85mm/1.4 rather than a smaller 50mm/1.4. If you do, you benefit from the 15 extra points in the DxO score.
But you could decide to use an equivalent lens (like the 85/2). You then get the score
between(*) the D7000 and the D800 at the price of a D7000 lens. (A DX crop with the 50/1.4 would give the same score as the D7000.)
So, you don't automatically see the full boosted DxO score of the D800. You need to pair it with bigger lenses and it is partly the extra light gathering provided by the bigger lens which gives you the extra score points.
So, the real benefit is that you go a choice.
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(*) It is between the D7000 and D800 scores because the SNR measurement (sports score) will be at the D7000 level while the dynamic range scores would still be at the D800 level (you'll have lower equivalent ISO regardless of lens).