tashley
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Just sharing, for anyone interested. Don't shoot me for my methodology, there was none.
I chose a high frequency patch of woodland across a well-known valley to do a real world (and my real world may differ from yours) 'dirty' comparison between the X1D and the Z7.
'Dirty' means that they were shot as I would generally shoot them if being opportunistic rather than planned. Were I being planned, I'd likely have the Phase setup on a proper tripod.
As I would generally shoot them = no tripod, base ISO as minimum but set to Auto ISO, autofocus, and no attempt at being rigorous, though of course that doesn't;t mean I wasn't paying attention.
These are RAW files, as follows:
Z7 with 24-70 kit zoom at 24mm F8
Z7 with 24-70 kit zoom at 70mm F8
X1D with 30mm XCD lens at F8
X1D with 90mm XCD lens at F8
In other words, very similar fields of view on both cameras and at both focal lengths.
Don't forget: the files sizes on the long side differ between the two cameras by just 16 pixels: most of the extra MP of the X1D go into the extra height of the file. So if you like to shoot 2:3 then they are essentially the same MP but if you like to shoot 4:3 then you'll have to crop the Z7 file and that would make it 879 pixels less wide, giving you a print around 4.9" less wide if you print at 180 DPI.
Process and sharpen to taste. I've been looking on them on a 148 PPI monitor. It has been very instructive....
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g5382749-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=c8lRIyjOQtGVNgWKMuUNOQRnSSZf7u8keslwW26lFJ0=
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g268529974-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=ADOrCTAxXQ2wOY1aYqsVGAfFB4aPPqdcApSTygFaHQw=
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g198361576-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=9tByR-HABA5PrH-0Flz-EN_GS13I0ia-cQ7TOJZefVk=
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g247124033-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=I5zKxcKmFy9MRZljodsMy-AcMHWiakQSne7VvptQqYg=
I chose a high frequency patch of woodland across a well-known valley to do a real world (and my real world may differ from yours) 'dirty' comparison between the X1D and the Z7.
'Dirty' means that they were shot as I would generally shoot them if being opportunistic rather than planned. Were I being planned, I'd likely have the Phase setup on a proper tripod.
As I would generally shoot them = no tripod, base ISO as minimum but set to Auto ISO, autofocus, and no attempt at being rigorous, though of course that doesn't;t mean I wasn't paying attention.
These are RAW files, as follows:
Z7 with 24-70 kit zoom at 24mm F8
Z7 with 24-70 kit zoom at 70mm F8
X1D with 30mm XCD lens at F8
X1D with 90mm XCD lens at F8
In other words, very similar fields of view on both cameras and at both focal lengths.
Don't forget: the files sizes on the long side differ between the two cameras by just 16 pixels: most of the extra MP of the X1D go into the extra height of the file. So if you like to shoot 2:3 then they are essentially the same MP but if you like to shoot 4:3 then you'll have to crop the Z7 file and that would make it 879 pixels less wide, giving you a print around 4.9" less wide if you print at 180 DPI.
Process and sharpen to taste. I've been looking on them on a 148 PPI monitor. It has been very instructive....
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g5382749-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=c8lRIyjOQtGVNgWKMuUNOQRnSSZf7u8keslwW26lFJ0=
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g268529974-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=ADOrCTAxXQ2wOY1aYqsVGAfFB4aPPqdcApSTygFaHQw=
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g198361576-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=9tByR-HABA5PrH-0Flz-EN_GS13I0ia-cQ7TOJZefVk=
https://tashley1.zenfolio.com/img/g247124033-o374332360.dat?dl=2&tk=I5zKxcKmFy9MRZljodsMy-AcMHWiakQSne7VvptQqYg=