Theodoros Fotometria
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To your surprise Tom, I don't disagree with one bit that you state above..., what you (obviously) miss, is that due to my profession, I need 3 DSLRs and my choice on the D800 is because of the body/reliability/VF/AF balance that it provides.... OTOH, I was only answering a specific question to Asher (that is completely irrelevant to what you state) and I'm sorry you approach that as an opinion instead of an answer to a specific Q... I am far from the "resolution" kind of guy with my photography, I care much more for other aspects of photography (usable DR is of my first priority when I chose a product to use) and clearly from my quote, its obvious I don't have much respect for the D800's sensor (I do for the "E" version).... BUT, Ashers Q was specific on how D800 compares with MFDBs and it was addressed to me because (obviously) he wanted my experience on the subject, which he knew (from previous discussions) that I had....What is that saying about the best camera is the one you have at the time? All this comparison stuff is making my head spin and giving me an anxiety attack. HAve I purchased the wrong camera again? Should I have bought the one with the E on it? Is my number bigger than his/hers? Endless regret, constant anxiety. I must have the complete set. All the D's. Then I can take a good picture. Yeah, Nikon. Bring on the next model. My credit card awaits.
OTOH, there is a part of my pro photography (painting reproduction) that does require ULTIMATE resolution, DR and color repro.... I think that I am clear on that too... if you require ULTIMATE (as you should for a pro that respects himself) in a still subject, then more pixels can't help you... a MULTISHOT back can....
the above ikon, which is 190cm tall (more than 6 foot !!!), I shot with Imacon 528c and 120m Zeiss lens on Contax 645.... in a totally inappropriate environment (yesterday) Sunday morning, (there is no chance to have a 200kg ikon moved into your studio from church in my country) ....and it would have been a disaster if I was to use an 80mpx MFDB with the same camera.... let alone the next one (shot at the same environment) that is a 90cm (3 feet) metal forced in silver covering of an ancient ikon..... You need 15 stops of DR to do that and ULTIMATE res... that an 80mpx back CAN'T PROVIDE.... nor a dslr or other back for that matter....
.....and having the MS back won't do you any good either... you need the know-how too... (as with any camera)
P.S. The above pictures from my web site will be replaced shortly with ones that do justice to the subject, because they where done in a rush and don't exhibit (especially the first one) the achievement to its worth... the following ones will! ....for the second one, we have to have the (background) environment clear... The rush to load them up was due to customers from abroad that were anxious to see the result... LOOK AT THE DEPTH of the capture... it's three dimensional ...no? ...Yet, it's a flat surface with parts of it extending towards the lens!