Yeah, I was also thinking bout the price difference. $3K vs. $10K is a really big difference. especially when the Nikon body comes with Nikon's lens selection.
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 2/7/2012 3:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> "P. J. Alling"<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I hope that Pentax/Ricoh has an updated 645D with higher >>>> sensor resolution waiting in the wings. 30mp is getting might close to >>>> the 40mp sensor in low end MF DSLRs. >>> I think potential buyers in the medium format digital market are >>> generally far too experienced and knowledgeable to count pixels and >>> think this is a substitute for MF digital - sensor size matters. (Buty >>> I wouldn't be surprised if an upgrade to the 645D came before long.) >>> >>> >> Be that as it may, but the 44mmx33mm sensor is only 1.6 times the area >> of the 36mmx24mm sensor.with 1.3 times the pixels. Assuming optimize >> pixel sizes and spacing for both brings us down to pretty much a pixel >> count comparison. >> >> The D800 can produce a 25 1/2 in x 16 1/3 in print at 300dpi, the 645D >> can produce a 24 1/4 in x 18 1/8 in print at 300 dpi. >> >> There seems to be a rough parity here. >> > > I haven't verified your math PJ... :) but would point out that a $3000 > (D800) or $3300 (D800E) camera is significantly more affordable than > the 645D ($10,000) or the Nikon D3X ($8000). I was considering a 24MP > D3X at one time, but a $5000 or so price break + 12MP more definitely > makes the cash outlay easier to imagine. > > We've also seen an overall increase in noise performance the past few > years despite high pixel counts. > > Recall that numerous pros were switching from MF film cameras to the > 20MP+ Canon FF models several years back. > > Tom C. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
