nathanlake wrote:
At the most fundamental level, this is a silly question. You might as well ask if we should stop making faster computers. Technology advances, regardless of what any single company chooses to do, based upon perceived needs and a universal desire to always create something better.
In the end, Canon and every other company will stop making higher Mp sensors as soon as there is absolutely no demand for them. And as long as there is a demand, no individual company can choose to stop or it will be percieved as unable to compete and suffer financially.
+1 ... this is what will happen. But, I guess the question is what should happen. I think the answer might be different on different platforms. On the crop cameras, I think that we are getting to a point of diminishing returns on MP increases. On an upgrade to my 50D, an increase in ISO performance would be more useful than an increase in MP. On a FF 5D mk II class camera, I suspect there is still room for MP increases in the competitive environment ... same for 1D III class.
Oct 30, 2008 at 11:11 AM
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