You are oversimplifying things a bit Collin. In the film world there was more than size, there was WHAT FILM you put in the camera. You had your choice of different speed films and had to pay a price in the grain (for example). Similarly, in the digital world more pixels does not equal larger negative if the resolution is offset by greater noise (which is what happens when you put more pixels on the SAME SIZE SENSOR). Loss in the S/N ration department means loss of dynamic range too. The camera's design has to mitigate those problems for there to be a real improvement.
That's why I'm very interested to see what Pentax has done with this sensor, especially in the dynamic range and high ISO noise departments. Those are the two metrics that are the most important (to me). I'm in no hurry to upgrade, in any event, but I'm happy to see the patience of the Pentax community rewarded by what looks like what will be the top APS-C camera on the market (for the moment, at least). In any event, it should remain a very good buy for a good couple of years, assuming it's performance is as exciting as its specs. On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 10:28 AM, CollinB <[email protected]> wrote: >>Wow. I thought that most of us had advanced beyond thinking that >>megapixels was the only metric to use when comparing DSLR >>capabilities. > > How soon we forget ... that the bigger the neg the better the image. > Pixel count is merely the digital equivalent of larger film formats -- > except we get to keep our lenses. > So it's like the old 6-10Mp cameras equal shooting 125 and now we all have > blad equivalent bodies and still drool for more. > If there's one principle that defines American society it is embodied in the > term "upgrade." And we're all guilty. > > > -- > 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
