I don't know why some people ( not all) sometimes ( not always)
1) highjack postings and then,
2) make a huge effort to prove other wrong and don't even take the time to read the whole post, when they lack the slights bit of background knowledge about the topic posted.
And, Yes I will be grilled and hanged for this statement.
So again,
1) This post is about the D800E and not the D800. The D800E can resolve, under optimal circumstances, and with the right lens, about 10%-15%% more lp/mm than the D800, like it or not.
2) This post has nothing to do with the artistic / creative part of photography, it is pure technical, regarding the resolution/ sharpness on lenses on the D800E. It has also nothing to do with ISO, AF, VR, Post Processing, and so on. And yes, I could have photographed a brick wall or a Iso 12233 test sheet. It would not make the slightest difference.
3) The sample shots are not posted to proof anyone wrong or right or make a lens look good or bad , they are just posted to add additional and helpful information about this test and explaining the results better.
4) The purpose of this is test, its only purpose, is, to find out, which lenses can, under optimal circumstances, perform well enough to use the D800E 36 mpix sensor with modified AA filer to its full potential. Is is not done to see if there is any visible difference in a 1mb jpeg file, taken with 24-120 Nikon and the Zeiss Planar. I can assure you without doing any test, there is non.