> My son is starting his photographic career with a 4MP camera. I'm sorry > folks, it's nothing to do with MP, it's all to do with attitude and results. > > Cheers, > Cotty
I beg to differ with you in some respects. I'm probably parsing words and what was unstated. :) I agree that attitude and results trump all. I've captured great images with a Fuji plastic-lens disposable and a .3MP Sony Mavica on floppy disk. My own personal motto is 'Composition trumps all'. A technically perfectly exposed and rendered image is still distateful if the composition does not inspire the viewer with some degree of excitement or astethic appreciation (at least as far as my preferred genres go). If the image doesn't start with a vision of what one is hoping to achieve, it's unlikely it will match the photographer's aspirations. So I agree with that sentiment, that MP is not the most important consideration. However, I'm sure you wouldn't argue that, with rare exception, professionals in the field strive for the best image, and and usually with the best possible tools at their disposal. My images captured on a disposable camera, or on a 'lower' resolution sensor only go so far. I can tell you I wish my 6MP *ist D images had been taken with a 14MP K20D or K7, or higher. It often depends on what the end use of the image is and the media on which it's displayed, n'est pas? Web, small print, vs, portrait, vs., wall hanging. Taking that into consideration, generally, the higher MP the better. That's why larger film sizes were generally considered better than smaller formats. Practicality, price, ease of shooting, transportation, etc., tended to make 35mm the 'every man's' compromise. Still, many aspired to move to a larger format. Unfortunately for me, that happened within months of the first Pentax DSLR. My view is not that a higher MP image makes an image better. It's that it has the potential to make it more versatile, and possibly better based on the end use of the image. Tom C. (too many words) -- 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.