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my personal opinion is that in general the 5D is the best digital camera ever built...the ease of use combined with image/file quality/speed all at that price is just amazing....Wow!
This forum looks like D3 forum on DP review more and more...
I don't know what makes people hate Canon?
All this "saving $$" because AA filter sucks, sounds so funny. Sorry.
I thought Digital Photography grew pass pixel peeping. I guess, not yet.
People, be honest: how many of Leica users were really planning to dump M gear for 1Ds III? Me including.
Yes, I have 1Ds II and Leica M8. I hope to get my 1Ds III by March... So, I am ready to get killed now...
Rant end.
Jack,
I was wondering why Canon would increase the strength of the AA filter in the new 1Ds MarkIII that you noticed in your review relative to its predecessor? What is the motivation behind that as I have not heard any claims that people complain of moire or any other artefacts using the 1Ds MarkII or am I mistaken here? Any thought on that?
Thanks,
Joshua
I guess anyting is possible... But frankly, I think it's academic anyway --- the 1Ds3 needs a *LOT* more sharpening applied to get to a sharp-looking file than the other cameras, whatever the reason.Is it possible the AA filter is the same as the one in the 1Ds MkII and it is the higher resolution of the 1Ds MkIII that makes the AA filter seem stronger?
Debatable... Many think the higer frequency detail gets smeared during the debayering because of the AA filter; IOW depending on the AA strength, it trims the total effective resolution by some corresponding percentage. (And in fact you do find areas of "mushiness" in AA filtered files right where you'd expect to see moire in files from filterless cameras...)Jack,
Thanks for your input. Now, the information itself is not lost, correct?
Anybody is free to copy these jpegs and do it themselves --- I uprezzed the 5D jpeg for the 1Ds3 comparison. I chose the 5D file because it should show the most difference compared to the 1Ds3 file --- plus, there are a lot more 5D owners than 1Ds2 ownersShouldn't the 1Ds MkII be uprezed to match the MkIII?