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Then WHAT are you "testing" ??? You have two different bodies, two different lenses, (and you just added many other variables above). I suggest the differences would be so slight to be meaningless ...

I was just getting off an aircraft-carrier in Subic Bay Philipines (USS Enterprise -- 1969). I DID HAVE A CAMERA AROUND MY NECK, (so no excuse and the sad part). The runway of the airstrip is ...

I would think as a "journalist" there are indeed times when photos of bodies are invaluable for recording purposes. Note that I am not suggesting publishing them w/out very good reasons. I mean, ...

Of Course YOU CAN ... I have used optical and "sports" finders in hot-shoes of ML. (eliminates "black-out" and has " 0" latency-lag )

Yes ... correct ... Just relative to the fact that most serious processing would be done w/ i7, and much more RAM.

But you don't know for "sure", (and I admit I am not sure either). At its current specs I find it hard to justify the "II", but I honestly think I would (eagerly) grab it w/ PD-AF @ 25fps if ...

I don't know what he meant, but most cameras look somewhat similar and have similar options and features, (increasing as price increases). I would consider "unique" options and features on any ...

The i3 is their slowest CPU and 4gb of RAM is a minimum. With only 4gb of RAM, the HD will often have to be used as "temp-ram" and that is very-slow. But while slow, I don't think that should ...

My question/CONCERN is if Sony is refusing to release for their own competitive advantage ??? Some have said they would never do that and explain their "sensor" division is separate... but they ...

Well that was exactly what my OP was about. The "specs" do NOT tell the whole story as well as the personal experience that used both. So may I implore you to describe more fully the ...

Which specific Canon cameras use the (newest) stacked sensors and does Canon then utilize the PD-AD @ 25fps ???

I suggest you do not know that FOR SURE, (and I don't either). But you think Leica would risk their (very-expensive) reputation on a lens that at the very least did not satisfy their ...

Assuming the FF and APS sensor had the same mpx, (and the lenses were equally sharp), I suggest the "detail" would be somewhat identical.  (albeit the FF could have less noise)

You appear to be correct. But I still feel the 1"-type sensor is a "perfect-compromise" to allow "leaf" shutter (flash-sync) and economical/fast tele to the 400-600mm-EFL. And the fast-writing ...

I rely too-much on the FA-LCD.  Cant live w/out it.

I fully agree w/ everything above ... but the OP is not yet at that level ... and appeared to not yet be fully proficient w/ EC, (or the OP image would not have been so dark -- which was his OP ...

I agree that a more "head-on" view would possibly be best. And also agree the top of the leaf should be included w/ the angle as-is.  Maybe I could suggest that a "vertical" which includes the ...

Are you letting the camera auto-focus w/ OVF (PD-AF) ??? Are you letting the camera auto-focus in LIVE-VIEW (CD-AF) ??? I would absolutely do your test @ f/8 ??? But of course it is possible that ...

WRONG ... 175-6mm is indeed the MAX OPTICAL ZOOM of the lens. That indeed is (FF) EQUIVALENT to 480mm.  (after 2.7X CF) And indeed using 10mpx or 5mpx setting is the SAME AS "CROPPING" because you ...

I apologize to you if I confused you, my comment may not have been useful. The prior comments can indeed be interpreted differently by different people. MY OPINION is to not usually take photos on ...