On 9 Jan 2003 at 7:57, Mark Roberts wrote: > According to what I've read, any 10+ megapixel camera is likely to be > full-frame because at that point the pixel density of the sensor is starting to > exceed the resolution capabilities of lenses; there'd be no practical benefit in > going to 10 megapixels in an APS-sized sensor.
I think it's not likely more due to the facts that there are unwanted trade- offs of lower dynamic range, higher noise and reduced sensitivity for small sensor pixel areas. It seems that around 14-16M pixels is the optimum sensor density for full frame 36x24mm sensor using current technologies. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
