On May 17, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Tom C wrote: >> Tom, >> >> Somewhat of a rhetorical question. >> >> How many photos posted to PDML in the past week can you point to that would >> be noticeably better with a 24MP sensor? >> >> How many would be cleaner with better high ISO performance? >> >> High ISO versus high megapixels in cameras is like fast laptimes versus >> number of seats in a car. Some of us want a sportscar that is fun to drive >> around a racetrack, some people want something reliable with good fuel >> economy, and others want an SUV to carry six kids around town. >> >> There is no single right answer. >> >> Larry >> > > Define better. :-) > > A good or excellent picture shot on a higher MP camera, all other > things equal, will probably be a better picture as it contains more > detail (of course you know that).
And if it is only viewed at, say 2MP resolution on a display ....? > > A crumby picture shot on a higher MP camera will still be a crumby > picture. Maybe crumbier because it contains more crumby detail. > > All I'm saying is the same that Boris just elicited. Pentax hanging > onto a 16MP sensor will not look good when the rest of the world > passes them buy. Hopefully the K30 is the last 16MP camera they make. > Otherwise, Boris will be right. It doesn't matter how good the camera > is, a 16MP sensor camera will be just another boring 16MP camera, just > like the endless variety of 6MP *ist D's. > > Do you remember back in the *ist D days, how some here said '6MP was > all they would ever need' and 'why would anyone need more'? Those same > people bought a K10D, K20D, K7, K5, and likely will buy whatever the > next flagship of Pentax will be. Actually, no, I wasn't here then. > > What I seem to hear you implying is that 16MP is a cut off point. I > suspect we're just throwing that number around because it happens to > represent Pentax's top of the line in APS-C at the moment. > > So here's a rhetorical question (more or less). If you could get an > equal or almost as good high ISO performance in a sensor that has a > big jump in base resolution (from which every shot could benefit > from), would you? I'll answer it non rhetorically... If I could have the high ISO performance that the 5DmkIII seems to have, and had to go down to 12, or even 9MP to get it, I would. In much the same way, that given the choice between two more seats in my MG or ten second faster lap times, I'd choose the faster lap times. > > The basic point is Pentax can't sit around in the 16MP realm when > other manufacturers have higher MP base models, regardless of how good > a 16MP camera it is, and expect to maintain market share. 24 MP on DSLRs used by most people makes as much sense as 4WD on an SUV that is only driven in LA. > > Tom C > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
