i don't make any enlargements larger than 11x14, and even those on very rear occasions (which means i did it twice in my lifetime). do i need the resolution of 100MP camera?
you bet! on my computer screen, i can use all the resolusion i can get, as long as i can zoom in and out. i don't care about the "maximum print size" -- i am not even going to print. mishka > I like that opinion. I also have a question of > sorts, I thought a good 14MP full frame sensor would > meet or defeat the finest grain 35mm films? If not, > it's close. So if, as Glen says, 30MP+ come out > (will they be like computer CPUs?) when and what > will be enough? Unless you want something for a > board in Times Square, isn't anything much more > complete and utter overkill? How many of use just > like slides, or 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14. I think > we'll see a large gap, consumer and pro. They'll > get the monsters in case, and we will never get them > due to the price. And RAW format with these things? > Computer companies are loving this, oh the profits!! > > Perhaps the 35mm DSLRs will be consumer only and top > out at not much more than 14MP. Consumer, amateur. > All pros will go for new high tech and big sensors, > of a medium format/large format type? > > Brad
