12-02-2010, 09:18 AM
[quote name='jenbenn' timestamp='1291278010' post='4676']
So what? It seems to be either the best or one of the best aps-c sensors on the market. It seems to strike a very nice balance between noise and resoultion. Thats what counts. I really dont care which engineering trick helps the camera to its performance as long as the output is good.And in this case it seeems better than expected.
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Sure, it's good but "best" depends on what one needs to do. If it's a P&S that one needs, Nikon caters to that market ranging from the Dxxxx range to the Dx range. If one needs the maximum control because they know what they're doing, then raw shouldn't be cooked to anyone's liking because it can't be reversed/uncooked.
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GTW
So what? It seems to be either the best or one of the best aps-c sensors on the market. It seems to strike a very nice balance between noise and resoultion. Thats what counts. I really dont care which engineering trick helps the camera to its performance as long as the output is good.And in this case it seeems better than expected.
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Sure, it's good but "best" depends on what one needs to do. If it's a P&S that one needs, Nikon caters to that market ranging from the Dxxxx range to the Dx range. If one needs the maximum control because they know what they're doing, then raw shouldn't be cooked to anyone's liking because it can't be reversed/uncooked.
It's the same with most other areas too... for example there are such things as [url="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_PRICE_2%7C1&ci=8617&N=4294550597"]professional studio monitor speakers[/url] because they produce an output that's most linear/faithful to the recorded signal. They bring out all the ugly things recorded in a track too and so a sound-engineer can work on their piece/track as they choose to do. If you want something that just sounds nice you can go and get any of the other nice [url="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_PRICE_2%7C1&ipp=25&ci=2518&N=4294544049"]home entertainment speakers[/url] that add their own colour to the sound.
GTW