11-27-2010, 10:05 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1290849853' post='4488']
Frankly the industry should simply offer two, possibly three versions of a camera with different AA filters setups - they do so in the 645D, fine, do it for consumer DSLRs as well, please. The extra production costs for this would be next to zero and consumers could simply choose according to their preferences.
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You must have seen the various "what should I buy" threads around elsewhere if not so much here. Imagine the increase confusion that would face 1st time buyers if they had to make this choice before they have really experienced it. Maybe it'll be appropriate for higher end DSLRs but probably not the entry level and mid range models. While the manufacturing cost itself shouldn't be much different, there would still be a logistical cost at having yet more variations to produce, manage and stock.
More generally, this only really applies if you do need every pixel as good as it can get. I think for the vast majority of people, this isn't *needed* even if it is a *want*.
All this take has made me wonder though, when I did my own IR conversion on a camera I wonder where the AA filter is, and if I removed that too... although with focus issues and the longer wavelength it'll be tough to get value from that.
Frankly the industry should simply offer two, possibly three versions of a camera with different AA filters setups - they do so in the 645D, fine, do it for consumer DSLRs as well, please. The extra production costs for this would be next to zero and consumers could simply choose according to their preferences.
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You must have seen the various "what should I buy" threads around elsewhere if not so much here. Imagine the increase confusion that would face 1st time buyers if they had to make this choice before they have really experienced it. Maybe it'll be appropriate for higher end DSLRs but probably not the entry level and mid range models. While the manufacturing cost itself shouldn't be much different, there would still be a logistical cost at having yet more variations to produce, manage and stock.
More generally, this only really applies if you do need every pixel as good as it can get. I think for the vast majority of people, this isn't *needed* even if it is a *want*.
All this take has made me wonder though, when I did my own IR conversion on a camera I wonder where the AA filter is, and if I removed that too... although with focus issues and the longer wavelength it'll be tough to get value from that.
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