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RE: [OM] [OT] Canon announces 11 Megapixel EOS

Subject: RE: [OM] [OT] Canon announces 11 Megapixel EOS
From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:06:05 -0700 (PDT)
>I may print 1 11x14 in my life time, so I doubt 10
>megapixels or 20 megapixels (see link below) with be of anyuse
>to the general person:
>This megapixel crapola is now becoming a marketing thing

Yes and no.  First of all, the EOS-1Ds is NOT aimed at the
general person.  11.1 megapixel is getting there.  I'm even
doing a double-take at it.  Full-frame?  This is serious stuff,
folks.  Too bad my carpel-tunnel prevents me from using EOS.

11x14 prints?  Probably 2/3 of everything I print in my darkroom
is 11x14.  I sell more 11x14 B&Ws than 8x10 B&Ws.  If I was
shooting medium format I'd be selling mostly 16x20 or larger
prints.  Size DOES matter.  It's far easier selling a $250 print
if it has a little bit of mass to it.  These are art prints,
though.  Lots of border.  An 8x10 might only have an image size
of 6x8.  4x6 full-bleed prints are for picture albums.

My OMs aren't typically used for picture albums.

AG-Schnozz

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