Moire in the D70S

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Upon researching the D70S, moire-ing has come up on more than a couple
of boards. Under what conditions/scenarios might I see (significant)
moire on RAW files, JPEG files? I understand the concept - when the
image is of a higher resolution than the camera's sensor - which is 6.1
MP. But can someone give examples of this?

On dpreview.com they have an example of a picture taken by two cameras
of varying resolution (of a particularly innocuous/common city-scene),
one with moire one w/o. Only thing is, they don't mention which
cameras they are or the resolution. Anyway, yet another monkey wrench
thrown into my buying decision.

Regards,

Ben

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Monocolored, medium hued areas with fine texture patterns will frequently
yield moire with the D70.
For example I have 3 small parrots. Many picture sthat are close enough to
show the texture in a large area of grey feathers shows moire to varying
degrees. Although I have not analyzed it I would presume that the angle
light comes off the subject is a factor.
Not all moire that is seen in an enlarged section of an image on a computer
monitor will be visible in the final print.
However there are times when it is definitely an issue.

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bmoag wrote:
> Monocolored, medium hued areas with fine texture patterns will frequently
> yield moire with the D70.
> For example I have 3 small parrots. Many picture sthat are close enough to
> show the texture in a large area of grey feathers shows moire to varying
> degrees. Although I have not analyzed it I would presume that the angle
> light comes off the subject is a factor.
> Not all moire that is seen in an enlarged section of an image on a computer
> monitor will be visible in the final print.
> However there are times when it is definitely an issue.

Does this translate to more moire (uggggggh) in macro photography with
the D70S?

Anyway, after I posted this I came across a compare/contrast article on
the Canon D20 and the Nikon D70S. The author posits that the 2MP
difference between the two is less than marginal and not worthy of the
hype. The real difference is in the anti-aliasing ability of the D20 -
thus less moire (again, uggggggh), the 3200 ISO capability of the D20
and the more than twice the FPS capability of the D20. The D70 gets
the nod in other areas, in particular ease of use in high light
situations, WB manipulation on the fly, flash sync modes, JPEG
sizing/quality options should you choose to shoot that way, etc.

The Canon gets the nod in low-light, rapid fire situations, such as
sporting events. Also, in terms of "fabric photography" where high
resolution patterns might tend to trip up the Nikon, Canon is rated
better. I won't be doing any such work...for now, anyway.

With all of that in mind, the fact that I already have a couple of
Nikon lenses, and the fact that the D20 camera body only is almost 50%
more expensive than the Nikon, I am going with the D70S. I am still
interested in hearing more on the subject, however.

Regards,

Ben