neither do I, but I'm already leaning.............
>
> On September 23, 2016 at 11:50 AM Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks. I feel better. But I still don't know when it's coming or how
> much it costs.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 9/22/2016 3:58 PM, Moose wrote:
>
> > >
> > On 9/22/2016 3:49 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> >
> > > > >
> > > Deal breaker?
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > The Olympus E-M1 II's image sensor is not overlaid with an
> > > optical
> > > low-pass filter, so per-pixel resolution should be maximized,
> > > although
> > > this will be at the expense of an increased risk of moiré and
> > > false
> > > color artifacts.
> > >
> > > > >
> > This is not new. The E-M5 II also has no AA filter. This is
> > necessary
> >
> > for the HR Mode to work:
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> > On 9/20/2016 12:07 PM, Moose wrote:
> > Oly's current solution is to use low enough rez sensors to get away
> > without moire with no AA filter, then use sub pixel movements of the
> > sensor to make very high rez composite images with no moire at all
> > and
> > better color accuracy.
> >
> > . . .
> > With the E-M1 II, they have wisely stayed away from the 24 MP many
> > were
> > hoping for. I hope it turns out that moire with the 20 MP sensor is
> > at
> >
> > worst only minor.
> >
> > --------------------------------------------
> > After writing that, i remembered that the Pen-F is already 20 MP.
> > DPR says:
> >
> > "One of our concerns about the Olympus E-M5 II was that, in an age
> > where
> > 24MP is commonplace, its 16MP sensor seemed a bit behind the times.
> > The
> > PEN-F addresses this with a jump to 20MP. In Raw, detail is properly
> > resolved without aliasing to roughly Nyquist / √2, which is normal
> > for a
> > Bayer type sensor and gives the 12% increase in linear resolution
> > that
> > we'd expect to see from a 16 to 20MP jump."
> >
> > My own reading of the DPR test images is the Pen-F has slightly
> > better
> > rez with slightly more moire, but not objectionable, so it's a good
> > compromise. The E-M1 II should be fine.
> >
> > N. A. A. Moose
> >
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