Jostein wrote on 01.06.05 17:50: > I think Bj�rn's "experiment" should be read with considerable caution. > It is inadvertently staged to be in favour of Nikon. Caution should be taken just because he has been Nikon user for many years :-)
> In the vignetting > example, they chose a WA-zoom from Canon which certainly isn't top > notch. It was selected simply because it was the only WA zoom his > Canon friend owns. Bj�rn, OTOH, has access to just about every Nikon > lens he fancies. So which WA-zoom from Canon is "top-notch"? 16-35/2.8 L??? Read then this - from long time Canon user: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/canon-17-40.shtml > Also, since they're using jpeg files, they're inadvertenly testing the > quality of in-camera processing. It's especially evident in the last > image example, where both cameras shot with the same lens. Contrast > and perceived sharpness is lower with the Canon, but I would say the > highlights are considerably less attractive in the Nikon. It may be > more a result of different jpeg compression algorithms than anything > else, if I have got this right. For me differencies are small enough to conclude that there are no real advantages of one camera over the other. Yes, there are points in which they are better for certain purposes, but generally I'd say image quality from D2X is on pair with 1Ds. -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
