D750 AA Filter Question: Hi Group, My regular work camera is a D750 and I love it. Today I didn't have anything to do and it's snowing so I decided to stay in and run an experiment or...

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hi Group,
My regular work camera is a D750 and I love it. Today I didn't have anything to do and it's snowing so I decided to stay in and run an experiment or two. When I compared macro product shots between my D750 and my wife's D7100 I can see a small difference in sharpness with the D7100 on the winning side. That must be the effect of the AA filter on the D750 because I'm using the same lens on both cameras. A few years ago I had the AA filter removed from an older DSLR (Fuji Fine Pix S3) and as a result, it produced sharper pictures. My question: Has anyone of you had the AA filter removed from a D750? Are you happy with the result? Where did you have the work completed (I have long since lost the name/address of the company)? As always, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a great weekend. Take care & ...

IDguy Loc: Idaho

You might find this interesting. There is a reason they left the AA fillter on the 24MP FX cameras.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56398225

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I have both a D700 and a D800e. The 700 has an AA filter and the 800e does not. I specifically wanted the without. I can take the same scene with each and be hard pressed to tell the difference.
--Bob

Al Beatty wrote:

Hi Group, br My regular work camera is a D750 and ... (show quote)

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

rmalarz wrote:

I have both a D700 and a D800e. The 700 has an AA filter and the 800e does not. I specifically wanted the without. I can take the same scene with each and be hard pressed to tell the difference.
--Bob

Agree with Bob. Somewhere in this review by DPReview is a comment/comparison on the AA filter with & without. They found little, if any, discernible difference.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-d7100

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hi guys,
Thanks for your quick responses. I've read everything you sent me on dpreview.com and found it very interesting. I guess I should go shovel snow instead of trying to make something better that is already working well. Have a great weekend. Take care & ...

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Al Beatty wrote:

Hi guys,
Thanks for your quick responses. I've read everything you sent me on dpreview.com and found it very interesting. I guess I should go shovel snow instead of trying to make something better that is already working well. Have a great weekend. Take care & ...

I just found out early last year that the D750 had an anti-aliasing filter, and the D800. I met a pro photographer in the summertime of 2016, at a Veterans Event, he was taking portraits with a D800 (with aa), and the previous version Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens. It was on this forum, that I found out the D800E was the first Nikon FF that came without it. Be assured that the successor to the D750 will not have an aa filter.. Rumor says it will have the same 36 megapixels as the D810. A rumor I said.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

rmalarz wrote:

I have both a D700 and a D800e. The 700 has an AA filter and the 800e does not. I specifically wanted the without. I can take the same scene with each and be hard pressed to tell the difference.
--Bob

I understand there are different strengths of AA filters. New cameras with them the strength is very weak and just enough to help remove moire.

nikonkelly Loc: SE Michigan

just for kicks... try to fine tune the lens to the 750. I bet that it takes care of your issue!

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

nikonkelly wrote:

just for kicks... try to fine tune the lens to the 750. I bet that it takes care of your issue!

That's a great idea and it snowed again last night so it could be a way of avoiding the inevitable project. <G> Take care & ...

aflundi Loc: Albuquerque, NM

Al Beatty wrote:

Hi Group,
... My question: Has anyone of you had the AA filter removed from a D750? Are you happy with the result? Where did you have the work completed (I have long since lost the name/address of the company)? As always, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. ...

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question. I'd like to know the reverse -- "Is there a company that will replace a partial-strength AA filter with one that is full-strength?"

A quick question for you. What do you think happens when a pixel-sized blue detail images onto a red sensel (pixel) with and without an AA filter?

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

aflundi wrote:

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question. I'd like to know the reverse -- "Is there a company that will replace a partial-strength AA filter with one that is full-strength?"

A quick question for you. What do you think happens when a pixel-sized blue detail images onto a red sensel (pixel) with and without an AA filter?

Sorry l don't have an answer for you.

aflundi Loc: Albuquerque, NM

Al Beatty wrote:

Sorry l don't have an answer for you.

You may want to think about it and have an answer before you proceed with your 750's AA-dectomy. It's quite relevant and important.

DJO

" A few years ago I had the AA filter removed from an older DSLR (Fuji Fine Pix S3) and as a result, it produced sharper pictures."

Where did you have this done, and what was the cost?

pmackd Loc: Alameda CA

The small advantage of D7100 (and D7200) no AA sensors over full frame "with AA filter" 24 Mp sensors such as that in the D750 in capturing fine detail is well known. To photographers, that is. Nikon, to my knowledge, has never acknowledged it. I've tested as have many others and observed the same thing. Whether there are any circumstances under which you would see this in a large print is another matter. I have many 20 x 30 inch prints from my D7100 and D750 and they are indistinguishable in ability to show fine detail. At any ISO the D750 will have less noise; that can affect what we perceive both on a screen and on prints.

No 24 MP (or comparable Mp) full frame sensor I'm aware of has an AA filter. That's by design. Engineers certainly know how to make such a filter. They don't because they feel the danger of moire artifacts are too great with the large pixel size those specifications imply.

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

DJO wrote:

" A few years ago I had the AA filter removed from an older DSLR (Fuji Fine Pix S3) and as a result, it produced sharper pictures."

Where did you have this done, and what was the cost?

The cost was $400.00 as I remember and I don't remember where I had it done. Take care & ...