Re: A pervasive technique/gear myth on these high MP FF cameras?
binary visions wrote:
You guys are missing the point
Let\'s be blunt: yes, the higher pixel density, the more flaws will be exposed in your images.
Let\'s assume that is true.
The D800 does not have higher pixel density than the D7000 or D5100, and only marginally higher density than crop cameras that have been available for several years.
Why, then, are people claiming the D800 requires special handling, when these other cameras do not have the same claims?
Because with the DX bodies it\'s easier to blame the format as being inferior. In the past, some of us have indeed pointed out the very fact for high MP DX cameras need better technique to get the most out of them.
As for the claim of needing more exacting technique, that is true only if you want to extract the most out of the higher resolution ... but in practical terms, that extra resolution only helps if you:
1) Crop heavily
2) Print very large and expect to view it from a close distance
3) Pixel peep
4) Are viewing the right kind of image, at a large enough size where aquity makes a difference. The \"right kind of image\" implies one where there is lots of detail that makes a difference to the composition (a good landscape shot for instance). But, I think we get too hung up on this at times, since many of the greatest painters did just the opposite ... and they were the \"photographers\" of thier day.
Jan 23, 2013 at 08:30 AM
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