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Sadly, I think you hit that nail on the head. Nikon's software tends to be buggy too, and they don't exactly deal with those issues quickly - or tend to have a good record of continued support for...

The test measurements for sharpness of this lens on a D7000 vs. D4 (same pixel count) on DxO Mark conflict with what you're saying. In fact, even with a D3 sporting 4 million fewer pixels, the FX...

@sandlands native DNG has actually been available since the K10D, two generations before the K7, from Pentax.

However, Pentax is a rapidly fading non-factor in the camera business, so its impact...

I think you have it backwards, i.e., its tough to find a lens good enough to make the DX corners better than the FX corners. It is only with the best lenses at their best apertures that the DX...

His write-up makes some good points, but I differ with his blanket statement that IQ differences are only seen in low light/high ISO situations. Looking over the Imaging Resource samples, I see...

Have you tried focusing in FX mode, then switching to DX mode and taking the shot, and compared this with putting the camera in DX mode, then focusing and taking the shot, and compared those two...

Actually, it is only less challenging to get sharp corners IF the lens you're using is good enough (to resolve the DX corners with the detail at less than half the size as compared with FX better...

Sorry, but the portion of your post I emphasized above is a myth with nine lives. The way to get the best out of your FX lens is to use it in FX mode on an FX dSLR. DX does not enhance lens...

I'll give you the smart aleck answer - "There IS no "best" non-SLR digital camera!" :) Kind of reminds me of a short conversation of friend of mine had with a photo store employee when he was on a...

Not sure I understand what you want explained...

P.S. Photozone also uses "uncorrected JPEGs SOC," which means more apples vs. oranges.

You have to "normalize" the resolution figures to a given size, because the (system, or camera + lens) resolution does not "scale" to sensor size, it is effectively reduced with smaller sensors,...

Sorry, but "per pixel" resolution is meaningless, since all you're doing is comparing a D800E cropped to DX with a DX D7100 when you compare "per pixel." A Nikon 1 Series has better "per pixel"...

In order of your questions: No, a landscape at low ISO (or any ISO) will not be better on a D7100. The pixel density is a non-issue, since the pixel count is the same for both cameras, and the...

The decline in sales of "conventional" cameras has to do with market saturation and diminishing returns as respects upgrades to existing equipment, and is totally unrelated to smart phone sales....

Actually, I was including Pentax and Sony only for the purpose of the applicable crop factors, but you're right - and I'll take your correction one step further - they're not making this lens in...

Wow - so the advantage of switching to full frame has now been "substantially negated" (but not completely negated) over the range from about 27-52mm (Nikon/Pentax/Sony) or 29-56mm (Canon)....

I understood your question, and the answer remains the same. The "center" of a FF sensor is more than twice as big as the "center" of an APS-C sensor. Which portion you're talking about has no...

The smaller sensor demands much more from the lens than the larger sensor. In this case, a lens used on an APS-C sensor must resolve an object at less than half the size compared with a lens used...

This lens won't change anything, it will simply reveal just how much size, weight and cost (as in, it won't be worth it) you'll have to bear for APS-C to be on a similar DOF and noise level as FF...