Billybob said:Tried to bite my tongue, but when you called a statement that is blatantly misleading without proper context a fact, I had to chime in.
Here are some unvarnished facts relevant to your assertion:
Fact: the D5 is Nikon's flagshp PJ and action camera and as such isn't designed for great DR. For this camera's users, speed matters far more than DR and resolution. Why, many or most PJs shoot jpeg, that's how important DR is to the target audience for this camera.
Fact: Nikon's flagship IQ camera is the D810. Its DR is ranked number 1 on DXO.
Fact: And this may be the most relevant to this discussion. In terms of IQ, the D5 ranks 26th among Nikon cameras. The D5's DR ranks behind every Nikon DSLR released since 2008 and even behind a Nikon Coolpix compact camera. It need not be said, but I'll say it anyway, I and very few others look to the D5 as the industry standard for best possible IQ or DR.
Fact: In a list of Canon and Nikon cameras, the 80D ranks 23 in DR, a full 1.5 stops behind the D810. It ranks behind 11 Nikon APS-C cameras.
Therefore, it may be factual that the 80D has better DR than Nikon's flagship PJ camera. However, that gets you to a ranking of 26 in DR for Nikon cameras, behind some cameras that are almost nine years old. More importantly, it puts the 80D 2.5 stops behind the SOTA D810's industry leading 14.8 stops of DR according to DXO.
Whereas, I like my 80D, and its DR is much better than any Canon camera I've previously owned, I frankly would rather have a FF camera perform closer to my D810 in DR.
Why, I'd be happy if the 6DM II even had DR that was as good as any APS-C camera on the market. Is that really asking too much?
Then get the D5 direct competitor. I was so impressed with actual hands on use and real world results I got two.
https://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Canon--EOS-1D-X-Mark-II-versus-Nikon-D5-versus-Nikon-D810___1071_1062_963
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