Pål Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark wrote: > >>I think that full-frame CCDs and smaller ones may well coexist. Mike Johnston >>recently mentioned professional wildlife photographers who don't want to >>"upgrade" to the latest Canon D30 because it's CCD yields "only" 1.3x focal >>length magnification. For most of us a full-frame CCD will be the best >>compromise, >>but for those who make a living with telephotos, the smaller CCD makes sense >>as long as the pixel count is sufficient for the enlargements they need. > > >But isn't a smaller CCD equal to cropping with a larger CCD?
Nope. Not unless the two CCDs have identical pixel density, which isn't necessarily the case. Two CCDs can have identical pixel counts and different size. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
