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<blockquote data-quote="Chris2500dk" data-source="post: 70411" data-attributes="member: 1763">Printing a 12mp D700 image and a 36mp D800 shot at &quot;normal&quot; size probably isn't going to give you a big difference, he doesn't say anything about which size he printed at, but since he says it's a color laser jet I doubt it's huge prints. The same with comparing on a 24&quot; monitor, going down to 2mp isn't going to show you the difference between 12 and 36mp.But if you look at some of the online comparisons there have been between them (the one at DPReview.com for instance) there's a big advantage in detail level for the D800, even when you resize the D800 image to 12mp.It seems to happen every time a new generation is launched, a lot of people go online and claim that the older version is just as good (or even better).Going from a 12mp sensor to a 36mp sensor will put new demands on both lenses and shooting technique, you need sharper glass and you need to keep the camera more steady to show off the full advantage.Of course you should question whether you need the 36mp camera, 12mp is definetely enough for most situations and the D700 doesn't take worse pictures now than it did a year ago. In the comparisons I've seen it beats the D7000 handily, especially at high ISO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chris2500dk, post: 70411, member: 1763"] Printing a 12mp D700 image and a 36mp D800 shot at "normal" size probably isn't going to give you a big difference, he doesn't say anything about which size he printed at, but since he says it's a color laser jet I doubt it's huge prints. The same with comparing on a 24" monitor, going down to 2mp isn't going to show you the difference between 12 and 36mp. But if you look at some of the online comparisons there have been between them (the one at DPReview.com for instance) there's a big advantage in detail level for the D800, even when you resize the D800 image to 12mp. It seems to happen every time a new generation is launched, a lot of people go online and claim that the older version is just as good (or even better). Going from a 12mp sensor to a 36mp sensor will put new demands on both lenses and shooting technique, you need sharper glass and you need to keep the camera more steady to show off the full advantage. Of course you should question whether you need the 36mp camera, 12mp is definetely enough for most situations and the D700 doesn't take worse pictures now than it did a year ago. In the comparisons I've seen it beats the D7000 handily, especially at high ISO. [/QUOTE]

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