On 4/20/2012 19:36, John Sessoms wrote:
More pixels just gives you more to work with. If you don't need them no one is forcing you to use them. Maybe you can't produce work "worthy" of that pixel count, but you'll never find out unless you try. I'm sure there's plenty of photographers out there doing work that benefits from the high pixel count.
John, that goes without saying, but the question here is - do I really need to upgrade from my K-5? At this moment I think "not". From dynamic range perspective and extensive D.R. of K-5 I've grown to appreciate, K-5 is approximately equivalent to D800. Specifically me don't produce large prints, so I am just fine with what I have.
I am not implying here that D800 is not a good camera or that Tom don't need to get one. It is in fact likely to be just amazing if it operates like D700 and shoots like K-5 although it is likely to improve on both counts here.
I don't know how many pixels you need to be "equivalent" to 35mm film, but I can figure out how many pixels you could actually get from scanning the film.
None. I should point out that my MZ-6 is loaded with my very fist roll of Velvia that is half through. I hope to finish it soon and get it processed. There is another roll of Fuji slide film (I think it is Provia) that awaits its moment.
It also scans 120/220 film, which gives something to use when thinking what MP count would be "equal" to 645 & 6x7 film for Medium Format Digital?
This equivalence thing is, how to put it, good for being social among one's photographic peers... No offense or pun here, but I hope you see my point.
Larry was totally right - the best way to proceed is to take one's camera and go out shooting. Man, today's evening was most enjoyable with good T-bone steak, glass of red wine, company of my wife and my daughters and 1.5 hours stroll in the evening Tel Aviv shooting with A 50/1.2... Galia by the way was shooting with her K-5 and FA 50/1.4 and she produced some good shots that we will publish soon enough too.
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