On 17/05/2012 1:00 PM, Bob W wrote:
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).
If they are making 24mp cameras for people who are making large prints,
they can't be expecting to sell many cameras. The vast majority of
pictures nowadays are viewed on digital displays of some sort, be them
ipads or computer monitors.
Chasing the large print market is a fools game.
The pixel war is pretty much marketer driven, people are impressed by
large numbers over smaller ones, and people now are used to (and demand
that) manufacturers give them more large numbers, pixel count being the
key metric they latch on to.
Nikon took a serious lambasting when they came out with the D3, IIRC,
because it was "only" 12mp". Apparently there is much pissing and
moaning in Canonville because they don't have anything above 22mp. One
would think that the world is ending.
Most of these people never get beyond taking pictures of brick walls,
but they still want more than what the other guy has (Why not just find
some smaller bricks to photograph?).
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William Robb
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