Here we go again: 5DIII vs. D800 raw files head-to-head

[stve]

The 5D III has longer exposure times because the lighting is different. Look at the reflections of the lights in the bottles; you can see that one of the lights is much dimmer in the 5D shots than it is in the D800 shots. The shadows bear this out, too.

You cannot make any judgment about the relative ISO sensitivity of the two cameras based on these photographs.

Please help me understand this.
So what you're saying is; 5D3 would outperform the D800 big time if the lighting conditions were the same, right? Well I mean, it has to be 'big time' to justify the 22MP sensor vs. the 36MP, right?

That is not what I said. Reread what I wrote. I only said that you cannot make that kind of judgment based on the IR pictures.

I never said that my words were

The 5DIII has longer exposure times at all ISO's compared to the Nikon , whenever I use high ISO it's hand held in poor lighting & the slowest shutter speed I can get away with so in the real world under poor lighting the D800 is going is going to deliver sharper pictures.

 

[tasteofjace]

I am absolutely floored by how much time and energy people are putting into dissecting these examples as if they were alien bodies found at Area-51.

I hope once these cameras hit store shelves, you can all just go out and enjoy what we love....

Taking pictures. Wouldn't that be something?

I'm very excited to receive my MKIII 8)