cool article comparing camera function / sensor / age etc

[fuddam]

http://dxomark.com/index.php/eng/DxO...amera-rankings

HTH

[Bobster]

quite amusing really

[brammers]

Cause the cameras you use come way down the list compared to their peers?

Nah, seriously I'm with Bobster. This is of limited use to me - the main failing being it doesn't take resolution into account. It's of some use if you just want to take a look at some stats for your own camera - say where do you get the best compromise between noise and DR on an a900 at higher ISO. It gives you a set of values which you can try to keep in mind when shooting - say try to stick to ISO 1600 and use all of the aperture you've got before going to 3200, or use 400 and a longer shutter speed over 800 at all costs when going for a big print. I wouldn't give it more than a glance when buying or comparing a camera though - digital backs below the D3x & a900 because they're worse at high ISO? Pfft.

[YorkieBen]

An example of why the recent obsession with high iso performance is misleading, although even without that the DXO rankings would put the medium format backs lower than the slrs.

I don't understand the emphasis high iso performance by reviewers recently, unless you regularly use it (weddings, sport) then I'd have thought things like dynamic range are far more useful.