14-APR-2013
Full image for reference - 100 ISO, f/8 - Zeiss 50 Makro-Planar on both cameras
Center crops
Left 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar, right D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar (ISO 100, f/8 on both)
Right crops
Left 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar, right D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar (ISO 100, f/8 on both)
Upper crops
Left 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar, right D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar (ISO 100, f/8 on both)
14-APR-2012
Full image for reference - 5D2 100 ISO, D800 50 ISO, f/8 - Zeiss 50 Makro-Planar on both cameras
For this image with identical shooting settings (f/8 - 0.6 sec) I got the same histogram with 50 ISO for the D800 and 100 ISO for the 5Dmk2. Don't know why...
Center crops
Left 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar ISO 100 f/8, right D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar ISO 50 f/8
Center-right crops
Left 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar ISO 100 f/8, right D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar ISO 50 f/8
Left crops
Left 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar ISO 100 f/8, right D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar ISO 50 f/8
Lower center crops
Above 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar ISO 100 f/8, below D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar ISO 50 f/8
Up right crops
Above 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar ISO 100 f/8, below D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar ISO 50 f/8
Upper right crops
Above 5Dmk2 w/ZE 50 Makro-Planar ISO 100 f/8, below D800 w/ZF.2 50 Makro-Planar ISO 50 f/8
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 :)