The other day I posted a comparison of the Fujifilm X-E2 with the FUJINON XF 18-55mm lens shooting the same test chart as compared to the Nikon D750 with the Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.8G.
Some thought that this wasn’t such a good test. So, based on the recommendation of the same lens on both cameras I am doing that here with a converter on the Fuji to hold the Nikkor lens.
The second complaint was I shot at too high of aperture introducing diffraction. So this is shot at ƒ/5.6 rather than ƒ/16.
Nikon D750
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Nikon D750, Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 200, ƒ/5.6, 1/200 under studio strobes. |
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1:1 of the above photo |
Fujifilm X-E2
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Fujifilm X-E2, Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 200, ƒ/5.6, 1/180 under studio strobes. |
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1:1 of the above photo |
Conclusion
IMHO the antialiasing filter on the sensor of the Nikon D750 affects the performance and the Fujifilm X-E2 is sharper. By the way the difference in the crops is due to the sensor size difference.
I do think the extra megapixels of the 24 MP Nikon when running the images full-frame may give it a hair advantage.
I predict there is a good chance in the future with the higher MP chips that the need of the antialiasing filter is not as needed for my work most of the time. I think more people will want their chips without that filter.
Just for fun this last photo
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This is the Fuji cropped greater than 1:1 but gives you the same part of the chart that the D750 was at 1:1 |