D100 vs 10D image sharpness

[nick onken149343]

Has anyone been tossed between the two cameras before purchasing and went with the D100 for better image sharpness? How do you like the image quality sharpness of the D100?

 

[donald k]

Has anyone been tossed between the two cameras before purchasing
and went with the D100 for better image sharpness? How do you like
the image quality sharpness of the D100?

--Considering this generation of all DSLR's, and the D100's price I could not be happier with the image sharpness, whether I decide to use it in JPG mode with sharpness set to medium/ high, or shooting NEF with it off and sharpen in post processing.

Donald K
http://www3.pbase.com/donald_k/

Hey, Is this thing on? Can anyone hear me back there?

 

[Philip K]

Nick:

Base your decision on other criteria as the two cameras are about equal in the final results.

If you already own Nikon or Canon lenses then stick with your current system.

If you are new to Canon and Nikon look at the features and decide. While they are similar there are differences. To me, I can't live without the spot meter. To others, the spot meter is unimportant. The 10D has a larger buffer that is important to many users. Personally, I have never hit the "limited" 100D buffer so that isn't important to me. And so on...

Next, hold and use both cameras and check the ergonomics. I started with EOS film cameras and switched many years ago to Nikon (film). My wife found the Nikons easier to use and I prefered the Nikon's ergonomics. Others find Canons easier to use. And so on...

Bottom line, don't worry about image quality as either will work well. Base your decision on other criteria

Philip

 

[Mark Farmer]

Has anyone been tossed between the two cameras before purchasing
and went with the D100 for better image sharpness? How do you like
the image quality sharpness of the D100?

You will find excellent sharp images can be achieved with both cameras. There is a reported autofocus issue with some of the 10D's but I don't know how pervasive it is. Lots of people seem to be perfectly happy with it.

Mark

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Mark Farmer

 

[B Petterson]

Seems that you are ?

 

[B Petterson]

Read this

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=6002155

 

[Mark Burnham]

I'm completely satisfied with the sharpness of my D100 at this point. I was happy when I was mostly using a Nikkor 28-105. Then I got a few sharper lenses, specifically the 105, the 50, and the 35-70. And what I have found is that the D100 picks up the differences in the sharpness of the lenses. I think this speaks pretty well of the sharpness capabilities of the D100. If I had acquired sharper lenses and not seen sharper images I would have attributed it to limitations in the D100. But this has not been the case so far. I have no experience with the 10D so I can't comment on that.

-Mark

 

[Andrew Ting]

Thom Hogan says jpegs are soft from a D100 too...
http://www.bythom.com/D100.htm

Either camera will do great. I rented a D100 over the weekend for a wedding and it was WONDERFUL. I can't believe the results.

You can't go wrong with either one. What is more important is which one "feels" better to you. I have a N80, so the D100 was absolutely easy to use for me. I tried the Canon's before, but I like the operation of the Nikons.

Regards,
Andrew

Read this

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=6002155

 

[nick onken149343]

Yeah, that's me. I actually was toying around with the idea of returning it and going Nikon, so I wanted to get some opinions...

Read this

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=6002155

 

[Yves P.]

They're just 2 different lens/camera systems.

Nikon focusses very accurately on top of being sharp.

Has anyone been tossed between the two cameras before purchasing
and went with the D100 for better image sharpness? How do you like
the image quality sharpness of the D100?

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Yves P.

http://www.pbase.com/yp1/images01
http://www.pbase.com/yves_pinsono23

 

[Group Idiot]

Has anyone been tossed between the two cameras before purchasing
and went with the D100 for better image sharpness? How do you like
the image quality sharpness of the D100?

If you're a Pixel Monger, then the 10D provides more detail -- by a nose. It also provides smoother low-ISO images with less noise.

However, I would say that -- imagewise -- you wouldn't be able to get something with one that you would with the other. Namely, YOU will be the limitation, not the camera(s).

That said, the D100 has a number of user advantages over the 10D that make it a better overall camera -- IMHO. That may seem like an odd statement considering I sold my dearly beloved D100 and kept the 10D, but I did it for Canon's long, stabilized primes (the 500/4L IS, in particular) and their ubiquitous USM lenses. Ever since, I have sorely missed my D100 and have never been "blown away" by the images from my 10D -- they are no better than those from my D100.

Ultimately, you are the one who has to choose. If you don't envision buying one of Canon's $4,000+ long primes, or using specialized T/S lenses or their MPE65, then Nikon just may have an edge with their new DX line of glass and their competitive VR/AFS introductions that, so far, are as-good or better than the Canon counterparts they compete with.

Both systems are exceptionally good, and neither will be the inhibiting factor in your photography.

Brendan
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