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> 2009/3/6 Wiliam Wagenaar
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> Donald,
>>
>> You are right that megapixels sell. Last month when I took my E-1 with
>> me for a weekend of skiing with some colleagues, it was the first
>> question they asked, "how many magepixels?". Since I took photos
>> wherever and whenever I felt like it, even in a snow storm the second
>> question was something like "Are you sure your camera can take it?" I
>> could say "sure enough!"
>>
>> Last night we had a little reunion and most people were quite surprised
>> to see that my lowly 5MP camera had made the most beautifull photos with
>> best sharpness, colors and contrast, despite op the other cameras having
>> 7,8 or 10 MP. Only fair to say that all other cameras were compacts.
>> This only proves more that most people only think about MP's as a
>> quality indicator for camera's. Most people that photograph as a hobby
>> or profession know better.
>>
>> Consumers are so fixed on megapixels because that has been used as the
>> biggest difference in marketing. We on the list have discussed
>> extensively about many other things that are at least eaqually
>> important. At a certain point adding more magepixels on the same sensor
>> size makes it very difficult to achieve the same image quality, simply
>> because of physics involved. That does not mean that cameras with larger
>> sensors could not have even more megapixels than they have now.
>>
>> As for the question "How much is enough?" I think it could be different
>> for many photographers depending on the use of the printed result. I
>> have seen perfect prints sized 100x120cm coming from the E-1 and E-3. I
>> haven't ever printed that large. The larges I once printed was 60x90cm
>> coming from film. So I gues for me 12 MP is more than enough. At a
>> certain point if you want to print larger and larger you would like to
>> have more megapixels. To keep up the image quality standards you should
>> not go over a certain pixel density. To acchieve that you will
>> ultimately need a bigger sensor.
>>
>> I think we could continue to discuss this matter for weeks, but I am
>> personally very happy that there is a company that dares to say that
>> 12MP is enough. That that company is Olympus is not surprising to me.
>> First of all because Olympus has proven many times not te be affraid to
>> leave the beaten tracks. Also because Olympus is one of the companies
>> using the smallest sensor in the market and thus the first to encounter
>> problems with pixel density. I am still very happy with my E-1 and E-3.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents.
>>
>> Wiliam
>>
>> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> > Van: Donald [mailto:d1956m198d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > Verzonden: vrijdag 6 maart 2009 19:42
>> > Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> > Onderwerp: Re: [OM] 12 is enough
>> >
>> > Richard Lovison wrote:
>> > > I'm surprised no one has mentioned this article yet:
>> > >
>> > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10189546-
>> > 39.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
>> > >
>> > > 12 megapixels sounds good enough to me for a semi-compact camera
>> system.
>> > > Choosing to focus in the future on dynamic range, color
>> reproduction,
>> > > and better ISO performance in low light conditions sounds good
>> also.
>> > >
>> > > Richard
>> >
>> > Playing Devil's Advocate, Richard, they would say that, wouldn't they?
>> > The easy explanation for such a statement is that they can't compete
>> in
>> > magapixel terms, so admitting it costs them little.
>> >
>> > However, it may cost them in marketing terms; like it or not,
>> megapixels
>> > sell, and as larger sensors increase in Mp count and decrease in
>> price,
>> > they may well suffer.
>> >
>> > Just playing D's A, as I say.
>> >
>> > D.
>> >
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