BUT! Larger pixels are desirable in themselves, as long as your density is high enough to give the resolution you need. Which is better a 100hp V8, or a 200hp 4-banger?
Mark Roberts wrote: > Digital Image Studio wrote: > >> But they just can't go on increasing the density of APS sized sensor >> ad infinitum, it will only end in tears. > > It's true. If the K1D is 14 megapixels as reported, it'll certainly > have to have a larger sensor than APS-C if they're going to meet users' > (ever-increasing) demands for low noise. (I would expect around a 1.3 > crop to keep it usable with current DA lenses.) > > Here's a sobering statistic I just read: > Even if Canon pushes the upcoming 1Ds-III up to 22 megapixels as > rumored it will still have *lower* pixel density (that is, larger > pixels) than the Nikon D2x does *now* at 12 megapixels. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
