a longtime d7000 & d5100 user's thoughts

That's actually not possible even given the slight different AA filters tested to date. Same sensor and same filter as far as I can tell so they either used a different lens or a different light setup. Sounds like their testing might have been less than vigorous. Wonder if they were testing JPEG only with different default sharpening setups.

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