> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Larry Colen > Tom, > > Somewhat of a rhetorical question. > > How many photos posted to PDML in the past week can you point to that > would be noticeably better with a 24MP sensor? >
posting them online is not the point. Nobody needs a 24mp sensor for that. But people do want to print large, and to be able to crop. In addition, more pixels generally means other things about the camera are 'better' (depending on your definition). B > How many would be cleaner with better high ISO performance? > > High ISO versus high megapixels in cameras is like fast laptimes versus > number of seats in a car. Some of us want a sportscar that is fun to > drive around a racetrack, some people want something reliable with good > fuel economy, and others want an SUV to carry six kids around town. > > There is no single right answer. > > Larry > > On May 17, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Tom C wrote: > > > Boris wrote: > >> > >> With cautious optimism diluted with a small portion of educatedness > I > >> submit to the court that I am starting to get a feeling of deja vu > >> from mid 2000's when we had plethora of cameras all sporting the > very > >> same 6 MP sensor... Anyone else care to join me in my deja vu? > >> > > > > In my opinion, Pentax must up the ante. With Nikon bringing a 24MP > > low-end to market, Pentax will be slaughtered if they keep producing > > cameras with the same 16MP sensor. It doesn't matter how could the > > sensor is, or how good the IQ from the camera is. Both those items > are > > qualities that come to bear only AFTER the sale is made. > > > > Low-light/high-ISO performance is overall not that important for a > > significant number of potential buyers. Is it desirable? Yes. But the > > simple fact is that most people typically take shots in bright > > sunlight or indoors with flash, and either won't notice or won't mind > > when the camera occasionally lets them down. An 8 MP difference is > the > > entire image resolution of the 2nd generation DSLR's. It looks > > significant on paper and, like it or not, is probably the single most > > significant number buyers look at when purchasing a digital camera, > > aside from price. > > > > Tom C. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
