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16mp vs 20mp, AA filter comp

Started May 13, 2020 | Discussions thread
AdamT
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Re: 16mp vs 20mp, AA filter comp

Yes! The GX8 has an AA filter, I think.

it does and its rather noticable - IN RAW that is ......... the JPG engine in the thing is so damn crude you`d not tell the sharpness difference between an Oly 14-42 and the 12-35 F2.8

I wonder does the lack of an AA filter really improve image quality? In what way?

IN RAW all your lenses are sharper on bodies without one, it `s like moving up a step in lens quality sharpness wisel, you get to crop deeper .. the GX8`s is stronger than the one on the G5, GX7, and the EM1 Mk1 for instance and almost negates the 4Mp upgrade (though the GX8s sensor is more than worth the upgrade over the 16Mp ones in other respects such as colour depth, dynamic range and true ISO100 in the case of the GX8 ..

I`m thinking of getting a mint boxed BLACK GX8 and having the AA filter replaced with a plain UV block by those companies who do IR conversions , I really like this camera far more than any of the later GX cams (GX80, "GX9", GX7 Mk2 etc ) which to me are closer to what a larger GM series would be

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