Forget all of those DxOMark Mobile scores, it's time to talk about "real" cameras again. DxOMark just completed their review of the Nikon D850 and, not entirely surprising, it is officially the best camera DxOMark has ever tested.
In fact, it's the first camera ever to reach a score of 100, pushing the Sony a7R II into second place with its score of 98.
As it stands now, the camera rankings put the Nikon D850 and its predecessor, the D810, in the number 1 and 3 spots.
While the D850 isn't the best camera DxO has tested across the board, it nevertheless put in top notch performance in every category. "The D850’s key strengths are its outstanding color and dynamic range at base ISO, where it again ranks as the number one among all commercially available cameras we’ve tested for these attributes," explains DxOMark. If it falls even slightly short in any regard, it's in the low-light ISO category where its higher resolution starts to sting.
That said, you can't help but go wide-eyed reading DxOMark's conclusion. As they say, this camera is "in a class of its own for image quality. ":
The introduction of the first BSI sensor in a full-frame Nikon DSLR with a super-high 45. 7Mp resolution puts the Nikon D850’s image quality on par with, and often better than, medium-format cameras. The first DSLR to hit 100 points — rather apt for Nikon’s hundredth anniversary year — puts the Nikon D850 in a class of its own for image quality. At base ISO, it’s unrivaled for color in the DSLR class, and its headline dynamic range score is outstanding, too.
To read the full conclusion—the full review, for that matter—and see how the D850 compares to the competition from Sony and Canon, head over to DxOMark.
. dpreview.com2017-10-7 17:52