5d3 compared on dpreview

[K-amps]

Viggo:

Unless I am doing macro needing a lot of sharpness or a high DR shot (where I need RAWs) , the jpeg off the 5D3 is pretty good at even high ISO.... and still usable with LR.

I usually shoot both raw+jpeg. The jpeg goes to the SD card and RAW to the CF card.

I load the SD card (jpegs) to LR and play around. for the most part I don't feel the need to use RAWS. But maybe on 10% shots, I need to use the RAW's which I do via DPP. So this Hybrid approach gives me speed and quality without spending all my time PP'ing.

[maxxevv]

If they want to 'normalize' and compare the images between two native resolutions, then they should normalize it to a resolution that's right in between the two. Then you would get a 'fairer' comparison.

Since its 22Mp and 36MP, a 'normalized' resolution of 29Mp would be a better comparison

[K-amps]

If they want to 'normalize' and compare the images between two native resolutions, then they should normalize it to a resolution that's right in between the two. Then you would get a 'fairer' comparison.

Since its 22Mp and 36MP, a 'normalized' resolution of 29Mp would be a better comparison

Not fair since reducing the size improves visible noise. In a real word scenario, it would come down to framing. So they should both be tested at their native resolutions with a shot that is framed similarly for both sensors.. i.e. for the D800 move away from the subject and for the 5d3 move into the subject, then show us a 100% crop from both cropped to the small of the 2 sensors.  This gives us the same framing per pixel group.

This way you get pixel by pixel comparison of the same shot...