16mp vs 20mp, AA filter comp

Adrian Harris wrote:

pannumon wrote:

It seems that in terms of sharpness, 16Mp sensor without AA-filter is close to a 20Mp sensor with AA-filter, and 20Mp sensor without AA-filter is close to a 24Mp sensor with AA filter (not existing in µ4/3 world today). Moving from 16Mp to "20Mp"is not a big difference, but the change 16Mp to "24Mp" might be worth it.

G85 is a great camera.

If you have a pro lens, moving from a gx7 to a GX8 is a big jump. I have both. Going to an em1-mk2 from a GX8 also made a noticeable difference in sharpness and ooc jpg quality (again, I have both).

It is possible that no difference would be noted if using an inferior lens. IE. The test lens needs to be better than the best sensor/camera.

Adrian, your last sentence would seem to make sense, as would Jeff's statement that sharpness is generally down to the lens.

BUT, take a look at the previous post, comparing GX7 w/ 12-35 vs GX85 w/ 14-140.

I know that it doesn't pretend to be a scientific test... but the superior sharpness of the GX85 w/ the super zoom is conspicuous!  And it was shot (almost) wide open, vs the the 12-35 stopped down.

Now there could (probably) be something else going on here.  [I believe he used E-shutter, so prob not S Shock]

As much as I love the GX7, it did rank much lower than contemporary m4/3 bodies according to DXO, something confounding to its fans (including me:-)