William Robb mused: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. C. O'Connell" > Subject: state of the art 35mm DSLR > > > >I just read/heard in photo magazine > > that Canon is about to release a > > new FF DSLR with 16.6 Mp! Wow! > > Well thats the last nail in medium format's coffin. > > William Robb
Not quite. The sensor is still only 12 bit. As Shel pointed out, the Hasselblad digital has a 16-bit sensor (and 22MP, for that matter). There are still a few situations where 12 bits isn't enough (especially if you want B&W images).
