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comparisononscreen.jpg

This shows what the actual difference between an A100 10 megapixel image and a 6 megapixel 5D image looks like on the computer screen. The two shots are also imaged at 100 per cent, and processed from raw Lo80 Zone Matching shots to achieve a similar final density. The lens was an 11-18mm used at 16mm focal length, on a tripod. The A100 had an exposure of 1/125th at f8, the 5D 1/60th at f11; there was no special reason for this other than a feeling that the 5D generally focuses slightly less accurately than the A100, and f11 would help ensure a sharp result. The A100 image needed -0.4 exposure in ACR 3.4, the 5D image needed -1.0, to avoid highlight clipping; other controls were adjusted to match the midtones and shadows. Generally, the A100 image showed more shadow and highlight detail simultaneously and needed less adjustment. Sharpening of 25 was applied to both exported images in ACR 3.4. Some chromatic fringe correction was applied (identical in both), no NR was used, or other calibrations.


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