Unfortunately this is going to cause a lot of headache for sites such as PZ. They are in a no-win position. Even if every single lens is re-tested for 24MP for DX, just around the corner there's going to possibly be 54MP.
Not to mention the D800/D800E as well as all the Canon, Sony...
Maybe the workload can be spread out to members. For example, we get provided with the test charts and methodology and we contribute to the data base.
I can say that if/when I get the D800, I would be willing to participate.
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24MP DX is not really surprising given Nikon and Sony have a working relationship on sensors. Too early to think about next generation FX though? The D800 has hardly got out the door.
As for people doing their own lens testing - good luck! If it were that cheap and simple I think a lot more of us would be doing it.
Actually, on that note, there might be an indicative option in the future as I've been following Reikan FoCal software. Currently its main job is to automate the AF micro-adjust setting, but a future feature is to provide some lens performance data out of it too. Of course we have to wait and see when that happens what you get out.
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Testing outside of the current labs and team is a no-go for us.
Regarding the new sensors: we will skip the D800 and continue to test FX on the D3x.
If the new 24MP sensor is the Sony sensor (or based on it), we will most likely skip that step, too.
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[quote name='mst' timestamp='1333108833' post='17184']
Testing outside of the current labs and team is a no-go for us.
Regarding the new sensors: we will skip the D800 and continue to test FX on the D3x.
If the new 24MP sensor is the Sony sensor (or based on it), we will most likely skip that step, too.
-- Markus
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Why will you skip them Markus?