I have to ask a serious question (not to knock you or anything). Have you actually printed a cropped file from your 8mp digicam? Wedding photography and albums with digicams were here several years before 8mp and printed with pretty darn good results. I still have several 11x16 prints that are as clear and sharp as could be from my old D60. I've printed several clean large images and 10x20 album spreads from the 20D I still have....and I know several are cropped because I used to make much more room for cropping in the past.
It's always been said that a jump in a few megapixel don't yield as much as you might think. This is why the megapixel "war" has died down quite a bit over the past couple of years. There are other factors that affect the image more so than MP....Show more →
I don't disagree entirely, and maybe I am over estimating what an extra 4mp will make. But my reasons for thinking of switching include better IQ, iso and full frame advantages.
I've done tons of enlargements from my 20D, 1D, and 1D2 , up to ISO 3200, without any complaints about resolution or noise. The 1Ds2 is better, yes, as I can crop a bit more than before, and I do like the FF for wide shots with the 16-35mm, and I like the shorter working distance with the 85L, but other than that the extra pixels don't make a big difference. To me the AF of the 1D types is a bigger benefit over the 5D or XXD bodies....
Of course, the 7D is a real game-changer... APS-C images can have lots of megapixels, finally good AF, and still look really good, too...
