Canon G11 - is the megapixel war over?
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I think with 25-30Mpi on FX format, it's as 'big' as is needed for all but a few specialist applications - now they can concentrate on colour management, white balance, noise reduction at high ISO and making the damn things cheaper...
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MP war maybe over in the general user market but it seems (if runours are to be believed) that the new Canon 1D4 will have 30MP full colour sensor...??? (http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_7d.html)
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If the megapixel war is over, then we can safely say it's only a matter of time till the next war comes along! Of course they're not going to be fighing over the figure that really makes a difference, the ones just after the £ sign......but I'm sure they'll find something to out-do each other on!
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In another thread about buying camera gear:
Never realised you had a problem with the prices of kit
Aha but seriously I totally agree
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Bet they don't though, Canon especially love the headline grabbing mega-megapixels. Nikon and Sony are always going to have to play Canon's game to stay competitive.
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Nice idea
I have loads of really good quality A4 prints taken on my humble old 350D with 6mp. I use good lenses, focus carefully, optimise exposure on the histogram, use a high shutter speed and low ISO if I can
All of which makes a big difference to IQ.At 300dpi, an A4 print maxes out at a mere 8.7mp, even A3 is only 17.5mp. Why should 25-30mp be any kind of limit, since what we already have has very little relevance in reality? It's marketing.
And the one thing that manufacturers do not want, is for us to spend less on our equipment
