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Aperture Series: Blue Doll / Pellegrino (Nikon D800E)
This aperture series evaluates general lens performance at a scale of about 1:13 at a distance of just over 2 meters. See the same comparison using the 22-megapixel Canon 5D Mark III.
Also (in DAP), see the matched comparison of the Canon 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800 in which the possible limitations of the D800E sensor design as a factor in limiting out of focus sharpness.
Sharpening
Apertures f/2 - f/8 received the same level of sharpening, with apertures f/11 - f/16 receiving increased sharpening as per the technique described in Mitigating Micro Contrast Losses from Diffraction Blur, in Making Sharp Images.
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