For all practical purposes, there is no real-world difference in performance between 6MP and 8MP. You need a larger jump (say 6MP to 10MP) for the difference to be noticable.
Ironically, 8MP is a sweet spot, as it is close in visible performance to both 6MP and 10MP, while there is a visible difference between the latter two. -Adam Tom C wrote: > Well 'they' are not lying when they claim to have two more MP. That's not > marketing hype. It is true. So far I have read nothing in the reviews of > Canon's 8MP camera bodies that suggest they perform poorly when held up > against Pentax's 6MP bodies. > > Are you just editorializing? If Pentax had an 8MP and Canon only 6MP, would > the same skew be applied? :-) > > Honestly asking, because so far I haven't heard a single person anywhere > clamor for a camera with fewer MP. > > I agree there is a significant amount of hype in advertising. > > Two MP does not sound like alot. Yet, only 8 or nine years ago a 2MP > digital camera was a BIG thing and totally blew away a 1MP or <1MP digital > camera. Now those poor megapixels are essentially chaff? I realize in > relative terms they are less, but they are far from meaningless. > > Tom C. > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > numbered." > > > > > > > > >>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Full Frame/Canon >>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:00:56 -0700 >> >>It's an unfortunate thing that in marketing hype, bigger numbers >>usually win regardless of whether a camera is a better performer or >>not. Just like in the megahertz/gigahertz wars in the personal >>computer world. >> >>Buyers should try not to be so driven by marketing hype. >> >>G >> >> >> >>On Aug 30, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Tom C wrote: >> >> >>>I agree with you. I would not upgrade from a 6 to 8MP body for the >>>2MP >>>alone. If I was buying a first DSLR though, it would factor into my >>>decision. >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
