I think you missed my point. yes the absolute lpmm would be lower but there would be more than twice as much area covered so the real amount of detail would be greater especially with lenses that arent absolutely top notch and reality is most of them are not. JCO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: SMC 1.4/50mm FA On 25 Jan 2004 at 12:14, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > This brings up the question, wouldnt a full frame 6Mp camera yield better > results than a 6Mp APS camera assuming top quality lenses for two reasons: > 1. More image details to record. > 2. Lower pixel desity means larger pixels, hence less noise especially at > high ISO's. Less noise, wider exposure latitude but half the resolution (under 30lpmm), near any lens would out-perform the sensor relative to resolution. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
