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Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon

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Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon

In reply to moving_comfort, 3 months ago

The whole "lens is more important than the body" mythology is gradually fading away, aided by the stellar results with various lenses on the D800, and good riddance to it. Put any decent lens at all on a D800 and live it up!

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Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	4 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Daniel Lauring	4 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	amobi	4 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	u007	3 months ago	2
Daniel - I don't believe that the Lensrentals test refutes the saying at all.	nikonjohn	4 months ago
Re: Daniel - I don't believe that the Lensrentals test refutes the saying at all.	Daniel Lauring	4 months ago
Re: Daniel - I don't believe that the Lensrentals test refutes the saying at all.	Cultured Woman	3 months ago
Re: Daniel - I don't believe that the Lensrentals test refutes the saying at all.	Daniel Lauring	3 months ago
Re: Daniel - I don't believe that the Lensrentals test refutes the saying at all.	CraigBennett	3 months ago
Daniel - Maybe I'm nitpicking but if a lens has flaws, I think that the high resolution of the ...	nikonjohn	3 months ago
RE: Maybe I'm nitpicking but if a lens has flaws, I think that the high resolution of the ...	Daniel Lauring	3 months ago
Daniel - We'll just have to agree to disagree. On a D800, if you can see more sharpness..	nikonjohn	3 months ago
yes, it does Re: I don't believe that the Lensrentals test refutes the saying at all.	rhlpetrus	3 months ago
I agree, but...	J Mankila	3 months ago
Re: I agree, but...	rhlpetrus	3 months ago
Megapixels and crop factor	Daniel Lauring	3 months ago
You bring up interesting thoughts...	J Mankila	3 months ago	1
Re: Megapixels and crop factor	A Owens	3 months ago
rhlpetrus - If your only criteria in lens performance is resolution, then I would agree.	nikonjohn	3 months ago
Re: rhlpetrus - If your only criteria in lens performance is resolution, then I would agree.	Lance B	3 months ago
Lance - So if a lens has poor edge sharpness it won't be more readily apparent that ...	nikonjohn	3 months ago
Re: Lance - So if a lens has poor edge sharpness it won't be more readily apparent that ...	moving_comfort	3 months ago
moving_comfort - But wouldn't that also be the case for the reported increase in...	nikonjohn	3 months ago
Re: Lance - So if a lens has poor edge sharpness it won't be more readily apparent that ...	Lance B	3 months ago
Re: Lance - So if a lens has poor edge sharpness it won't be more readily apparent that ...	Ken Strain	3 months ago	1
Good work, Ken!	J Mankila	3 months ago
Re: Lance - So if a lens has poor edge sharpness it won't be more readily apparent that ...	Lance B	3 months ago
Lance - No one (at least not me) is arguing the resolution issue; but with higher resolution...	nikonjohn	3 months ago
The origins of the saying date back long before	Rick Knepper	3 months ago
Re: The origins of the saying date back long before	PK24X36NOW	3 months ago
not so logic tool comparison	M Lammerse	4 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Reilly Diefenbach	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Astrophotographer 10	3 months ago
Re: +1	mattr	3 months ago	1
Unexpected things are more interesting than predictable ones.	Vincent O'Sullivan	3 months ago
Re: Unexpected things are more interesting than predictable ones.	rhlpetrus	3 months ago
Re: Unexpected things are more interesting than predictable ones.	moving_comfort	3 months ago	1
A curious discrepancy with 28 f/1.8, though...	J Mankila	3 months ago
Re: A curious discrepancy with 28 f/1.8, though...	goosel	3 months ago
Re: A curious discrepancy with 28 f/1.8, though...	rhlpetrus	3 months ago
To Renato and goosel...	J Mankila	3 months ago
Re: To Renato and goosel...	anotherMike	3 months ago
Re: To Renato and goosel...	mattr	3 months ago
Re: To Renato and goosel...	anotherMike	3 months ago
Re: To Renato and goosel...	mattr	3 months ago
Re: To Renato and goosel...	anotherMike	3 months ago
Re: To Renato and goosel...	mattr	3 months ago
Thanks, Mattr!	J Mankila	3 months ago
Re: A curious discrepancy with 28 f/1.8, though...	PK24X36NOW	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago	1
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Daniel Lauring	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago	2
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	rayman 2	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago	1
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago	1
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago	3
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago	2
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	moving_comfort	3 months ago	3
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Iliah Borg	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	Daniel Lauring	3 months ago	1
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	marike6	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	rhlpetrus	3 months ago
Re: Lensrentals: System MTF comparison, Canon vs Nikon	rrccad	3 months ago
When you are ready... :)	moving_comfort	3 months ago

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