Image quality of all major brands is great.
But how about image characteristics?
(I'm giving this topic its own thread).
Even when shooting RAW, aren't there differences how cameras interpret an image?
Doesn't one buy into a certain image style when one buys into a camera system?
Reason of my question:
I saw once a camera comparison in one of the major photo magazines.
It showed, that the same scene, a boat on a riverside, was SEEN QUITE DIFFERENTLY by the Canon 40D and the Nikon D300. The Canon saw it more dramatic, shadows darker, lights lighter, while the Nikon was more evenly lit.
Now, for me, the Canon would be more my style.
But maybe they just tested JPEGs (Why do testers do that?).
So, what do you think?
DO YOU GET A CERTAIN INTERPRETATION OF AN IMAGE BY THE GEAR YOU ARE USING? (Like the choice of film in the old days?).
ARE YOU BUYING INTO A CERTAIN IMAGE INTERPRETATION BY BUYING A CERTAIN CAMERA BRAND?
Or does shooting RAW make these differences MEANINGLESS and I better choose equipment for handling, features (and, of course, measurable image quality)?