Hi,
Kevin is very enthusiastic about the IQ3-100MP. I was a bit a surprised, as I think that going CMOS should make full frame 645 more useful, but the increase in resolution is just 11%, that should barely be noticeable… How wrong can I be?! Pretty much wrong…
I recalled that DPreview has a fairly useful comparison image and they have long used the Phase One IQ 180 as a reference, recently they also tested the IQ3-100MP. My favourite raw converter Lightroom doesn't support the IQ3-100MP. So I used Capture One 9.3, turning of sharpening and noise reduction and the scientific linear curve on both. Exported both to TIFF and uprezzed the IQ180 image to IQ3-100MP dimensions and sharpened at default settings in FocusMagic.
The short story is that the IQ3-100 MP is playing in another league. Much sharper, more detail and less artefacts… Great quality that comes at significant cost.
In short, the IQ3-100 MP seems to be a worthy upgrade. A lot of money, of course, but also a real step forward…
It seems that Kevin is right, the IQ3-100MP may be a real and significant step forward, not just in convenience but also real raw image quality.
Im am somewhat surprised but above all impressed!
Best regards
Erik
Ps. Yes, I may be jumping conclusions after comparing just one image. But, I would say that I now understand why Kevin is that much impressed.