I am really anxious to see some in-depth tests on the new 1Ds Mk. 3. A
thought comes to mind. Are more and more pixels really a good thing on
the same size sensor? The point and shoot cameras have horrible noise
at high ISO due to cramming too many pixels on the tiny sensors. The
general public thinks the bigger the MP number, the "better" the
camera, but we know that is not the case. The 1Ds started life with a
35mm sized sensor with 11.3 MP. Then it went to 16 MP, and now 21.1 MP
... all on the same size sensor. Will it reach a point that quality
begins to diminish because the sensor is being "stuffed" with too many
pixels? When the rumors were flying that new lenses might be required
for the new 1Ds it made sense to me because I figured Canon would
increase the physical size of the sensor to accommodate the higher
pixel count. The Hasselblad H3 cameras with up to 39 MP, plus the
digital backs such as the Phase One, are based on medium format cameras
and the sensors are MUCH larger than the 35mm "full frame" size of the
1Ds. In fact, the "full frame" sensor of the 1Ds looks like a joke
compared to the digital backs and the Hasselblad.
So is Canon playing the higher MP game to pry more money from our
pockets when there may not be a true benefit? As I said, I am really
curious to see the tests on this camera. I guess in a way I am hoping
it is not such a great camera so I will not be tempted to spend the
money for it to replace my original 11.3 1Ds. ;-)
Steve
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