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adan · 08/23/07, 08:58 AM

I'm not sure I buy that. The important resolution is how many pixels the final PICTURE contains, not how many pixels are crammed into any given square mm of the sensor (or else tiny 10Mpixel P&S's would rule the world, because they cram about 4x as many pixels into each mm^2 as the DMR)

Unless you are going to stitch together two DMR or M8 shots, a picture or print that is 2600 pixels wide from a cropped sensor will look generally indistinguishable (so far as the digital part of the imagery is concerned) as a picture or print that is 2600 pixels wide that comes from a full-frame sensor.

As to whether the D3 has an extra-strong AA filter - we shall see. Based on the D70 and D200, Nikon has been moving more and more in the weak-AA direction, having discovered (as Leica presumed all along) that most folks except fashion/glamour types are far more concerned with detail than with occasional alias artifacts.

Hey - both Nikon and Canon have shown terrific new machines this week. I'm excited.

08/23/07, 08:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
adan Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/04/04 Location: Denver Posts: 1,054	Re: HE-llo! Whole new ballgame! I'm not sure I buy that. The important resolution is how many pixels the final PICTURE contains, not how many pixels are crammed into any given square mm of the sensor (or else tiny 10Mpixel P&S's would rule the world, because they cram about 4x as many pixels into each mm^2 as the DMR) Unless you are going to stitch together two DMR or M8 shots, a picture or print that is 2600 pixels wide from a cropped sensor will look generally indistinguishable (so far as the digital part of the imagery is concerned) as a picture or print that is 2600 pixels wide that comes from a full-frame sensor. As to whether the D3 has an extra-strong AA filter - we shall see. Based on the D70 and D200, Nikon has been moving more and more in the weak-AA direction, having discovered (as Leica presumed all along) that most folks except fashion/glamour types are far more concerned with detail than with occasional alias artifacts. Hey - both Nikon and Canon have shown terrific new machines this week. I'm excited.