"gfen" wrote: > Isn't thenew Canon FF (EOS1D? Whatever its called) simply two of the APS > sized sensors stuck together? Wouldn't one of the next logical steps be > for someone to put four of them together to get a 645 sized sensor? Of > course they'll do the same with more in the future for larger formats, as > well, but shouldn't 645 be the next one to get this massive upgrade? By > that right, if Canon can make a 14mp camera from twoAPS sized sensors, > wouldn't a 28mp 645 be next? And if people are already saying that 14mp is > better than current MF in some situations, who knows if we'll really need > anything bigger than the 28mp 645 sized sensors?
This is basically my view on this as well. Another important issue is that the 645 cameras have the "modern" camera infrastructure in place, like AF and metering - new lenses, whereas other, larger format do not. And when does the law of diminishing return start to set in for digital? I would assume as sensors are an expensive commodity, as opposed to film, the viable limit in format will be set somewhat lower for digital than for film. P�l
