On 23 Feb 2005 at 9:01, Mark Cassino wrote: > Digital gains a lot in image quality with better acuatance and less noise > than film, but it still will need to improve resolving power to match film in > some applications. My own guess what that a 30-36 megapixel sensor could > produce results on par with 6x7 film, and was hoping that could be achieved > in a > 36x24mm sensor - which seems unlikely based on Kepplers remarks.
I would want no less performance latitude and noise wise than the *ist D provides. So assuming that APS sized sensors can be produced to 8MP as good as our current 6MP sensors scaled to 24x36mm that would make it an 18MP sensor. That would be pretty damn good, probably as good as 645 on film. 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
