No, they are specialist users who need that much resolution and they know that they need the very best lenses to get it. If you handhold 21 megapixels you\'re already losing a chunk, if you stop down you lose a chunk. I wonder how many people upgraded to the MKIII for the megapixels alone and not the improved everything else.
I\'m well aware that a full 21MP image is overkill for most purpose, probably including mine (actually, without doubt). However, as I stated, I think the gain for me is cropability. Basically the dream of having decent full frame and crop camera in one. Which is exactly what this represents to me.
I also trust Brainiac\'s numerous demonstrations on this and other forums that have convinced me that there is a significant leap in image quality from the 5D to the 1DsIII. Enough for me to be interested in a camera that I can afford which will offer the same or better image quality with the added bonus of being a virtual crop camera (and everything in between) at the same time.
Frankly, I\'m very glad that the camera doesn\'t have a whizzbang AF system and full weather sealing. I wouldn\'t be able to afford it if it did - the last (and, to date, only) camera that fit that description cost AU $10 000. This will cost ~$3000 depending on the dollar.
What I also know, as Canon seems to know, is that there are a lot of people like me.
Sep 17, 2008 at 04:39 AM
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