Gvie up on SD1? Pentax K-1/ar7ii? Need advice.

DMillier wrote:

Valonkuvaaja wrote:

<>. Pentax gear is a good option among the Bayer matrix crowd but even with Pixel Shift, does not even get close to the Merril sensor IQ in good light. In low light or high contrast situations, the situation is obviously reversed.

I have a K5 but have never used a high resolution Bayer camera like the K1.

I do have a DP2M, however. And I find the bolded sentence very difficult to believe, TBH.

I recently did a direct tripod mounted comparison shootout between my DP2M, 16MP m4/3 camera and 20MP 1" sensor FZ1000 bridge and could see absolutely no difference in image quality between them in the prints I made. None.

I'm not saying that there isn't a difference between cameras but that all cameras today are really good and differences are marginal and subtle and only really exposed under special conditions. For "normal" photography you are unlikely to perceive any real differences. Any advantage that a Merrill sensor or a high resolution full frame Bayer has over lesser cameras is only going to be visible under unusual conditions (such as very large prints or when looking at 1:1 on screen). That is a very different reality from "not even close".

I agree, especially as regards the inclusion of "normal" photography. Earlier, I already said:

"The perceived quality of an image has a lot to do with the viewing medium and it's settings"

May I ask what you regard as normal photography, Dave?

As regards "looking at 1:1 on screen", I am in the habit of shooting the Merrill in low-res, and I do open the 2336x1568px images at 1:1 on my 1920x1200px screen - being quite happy to scroll around a bit. I might crop a bit for composition but I never up-size and I never print.

So, may I claim an exemption from that particular "unusual condition" because it is quite usual for me?