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15-APR-2013

Full image for reference - 100 ISO, f/8 on all cameras, Leica 90 ME, Canon 90 TSE, Nikkor 28-300VR

Out of curiosity I wanted to see which combo is better on final image, great lens on lower Mp or an average one at higher Mp?
So I tested two excellent primes on "lower MP cameras" (90/4 Macro-Elmar on the 18 Mp Leica M9 and 90/2.8 TS-E on the 21 Mp Canon 5D2) against a so-so zoom, albeit in its central position and stopped down a couple of stops, on the king of Mp realm (AFS 28-300/3.5-5.6 ED VR on the Nikon D800).

As you can see lenses matter more than cameras :)

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/10s f/8.0 at 90.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 18-May-2012 10:53
Hm. You're comparing pictures from a sharp high-end lens to a not-so-sharp mid-consumer lens. The results show that the images from the sharper lens are sharper. Okayyyy. Were you expecting anything else? I mean, did you seriously think more megapixels = more sharpness? Did you think anyone thinks this? Why are your findings worth writing about?