> (Why not just find > some smaller bricks to photograph?). I hope Mark saw that. I heard that Canon users all have small bricks.
B > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > William Robb > Sent: 18 May 2012 14:35 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Rumor of a new intro Pentax Body > > 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?). > > -- > > William Robb > > -- > 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.
