Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is what CANON is saying :-) On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > Richard, I am not sure I understand your point.... > > oAt >18MP, photographers would rather spend upwards of another $20K to > produce images from Digi-MF cameras rather than save money and use this > type > of Canon? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Richard Man > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:11 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] This is why there's no 30MP M10... > > That's nice and great and Intel/MSFT would love to sell you more and > better, > but in the real world, more photographers are using laptop which are less > powerful but more portable. The customers are not asking for 40MP files, > and > if they are, they can get them from the MF databack shooters. > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Frank Filippone > <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > I once calculated that to be equal to film resolution with a given > > "molecular" particle size of the basic chemical based emulsion, was > > about 25MP/square inch.... . > > > > Please. No wars over how I calculate this or my assumptions.... it is > > old history... and I have long forgotten. > > > > But to the point.... Storage has now hit $35 per TB. It is not a > > reason to hold back on sensor resolution. > > > > Processors now are 8 core and run at 3GHz. A 8GB Ram, 1.5GB Hdd, 8 > > Core Intel processor based computer from Dell is... $600. ( I bought 2 > > of these recently). To extend to 16GB would cost another $60. > > > > Computer limitations are not a reason to limit sensor resolution..... > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > Canon 1Dx weighs in at 18 Megapixel, the same as the M9. I think > > people are realizing that more MP -> need for faster processing and > > more storage. So > > 18 > > may just be the sweet spot for full frame 35mm. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>