Thanks for the interest in this thread. I hope it's useful.
Before i go on further. I noticed that i have been dissatisfied with some features and returning to say it's ok. Or worse, the other way round. haha.
This is a step by step discovery and each phase, i learn something new as time progresses. So, please don't get annoyed with my contrary comments in different parts of this forum.
Just a little background so you know from which angle i think. I do shoot professionally and do a lot more Digital Imaging. But this isn't my made source of income. I am a pixel-peeper. I peep at 200-300% of image files. I bought the D3300 because all other good cameras are too heavy to travel around with. haha. I am hoping to 'make-do' with this camera.
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I was evaluating Sony a7r, Fuji XT-1, D600 before settling for the D33000. D3300 isn't perfect. But it does Noise better than a7r in my humble opinion. It's file size isn't better than XT-1 but quite close to it. But XT-1 is more than SGD 2000. D3300 is only SGD 740.
I chose the D3300 over the D5300 because it's a newer camera. It's smaller and more compact. I also chose it because it had the new 18-55 mm lens.
The cons of D3300
- the lack of AA filter is utterly useless. The improvement in sharpness is slight that you can't do much about it. So, the new 18-55 isn't something good. For small sharp lenses, i think Fuji makes them better.
- severely lacking fast, wide angle lenses.
The Pros
- Small and cheap
What is important to know is, i am 'cheating' with this camera. I am using a SGD 2 K 24 mm F1.4G on this camera. Most hobbyist may not have this lens. So if you want to get this lens to attain sharpness, it's pretty hard. But of course, my expectation of sharpness is different from yours.
Sharpness, with the D3300, is possible with high end lenses. But the sweet spots are hard to achieve at times. The only other good lens is the 50 mm F1.8G which i have tested and is good. The lack of fast wide angle lens puts this camera in the same dilemma as buying the Sony a7r.
(Sony a7r does not have native wide angle fast lenses).
Looking at lens choices, Fuji seems to be a better option (in terms of APSC lens choices). But Fuji may not 'win' in terms of Image quality.
And to the question of Raw and Jpegs...
1) I did some shots with jpegs. The camera is set to normal (to us asians, it's slightly under exposed). I managed to PS the pictures without bending. See below. However for some shots which i think is properly exposed (asian standards), the jpegs have banding issues.
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I would be doing some tests on the RAW file. So stay tuned!!! Personally i suspect the problems are the same...
Is this camera comparable to the D800? No. I miss my D800 badly. But i don't miss the weight... :bsmilie:
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