10-04-2011, 02:21 PM
[quote name='PuxaVida' timestamp='1317734896' post='12068']
Well, this does not change the fact that, same NR algorithm or same A/D converter of this hypothetical D800 used on a sensor with larger pixels would have better SNR <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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My statements were in response to "is it possible that a D800 at 36MP match the high ISO IQ of a D700".
If the question was "can Nikon make a 12MP D700 successor with better high ISO performance", the answer is: of course, use the D3s sensor and possibly tweak it to make it even better.
But one can also argue that the algorithm/converter are more effective at higher MP counts, just because there is more "cleanable" noise to reduce.
Well, this does not change the fact that, same NR algorithm or same A/D converter of this hypothetical D800 used on a sensor with larger pixels would have better SNR <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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My statements were in response to "is it possible that a D800 at 36MP match the high ISO IQ of a D700".
If the question was "can Nikon make a 12MP D700 successor with better high ISO performance", the answer is: of course, use the D3s sensor and possibly tweak it to make it even better.
But one can also argue that the algorithm/converter are more effective at higher MP counts, just because there is more "cleanable" noise to reduce.