> Eventually, the only way to effectively > increase pixel count will be to make > sensor larger. Otherwise the pixels > get too small and become insensitive/noisy...
The last several decades of technology improvement say that you're wrong. We're not at the level of counting individual photons yet, so sensors can get smaller without quality loss. ***************************************************************** You need to read up some more on these electronic image sensors. The smaller the pixels are the less sensitive they become and hence noisier. Regardless of future improvements, larger sensors, just like larger film formats will be more sensitive and or higher resolution than the APS ones being used today. I have become a large format junkie and have no interest in a tiny 6Mp sensor for serious photography whatsoever. I want more than that and a full frame sensor. I can wait. I have a lot of top quality FULL FRAME lenses & I want to use their entire image, especially on the wide angles... If you are only a 35mm shooter, than a 6Mp DSLR is an quality improvement, if you shoot 4X5 and 8X10 it is NOT. JCO
