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1 total messages Started by darkman Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:52

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Author: darkman
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:52

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Might be a dumb question, but here goes - I've had an old Nikon D50 
'starter' DSLR for years, and have progressed up the chain to a D200, 
D300 and now a full-frame D700, all with Nikon's excellent glass. 
Trouble is, despite all the hoopla the old D50 seems to have better 
apparent sharpness before Photoshop tweaking - consistently better 
images. The D300 and D700 (12+ MP) all need aggressive sharpening, even 
when they were shot at higher shutter speeds or mounted on tripods, 
while the old 6MP D50's files just look crisp right up front. I shoot in 
RAW exclusively, so compression isn't an issue.  Is there some inherent 
difference in the way the sensors process information? I've seen 
needle-sharp results from D300s in magazines, but despite it all I can't 
get the same results - except with my old 'plastic' D50 and its dinky 
kit 18-135mm AF lens. What's wrong here?

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