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 p.96 #14 · Canon 5D Mark II master thread | |
Pixel Perfect wrote:
Why would 99.9% of people need a 50MP camera 400MB 16 bit tiff files. Who cares that they can make it, what's the actual point? And if you really need that res, you'll want MF or LF IMO. Canon's lenses haven't a hope in hell of coping with that res, it'll reveal every flaw. So what if MF goes to 100MP, do you think again more than 0.1% photographers would care about a $50K system? They make great talking points like a Ferrari, but we can't afford them and then get on with our real lives. It's like putting a 2000hp engine in a Toyota, sure every body will say they want one, but 0.01% will actually be able to use that power.
I've already woken up and I think for 35mm system we are close to enough already, maybe a bit more res, but I would hope they would focus on important things like better AD converters that can really allow true 16 bit capture, big huge improvments in DR, huge improvements in AF, WB, a move away from Bayer, updating the lenses to accommodate the new sensors.
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Why. A good question. Why do we want 12, or 21? Wasn't 3 MP enough? How about 8?
People want what they want. Because, if all other things are equal, more pixels is better than less pixels.
I can't crop my 12.8 MP images from my 5D if I print above 12 x 18. So, a 21 MP camera is just what the doctor ordered. I print to 17 x 25.5.
Would I want a higher rez camera that that? Sure. Then I could crop, and still get a sharp 17" wide print.
Medium format will always be much more expensive than a 35mm FF format camera, and so will the lenses. That's a very good reason why they only sold about 6,000 medium format cameras last year. I mean from all manufacturers put together.
Leica is trying to go in between. For over $20,000 for the camera alone, they wont sell many, but enough for them.
As far as lens quality goes, once you've stopped down a couple of stops, the best lenses from Canon and Nikon are pretty damn good. Canon has stated that they will make higher density sensors, so we may as well get used to that fact. We know Sony is working on this. No question that Nikon will be as well. Canon, and others are working on lens programs to increase IQ along their lines. It will take a few years, as lens development is very expensive. More expensive even than coming out with a new body.
You can't tell me that when these cameras come out that no one will buy them, because we both know it's not true. Why, you may even buy one yourself.
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