Is the SL1 sensor an improvement?

[Lee Jay]

I asked no such question at all.

I asked the rhetorical question ... It's rhetorical because no one can answer that conclusively until we get some raw data from this camera.

So...it was a completely pointless thread. Well, gee, now I know to ignore your posts henceforth. Lesson learned.

The point was, I was able to push an SL1 JPEG harder and with better results than I've been able to push JPEGs from other Canon cameras. This very site has suggested that we keep an eye on the performance of the SL1 sensor due to the claim that it's actually a new sensor rather than yet another rehash of the ever-present Canon 18MP 1.6-crop sensor. I posted an early sample of that. If you find that pointless, then fine, I suggest you move on or provide some of your own test results from this sensor.

 

[distant.star]

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More often than not "questions" posed on a discussion forum are meant to prompt discussion. I believe that means bringing both opinion and relevant facts to the table.

If I thought every question was being asked of me personally because only a few people in the world have my breadth of knowledge and experience, I'd find my participation often unsatisfying.

For me, this thread seems to be suggesting that Canon may be making improvements in certain sensor deficiencies, and I'm interested in knowing if that may be true. As the OP clearly said, only RAWs will settle the issue.